Presented by CalTrin

Learn the basics on how to engage with fathers and increase your organization’s father friendliness. This training will discuss biases and common misconceptions, review research supporting father involvement, and identify best practices in strength-based father engagement and ways to help re-engage absent dads. Finally, we will discuss “Right Now” actions and resources you can take when you return to work! Participants will:
1. Understand bias and common misconceptions about fathers and father engagement
2. Review research supporting father involvement
3. Identify best practices for strength-based father engagement and ways to help re-engage absent dads
4. Discuss “Right Now” actions and resources

CE Hours: 2

Presented by CalTrin

This practical, trauma-informed and neurodiversity-affirming training reframes behavior through a nervous-system-aware lens and explores how protective responses may appear in children, youth, caregivers, and professionals.
Participants will:
1. Identify three reasons children, youth, families, or professionals may have difficulty accessing social and emotional skills during stress, trauma activation, or nervous-system overload.
2. Distinguish four protective nervous-system responses that may show up as behavior in children, youth, caregivers, or professionals.
3. Apply three trauma-informed, neurodiversity-affirming strategies that support emotional regulation, connection, and skill-building.
4. Plan one practical implementation step to integrate nervous-system-aware SEL into a professional role, team practice, or family-support setting.

CE Hours: 1.5

Come learn about CASA of Ventura County and how you can make a difference in the life of an abused, abandoned or neglected child. These are free informational presentations about our program and are required prior to submitting an application and joining training.