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SUMMARY:ALLIANCE - Relative/Kinship Caregiving:  Supporting the Children in Your Care
DESCRIPTION:You made the choice to step in and provide care for a child when they needed it. This choice changed the day-to-day rhythms of your life\, and the life of the child or children you are caring for. The changes that come with assuming full time care of a child bring with them a host of feelings and often added stressors. In this course\, we will explore how this experience is impacting you and how to cope and care for yourself through the inevitable ups and downs. Then\, we will shift our focus to understanding the feelings and behaviors the children are experiencing. It is common for them to have conflicting feelings about their parents\, the situation and even you. We will consider how to accept their feelings\, respond to their statements and questions\, and support them as they navigate this. Lastly\, we will review resources and sources of support\, particularly support for children of all ages who are challenged by this transition and need support to not just survive but to thrive. \nRegister at:  Relative/Kinship Caregiving: Supporting the Child in Your Care (webinar) | Alliance for Child Welfare Excellence
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-relative-kinship-caregiving-supporting-the-children-in-your-care/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210202T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210202T193000
DTSTAMP:20260608T042635
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SUMMARY:COORDINATED CARE - Trauma Informed Care
DESCRIPTION:This training was developed using the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) Trauma Training Toolkit. This training teaches basic knowledge\, skills and values about working with children who are in the child welfare system and who have experienced traumatic events. Participants will learn to recognize the signs and symptoms of trauma and ways caregivers can support children and youth. \nPresented by Lindsey Greene\, in partnership with Service Alternatives \nRegister in advance for this meeting:  Meeting Registration – Zoom \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/coordinated-care-trauma-informed-care/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210202T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210202T210000
DTSTAMP:20260608T042635
CREATED:20210121T181741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210121T181741Z
UID:4901-1612292400-1612299600@cfsf.site
SUMMARY:COORDINATED CARE - Resilience
DESCRIPTION:Coordinated Care’s Resilience Training provides information on how to foster resilience in children. It reviews research from Ann Masten and Laurence Gonzales to guide discussion. This training looks at factors that affect resilience\, the human adaptive process\, and ways to successfully cope with trauma. The training ends with a discussion around how caregivers can help their children feel safe\, capable and loveable. \nPresented by Heather Perry \nRegister in advance for this meeting:  Meeting Registration – Zoom \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/coordinated-care-resilience/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210203T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210203T113000
DTSTAMP:20260608T042635
CREATED:20210122T013136Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210122T014959Z
UID:4993-1612344600-1612351800@cfsf.site
SUMMARY:ALLIANCE - Relative/Kinship Caregiving:  Navigating Change in Family Dynamics
DESCRIPTION:You made the choice to step in and provide care for a child when they needed it. This choice changed the day-to-day rhythms of your life and the life of the child or children you are caring for. As a grandparent or relative caregiver\, this choice also changed your relationship with the child(ren)’s parents and sometimes with other adults in your family. In this course\, we will explore how family relationships between adults have change and how you feel about these changes. We will learn and practice solution-focused communication skills that might help in navigating relationships with the parents of the child(ren) you are caring for. Lastly\, we will review resources and sources of support to help lighten your load. \nRegister at:  Relative/Kinship Caregiving: Navigating Change in Family Dynamics (webinar) | Alliance for Child Welfare Excellence
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-relative-kinship-caregiving-navigating-change-in-family-dynamics/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210203T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210203T120000
DTSTAMP:20260608T042635
CREATED:20210121T192653Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210121T192653Z
UID:4959-1612344600-1612353600@cfsf.site
SUMMARY:ALLIANCE - Infant Safety & Care for Caregivers
