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SUMMARY:ALLIANCE - Relative/Kinship Caregiving:  Navigating Change in Family Dynamics (webinar)
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. \nCaregivers Register Here
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-relative-kinship-caregiving-navigating-change-in-family-dynamics-webinar/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210503T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210503T120000
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SUMMARY:ALLIANCE - Behavior Management Tools for Foster Parents and Caregivers
DESCRIPTION:This 6 hour focused training for caregivers provides a foundation for understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) and challenging or escalating behavior among children in out-of-home care.  The training provides specific behavior management skills for caregivers to deescalate and manage behavior including trauma informed caregiving\, authoritative parenting\, therapeutic environments\, engagement\, and more. \nThis workshop will give caregivers practical tools to help manage behaviors such as: \n\nOppositional defiance\nProperty damage and juvenile delinquency\nAttention deficit hyperactivity\nRunning away\nPower struggles and escalated tantrums\nVerbal and physical aggression\n\nCaregivers Register Here
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-behavior-management-tools-for-foster-parents-and-caregivers-7/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210504T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210504T113000
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SUMMARY:ALLIANCE - Understanding Family Time Supervision for Caregivers (webinar)
DESCRIPTION:As a caregiver\, you can play multiple roles on a child’s care team\, including being a supervisor for Family Time. This training gives you an introduction to the requirements of these visits and will guide you through evaluating your own potential appropriateness to take on this responsibility. \nIf you aren’t familiar with Family Time\, the course gives a clear definition of what it is and how you are both expected and invited to participate. (If you are interested in learning more before taking this training\, the webinar “Caregiver’s Responsibility in Supporting Family Time” is recommended as a starting point.) Then you will move into the core of the course\, learning the expectations around Family Time supervision and understanding who can play that role. You will be guided through what you need to know if you take on the role of supervisor\, including how to establish rapport with parent and child\, guidelines around intervention in visits\, and what to document and how.  Many real-life scenarios will help you put the lessons into practice and be better prepared to implement the tools you learn. \nWhen you leave the course you will understand how you can best support the supervision of Family Time\, the valuable way parents and children can stay bonded. \nCaregivers Register Here
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-understanding-family-time-supervision-for-caregivers-webinar/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210504T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210504T120000
DTSTAMP:20260608T003435
CREATED:20210505T181027Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210505T181027Z
UID:5294-1620118800-1620129600@cfsf.site
SUMMARY:ALLIANCE - Behavior Management Tools for Foster Parents and Caregivers
DESCRIPTION:This 6 hour focused training for caregivers provides a foundation for understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) and challenging or escalating behavior among children in out-of-home care.  The training provides specific behavior management skills for caregivers to deescalate and manage behavior including trauma informed caregiving\, authoritative parenting\, therapeutic environments\, engagement\, and more. \nThis workshop will give caregivers practical tools to help manage behaviors such as: \n\nOppositional defiance\nProperty damage and juvenile delinquency\nAttention deficit hyperactivity\nRunning away\nPower struggles and escalated tantrums\nVerbal and physical aggression\n\nCaregivers Register Here
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-behavior-management-tools-for-foster-parents-and-caregivers-8/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210504T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210504T193000
DTSTAMP:20260608T003435
CREATED:20210505T182658Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210505T182658Z
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SUMMARY:ALLIANCE - Introduction to Positive Discipline (webinar)
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. \nCaregivers Register Here
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-introduction-to-positive-discipline-webinar/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210505T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210505T120000
DTSTAMP:20260608T003435
CREATED:20210505T185326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210505T185326Z
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SUMMARY:ALLIANCE - Parenting Teens Part 1: Introduction and Understanding the Impact of Trauma in Youth in Foster Care (webinar)
