Resource Family Training Calendar

Resource Family

Training Calendar

Foster & Kinship Care Education

Calendar of Classes 2020-2021

Foster & Kinship Care Education Providing Education, Understanding & a Caring Heart

For Zoom Workshop Links Contact

Cherie Schroeder, Director/Instructional Specialist [email protected]

WCC Foster & Kinship Care Education

www.yolofostercare.com

(530) 574-1964

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.yolofostercare.com/

Fact Sheet Yolo County Resource Family Supports & Services With questions or concerns, always connect first with your child’s Social Worker.

Alicia Wasklewicz Supervisor

Resource Family Approval Recruitment & Retention

Yolo County Health & Human Services Agency | Child Welfare Services

137 N. Cottonwood Street Woodland, CA 95695

(530) 661-2928

Yoloforkids.com

[email protected]

Yolo County Child Welfare Services

Resource Family Website

www.yoloforkids.com

For all Information

Child Welfare & Resource Family Approval

Mariah Lopez Office Support Specialist

Resource Family Approval Recruitment & Retention

Yolo County Health & Human Services Agency | Child Welfare Services

137 N. Cottonwood Street Woodland, CA 95695

(530) 666-8479 [email protected]

https://www.yoloforkids.com/

Car Seat Program Yolo County HHSA

Maria Duran

(530) 406 -4410

[email protected]

Or Karri Halcomb

(530) 666- 8232

[email protected]

Resource Parent Support &

Child Care Bridge Program

Yolo County HHSA

Rosanna Castro

(530) 631-2314 Cell

[email protected]

Child Care Subsidy Program Ann Panzica

Program Manager Children’s Home Society

1100 Main Street, Suite 230 Woodland, CA 95695


Yolo Crisis Nursery For Our Resource Families

Up to 30 Days of Emergency Short-Term Child Care Newborn to 5-Year-Old

Children in Care

Heather Sleuter Supervisor

1701 Balsam Place Davis, CA 95618 (530) 758-6680

[email protected]

Eligibility & Reimbursement Questions Regarding Resource Family

Reimbursement, Clothing Allowance, etc.

General Email: [email protected]

Deborah Baniqued

Public Assistance Specialist

[email protected]

530-666-8463

Christine Rogers

Public Assistance Specialists:

[email protected]

530-666-8579

Hope’s Anchor, Inc. Providing Encouragement, Support &

Resources to Equip Families to Maintain or Stabilize Placement

Renee Hemsley Director

(530) 661-9575

[email protected]

www.hopes-anchor-inc.org

1296 E. Gibson Road, PMB #190 Woodland, CA 95776

Public Health Nurse Assistance for a child’s temporary Medi-Cal Card, shot and medical records, needs and

continuing care.

County of Yolo Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA)

Patricia Johnson

[email protected]

(530) 666-8498 Desk Phone

Partnership Health Care Medi-Cal & Dent-Cal Questions

421 Executive Court North, Suite A, Suisun City, CA

(707) 863-4100

Denti-Cal office *

(800) 322-6384

Dependency Council Attys Mikaela West (530) 379-3587

[email protected] Natalie Moore

[email protected] (530) 379-6580

Ashley Mooney [email protected]

(530) 650-5670

DEPENDENCY LEGAL SERVICES 712 Main Street, Suites 203 A & B

Woodland, CA 95695

http://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/Caregiver-Advocacy-Network/Reasonable-and-Prudent-Parent-Standard

HHSA Child Welfare After Hours Number to Call in an Emergency or as Needed: (530) 666-8920

http://www.yoloforkids.com/


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http://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/Caregiver-Advocacy-Network/Reasonable-and-Prudent-Parent-Standard

With questions or concerns, always connect first with your child’s Social Worker.

ILP Independent Living Program

Developing life skills and promoting positive outcomes for dependent

transitional age youth (TAY) and non-minor dependents (NMD’s),

those 14 ½ to 21 years old

Ramiz Ali Yolo County HHSA

ILP Coordinator (530) 681-9219

[email protected]

Rebekah Heinberger Yolo County TAY Supervisor

[email protected] (530) 631-2906 Cell

CASA Court Appointed Special Advocates

CASA stands for Court Appointed Special Advocate A dependent child’s voice in court.

Yolo County CASA

724 Main Street Suite 101 Woodland, CA 95695

(530) 661-4200 https://www.yolocasa.org/

Woodland Community College (WCC)

FKCE Foster & Kinship Care Education

ILP Independent Living Program

FKCE serves Yolo County resource parents – foster & kinship - providers, and

individuals interested in becoming foster parents or in adopting a child from foster care, with FREE training and workshops.