DESCRIPTION:If it’s been a while since you cared for an infant or if you’ve never cared for one before\, this is the class for you. This 2.5 hour webinar provides the basic information you’ll need to care for babies ages birth to 12 months and keep them safe. You will practice identifying the infant behaviors that are the clue to understanding your baby’s needs. You will then apply this knowledge with some of the fundamental tasks of infant care (holding\, feeding\, diapering\, sleep and medical care) while considering how trauma may impact how you provide care in these areas. Finally\, you will learn about elements of infant safety\, including safe sleep and the Period of Purple Crying. \nRegister at:  Infant Safety and Care for Caregivers (webinar) | Alliance for Child Welfare Excellence
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-infant-safety-care-for-caregivers/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210203T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210203T203000
DTSTAMP:20260608T042635
CREATED:20210122T011943Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210122T011943Z
UID:4983-1612373400-1612384200@cfsf.site
SUMMARY:ALLIANCE - Parenting Teens (Part 4)
DESCRIPTION:  When bringing together family members from different backgrounds\, it’s important everyone has the opportunity to express their own identities\, and this is even more vital for teens in out-of-home care. Part 4 in the Parenting Teens series looks at how to foster a youth’s sense of self and why that is so valuable.\n     You will start this training with a self-assessment around your own beliefs and sense of identity and where those came from. You will build on that knowledge as you transition into exploring how to incorporate a youth’s race\, culture and ethnicity into your family life. Part of the learning will explore how to ensure the youth has relationships that reflect their own race\, gender or sexual orientation to help them feel connected to their identity and feel pride in their culture\, which fosters self-esteem and well-being.\n     In addition to ethnic identity the course highlights sexual orientation and gender identity as crucial points to nurture. You will be guided through key terms\, examine struggles specific to this group and work through developmental challenges that may be present. An exercise in tips for creating safe environments for LGBTQ2S youth pulls all this together. You will learn key ways to communicate acceptance and support for youth who are questioning their sexuality or gender identity and/or identify as LGBTQ2S.\n     At the end of this critical course you will have the foundation for nurturing a youth’s identity in myriad ways and have specific ideas on how to show support and incorporate this into your family life.\n\n\nThe “Parenting Teens” series comprises seven parts for prospective and current foster\, adoptive\, kinship and guardian parents who are or will be raising older children from foster care who have moderate to severe emotional and behavioral challenges. \nEach part should be taken in order.  \nRegister at:  Parenting Teens Part 4: Nurturing Youth’s Cultural/Racial/Ethnic Needs and Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and Expression (webinar) | Alliance for Child Welfare Excellence
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-parenting-teens-part-4/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210204T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210204T160000
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CREATED:20210121T191038Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210121T191038Z
UID:4943-1612443600-1612454400@cfsf.site
SUMMARY:ALLIANCE - Compassionate Parenting
DESCRIPTION:Would you like more compassion in your life? In your parenting? For you? For your children? This training is for you! \nDiscover what compassion really is\, how it starts by being compassionate with ourselves and see the positive results with our families and others. \nYou’ll hear about and learn the roadblocks\, hurdles and challenges that often prevent this kind of parenting and discover ways to move through them so you\, and your children\, win! \nTopics include: \n\nSeparating the children’s behavior from who they are\nHow to not take what they do or say personally\nBeing compassionate with ourselves supports positive results with our families\nLearn the roadblocks\, hurdles\, and challenges of this type of parenting and how to move through them.\nThe role self-esteem plays in all of us\n\nYou’ll learn real world concepts that work! \nRegister at:  Compassionate Parenting | Alliance for Child Welfare Excellence
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-compassionate-parenting/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210205T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210205T160000
DTSTAMP:20260608T042635
CREATED:20210121T191158Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210121T191158Z
UID:4945-1612530000-1612540800@cfsf.site
SUMMARY:ALLIANCE - Compassionate Parenting