DESCRIPTION:This first of seven part\, sequential course develops an understanding of the underlying causes of a youth’s behavior is one of the first steps in supporting their well-being. For children with behavioral challenges\, this is especially important. The first part in the “Parenting Teens” series is a dive into trauma-informed parenting. \nThis multimedia-driven course will expose you to a variety of composites of youths facing trauma and you will learn how events can affect long-term behaviors. A large portion of this training involves lessons about brain function and how trauma or disruptions manifest. Key learnings will include how to transition this information into real-life parenting situations\, including how to get to a place where you can understand the “why” behind the behavior. \nAt the close of the course you will be able to define trauma and recognize how traumatic stress and adversity impact a youth’s development. You also will understand the importance of responding to the underlying cause of a youth’s behaviors. You will leave with handouts and other resources to support your learning going forward. \nEach part of the Parenting Teens series should be taken in sequential order. \n\n\n\n\n\nSpecial Instructions:\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. Each part should be taken in order. This course is from the CORE Teen curriculum that was developed through a 3-year cooperative agreement with the Children’s Bureau. Spaulding for Children worked with several partners to create the curriculum: The Child Trauma Academy; The Center for Adoption Support and Education; the North American Council on Adoptable Children; and the University of Washington. The curriculum was tested in four pilot sites over 18 months.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCaregivers Register Here
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-parenting-teens-part-1-introduction-and-understanding-the-impact-of-trauma-in-youth-in-foster-care-webinar/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210505T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210505T203000
DTSTAMP:20260608T003435
CREATED:20210505T182327Z
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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 home study\, 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\nCaregivers Register Here
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-introduction-to-adoption-from-foster-care-9/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210505T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210505T210000
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CREATED:20210505T180227Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210505T180227Z
UID:5284-1620237600-1620248400@cfsf.site
SUMMARY:ALLIANCE - As They Grow:  The Drug Impacted Infant and Toddler
DESCRIPTION:This 6 hour focused topic training for caregivers provides an in-depth exploration of Drug Impacted Infants and Toddlers. The training focuses on how to identify and address the impacts drugs have on infants and toddlers; how to recognize symptoms; set up a successful environment and work together with the team in providing care for the child. The takeaway from this training is feeling empowered to care for a drug impacted Infant as they grow through infancy\, toddler and preschool. \nCaregivers Register Here
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-as-they-grow-the-drug-impacted-infant-and-toddler-5/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210506T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210506T173000
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CREATED:20210505T185113Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210505T185113Z
UID:5336-1620316800-1620322200@cfsf.site
SUMMARY:ALLIANCE - Paper Trail:  Documentation Training for Caregivers (webinar)
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. \nCaregivers Register Here
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-paper-trail-documentation-training-for-caregivers-webinar/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210506T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210506T210000
DTSTAMP:20260608T003435
CREATED:20210505T180406Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210505T180406Z
UID:5286-1620324000-1620334800@cfsf.site
SUMMARY:ALLIANCE - As They Grow:  The Drug Impacted Infant and Toddler
DESCRIPTION:This 6 hour focused topic training for caregivers provides an in-depth exploration of Drug Impacted Infants and Toddlers. The training focuses on how to identify and address the impacts drugs have on infants and toddlers; how to recognize symptoms; set up a successful environment and work together with the team in providing care for the child. The takeaway from this training is feeling empowered to care for a drug impacted Infant as they grow through infancy\, toddler and preschool. \nCaregivers Register Here
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-as-they-grow-the-drug-impacted-infant-and-toddler-6/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210507T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210507T120000
DTSTAMP:20260608T003435
CREATED:20210505T185658Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210505T185658Z
UID:5340-1620378000-1620388800@cfsf.site
SUMMARY:ALLIANCE - Parenting Teens Part 2: Introduction and Understanding the Impact of Trauma in Youth in Foster Care (webinar)
DESCRIPTION:Part 2 of 7 \n 
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-parenting-teens-part-2-introduction-and-understanding-the-impact-of-trauma-in-youth-in-foster-care-webinar/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210508T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210508T143000
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CREATED:20210505T181807Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210505T181807Z
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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\nCaregivers Register Here
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-fostering-children-and-youth-through-transition-grief-and-loss-helping-children-with-their-feelings-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210510T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210510T103000
DTSTAMP:20260608T003435
CREATED:20210505T184328Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210505T184328Z