Cherie Schroeder Director WCC FKCE & ILP


SPANISH RFA Contact

Antonio Acosta (916) 880-6625

[email protected]

Yolo Co Office of Education (YCOE)

Early Head Start

(530) 668-5160 Early Head Start

Gail Nadal [email protected]

(530) 668-3773

Genet Telahun [email protected]

(530) 668-3012

Women Infants & Children

California WIC WIC is a supplemental food & nutrition education program for

infant/children up to age 5 who are at nutritional risk

Woodland Office

(530) 666-8445 25 N. Cottonwood St., Woodland

Davis

(530) 750-2280

West Sacramento

(916) 375-6390

Yolo Co Office of Education (YCOE)

Foster Youth Advocate Supporting education needs and goals for Yolo County Dependent children,

including backpacks and supplies

Mariah Ernst-Collins Program Specialist,

Foster & Homeless Youth Services

(530) 315-4669 Cell [email protected]

Yolo Children’s Fund Our Goal is to enhance the quality of life for

under-served, abused or disadvantaged children and teens by providing for a special

project, gift, need, or enrichment services that would otherwise go unmet.

Marty Ewing Administrative Director

(530) 574-5049

www.yolochildrensfund.org

[email protected]

iFoster.org Helping kids in foster care reach their full

potential – supports for youth & caregivers Serving youth and young adults

16 to 24-years-old

iFoster.org

(855) 936-7837

https://www.ifoster.org/ifoster-solution/?id=jasmin

Lilliput Post Adoption Support Denise Billingsley, MSW

Post Adoption Support Supervisor

(925) 384-1650

www.WayfinderFamily.org/together [email protected]

For Frequently Asked Questions Look to CA Dept of Social Services Link: http://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/Caregiver-Advocacy-Network/FAQ

427,910 US Children in Foster Care

Child Welfare Information Gateway, Child Trends 2019



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http://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/Caregiver-Advocacy-Network/FAQ

Woodland Community College FKCE Calendar of Classes

July 2020 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Cherie Schroeder, Director WCC FKCE Program

[email protected] www.yolofostercare.com

(530) 574-1964 Cherie’s Cell

Antonio Acosta, En Español [email protected] (916) 880-6625 Antonio’s Cell

1

2 3 4 Independence

Day

5 6 7 8 CONTINUING EDUCATION

Courageous Conversations

Taking on the Challenging

Topics Noon to 1:00 pm

Via Zoom Email Cherie

for LINK

9 CONTINUING EDUCATION

RFA Policies Foster Youth

Rights Presented by CDSS

& Rochelle Trochtenberg

2 to 3:00 pm Via Zoom

Email Cherie for LINK

10 11

12 13 Pre-Approval RESOURCE FAMILY APPROVAL

Orientation

English & Spanish Classes

Resource Family

Pre-Approval Foster & Kinship Care

Zoom Series

6 to 9:00 pm Followed by T Th

Series RFA Classes 1-4

14 Pre-Approval RESOURCE FAMILY

APPROVAL

CLASS 1

Introduction to

Child Welfare Dependency &

Probation Systems


15 16 Pre-Approval

RESOURCE FAMILY APPROVAL

CLASS 2

Trauma Informed Care Grief, Loss,

Abuse, Domestic Violence & Neglect


17 18

19 20 21 Pre-Approval RESOURCE FAMILY

APPROVAL CLASS 3

Health & Education

Healthy Sexual Growth & LGBTQIA


22 23 Pre-Approval RESOURCE FAMILY

APPROVAL CLASS 4

Positive Parenting

Self-Esteem & Creating a

Safe Haven


24 25

26 27 28 CONTINUING EDUCATION

Fostering Positive RFA

Family Relationships

Presented by Dorothy Daniels

10 am to Noon Via Zoom


29 30 CONTINUING EDUCATION

Brothers & Sisters in Foster

Care - Family Relationships

Presented by Dorothy Daniels

10 am to Noon Via Zoom


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August 2020 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday




(530) 574-1964 Cherie’s Cell


1


Orientation English & Spanish

Classes

Resource Family Approval

Foster & Kinship Care Zoom Series


4 Pre-Approval


CLASS 1

Intro to Child Welfare

Dependency & Probation Systems


5 6 Pre-Approval


CLASS 2

Trauma Informed Care Grief, Loss, Abuse,

Domestic Violence & Neglect


7

8 En Español CPR & First Aid

Bldg. 100 – Rm. 101

Reservations Needed

With Antonio Acosta

[email protected]