DESCRIPTION:Would you like more compassion in your life? In your parenting? For you? For your children? This training is for you! \nDiscover what compassion really is\, how it starts by being compassionate with ourselves and see the positive results with our families and others. \nYou’ll hear about and learn the roadblocks\, hurdles and challenges that often prevent this kind of parenting and discover ways to move through them so you\, and your children\, win! \nTopics include: \n\nSeparating the children’s behavior from who they are\nHow to not take what they do or say personally\nBeing compassionate with ourselves supports positive results with our families\nLearn the roadblocks\, hurdles\, and challenges of this type of parenting and how to move through them.\nThe role self-esteem plays in all of us\n\nYou’ll learn real world concepts that work! \nRegister at:  Compassionate Parenting | Alliance for Child Welfare Excellence
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-compassionate-parenting-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210206T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210206T120000
DTSTAMP:20260608T042635
CREATED:20210121T193049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210121T193049Z
UID:4963-1612602000-1612612800@cfsf.site
SUMMARY:ALLIANCE - Introduction to Adoption from Foster Care
DESCRIPTION:This 3-hour in-service training for caregivers provides an introduction to the adoption process including the homestudy\, adoption support\, the legal process and steps to adoption. This training is open to all participants: those who have not taken Caregiver Core Training\, those who have\, and those who are using the training as a field placement. This training helps caregivers consider their decisions around public and private agencies and whether to foster to adopt or pursue adoption only.  The focus of the training is understanding the process including the emotional impacts of commitment\, changing your family\, grieving and attachment. \nThe training will also give information about: \n\nopen adoptions\nthe placement process\nresources\nand more.\n\nRegister at:  Introduction to Adoption From Foster Care | Alliance for Child Welfare Excellence
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-introduction-to-adoption-from-foster-care/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210206T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210206T143000
DTSTAMP:20260608T042635
CREATED:20210121T191758Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210121T191758Z
UID:4951-1612605600-1612621800@cfsf.site
SUMMARY:ALLIANCE - Fostering Children and Youth through Transition\, Grief and Loss:  Helping Children With Their Feelings
DESCRIPTION:Grief for children is the disruption of a bond\, and in any foster situation\, significant bonds have been disrupted or broken. This makes foster children more emotionally vulnerable when other losses occur. A friend may move\, a pet dies\, or a teacher goes on maternity leave. All these events placed the foster child in a very precarious position. This training will help you to understand that a lot more is on their emotional plate then on other children. You will learn how to address and support the child in a time of transition. \nThis training will cover: \n\nThe stages of grief\nA condensed developmental understanding of how children grieve at different ages and understandings.\nHow to communicate with children\nHow transition\, grief and loss might trigger old feelings for the child and caregiver\nDeveloping a plan and skills to support children in times of transition.\n\nRegister at:  Fostering Children and Youth Through Transition\, Grief and Loss: Helping Children With Their Feelings | Alliance for Child Welfare Excellence
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-fostering-children-and-youth-through-transition-grief-and-loss-helping-children-with-their-feelings/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210208T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210208T120000
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CREATED:20210121T190631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210121T190631Z
UID:4939-1612774800-1612785600@cfsf.site
SUMMARY:ALLIANCE - Chaos to Calm:  Promoting Attachment in Out of Home Care
DESCRIPTION:This 6 hour focused training for caregivers provides an in-depth exploration of secure attachment and challenges to attachment as well as building caregiver skills to enhance attachment with children in out of home care. \nRegister at:  Chaos to Calm: Promoting Attachment in Out-of-Home Care | Alliance for Child Welfare Excellence
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-chaos-to-calm-promoting-attachment-in-out-of-home-care/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210208T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210208T120000
DTSTAMP:20260608T042635
CREATED:20210121T192232Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210121T192232Z
UID:4955-1612778400-1612785600@cfsf.site
SUMMARY:ALLIANCE - Honoring their History:  Memory Preservation for Children in Care
