Recordings and materials from webinars and other presentations and events.
Here are resources shared on April 30, 2022 at our 9th annual Spring Forward Family Fun Day and Workshop at the GMU Science and Tech campus in Manassas.
Slides from Dr. Allison's presentation
Recorded presentation From IDEA to ADA from Annie Tulkin, Accessible College
Slides from Annie Tulkin's From IDEA to ADA presentation
Slides from Renee Myers' Raising Resilient Kids breakout
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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Military Formed Families resources
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
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.
Recording of Reevaluation Webinar
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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.
Recording of webinar
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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
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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Handout with resources from Dr. Millians
Slides from a FFF-hosted webinar presented live on January 14, 2022. The presentation 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.
Webinar presentation slides
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.
Webinar Recording
Slides from Dr. Turchi FASD Diagnosis
Turchi and colleagues article on FASD Integrated Care
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.
Recording of Instilling Hope webinar
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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Panel presentation slides
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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Presentation slides handout
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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Handout- presentation slides
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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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
Recording of webinar
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Broadcast live on March 18, 2021, this webinar from FFF covered the topics of referral, evaluation and eligibility for special education.
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Getting through the Gate slides
Shared live on February 22 and March 1, 2021, this 2-session series featured a Safe Zone presentation by Helen McDonald of Fairfax Co. Department of Family Services and an overview of data on LGBTQ youth in foster care by FFF’s Beth Spivack. Recordings of both sessions, slides used and handout provided are linked here.
Recording, session 1 of 2
Recording, session 2 of 2
Safe Zone training slides part 1 of 2
Safe Zone training slides part 2 of 2
Introduction and data slides session 1
Introduction and data slides session 2
National LGBTQ resources
Safe Zone vocabulary cards
Inclusive language handout
LGBTQ Youth in Foster Care from Human Rights Coalition
3 handouts from Session 2: Gender Unicorn, Privileges for Sale, Coming Out
Safe Zone scenarios
Supporting Your LGBTQ Youth: Guide for Foster Parents
Parent Guide to 5 Keys to Navigating when your Kid Comes Out as Trans or Non-binary (added in 2023)
Shared live on February 11, 2021, this FFF webinar offers strategies and resources for refreshing your virtual learning game! A resource sheet links to materials, videos and other supports in the areas of time management, materials management, social emotional and behavior supports for younger and for older children, academic progress monitoring and accessibility.
Recording of webinar
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Halfway Hacks resource list
Broadcast live on 1/28/21, this webinar and discussion focused on issues impacting multi-racial foster, adoptive and kinship families. Three areas of strategies were offered: self-reflection, acknowledgement, and mentoring. The recording covers the content portion; discussion among the participants was not recorded.
Multi-Racial Formed Families webinar recording
Presentation slides handout
Broadcast live on December 7, 2020, this webinar from FFF’s Beth Spivack and Kelly Henderson, offers suggestions for managing holiday stressors in foster, adoptive and kinship families.
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Presentation slides handout