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SUMMARY:Communicating Effectively: The Hard & The Easy webinar workshop
DESCRIPTION:Communicating Effectively: The Hard & The Easy  is a virtual workshop hosted by FFF and presented by Ashleigh Conrad & Sammy Carr\, Girls on the Run. \nThis workshop will explore diverse communication styles and give attendees skills to convey tough topics\, such as emotions\, in a more clear and concise manner. Attendees will participate in an experiential exercise to identify different communication styles\, then learn clear tools to implement with themselves and the youth in their lives to foster better communication. \nRegister in advance; a Zoom link will be shared with you.
URL:https://formedfamiliesforward.org/event/communicating-effectively-the-hard-the-easy-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Formed Families Forward event,Training
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SUMMARY:Stronger Together Youth and Young Adult Peer Support Group - fall 2024
DESCRIPTION:Stronger Together is a psychoeducational and peer support group for teens and young adults (age 14 – 22) that will introduce tools that can be used to navigate everyday challenges. Professional clinicians facilitate the 8 weekly sessions. Skills include interpersonal effectiveness\, conflict resolution\, self-determination and self-efficacy. The group emphasizes positive peer supports as a context for strengths-based growth. A light dinner will be served each evening. Regular weekly attendance is expected. \nThe group will meet in person on the following Tuesdays from 6:30-8:00 pm: \nOct. 1\, 8\, 15\, 22\, 29\, and November 5\, 12\, 19\, 2024 \nThe group will focus on strengthening social engagement through conversation\, and activities. The group will feature a topic each week related to issues teens and young adults often face such as mental health challenges\, peer interactions\, healthy relationships and boundaries\, as well as other topics chosen by the group. The group will offer participants a chance to practice social skills\, learn from one another\, and get feedback from peers and group leaders. Group leaders will foster an environment of acceptance and members will share as much as little as they like. \nFall 2024 Stronger Together lead facilitator Karen Chaudhry\, LCSW has over 20 years of experience working with children and families. She has led many groups and provided individual therapy for children\, teens and adults. Karen works in the child welfare field and some of her expertise includes trauma\, foster care\, adoptive and kinship families. In addition\, Karen has experience working with children and teens who are on the autism spectrum or have ADHD\, depression\, and anxiety. \nDownload FLYER HERE.
URL:https://formedfamiliesforward.org/event/stronger-together-youth-and-young-adult-peer-support-group-fall-2024/2024-10-01/
LOCATION:Formed Families Forward Office\, 10304 Eaton Place\, Suite 100\, Fairfax\, VA\, 22030\, United States
CATEGORIES:Formed Families Forward event,Youth and Young Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240926T190000
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SUMMARY:Together is Better: Building Collaborative Relationships with School Staff webinar
DESCRIPTION:Youth who are in homes formed through adoption\, foster care or kinship care have unique — and sometimes intensive — needs in the school setting. This webinar addresses ways that caregivers can build collaborative relationships with teachers and school staff. \nDownload the event flyer HERE. \nPresented by Stacia Stribling\, Deputy Director and Renee Myers\, Educational Specialist\, FFF
URL:https://formedfamiliesforward.org/event/together-is-better-building-collaborative-relationships-with-school-staff-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Formed Families Forward event,Training
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SUMMARY:Big Baffling Behaviors course
DESCRIPTION:For Fall 2024 \nVirtual course with 12 asynchronous recorded sessions weekly (@ 1 hour in length) AND a LIVE session with Melissa every week on Thursdays noon to 1 PM. \nStarting Saturday\, September 21st\, weekly pre-recorded modules will be released each Saturday for 12 weeks (excluding the week of November 23rd). \nStarting Thursday\, September 26th\, weekly\, interactive\, virtual group meetings each Thursday for 12 weeks (excluding November 28th) from 12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m. The final weekly session will be December 19. \nJoin FFF’s Melissa Lebling\, Family Support and Outreach Specialist and Raising Kids with Big Baffling Behaviors Course Facilitator\, for an in-depth 12-week course that will make your child’s behavior make sense – even the ones that don’t. You’ll become equipped with interventions\, tools\, and techniques that actually work! \nCost of the entire course is $150. The fee covers: \n\n12 weekly online class modules to view on your own\n12 weekly interactive discussion groups\n100+ page workbook mailed to you\nInfographics\, coloring sheets and fridge sheets for you to download\n\nDownload FLYER HERE.
URL:https://formedfamiliesforward.org/event/big-baffling-behaviors-course/2024-09-26/
CATEGORIES:Formed Families Forward event,Kinship,Training
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