DESCRIPTION:Without memories\, how do you understand who you are? These slices of life are tied to emotions\, learning and growth\, and help us maintain connections to our personal history and life story. \nOften we use tools like photographs or stories or memorabilia to recall feelings or look back on events. The new training “Honoring Their History: Memory Preservation for Children in Care” focuses on how to support a child’s well-being through the recording of memories and other parts of their life during their time away from their family. \nThis webinar introduces the idea of memory preservation as central to a child’s welfare\, because it provides many benefits to emotional and mental health. You will be guided through how to start the process and the different methods of preservation\, and will be encouraged to think about which would work best for you and your family. You also will explore a variety of ways to gather information from both the child and other important adults in the child’s life. \nAt the close of this training\, you will have an individual plan for documenting and preserving memories in a way that honors the child’s past and present. \nRegister at:  Honoring Their History: Memory Preservation for Children in Care | Alliance for Child Welfare Excellence
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-honoring-their-history-memory-preservation-for-children-in-care/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210208T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210208T190000
DTSTAMP:20260608T042635
CREATED:20210121T191357Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210121T191357Z
UID:4947-1612803600-1612810800@cfsf.site
SUMMARY:ALLIANCE - Emotion Coaching
DESCRIPTION:Emotion Coaching is a research based method from the Talaris Institute and the Gottman Institute that gives caregivers a way to help children learn about emotions. Research shows that when caregivers value and guide emotions using this important method\, children do better in many ways.\n\nThese children tend to:\n\nForm stronger friendships with peers\nHave higher self esteem\nRegulate their moods more easily\nBe more successful in their problem solving skills\nBounce back from emotional events more quickly\nGet sick less often\n\n\nEmotion Coaching helps prepare children from birth to 5 years old for the challenges they face throughout their lifetime. A child’s ability to delight in the happy times and recover from the bad ones is a key part of emotional health. By learning and practicing the 5 steps of Emotion Coaching\, you can make an important investment in a child’s future.\n\nRegister at:  Emotion Coaching | Alliance for Child Welfare Excellence
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-emotion-coaching/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210209T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210209T120000
DTSTAMP:20260608T042635
CREATED:20210121T190759Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210121T190759Z
UID:4941-1612861200-1612872000@cfsf.site
SUMMARY:ALLIANCE - Chaos to Calm:  Promoting Attachment in Out of Home Care
DESCRIPTION:This 6 hour focused training for caregivers provides an in-depth exploration of secure attachment and challenges to attachment as well as building caregiver skills to enhance attachment with children in out of home care. \nRegister at:  Chaos to Calm: Promoting Attachment in Out-of-Home Care | Alliance for Child Welfare Excellence
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-chaos-to-calm-promoting-attachment-in-out-of-home-care-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210209T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210209T143000
DTSTAMP:20260608T042635
CREATED:20210121T182318Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210121T182318Z
UID:4905-1612873800-1612881000@cfsf.site
SUMMARY:COORDINATED CARE - Trauma Informed Care:  Connections & Healing
DESCRIPTION:Children (like adults) often define themselves through their connections. If they have been moved often\, pulled from those they are connected and attached to\, is any wonder they feel and act fragmented from their lives? This in turn potentially opens the door for further trauma and disconnection. This Trauma Informed training discusses ways for caregivers and professionals to help a child develop connections\, practical tips on communicating about trauma and help the child build a strength based understanding of their personal story. \nFacilitated by Zia Freeman\, MC\, LMHC in partnership with Service Alternatives \nRegister in advance for this meeting:  https://centene.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIvcu2tqDsoHNfq0eQ029pAVGZ7tv0o85Cr \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/coordinated-care-trauma-informed-care-connections-healing/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210209T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210209T200000
DTSTAMP:20260608T042635
CREATED:20210121T184113Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210121T184113Z
UID:4916-1612891800-1612900800@cfsf.site
SUMMARY:ALLIANCE - Advanced Adoption:  Effect of Trauma and Loss on Adopted Children
