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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-2/2024-12-05/
LOCATION:VA
CATEGORIES:Formed Families Forward event,Kinship,Training
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241205T200000
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SUMMARY:Fairfax Kinship Family Support Group VIRTUAL
DESCRIPTION:Are you raising a child for a relative or close family friend? Kinship caregivers are invited to our Fairfax Kinship Support Group! \nThe Fairfax Kinship Support Group provides a safe\, nurturing\, and healthy environment for caregivers to share their experiences\, concerns\, and frustrations with their peers. The group offers a network to share resources and information among the group members\, reducing feelings of isolation\, and celebrating family successes in maintaining permanency for and the ongoing commitment building strong families. Peer support can be critical to caregiver self-care and can contribute to healthy family functioning and improved outcomes for children and youth. \nThe group is FREE of charge. Meetings are facilitated by professional mental health clinicians who have deep experience with kinship families. \nThe group meets twice a month\, in two formats virtual and in-person. Fairfax Kinship Family Support Group will NOT meet in July. \nOnce registered\, you will get reminders for BOTH group formats. Kinship caregivers may participate in both virtual AND in-person meetings or choose the format that works best. \nFLYER HERE.
URL:https://formedfamiliesforward.org/event/fairfax-kinship-family-support-group/2024-12-05/
LOCATION:VA
CATEGORIES:Formed Families Forward event,Kinship
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241212T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241212T130000
DTSTAMP:20241027T121304Z
CREATED:20241027T121303Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241027T121304Z
UID:10002417-1734004800-1734008400@formedfamiliesforward.org
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-2/2024-12-12/
LOCATION:VA
CATEGORIES:Formed Families Forward event,Kinship,Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241212T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241212T200000
DTSTAMP:20241031T175253Z
CREATED:20240913T235105Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241031T175253Z
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SUMMARY:Making the Most of Your Child’s Individualized Education Program (IEP): The ‘411’ on Creating Effective IEP Goals webinar
DESCRIPTION:The IEP may seem like an intimidating document\, but it doesn’t need to be. In this webinar\, we will focus on IEP goals: why they are important\, what they should say\, and how they should be used to evaluate progress. Foster\, adoptive\, and kinship families will leave this webinar with the ability to recognize and contribute to quality IEP goals as well as evaluate the effectiveness of their student’s current IEP goals.\n\nPresented by Renee Myers\, Nationally Certified School Psychologist and Content Specialist\, Formed Families Forward
URL:https://formedfamiliesforward.org/event/making-the-most-of-your-childs-individualized-education-program-iep-the-411-on-creating-effective-iep-goals-webinar/
LOCATION:VA
CATEGORIES:Formed Families Forward event,Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241216T114500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241216T130000
DTSTAMP:20241105T002922Z
CREATED:20241105T002404Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241105T002922Z
UID:10002441-1734349500-1734354000@formedfamiliesforward.org
SUMMARY:Staying Safe and Calm Over Winter Break and Beyond workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join FFF for an in-person interactive workshop event in Alexandria city! Get new strategies for managing the winter break and for starting the new year strong! \nThis training for parents and caregivers is designed to boost family safety and wellness as you prepare for all of the excitement and disruptions of your children’s winter break from school and their expectations for holiday celebrations.
URL:https://formedfamiliesforward.org/event/staying-safe-and-calm-over-winter-break-and-beyond-workshop/2024-12-16/1/
LOCATION:Charles Houston Recreation Center\, 901 Wythe St\, Alexandria\, VA\, 22314\, United States
CATEGORIES:Formed Families Forward event,Training
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CREATED:20241105T002404Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241105T002922Z
UID:10002442-1734374700-1734379200@formedfamiliesforward.org
SUMMARY:Staying Safe and Calm Over Winter Break and Beyond workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join FFF for an in-person interactive workshop event in Alexandria city! Get new strategies for managing the winter break and for starting the new year strong! \nThis training for parents and caregivers is designed to boost family safety and wellness as you prepare for all of the excitement and disruptions of your children’s winter break from school and their expectations for holiday celebrations.
URL:https://formedfamiliesforward.org/event/staying-safe-and-calm-over-winter-break-and-beyond-workshop/2024-12-16/2/
LOCATION:Charles Houston Recreation Center\, 901 Wythe St\, Alexandria\, VA\, 22314\, United States
CATEGORIES:Formed Families Forward event,Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241219T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241219T130000
DTSTAMP:20241027T121304Z
CREATED:20241027T121303Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241027T121304Z
UID:10002418-1734609600-1734613200@formedfamiliesforward.org
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-2/2024-12-19/
LOCATION:VA
CATEGORIES:Formed Families Forward event,Kinship,Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241219T181500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241219T200000
DTSTAMP:20250525T003016Z
CREATED:20241017T002007Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250525T003016Z
UID:10002432-1734632100-1734638400@formedfamiliesforward.org
SUMMARY:Fairfax Kinship IN PERSON Support Group*
DESCRIPTION:Are you raising a child for a relative or close family friend? Kinship caregivers are invited to our Fairfax Kinship Support Group! \nThe Fairfax Kinship Support Group provides a safe\, nurturing\, and healthy environment for caregivers to share their experiences\, concerns\, and frustrations with their peers. The group offers a network to share resources and information among the group members\, reducing feelings of isolation\, and celebrating family successes in maintaining permanency for and the ongoing commitment to building strong families. Peer support can be critical to caregiver self-care and can contribute to healthy family functioning and improved outcomes for children and youth. \nThe group is FREE of charge. Meetings are facilitated by professional mental health clinicians who have deep experience with kinship families. \nThe group meets twice a month\, in two formats virtual and in-person. The IN PERSON group meets at different Community Center locations around the County. Registrants will receive email reminders of location. \nNOTE: Fairfax Kinship Support Group will NOT meet in JULY. \n  \nOnce registered\, you will get reminders for BOTH group formats. Kinship caregivers may participate in both virtual AND in-person meetings or choose the format that works best. \nSee the registration site for all the meeting dates and formats. \nFLYER HERE.
URL:https://formedfamiliesforward.org/event/fairfax-kinship-in-person-support-group-2-2-3-2-2/2024-12-19/
LOCATION:VA
CATEGORIES:Formed Families Forward event,Kinship
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