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Presented by Greater Richmond SCAN Community Programs
This training provides a foundational learning experience around the topics of trauma and trauma-informed care. We will define trauma, discuss the many types of trauma/adversity, explore the impact of trauma on the brain and behavior, introduce resilience, and discuss SAMHSA’s 4 Rs of trauma-informed care. Throughout the presentation, we will share useful tools and techniques.
CE Hours: 2
Location: Webinar
Presented by John Burton Advocates for Youth
Foster youth continue to lag far behind their peers when it comes to college completion, and college affordability has long been cited as the most common barrier that foster youth face. In recognition of the multitude of disadvantages that these students often confront, Senator Angelique Ashby championed legislation in 2023 that successfully expanded the Middle Class Scholarship (MCS) for current and former foster youth pursuing a bachelor’s degree at a CSU, UC or California community college. This webinar will highlight exciting new findings from a soon to be released report from the Urban Institute, Paying for College as a Student with Foster Care History, which analyzed the usage of this expanded aid across the 2023-24 academic year and shed light on the impact that has been realized as a result of this expansion. In addition, this webinar will reveal new insights from thirteen focus groups with students who were eligible to receive MCS funding to better understand the impact of financial aid in their postsecondary educational journey, from their decision to enroll and their perceptions of affordability to the impact it makes on their current college experience. Attendees will hear from JBAY, Senator Ashby, the Urban Institute and a student with lived experience about the realities students with foster care experience face paying for college and recommendations to ensure that all foster youth have a fair shot at pursuing their educational goals.
CE Hours: 1.5
Human trafficking is a horrible crime impacting young people in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. Many do not receive help because they are misidentified or not recognized at all. This course will equip participants with an understanding of the psychological and social dynamics, life events, and contributing factors that can lead to the sexual exploitation of a child. Participants will learn how to recognize risks and warning signs associated with young people in out-of-home care and how to implement the critical first steps in reducing their vulnerability.
RSVP to Janet@casaofventuracounty.org or call 805.389.3120.
CE Hours: 2
Presented by Foster and Kinship Care Education
Instructor: Dr. Judy Sullivan Osterhage
While building continuous connection with the child in your care is important at any age, learn why the first few years of development are the most vital. Beginning with building a healthy foundation, walk through the processes of forming attachments and the different types of attachments you can form. Understand baby cues and even toddler miscues as you develop your role into a trauma informed parent through connectivity and secure attachment!
Your Instructor: Dr. Judy Sullivan Osterhage is a Parent Coach Consultant with Parenting Matters & an Early Childhood Specialist. She holds a Doctorate in Elementary Education, and with that, has brought educational trainings to foster and adoptive parents for over 30 years!
CE Hours: 2.5
Our office is open daily by appointment.
Please call (805) 389-3120 or email info@casaofventuracounty.org to schedule a time to come in.
If you are experiencing any cold or flu symptoms, please do not come to the office.
Special Thanks
CASA of Ventura County is grateful for the support of the Margie & Robert E. Peterson Foundation and the Rick & Marcie Sexauer Foundation.