DESCRIPTION:For many children in foster care\, the path up to\, including and even after adoption can include trauma\, grief and loss. As a potential adoptive parent\, it’s crucial that you understand the story a foster child is bringing to you and what part you can play in that. \nThis course\, “Advanced Adoption: The Effects of Trauma and Loss on Adopted Children\,” takes you beyond the introductory level into beginning to understand more deeply the emotional\, mental and physical needs an adoptive child may have. A startlingly high number of adoptions are not successful\, which is why it is so important that you have realistic expectations and adequate support\, both of which are explored in this training. \nYou will first be guided through a discussion around the definition of adoption\, including what it is and what it isn’t\, and you will be encouraged to share your ideals and goals as an adoptive parent. You will then spend a majority of your time learning about the impact of trauma\, grief\, loss and ACES (adverse childhood experiences) on development in adopted children\, and exploring how to recognize behaviors related to these issues. This includes training on attachment and learning ways to strengthen your bond with the children in your care depending on their attachment style. \nWhen you leave the training\, you will have numerous new training resources and supports to assist you as you navigate this new environment. \nRegister at:  Advanced Adoption: Effects of Trauma and Loss on Adopted Children (webinar) | Alliance for Child Welfare Excellence \nRegistration Instructions:\n\n\n\nUnder Select Your Class below\, click on the Classes Available button\nFind the training you wish to attend and click Register Now\nIf you are not already logged in (profile required)\, enter your Username and Password and click Log In\nClick the large blue Register for this class button at the right\nYou are now registered! You will receive an email with details about the training\nFor assistance with profiles or passwords\, you may contact our Help Desk by emailing help@acwe.on.spiceworks.com.
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-advanced-adoption-effect-of-trauma-and-loss-on-adopted-children/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210210T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210210T130000
DTSTAMP:20260608T042635
CREATED:20210121T192008Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210121T192008Z
UID:4953-1612947600-1612962000@cfsf.site
SUMMARY:ALLIANCE - Healthy Sexual Development
DESCRIPTION:This four hour webinar will provide you with tools and resources about Healthy Sexual Development needed to ensure the children in your care have the necessary information and support to become healthy adults. Upon completion\, you will be able to identify what healthy sexual development is by age and stage of development\, recognize your own possible discomfort in talking about healthy sexual development with children and youth\, and you will be able to integrate healthy sexual development conversations with children and youth into everyday life. \nRegister at:  Healthy Sexual Development (webinar) | Alliance for Child Welfare Excellence
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-healthy-sexual-development/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210210T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210210T160000
DTSTAMP:20260608T042635
CREATED:20210121T194050Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210121T194050Z
UID:4973-1612962000-1612972800@cfsf.site
SUMMARY:ALLIANCE - Knowledge and Skills to Help Children Heal
DESCRIPTION:This 6-hour focused topic training for caregivers provides an in-depth exploration of the emotional trauma that children in out-of-home care have been through and how it can impact them.  The training focuses on strategic and practical skill building for caregivers to foster healing and resiliency in the children for whom they care. The takeaway from this training is how to identify and address the emotional wounds of the children in your care so healing can begin. \nLuanne Hawley has been a licensed foster parent for 25 years\, as well as a relative care provider and adoptive parent. She has been an advocate for Foster Parents and Care Providers having provided support services through the FIRST (Foster Intervention and Retention Support Team) program for many years. \nRegister at:  Knowledge and Skills to Help Children Heal | Alliance for Child Welfare Excellence
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-knowledge-and-skills-to-help-children-heal/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210210T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210210T190000
DTSTAMP:20260608T042635
CREATED:20210121T194600Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210121T194600Z
UID:4979-1612978200-1612983600@cfsf.site
SUMMARY:ALLIANCE - Paper Trail:  Documentation Training for Caregivers
DESCRIPTION:To remember an idea\, you might write it down. At an event\, you might take a picture. As a caregiver\, you are the custodian of the milestones and memories of a child’s life for the whole welfare team\, so understanding how and why to document elements of that is crucial. \nThis 1.5-hour webinar training will cover best practices for documentation to prepare and support you and others involved in the child’s life\, with the ultimate goal of sharing information\, concerns and progress. Focused learnings around why documentation matters are central to the course – specific scenarios help translate ideas to real-life examples. You also will leave with an individualized plan for what\, when and how to document\, based on the process that will work best for you. \nRegister at:  Paper Trail: Documentation Training for Caregivers (webinar) | Alliance for Child Welfare Excellence
