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.

• Adopted the Movie. We can Do Better: 6 Evenings on Transracial Adoption with Adult Adoptees. – Watch the film and discuss the themes.  In six evenings (February 28th through May 1st) we will show the film and the five sections of the companion DVD. Each evening is introduced by adult adoptee experts, who will also facilitate the discussion afterward. The series is curated by Dr. Amanda Baden, an expert on transracial adoption and Associate Professor at Montclair State University. Visit Families with Children from China of Greater New York for full details and online registration. For more information contact Frank Ligtvoet

• Adoption and Learning Differences: What to know and What to expect - A Webinar from C.A.S.E. on 4/19/12 will address the relationship between adoption and school performance, with an emphasis on learning differences including ADHD, verbal and non- verbal learning disabilities, and executive dysfunction.  Featuring Debbie Riley and neurospsychologist, Dr. William Stixrud.  See flyer for more registration information.

• Opportunities for Success in Child Welfare: Creating Better Futures for Children and Families – Free lecture by Willie F. Tolliver,  Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College.  Sponsored by the Westchester Institute for Human Development, Valhalla, NY.  April 20, 2012, 3:00 – 6:00 p.m.  See registration info and details on the WHID website.

• Parenting Tasks for Multi-Racial Adoptive Families - Tuesday April 24, 2012 7- 9 p.m. Colonie Community Center, Auditorium, 1653 Central Ave., Albany.  The workshop will feature the Dr. Joseph Crumbley DVD lecture “ Parenting Tasks in Transracial Adoption,” looking at how a child develops a racial identity and what parents can do to help children deal with racism, discrimination and identification. See workshop flyer for details.

• FREE Program for Parents Who Have Children with IEPs: Hawthorne Country Day School in lower Manhattan is offering services to Manhattan families who have children ages 3-18 with IEP’s. The program includes up to 35 hours per year of parent education services.  For more information, please contact Jeannine Schmelzkopf by email or phone at (646) 675-5957

• Adolescent Services Resources Network Training Calender – Open classroom training opportunities for professionals and foster/adoptive parents in several locations around the state provided by  the  Professional  Development  Program  of  the University of Albany.  See ASRN website for dates, locations and topics.

• WHID Winter/Spring 2012 Regional Events Catalog – The Community Support Network (CSN) at Westchester Institute for Human Development (WIHD)  is the Hudson Valley’s resource center for information and training regarding services available for individuals with special needs and their families. Download the Catalog

• NYS Parenting Education Programs - Find parenting education programs by selecting the county where you live, in this menu, then click “go.” You’ll see where parenting programs are, how to contact them, topics and languages offered.  http://www.parentingeducationpartnership.org/get-help-now/

• 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 2011 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.

• ENGAGE Cross Systems Event Calender – A collaborative calender of upcoming local and state wide training and events offered by NYS health, education and human services agencies from The Commissioners’ Committee on Cross-Systems Services for Children and Youth.

Last modified: April 12, 2012

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