UID:5328-1620637200-1620642600@cfsf.site
SUMMARY:ALLIANCE - Kinship 101:  Information for Relatives and Suitable Others (webinar)
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. \nCaregivers Register Here
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-kinship-101-information-for-relatives-and-suitable-others-webinar/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210510T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210510T210000
DTSTAMP:20260608T003435
CREATED:20210505T192015Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210505T192015Z
UID:5361-1620669600-1620680400@cfsf.site
SUMMARY:ALLIANCE - Understanding and Managing Caregiver's Own Emotions and Self Care
DESCRIPTION:As a caregiver the very best thing you can do for those who depend on you is to take care of yourself! \nCaregivers are expected to welcome children who have been traumatized into their homes and invest emotionally and physically into the children. Caregivers are expected to separate gracefully when the time comes for the children to move on. The caregiver’s responsibilities and personal sacrifices in caring for someone else can be challenging for even the most experienced caregivers. \nThis 6 hour focused topic training for caregivers teaches how to reduce your stress\, find more energy and improve your resilience while you care for difficult children and demanding expectations.  The course includes opportunities for self-reflection and insight\, short term goal setting and practical self-care and stress reduction techniques. \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. \nCaregivers Register Here
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-understanding-and-managing-caregivers-own-emotions-and-self-care-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210511T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210511T110000
DTSTAMP:20260608T003435
CREATED:20210505T191532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210505T191532Z
UID:5355-1620723600-1620730800@cfsf.site
SUMMARY:ALLIANCE - Relative/Kinship Caregiving:  Supporting the Child in Your Care (webinar)
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. \nSpecial Instructions:\n\nThis course is one of two that are focused on supporting kin caregivers to navigate the changes in their family relationships. The other focuses on understanding how your relationship with the child(ren)’s parents have changed\, and learning a communication technique to reduce conflict and increase collaboration in service of supporting the child(ren). We highly encourage you to sign up for the partner course to this one\, “Raising Your Relative: Navigating Change in Family Dynamics (webinar)” — https://allianceforchildwelfare.org/content/raising-your-relative-navigating-change-family-dynamics-webinar — which focuses on understanding how this has changed your relationships with other adults in your family\, and learning a communication technique to reduce conflict and increase collaboration.\n\n\nCaregivers Register Here
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-relative-kinship-caregiving-supporting-the-child-in-your-care-webinar/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210511T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210511T210000
DTSTAMP:20260608T003435
CREATED:20210505T192129Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210505T192129Z
UID:5363-1620756000-1620766800@cfsf.site
SUMMARY:ALLIANCE - Understanding and Managing Caregiver's Own Emotions and Self Care
DESCRIPTION:As a caregiver the very best thing you can do for those who depend on you is to take care of yourself! \nCaregivers are expected to welcome children who have been traumatized into their homes and invest emotionally and physically into the children. Caregivers are expected to separate gracefully when the time comes for the children to move on. The caregiver’s responsibilities and personal sacrifices in caring for someone else can be challenging for even the most experienced caregivers. \nThis 6 hour focused topic training for caregivers teaches how to reduce your stress\, find more energy and improve your resilience while you care for difficult children and demanding expectations.  The course includes opportunities for self-reflection and insight\, short term goal setting and practical self-care and stress reduction techniques. \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. \nCaregivers Register Here
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-understanding-and-managing-caregivers-own-emotions-and-self-care-4/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210512T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210512T120000
DTSTAMP:20260608T003435
CREATED:20210505T183031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210505T183031Z
UID:5320-1620810000-1620820800@cfsf.site
SUMMARY:ALLIANCE - Introduction to the Investigative Process for Caregivers (webinar)
DESCRIPTION:Going through an investigation can be scary. Understanding the process\, knowing your rights and being informed about the laws and process can make it a lot easier. \nThis course provides licensed and unlicensed caregivers a deep look at the Licensing Division (LD) Child Protective Services (CPS) and Licensing Investigation (LD) processes\, starting with Intake\, through the investigation\, and concluding with the report and the potential for appeals. Information shared here includes a look at the laws that apply to Intake screening decisions\, how determinations/finding outcomes are reached\, and what a compliance agreement is and in what circumstances it is used. \nYou will have many interactive discussion opportunities and activities where you can talk through the learnings. \nBy the end of this course\, you will have information about the investigation process\, including what everyone’s roles are\, the outcomes\, and what rights you have. You will be better equipped to handle allegations\, and you will know the documentation needed to help support you through the process. \nCaregivers Register Here
