Getting Ready to Help Your Child Learn at Home video (Less Than 5)

This Less Than 5 Minute (or at least close to 5 minutes!) lesson features some suggestions for parents and caregivers taking on teaching tasks at home during the COVID crisis.

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  Video Less Than 5 lesson on Getting Ready to Help Your Child Learn at Home

Hints for Helping Your Child Learn at Home (Less than 5 lesson)

This FFF Less Than 5 (or close to it!) Minute lesson is for parents and caregivers helping their children learn at home during the COVID-19 crisis.

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  Video Less Than 5 lesson on Hints for Helping Your Child Learn at Home

Discovering Financial Resources to Support Children and Youth with Special Needs in Foster, Adoptive, and Kinship Families

This FFF webinar, recorded in winter and spring 2020 features four segments covering different options and programs that offer financial supports to some foster, adoptive and kinship families raising children and youth with disabilities. Watch all or forward through to the sections that cover topics of most relevance for your family. THANK YOU to Julie Bowman of Fairfax Co DFS, Sarah Pennington, of ABLEnow, and Sheri Abrams, Attorney at Law, for sharing their expertise.

Segment 1- Adoption Subsidy Agreements

Segment 2- ABLEnow special needs savings accounts

Segment 3- Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)

Segment 4- Special Needs Trusts

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  Discovering Financial Resources webinar

FASD from a Trauma Lens webinar

Broadcast on February 11, 2020, this webinar features Barb Clark from NACAC.

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  Webinar recording

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  Slides from 2 11 20 webinar

Evidence-based Interventions for Children with FASD webinar

Originally recorded January 16, 2020, presented by Dr. Molly Millians of Emory University.

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  Webinar recording

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  Slides for 1 16 20 webinar

WEBINAR – FASD in Schools

This webinar on February 7, 2019 by FFF Director Kelly Henderson focused on avenues for securing education supports for children and youth with FASD and strategies and resources for families to share with school staff.

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  Recording of Webinar

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  Slides from webinar

WEBINAR- Improved Outcomes through Screening and Diagnosis of ND-PAE in Patients with FASD

Dr. Susan Rich presented a webinar as part of our FASD series. Find her slides and additional handouts here, as well as a recording of the  webinar. Please note that video images start about 6 minutes into the recording and due to errors in the file, the audio of Dr. Rich discontinues @ minute 30. We have worked with GoToWebinar extensively to repair the audio file and unfortunately there was a permanent loss of audio. We are assured this issue will not reoccur in future webinars. Our apologies.

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  Slides from Dr. Rich's webinar

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  ND PAE Diagnostic Tool from Dr. Rich Jan 2019 webinar

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  ND PAE diagnostic tool Explanation Dr. Rich Jan 2019 webinar

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  Recording of Dr. Rich's 1/28/19 webinar (video begins @ minute 6)

WEBINAR- Practical Strategies for Supporting A Loved One with FASD

A recording of a January 16, 2019 FFF webinar by Barbara Clark of the North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC).

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  Practical Strategies for Supporting A Loved One with FASD

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  Practical Strategies for Supporting a Loved One with FASD Slides

Getting to Work: The Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act and Students with Disabilities webinar

This webinar offers timely information about the federal WIOA (Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act) provisions that apply to to school-age students with disabilities.

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  WIOA for students with disabilities webinar

Back to School: Surviving Reentry 2018 webinar

A Formed Families Forward webinar that covers some 504 and IDEA basics, as well as some strategies for communicating with school staff and kicking off the new school year well!

Note- Recording includes some dead space at beginning; content starts at 15 minutes in.

Understanding Trauma in Children and Youth video

From the Fairfax Trauma-Informed Care Network

This session gives a primer on the lasting effects of trauma, and provides practical strategies for developing positive coping skills in children and youth with a history of trauma. Participants will enhance their ability to understand and handle challenging behavior in young people and learn how to develop a trauma-informed environment, focusing on strategies that minimize triggers and emphasize effective, asset-focused behavior management.

Halfway There! Strategies for Helping Students with Special Needs Succeed

Recording of the webinar on “Halfway There! Strategies for Helping Students with Special Needs Succeed” with FFF Director Kelly Henderson, hosted by New Found Families of Virginia, presented on February 28, 2018.

Neurofeedback: How Strengthening Brains can Conquer Challenging Thoughts and Behaviors

To view the recording of the webinar on “Neurofeedback: How Strengthening Brains can Conquer Challenging Thoughts and Behaviors” with Dan Dinsmore and Larisa deGraffenreid.

Getting to Work: The Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act and Students with Disabilities

To view the recording of the webinar on “Getting to Work: The Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act and Students with Disabilities” with Jean Steveson.

Plotting the Path: A Graduation Requirements Update from VDOE with Marianne Moore, VDOE

To view the recording of the webinar on “Plotting the Path: A Graduation Requirements Update from VDOE with Marianne Moore, VDOE” with Marianne Moore.

Securing A Future for Formed Families

To view the recording of the webinar on “Securing A Future for Formed Families” by Tia Marsili.

Fun Ahead: Creating Your Family’s Summer Bucket List

Fun ahead: Creating your family’s summer bucket list.

For toddlers & preschoolers, elementary school age, adolescents, teens and tweens.

Mindfulness Strategies for Increasing Calm and Focus in the New Year with Dr. Archana Dogra

To view the recording of the webinar on “Mindfulness Strategies for Increasing Calm and Focus in the New Year” with Dr. Archana Dogra.

The Intersection of ADHD with Foster, Adoptive and Kinship Families: How Can Caregivers Help?

In honor of National Foster Care Month in May, we focus on the unique needs of children and youth with disabilities raised in foster, adoptive and kinship homes. Included in the presentation will be the rate of ADHD and other disabilities in families formed through foster care, adoption and kinship care (non-birth parent relatives raising children); the connection between trauma and disability; what is known about the ADHD diagnosis and Executive Function deficits; how working with the school system can create an effective team support network, and parenting strategies that contribute to positive outcomes for families raising children with special needs and ADHD:

• The role of executive function skills in home and school life and why mastering these skills can be a challenge for children and youth in adoptive, foster and kinship families.
• Simple strategies for parents and caregivers to engage positively with their children, reduce conflicts, and replace problem behaviors.
• The approaches for working cooperatively with teachers, social workers and other professionals who support your child and family.

Webinar by CONCEPT Professional Training on FASD and the Criminal Justice System

Webinar by CONCEPT Professional Training on FASD and the Criminal Justice System (great overview of FASD at the beginning)