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-paper-trail-documentation-training-for-caregivers/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210210T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210210T203000
DTSTAMP:20260608T042635
CREATED:20210122T012217Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210122T012217Z
UID:4985-1612978200-1612989000@cfsf.site
SUMMARY:ALLIANCE - Parenting Teens (Part 5)
DESCRIPTION:  At the core of supporting a youth in your care is understanding their history and story\, as we have explored in the first Parenting Teens trainings. Part 5 and Part 6 are an in-depth look at understanding and managing challenging behaviors.\n     This training focuses on the strategies that come into play in everyday situations. The session begins with an evaluation of your own emotional responses to posed situations\, with the intent of leading you through coping skills that will help you manage those emotions in critical times. You will then look at ways to respond to a youth’s rejecting\, testing and challenging behaviors\, and ways trauma factors into those situations. The focus of this section is that strong relationships are essential\, and nurturing attachment plays a key role in parenting.\n     A large portion of this course focuses on positive behavior management strategies\, grounded in the idea that the focus of trauma-informed parenting is teaching skills not punishing for behaviors that aren’t intentional. You will learn a wide variety of techniques that will help you respond effectively in challenging situations.\n     Finally\, you will be led through trouble-shooting of a potential relationship under stress\, and will learn indicators of that. This is important because positive relationships are foundational to empowering youth. Something as simple as conversation can do a lot to build trust and safety.\n\n\nThe “Parenting Teens” series comprises seven parts for prospective and current foster\, adoptive\, kinship and guardian parents who are or will be raising older children from foster care who have moderate to severe emotional and behavioral challenges. \nEach part should be taken in order.  \nRegister at: Parenting Teens Part 5: Understanding and Managing Youth’s Challenging Behaviors First Session (webinar) | Alliance for Child Welfare Excellence
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-parenting-teens-part-5/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210211T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210211T103000
DTSTAMP:20260608T042635
CREATED:20210121T190020Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210121T190020Z
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SUMMARY:ALLIANCE - Caregiver's Responsibility in Supporting Family Time
DESCRIPTION:This 90 minute webinar training for caregivers covers what you should know about why Family Time matters for all those involved in a dependency case. The course will teach you a wide range of how you can support Family Time including preparing children for visits\, supervising visits\, providing transportation\, sharing information with the birth family\, and much more. You will learn why Family Time matters and the range of possibilities for what Family Time may look like including location options\, frequency and length of visits\, and level of supervision. As a caregiver you play a role in making Family Time successful and this training will teach you how. \nRegister at:  Caregiver’s Responsibility in Supporting Family Time (webinar) | Alliance for Child Welfare Excellence
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-caregivers-responsibility-in-supporting-family-time/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210211T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210211T144500
DTSTAMP:20260608T042635
CREATED:20210121T182701Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210121T182701Z
UID:4907-1613048400-1613054700@cfsf.site
SUMMARY:COORDINATED CARE - Attachment:  Beyond Infancy
DESCRIPTION:Attachment is the foundation of all relationships\, and when caring for\, or working with\, children with a history of trauma and trust issues\, it does not always occur easily. This training addresses the need for Attachment focused care\, illustrating some practical tips on how to strengthen bonding with children. This training can help professionals and caregivers understand the basics of how attachment issues are extremely common in children who have experienced complex trauma. Attachment is often a core reason why caretakers and children have challenges in placement and/or disrupt from the home. \nPresented by Zia Freeman\, MC\, LMHC in partnership with Family Impact Network \nRegister in advance for this meeting: Registration (gototraining.com) \nAfter registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the training.