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-introduction-to-the-investigative-process-for-caregivers-webinar/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210512T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210512T120000
DTSTAMP:20260608T003435
CREATED:20210505T190013Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210505T190013Z
UID:5342-1620810000-1620820800@cfsf.site
SUMMARY:ALLIANCE - Parenting Teens Part 3: Introduction and Understanding the Impact of Trauma in Youth in Foster Care (webinar)
DESCRIPTION:Part 3 of 7
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-parenting-teens-part-3-introduction-and-understanding-the-impact-of-trauma-in-youth-in-foster-care-webinar/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210512T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210512T140000
DTSTAMP:20260608T003435
CREATED:20210505T182849Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210505T182849Z
UID:5318-1620820800-1620828000@cfsf.site
SUMMARY:ALLIANCE - Introduction to Positive Discipline (webinar)
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. \nCaregivers Register Here
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-introduction-to-positive-discipline-webinar-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210512T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210512T203000
DTSTAMP:20260608T003435
CREATED:20210505T180554Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210505T180554Z
UID:5288-1620840600-1620851400@cfsf.site
SUMMARY:ALLIANCE - Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
DESCRIPTION:This 6-hour focused topic training for caregivers develops an understanding of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) as presented in DSM 5 and alternate behavioral descriptions from Daniel Amen MD.  The training also covers the common developmental course of ADHD and a 7 Step Intervention pathway for home and school success. \nRandi Hankins has over 30 years of clinical experience in community mental health in Washington State.  She is an Associate Professor in the Clinical Master’s of Social Work Program at Walla Walla University.  She maintains a fulltime clinical practice on a Crisis Response Unit in Southeastern Washington.  Ms. Hankins has trained extensively on Child/Adolescent Mental Health issues in Washington\, Idaho and Montana.  She is certified as a Designated Mental Health Professional\, a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker\, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor\, a Child Mental Health Specialist\, and a Developmental Disabilities Mental Health Specialist in Washington State. \nCaregivers Register Here
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-attention-deficit-and-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210513T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210513T203000
DTSTAMP:20260608T003435
CREATED:20210505T180724Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210505T180724Z
UID:5290-1620927000-1620937800@cfsf.site
SUMMARY:ALLIANCE - Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
DESCRIPTION:This 6-hour focused topic training for caregivers develops an understanding of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) as presented in DSM 5 and alternate behavioral descriptions from Daniel Amen MD.  The training also covers the common developmental course of ADHD and a 7 Step Intervention pathway for home and school success. \nRandi Hankins has over 30 years of clinical experience in community mental health in Washington State.  She is an Associate Professor in the Clinical Master’s of Social Work Program at Walla Walla University.  She maintains a fulltime clinical practice on a Crisis Response Unit in Southeastern Washington.  Ms. Hankins has trained extensively on Child/Adolescent Mental Health issues in Washington\, Idaho and Montana.  She is certified as a Designated Mental Health Professional\, a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker\, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor\, a Child Mental Health Specialist\, and a Developmental Disabilities Mental Health Specialist in Washington State. \nCaregivers Register Here
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-attention-deficit-and-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210514T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210514T120000
DTSTAMP:20260608T003435
CREATED:20210505T181954Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210505T181954Z
UID:5306-1620982800-1620993600@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 home study\, 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\nCaregivers Register Here
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-introduction-to-adoption-from-foster-care-8/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210514T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210514T120000
DTSTAMP:20260608T003435
CREATED:20210505T190213Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210505T190644Z
UID:5344-1620982800-1620993600@cfsf.site
SUMMARY:ALLIANCE - Parenting Teens Part 4: Introduction and Understanding the Impact of Trauma in Youth in Foster Care (webinar)
DESCRIPTION:Part 4 of 7
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-parenting-teens-part-4-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210514T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210514T130000
DTSTAMP:20260608T003435
CREATED:20210505T181502Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210505T181502Z
UID:5300-1620986400-1620997200@cfsf.site
SUMMARY:ALLIANCE - Eating Disorders and Beyond