(916) 880-6625

9


APPROVAL CLASS 3

Health & School Laws



12 Continuing Ed The First Years

Infancy & Toddlerhood Overview of Brain,

Physical & Emotional Development

Positive Parenting Strategies through a

Trauma Informed Lens

Presented by Early Childhood Educator, UCD

Hannah Minter, MA 6 to 9:00 pm

Via Zoom


APPROVAL CLASS 4

Positive Parenting

Self-Esteem & Creating

a Safe Haven


14 15

16

17 18 19 Continuing Ed The First Years Preschoolers Overview of Brain,

Physical & Emotional Development

Positive Parenting Strategies through a

Trauma Informed Lens

Presented by Early Childhood Educator, UCD

Hannah Minter, MA 6 to 9:00 pm

Via Zoom

20 Required for All

Resource Parents One Time

Mandated Child Abuse &

Neglect Reporter Training

6 to 9:00 pm Woodland Community College

2300 E Gibson Road Woodland, CA

Bldg. 100 – Rm. 101

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September 2020 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday


Cherie Schroeder,

Director WCC FKCE Program


(530) 574-1964 Cherie’s Cell

Antonio Acosta,

En Español [email protected] (916) 880-6625 Antonio’s Cell

1 2 3 Continuing Ed

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity

& Other Disorders Presented by

Lorraine Fox, PhD 6 to 9:00 pm

Via Zoom

4 Continuing Ed

Supporting Wellness &

Mental Health

Presented by Dr. Dorit Saberi Harbor UCLA

Trauma Recovery Center

9:00 am to 3:00 pm Via Zoom

5

6 GRAND-

PARENT’S DAY

7 LABOR DAY

8 9 10

11 12

13

14 Pre-Approval RESOURCE FAMILY APPROVAL


Classes

RFA Pre-Approval Foster & Kinship Care

6 to 9:00 pm


APPROVAL

CLASS 1



6 to 9:00 pm

16 Continuing Ed Therapeutic

Parenting Setting the Stage Regulation, Attunement, Positive Interventions for Healthy Transformation

Presented by AttachPlace

Therapist Ce Eschelman MFT

10 am to 12:30 pm Via Zoom


APPROVAL

CLASS 2


Abuse, D.Violence & Neglect

6 to 9:00 pm

18 Continuing Ed Therapeutic

Parenting When Caregivers

Thrive Their impact on positive change in children from difficult beginnings

Presented by AttachPlace

Therapist Ce Eschelman MFT

10 am to 12:30 pm Via Zoom

19

Español RFA Pre-Approval Series

Orientation Call Antonio Acosta @ (916) 880-6625


Español RFA CLASS 1

For More Information 6 to 9:00 pm


For More Information 6:900 pm

20 21 22 Pre-Approval RESOURCE FAMILY

APPROVAL

CLASS 3


Healthy Sexual Growth & LGBTQ

6 to 9:00 pm

23


APPROVAL

CLASS 4

Positive Parenting


Safe Haven

6 to 9:00 pm

25 26


6 to 9:00 pm


6 to 9:00 pm

27 28 29 Continuing Ed

Courageous Conversations

Black Lives Matter Positive Reflections in our Children’s Mirrors:

Self-Esteem

Tanisha Fulcher, PhD 10:30 am to Noon

Via Zoom

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October 2020 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

FOR ZOOM LOG-IN INFORMATION CONTACT


[email protected] / www.yolofostercare.com (530) 574-1964 Cherie’s Cell


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Classes


Foster & Kinship Care Zoom Series

6 to 9:00 pm

6 7 8 9 10 Pre-Approval RESOURCE FAMILY

APPROVAL

Classes 1 & 2 Intro to Child

Welfare 10:00 am to 1:00 pm

&

Trauma Informed Care

1 to 4:00 pm

11

12

13 Continuing Ed School Issues

& Concerns Overview of the

IEP process, speak to

the collaborative efforts between educators and

parents

Presented by School Psychologist,

Nick McIntosh 6 to 8:00 pm

Via Zoom

14

15 Continuing Ed Strength Based

Parenting

Presented by

Charlie Appelstein MSW Author of

No Such Thing as a Bad Kid 6 to 8:00 pm

Via Zoom

16


APPROVAL

Classes 3 & 4 Health & School

Laws 10:00 am to 1:00 pm

&

Positive Parenting Self

Esteem 1 to 4:00 pm

18 19

20 Continuing Ed School Issues

& Concerns Overview of the

IEP process, speak to

the collaborative efforts between educators and

parents

Presented by School Psychologist,

Nick McIntosh 6 to 8:00 pm

21 22 Required for All


Mandated Child Abuse & Neglect Reporter Training

Presented by Alicia Wasklewicz,

MSW / RFA Placement Supervisor

6 to 9:00 pm

23 24

25

26 27

28

29 Continuing Ed Sex Trafficking

CSEC 101 “Smoke & Mirrors”