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/coordinated-care-attachment-beyond-infancy-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210211T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210211T160000
DTSTAMP:20260608T042635
CREATED:20210121T194213Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210121T194213Z
UID:4975-1613048400-1613059200@cfsf.site
SUMMARY:ALLIANCE - Knowledge and Skills to Help Children Heal
DESCRIPTION:This 6-hour focused topic training for caregivers provides an in-depth exploration of the emotional trauma that children in out-of-home care have been through and how it can impact them.  The training focuses on strategic and practical skill building for caregivers to foster healing and resiliency in the children for whom they care. The takeaway from this training is how to identify and address the emotional wounds of the children in your care so healing can begin. \nLuanne Hawley has been a licensed foster parent for 25 years\, as well as a relative care provider and adoptive parent. She has been an advocate for Foster Parents and Care Providers having provided support services through the FIRST (Foster Intervention and Retention Support Team) program for many years. \nRegister at:  Knowledge and Skills to Help Children Heal | Alliance for Child Welfare Excellence
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-knowledge-and-skills-to-help-children-heal-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210211T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210211T203000
DTSTAMP:20260608T042635
CREATED:20210122T013900Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210122T013900Z
UID:5001-1613066400-1613075400@cfsf.site
SUMMARY:ALLIANCE - So\, You Have a New Placement\, Now What?
DESCRIPTION:Getting a new placement is a big transition\, and there are many ways you can prepare for and navigate the process make it as successful as possible for yourself\, your family and the youth or child. This webinar addresses both the emotional elements to new placements and the practical details of requirements\, paperwork\, forms and expectations. \nYou will focus on four areas: Getting Ready; The First Day\, Week and Month; Settling In; and Working With the System. You will share ideas with other participants around how to prepare for a new placement\, including ways to make them feel comfortable and safety precautions to take. A big part of this training is understanding which forms you will receive and what they mean; what meetings\, appointments or hearings you need to be aware of; and who the key players are during this time. \nYou will leave the training with an understanding of what is expected during the first 30 days of a new placement. You also will know how to access resources when you have questions – you will probably have many\, but there is a great community of support available to you and the new child in your care. \nRegister at:  So You Have a New Placement\, Now What? (Webinar) | Alliance for Child Welfare Excellence
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-so-you-have-a-new-placement-now-what/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210213T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210213T120000
DTSTAMP:20260608T042635
CREATED:20210121T193415Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210121T193415Z
UID:4967-1613210400-1613217600@cfsf.site
SUMMARY:ALLIANCE - Introduction to Positive Discipline
DESCRIPTION:Introduction to Positive Discipline is a 2-hour in-service level training for foster\, kinship and suitable adult caregivers. This introductory training will help caregivers learn the basic parenting approach of the Positive Discipline model by providing several group activities and discussions based in real life scenarios. Positive Discipline focuses on teaching valuable social and life skills to children instead of using any form of punishment\, rewards\, praise\, permissiveness or logical consequences. Positive Discipline focuses on helping participants learn how to use effective discipline that is kind and firm\, creates connection before correction\, is empowering and encouraging to children to believe in their own capability\, and keeps the joy in caregiving. \nIn addition to this introductory course\, the Alliance invites caregivers to attend the full 15-hour Parenting the Positive Discipline Way training series. \nRegister at:  Introduction to Positive Discipline (webinar) | Alliance for Child Welfare Excellence
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-introduction-to-positive-discipline/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210215T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210215T170000
DTSTAMP:20260608T042635
CREATED:20210115T183514Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210115T183514Z
UID:4882-1613376000-1613408400@cfsf.site
SUMMARY:Presidents' Day - Offices Closed
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URL:https://cfsf.site/event/presidents-day-offices-closed/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210216T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210216T120000
DTSTAMP:20260608T042635
CREATED:20210122T012925Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210122T012925Z
UID:4991-1613466000-1613476800@cfsf.site