DESCRIPTION:This 6-hour focused topic training for caregivers covers how to recognize and support disordered eating and recovery from disordered eating.  Participants will learn when and how to seek professional help\, feeding practices to encourage a positive eating environment for all ages\, and reasons that hoarding occurs and how to respond to it. \nMeaghan Ormsby\, MS\, RD is a Registered Dietitian with 15 years of experience treating disordered eating and child feeding issues. She sees male and female clients of all ages in her private practice in Edmonds\, WA. Her graduate thesis focused on the benefits of a positive relationship with food related to healthy habits and sustained healthy eating practices.  She has experience with food insecurity as a respite foster care provider and an adoptive mother. Meaghan is also a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor. \nCaregivers Register Here
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-eating-disorders-and-beyond-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210515T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210515T130000
DTSTAMP:20260608T003435
CREATED:20210505T181620Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210505T181620Z
UID:5302-1621072800-1621083600@cfsf.site
SUMMARY:ALLIANCE - Eating Disorders and Beyond
DESCRIPTION:This 6-hour focused topic training for caregivers covers how to recognize and support disordered eating and recovery from disordered eating.  Participants will learn when and how to seek professional help\, feeding practices to encourage a positive eating environment for all ages\, and reasons that hoarding occurs and how to respond to it. \nMeaghan Ormsby\, MS\, RD is a Registered Dietitian with 15 years of experience treating disordered eating and child feeding issues. She sees male and female clients of all ages in her private practice in Edmonds\, WA. Her graduate thesis focused on the benefits of a positive relationship with food related to healthy habits and sustained healthy eating practices.  She has experience with food insecurity as a respite foster care provider and an adoptive mother. Meaghan is also a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor. \nCaregivers Register Here
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-eating-disorders-and-beyond-4/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210516T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210516T120000
DTSTAMP:20260608T003435
CREATED:20210505T191708Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210505T191708Z
UID:5357-1621157400-1621166400@cfsf.site
SUMMARY:ALLIANCE - So You Have a New Placement\, Now What?  (webinar)
DESCRIPTION:Getting a new placement is a big transition\, and there are many ways you can prepare for and navigate the process to 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. \nCaregivers Register Here
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-so-you-have-a-new-placement-now-what-webinar/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210517T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210517T203000
DTSTAMP:20260608T003435
CREATED:20210505T192646Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210505T192646Z
UID:5369-1621272600-1621283400@cfsf.site
SUMMARY:ALLIANCE - Verbal De-escalation
DESCRIPTION:The goals of this workshop include: \n\nDeveloping skills to manage children with behavioral challenges in a non-violent crisis intervention manner;\nSkill building for empathetic listening;\nIdentifying children’s needs and creative strategies to help children manage their emotions in difficult situations.\n\nCaregivers Register Here
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-verbal-de-escalation-5/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210518T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210518T203000
DTSTAMP:20260608T003435
CREATED:20210505T192800Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210505T192800Z
UID:5371-1621359000-1621369800@cfsf.site
SUMMARY:ALLIANCE - Verbal De-escalation
DESCRIPTION:The goals of this workshop include: \n\nDeveloping skills to manage children with behavioral challenges in a non-violent crisis intervention manner;\nSkill building for empathetic listening;\nIdentifying children’s needs and creative strategies to help children manage their emotions in difficult situations.\n\nCaregivers Register Here
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-verbal-de-escalation-6/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210519T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210519T120000
DTSTAMP:20260608T003435
CREATED:20210505T190859Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210505T190859Z
UID:5347-1621414800-1621425600@cfsf.site
SUMMARY:ALLIANCE - Parenting Teens Part 5:  Introduction and Understanding the Impact of Trauma in Youth in Foster Care (webinar)
DESCRIPTION:Part 5 of 7
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-parenting-teens-part-5-introduction-and-understanding-the-impact-of-trauma-in-youth-in-foster-care-webinar/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210519T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210519T160000
DTSTAMP:20260608T003435
CREATED:20210505T184023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210505T184023Z
UID:5324-1621429200-1621440000@cfsf.site
SUMMARY:ALLIANCE - Invitation to Aggression Replacement Trainng
DESCRIPTION:This 6 hour focused topic training for caregivers teaches what drives aggressive behavior and develops skills required to give youth a chance for success.  Caregivers will learn skills to teach the children in their care increased moral reasoning\, how to replace antisocial behaviors with positive alternatives\, and how to respond to anger in a nonaggressive manner. \nCaregivers Register Here
URL:https://cfsf.site/event/alliance-invitation-to-aggression-replacement-trainng/
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