Internet & Home Safety

Presented by Deena Graves, PhD


30 31 HALLOWEEN





November 2020 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 DAYLIGHT

SAVINGS TIME STARTS

2 3 Continuing Ed Building Your Crisis Toolkit De-Escalation &

Critical Parenting Strategies

Presented by Dayna Freier

Foster/Adoptive Mom 10:00 am to 12:30 pm

Via Zoom

4 5 6 Continuing Ed Temperament

Fit How does Your

Child’s Temperament Fit

with YOU? Presented by

Dr. Kate Messina WisdomPath

Parenting 10:00 am to 12:30 pm

Via Zoom

7

8



Classes


Foster & Kinship Care

6 to 9:00 pm


APPROVAL

CLASS 1



6 to 9:00 pm

11 VETERAN’S

DAY


APPROVAL

CLASS 2

Trauma Informed Care Grief, Loss, Abuse, Domestic. Violence

& Neglect

6 to 9:00 pm

13

14

RFA ORIENTATION EN ESPANOL

6 to 9:00 pm To Register Call Antonio Acosta

@ (916) 880-6625

Español RFA Class 1

6 to 9:00 pm


6 to 9:00 pm

15

16 VETERAN’S DAY

OBSERVED


APPROVAL

CLASS 3



6:30 to 9:30 pm Woodland Community

College 2300 E Gibson Road

Woodland, CA Bldg. 100 – Rom. 101


APPROVAL

CLASS 4

Positive Parenting Self-Esteem &

Creating a Safe Haven

6:30 to 9:30 pm Woodland Community College

2300 E Gibson Road Woodland, CA

Bldg. 100 – Rm. 101

20 21


6 to 9:00 pm


6 to 9:00 pm

22 23 24 25 26 THANKSGIVING

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Classes



6 to 9:00 pm




(530) 574-1964 Cherie’s Cell






December 2020 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday




(530) 574-1964 Cherie’s Cell

Antonio Acosta,

En Español [email protected] (916) 880-6625 Antonio’s Cell

1 Pre-Approval


CLASS 1



6 to 9:00 pm

2 Continuing Ed

Building Foster Family

Traditions Presented by

Dorothy Daniels

Foster Adopt Mom & Director of

Fostering Unity

10:30am to Noon Via Zoom

3 Pre-Approval


CLASS 2

Trauma Informed Care Grief, Loss, Abuse,

Domestic Violence & Neglect

6 to 9:00 pm

4 5

6

7


APPROVAL CLASS 3



6 to 9:00 pm

9 Continuing Ed

Holidays & Traumatized

Kids Empathy &

Understanding Go a long Way!

Presented by

Dorothy Daniels

Fostering Unity



APPROVAL CLASS 4

Positive Parenting Self-Esteem &


6 to 9:00 pm

11 12

HANUKKAH BEGINS

13

14

15 16

17 18 HANUKKAH

ENDS

19

20

21

22

23

24 KWANZAA

BEGINS

25 CHRISTMAS

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28

29

30 31 NEW YEAR’S

EVE





January 2021 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday




(530) 574-1964 Cherie’s Cell


1 NEW YEAR’S DAY

2021

2

3

4 5

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10



Classes



6 to 9:00 pm

12

13 14

15 Continuing Ed

A Perfect Brain for a Chaotic

Family Traumatized Kids

Presented by Dr. Kate Messina WisdomPath

Parenting


16 Pre-Approval

Class 1 & 2 Intro to Child Welfare

& Trauma Informed Care

10 am – 4:00 pm

17

18 MARTIN LUTHER

KINS DAY

19 20 21 22 Continuing Ed

Reparative Strategies for Traumatized

Kids Presented by Dr.

