Staff working with children, youth and families involved in the child welfare and delinquency systems must understand the importance of being safe while helping to ensure the safety of others. …
This workshop provides strategies that promote and strengthen resiliency in children and families who experience adverse events in their lives. Multiple researched-based resiliency frameworks and models will be provided to …
It comes as no surprise that recent trends indicate children and adolescents are spending ever increasing amounts of time on social media, particularly during the pandemic when alternative opportunities for …
With the passing of the Family First Prevention Services Act of 2018 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021, resource parents, case workers and providers are working to increase their skills …
This course will cover how to write thorough and professional case notes (and other common documents) used in prevention and child welfare agencies throughout Pennsylvania. Some of the topics covered …
Today’s students are not just drinking beer and smoking a little weed. Are you aware of what waxing, boofing, and robotriping are? If you see writing on the bathroom stall …
Child welfare workers are vulnerable to experiencing secondary traumatic stress due to their role in supporting kinship, foster, and adoptive families. You will learn how to recognize the signs of …
Children who experience trauma through child abuse, neglect, domestic violence, school violence, and community violence are at risk for a host of behavioral, emotional and learning challenges. However, trauma-informed care …
This training will focus on understanding the feelings, behaviors, and reactions of children to the “new normal” as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics to be discussed include the …
This session explores the policies, procedures and practices of trauma sensitive agencies and schools. Participants will learn four overriding principles that guide organizational decisions, and the trauma sensitive attributes that …