WEBINARS – FFF

Stop Banging Your Head Against the Wall: Options for Dispute Resolution in Special Education webinar

Presented live on October 12, 2022, this webinar presented by FFF’s Renee Myers, NCSP, offered an overview of informal and formal special education dispute resolution techniques.

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Back to What?! Coping Strategies to Successfully Manage the Transition Back to School webinar

September 21, 2022

Originally offered live on September 21, 2022, this webinar from FFF was presented by Nina Manganaris, Deputy Director, and Ebony Thompson, experienced bio and foster mom. The reasons behind stressful transitions as well as coping strategies were covered.

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Back to School with ADHD webinar

Originally broadcast live on September 6, 2022, this webinar from FFF provides an overview of ADHD, recent federal policies and strategies for formed families impacted by the condition.

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Extended School Year (ESY) webinar May 2022

May 19, 2022

This webinar, presented live on 5/19/22 by special education advocate Liz Capone, MS, offered timely information about extended school year services for students with disabilities.

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Connecting to Special Education Services for Military Families Formed Through Adoption, Kinship Care and Foster Care webinar

Originally delivered as a live webinar on March 15, 2022, this session offers an overview of military family supports for formed families raising children with disabilities. Presented by Nina Manganaris, LCSW, Deputy Director, FFF.

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Special Education for Formed Families: Making It Work! webinar

March 08, 2022

Presented live on March 8, 2022, this webinar overviewed eligibility and evaluation processes and offered helpful strategies for foster, adoptive and kinship families to ensure appropriate assessments. Presented by Kelly Henderson and Beth Spivack of FFF.

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VDOE Supplemental Guidance on Evaluation and Reevaluations 2021

Reevaluations: Tips for Continuing Special Education Eligibility webinar

Originally broadcast on March 1, 2022, this webinar presented by Kelly Henderson of Formed Families Forward includes a review of the why, when, who and what of special education reevaluations or “triennials”. The 4 steps of reevaluation and the specifics of the ‘developmental delay’ category are covered.

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The Special Education Evaluation Process webinar

Delivered on February 22, 2022 by FFF staff experts, this was first in the Winter 2022 Accessing Special Education: Evaluation & Eligibility Basics webinar series. This session covered initial referral and evaluation processes, timelines and requirements. Eligibility categories and approaches were shared.

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FASD in Schools webinar

January 27, 2022

Delivered live on January 27, 2022, this webinar overviewed major educational provisions for serving students with FASD in schools. Presented by Dr. Kelly Henderson of FFF, the session also covered ways for building home/school collaborations and offered a variety of resources for educators and families.

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Changing our Approach blog from Barb Clark
Improving the Behavior of Children with FASD 2021 article by Hutton

FASD Educational Interventions webinar

January 20, 2022

Hosted live by FFF on January 20, 2022, this webinar featured Dr. Molly Millians of Emory University reviewing evidence-based interventions for children and youth with prenatal alcohol exposure.

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How to Care for You: Self Care and Kinship webinar

Presented live on January 14, 2022, this webinar hosted by FFF features Monique Lilakos, DSW, LCSW, of Higher Purpose Coaching and Mentoring, LLC. Dr. Lilakos presented on challenges faced by kinship caregivers, how self care can support resilience, and offered specific self care techniques.

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FASD Diagnosis webinar

January 13, 2022

Delivered live on January 13, 2022, FFF hosted Dr. Renee Turchi for a webinar about diagnosis of conditions under the fetal alcohol spectrum disorders umbrella.

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Instilling Hope: A Brain Based Approach to Understanding FASDs and other Neurobehavioral Conditions webinar

January 06, 2022

Presented live on January 6, 2022, this webinar features counselor and FASCETS Director Melissa Elligson covering foundational information about fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and other neurobehavioral conditions. Slides are available upon request from Melissa, melligson@gmail.com.

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Nontraditional School Options Panel

Broadcast live on November 10, 2021, this virtual panel of parents, and representatives from homeschool organizations, private schools and Virtual Virginia offered information about nontraditional school options for meeting the needs of students with special needs.

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Increasing Familiarity of Different Cultures in Multi-Racial Formed Families: A Family to Family Perspective

Broadcast live on October 4, 2021, this panel webinar featured 4 family and professional presenters who shared their experiences with raising children in multiracial families.

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Back to School: How to Help Your Kids Manage Anxieties and Prepare for a Return to the “Normal” Classroom webinar

Originally broadcast live on August 10, 2021, this webinar from FFF offered strategies for supporting children’s anxieties about the return to school amid COVID.

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How to Help Students Thrive by Improving Organization and Study Skills webinar

Originally broadcast live on August 3, 2021, this webinar features presenters from The StudyPro reviewing critical executive functioning skills and specific strategies for increasing organizational and study skills.

More information about The StudyPro can be found at https://thestudypro.com/.

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Screen-Savvy Parenting webinar

Broadcast live on July 27, 2021, this FFF webinar features Kasey Cain, LPC.

If thinking about screen time makes you want to scream, Screen-Savvy Parenting is for you. Together, the facilitator and participants explored:

– Different kinds of screen time

– Pros and cons of screen time

– Screen time rules that support Relationship Building

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Ready to Resolve? Collaborative Problem Solving with Agency Partners webinar

Recorded live on June 10, 2021, FFF staff present communication strategies and collaborative problem solving techniques to increase clarity of message and reduce conflicts.

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What’s Next? Planning Transitions Through and After High School webinar

Broadcast on May 14, 2021, this FFF webinar reviewed data on youth with special needs in foster, adoptive and kinship families and their outcomes. Content includes a review of special education transition planning requirements and a number of post-secondary programs and other resources for youth and young adults with disabilities and who have been in foster care.

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