Training in Maricopa County
CURRENTLY OPEN FOR REGISTRATION!
When: Saturday, January 28th, 2012 10am – 1pm
Topic: Suicide Alertness for Everyone
Facilitator: Sandra McNally, EMPACT-SPC
Credit hours: 3
Location: 2066 W Apache Trail, suite 101, Apache Junction AZ 85120
PLEASE NOTE: No childcare is provided, and children are not permitted to attend.
Registration: Contact Donna Lukemann at 480-503-8530 x 2540 or DLukemann@arizonaschildren.org
SafeTALK (Suicide Alertness for Everyone) is a 3 hour training that will teach participants how to become alert in order to identify signs and symptoms of suicide. Participants will learn how to apply the TALK steps: Tell, Ask, Listen, and Keep Safe. In addition, they will learn about community resources for referring those who are suicidal.
CURRENTLY OPEN FOR REGISTRATION!
When: Saturday, January 28th, 2012 10am – 12pm
Topic: ADHD and Asperger – Parenting Workshop
Facilitator: Teresa Welsh, B.A., AZ PS-MAPP
Credit hours: 3
Location: 8631 W. Union Hills Dr, Peoria, AZ 85382
PLEASE NOTE: No childcare is provided, and children are not permitted to attend.
Registration: Contact Veronica Soto at 623-344-3508
ADHD, and Asperger – PARENTING WORKSHOP NEW! Learn about (ADD ADHD and Asperger). If you know of someone who would like some tips on temperament, symptoms, sensory issues, strategies for the classroom as well as home, learn about IEP vs 504, Social Skills, Diet, and so much more. This advanced training course is presented by Teresa Welsh, BA. Teresa is married with three children. She has spent the last 10 years learning about ADHD and Asperger’s Syndrome to help her own children. She has learned many tools that will help parents and their children both at home and in the school.
CURRENTLY OPEN FOR REGISTRATION!
When: Wednesday, February 1, 2012 6pm-8pm
Topic: Positive Behavior Supports
Location: Family Partners 9051 W. Kelton Lane, #7 Peoria, 85382
PLEASE NOTE: No childcare is provided, and children are not permitted to attend.
Registration: Contact Christina Bolyard at 602-997-8300 or email Christina at christina@familypartners.net
Raising Special Kids is offering training on Positive Behavior Supports.
CURRENTLY OPEN FOR REGISTRATION!
When: Saturday, February 2, 2012 10 am
Topic: ADHD, ADD, and Learning Disabilities
Facilitator: Teressa Welsh, Kids Reaching New Heights
Fees: $20
Location: 745 E Germann Rd, Chandler, AZ 85249
PLEASE NOTE: No childcare is provided, and children are not permitted to attend.
Registration: Registration is required. Please RSVP to Teressa Welsh at 602-531-0230
Learn about ADD, ADHD and Learning Disabilities as well as learn tips on temperament, symptoms, sensory issues, and strategies to use for the classroom as well as at home.
CURRENTLY OPEN FOR REGISTRATION!
When: Saturday, February 11th AND February 18th, 9am to 4pm both days
Topic: Common Sense Parenting for Toddlers
Facilitator: Chrissy Edwards and Amy Poppe
Credit hours: 14
Location: Arizona’s Children Association
375 E Elliot Rd, Chandler AZ 85225
PLEASE NOTE: No childcare is provided, and children are not permitted to attend.
Registration: Contact Donna Lukemann at 480-503-8530 x 2540 or DLukemann@arizonaschildren.org
This training applies to individuals who are parenting children between the ages of 2 and 5 years of age. Parents will learn how discipline can be more about teaching than punishment and more positive than negative for the parent and the child. Parents will learn how to: Set reasonable expectations based on the child’s age, development and abilities; To give a child all the nurturing, love and praise he or she needs to thrive and how to create plans for staying calm for both parents and children. This is a 14 hour curriculum which will be taught in two sessions.
CURRENTLY OPEN FOR REGISTRATION!
When: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 6pm-8pm
Topic: Understanding Addiction: Effects on Children and Shared Parenting
Facilitator: AZ PS-MAPP Group Catholic Charities Advanced Training
Location: Children’s Choice Banner Baywood – 6435 East Baywood Avenue, Mesa, Arizona 85206
Cost: $10 per person or $15 per couple
PLEASE NOTE: No childcare is provided, and children are not permitted to attend.
Registration: Contact Sally Gramke at 602-230-4910 or email: sgramke@cc-az.org
Understanding Addiction: Effects on children and shared parenting. This training will attempt to provide an overview of addiction, its classification as a disease, and an understanding of the addiction cycle. Information will be discussed about how this information relates to the children of addicts as well as to shared parenting.
CURRENTLY OPEN FOR REGISTRATION!
When: Saturday July 14th 2012, 10am – 1 pm
Topic: Positive Discipline Techniques
Facilitator: Elizabeth Lemoine-Taylor, MSW
Credit hours: 3
Location: Arizona’s Children Association
2700 S Hwy 87, Coolidge AZ 85128
PLEASE NOTE: No childcare is provided, and children are not permitted to attend.
Registration: Contact Donna Lukemann at 480-503-8530 x 2540 or DLukemann@arizonaschildren.org
CURRENTLY OPEN FOR REGISTRATION!
When: Saturday August 11, 2012, 10am – 1pm
Topic: Legal Issues in Foster Care
Facilitator: Bill Owsley
Credit hours: 3
Location: Arizona’s Children Association
2066 W Apache Junction, Apache Junction AZ85210
PLEASE NOTE: No childcare is provided, and children are not permitted to attend.
Registration: Contact Donna Lukemann at 480-503-8530 x 2540 or DLukemann@arizonaschildren.org
General overview of the legal system (dependencies, severances and guardianships) with a specific focus on issues facing foster parents.
CURRENTLY OPEN FOR REGISTRATION!
When: Saturday October 20th 2012, 10am – 1pm
Topic: Kids in Care – What Else Can I Try? Behavioral Challenges
Facilitator: Karen Wind
Credit hours: 3
Location: Arizona’s Children Association
2066 W Apache Junction, Apache Junction AZ85210
PLEASE NOTE: No childcare is provided, and children are not permitted to attend.
Registration: Contact Donna Lukemann at 480-503-8530 x 2540 or DLukemann@arizonaschildren.org
On any given day over 400,000 children are living in foster care households. These children are often the victims of abuse and neglect; their placement may have been voluntary or involuntary, their stories may differ. Yet one fact remains the same. All of these children have learned survival behaviors. Our job as caregivers and custodians is to teach them new behaviors – socially appropriate ways of interacting with their environments. This seminar will help participants learn to differentiate between mental health issues and behavioral patterns and suggest strategies for working with each. Please come prepared to share specific behavioral challenges you have faced as a foster parent. Leave with new insights and approaches to commonly encountered situations.
General information about trainings website:
Arizona Foster and Adoptive Parent Association
http://www.azafap.org/Events.htm