Kate Messina WisdomPath

Parenting



APPROVAL

Class 3 & 4 Health & School Laws

& Positive Parenting Self

Esteem

24

25 26

27 28 29

30





February 2021 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

GROUNDHOGS

DAY



Classes



6 to 9:00 pm

2 Pre-Approval


CLASS 1



6 to 9:00 pm

3

4 Pre-Approval


CLASS 2


Abuse, Domestic Violence & Neglect

6 to 9:00 pm

5

6 IN SPANISH

En Español CPR & First Aid

9 am to 4:00 pm Woodland Community

College 2300 E Gibson Road Bldg. 100 – Rm. 101

Reservations Needed With Antonio Acosta

[email protected]

7


APPROVAL CLASS 3



6 to 9:00 pm

LINCOLN’S BIRTHDAY

10


APPROVAL CLASS 4

Positive Parenting


Safe Haven

6 to 9:00 pm

VALENTINE’S DAY

12

13

14

15 PRESIDENT’S

DAY

16 Continuing Ed There is

No Such Thing as a

Bad Kid

Presented by



Via Zoom

17 18 Continuing Ed Making

Connections Strength Based

Parenting

Presented by



Via Zoom

19 20

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22

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25

26

27

28 FOR MORE INFORMATION



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March 2021 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 4 5 6

7



Classes



6 to 9:00 pm

10

11 12

13 Pre-Approval


& Trauma Informed

Care

10 am – 4:00 pm

14

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS

TIME

15

16 On-Going Training

Building Regulation in

Children Why is it so Important?

Presented by

Robin Chu Occupation Therapist

Growing Healthy Children

10:30 am to 12:30

Noon

17 18 On-Going Training

The Gift of Positive Adult Relationships

in the Resource Family

Presented by

Dorothy Daniels Fostering Unity, RFA Caregiver & Adoptive

Mother

10:30 am to 12:30 Noon


APPROVAL


& Positive Parenting

Self Esteem 10 am – 4:00 pm

21

22


Help & Therapies Available for our

Children Presented by

Robin Chu Occupation Therapist

Growing Healthy Children

10:30 am to 12:30

Noon

24


Brothers & Sisters in Foster Care –

Sibling Relationships

Presented by

Dorothy Daniels Fostering Unity, RFA Caregiver & Adoptive

Mother

10:30 am to 12:30 Noon

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27

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April 2021 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday




(530) 574-1964 Cherie’s Cell


1 APRIL FOOL’S DAY

2

3

4

EASTER



Classes



6 to 9:00 pm


CLASS 1


Dependency

Probation Systems

6 to 9:00 pm


CLASS 2

Trauma Informed Care Grief, Loss, Abuse & Domestic Violence,

Neglect

6 to 9:00 pm

9

10

11

12


APPROVAL CLASS 3



6 to 9:00 pm


APPROVAL CLASS 4

Positive Parenting Self-Esteem


6 to 9:00 pm

16

17

18

19

20

21 22 On-Going Training

Born for Love Attachment,

Resilience & Loss

Presented by Debra Wiegel, Family Therapist

6 to 8:00 pm

23

24

25 26 Spring Break

27

28


Resilience Putting the Pieces of

a Child Back Together

Presented by Debra Wiegel, Family Therapist

30




6 to 8:00 pm


May 2021 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday




(530) 574-1964 Cherie’s Cell


1

2



Classes



6 to 9:00 pm

4 5 6 7 8 Pre-Approval


& Trauma Informed

Care

10 am – 4:00 pm

9 MOTHER’S

DAY

10 11

12 Continuing Ed There is No

Such Thing as a Bad Kid

Behavior Mgt Strategies

Presented by

Charlie Appelstein

MSW & Renowned Speaker & Author

6 to 8:00 pm

Via Zoom

13 Required for All


Mandated Child Abuse & Neglect Reporter Training

Presented by Alicia Wasklewicz, MSW RFA & Placement

Supervisor

6 to 9:00 pm


APPROVAL


& Positive Parenting

Self Esteem 10 am – 4:00 pm

16 17 18 19 Continuing Ed There is No

Such Thing as a Bad Kid

Behavior Mgt Strategies

Presented by

Charlie Appelstein

MSW & Renowned Speaker & Author

6 to 8:00 pm

Via Zoom

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MEMORIAL DAY

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June 2021 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday


CLASS 1



6 to 9:00 pm


CLASS 2

Trauma Informed Care Grief, Loss, Abuse & Domestic Violence,

Neglect

6 to 9:00 pm

4 5 IN SPANISH

En Español CPR & First Aid

9 am to 4:00 pm

Reservations Needed With Antonio Acosta

[email protected]

6 7


APPROVAL CLASS 3



6 to 9:00 pm Woodland Community College


APPROVAL CLASS 4

Positive Parenting Self-Esteem


6 to 9:00 pm

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12

13

14

FLAG DAY

15

16 17

18

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FATHER’S DAY

21 22 23 24 25 26

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