Local Training for Parents and Professionals
Share information about upcoming foster care and adoption training for parents and professionals in your community! Contact us at info@nysccc.org and let us know what, when, where, and how to register for your event and we’ll be glad to post it in this space.
- Strong Roots Last a Lifetime: Cultivating Effective Family Education - A series of of ten conferences across New York State focused on the professional development of parenting education and family support. See agendas and registration information at https://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6013/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=23205.
- Informational Forum for Kinship Caregivers - Thursday August 19th and September 16th, 10:30-12:00. Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services, 2020 Coney Island Avenue Brooklyn, NY. See flyer for details and registration information.
- Grandma, Are You on Facebook? - Bring your grandchild to this workshop where together we’ll talk about the Internet, Facebook, and what you need to know to keep your child safe online. August 25, 2010, 10:00 to 12:00. Fort Green Snap, 324 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn. See flyer for details.
- Adoption Crossroads 6th Conference: Educational Conference about Realities: The Lifelong Effects of Adoption and the Need for Family Preservation. September 24-25, 2010, Park Central Hotel, New York City. For further information: info@adoptionhealing.com or call 914-420-4880. https://www.adoptionhealing.com/Conference/index.html
- Adoptive Parents Committee 30th Annual Adoption Conference - November 21, 2010, St., 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Francis College, 180 Remsen St, Brooklyn, NY. For more information visit the APC website at http://www.adoptiveparents.org/conference.htm
- Workshops for Families Formed Through Adoption - Three unique workshops in NYC area presented by Phyllis Lowinger, LCSW focusing on issues and questions adoptive parents and adopted child may have. Two workshops are aimed for questions the adoptive parents may have and one aimed at the adopted adolescents. Contact Phyllis directly at 212-666-3400 or phyllow@gmail.com for more information.
- What's Out There and How to Get It - Resources for Children with Special Needs, Inc. (RCSN) free training series for families and professionals needing programs and services for children with disabilities. See RCSN website for 2010 -2011 of schedule and registration information for free workshops events in all five New York City boroughs.
- NYS Developmental Disability Planning Council Event Calender - An extensive and detailed directory of upcoming local training and networking events for parents and professionals caring for children with developmental disabilities in every region of New York State.
Last modified: August 12, 2010