SUMMARY:ALLIANCE - Partners Make Better Decisions
DESCRIPTION:Partners Make Better Decisions brings together social workers and caregivers in a dynamic environment of dialogue\, small-group activities and scenario discussions. This course mimics the way the child welfare process works\, with many voices at the table\, with the goal of building understanding and relationships through finding commonality and mutual respect. \nBuilding partnerships and finding common ground with others is integral to achieving the best outcomes for children and families. When approaching decision making\, it is vital that you can work effectively with all parties involved\, and this training provides you the foundation for making that happen. \nYou will start the training by sharing and hearing from other participants about why they do the work they do\, likely finding many shared values. The training also will guide you through a conversation about communication and potential barriers and breakdown points\, with special consideration of the high stakes and complicated dynamics involved in this work. Finally\, you will learn some tools and strategies for working together and remaining focused on the “main thing\,” the interest of the child\, even when distractions or disagreements arise. \nWhen you leave the training\, you will have a new understanding of and appreciation for your partners on the child’s care team\, and a plan for communicating and working together. \nRegister at:  Partners Make Better Decisions (webinar) | Alliance for Child Welfare Excellence
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-partners-make-better-decisions/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210216T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210216T183000
DTSTAMP:20260608T042635
CREATED:20210121T193824Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210121T193824Z
UID:4971-1613494800-1613500200@cfsf.site
SUMMARY:ALLIANCE - Kinship 101:  Information for Relatives and Suitable Others
DESCRIPTION:The financial\, legal\, and emotional issues of raising a relative’s child can be challenging. Services and support when raising a relative’s child can be a lifesaver.  Kinship caregiving in all of its forms is becoming increasingly common.  Recent WA State child welfare data (Partners for Our Children-1/1/2015)   show that 41 percent of children in out of home care are living with a relative.  Many more children are living with relatives or other close family friends informally\, without the ongoing supervision of the state’s foster care system. \nOften kinship caregivers do not access the benefits which are available to them. This class will address the issues that Kinship Caregivers struggle with most: \n\nFinancial Needs\nLegal Challenges\nNavigating public service systems\nNeeding more social services\nInformation about resources/caregiving\n\nThis 90 minute webinar is designed for licensed and unlicensed caregivers caring for children currently or previously involved in the dependency system.  Caregiver Core Training (CCT) is not a prerequisite. However\, this course is supplemental to CCT for kinship caregivers\, and can be a field experience during CCT. \nRegister at:  Kinship 101: Information for Relatives and Suitable Others (webinar) | Alliance for Child Welfare Excellence
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-kinship-101-information-for-relatives-and-suitable-others/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210216T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210216T200000
DTSTAMP:20260608T042635
CREATED:20210121T182954Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210121T182954Z
UID:4909-1613498400-1613505600@cfsf.site
SUMMARY:COORDINATED CARE - Supporting LGBTQ Youth in Foster Care
DESCRIPTION:This training was developed through Amara with input from Coordinated Care and other community organizations. It is for caregivers and professionals who work in the child welfare setting. \nPresented by Heather Perry in partnership with Hand in Hand \nRegister in advance for this meeting:  Meeting Registration – Zoom \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/coordinated-care-supporting-lgbtq-youth-in-foster-care/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210216T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210216T210000
DTSTAMP:20260608T042635
CREATED:20210121T194401Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210121T194401Z
UID:4977-1613498400-1613509200@cfsf.site
SUMMARY:ALIANCE - Minimizing the Risks of Allegations
DESCRIPTION:This workshop will provide foster parents\, caregivers\, relatives and fictive kin with information to assist them in navigating the system\, managing the investigative process of allegations\, but more importantly\, learn ways to minimize the risks of allegations. \n\nShare ways to minimize the risk of an allegation.\nLearn how the investigative process works.\nReview common practices and procedures.\nExplore and practice documentation and reporting.\nDiscuss how best to survive the allegation process.\n\nRegister at:  Minimizing the Risks of Allegations | Alliance for Child Welfare Excellence
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/aliance-minimizing-the-risks-of-allegations/
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