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*All Participants must RSVP separately even if they will be watching on the same device Training will discuss the follow topics: *Strategies for Building Resiliency *Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences *Trauma– sensitive practices *Learning strategies to counteract the effects through utilizing resiliency factors Presented by: LaTanya Keaton, LPC Mental Health Therapist  

*All Participants should RSVP Separately. Improving the lives of Family, children and adolescents experiencing mental health conditions can be accomplished through advocacy at all government levels and assisted by community involvement.  Legislators are often unaware of children’s mental health issues and what families really experience.  Learning how to share you and your child’s lived experience […]

Positivity is a CHOICE! Being positive can save a person’s life while being negative and pessimistic can jeopardize a person’s life.  Positive thinking and choosing to be positive opens up the brain and create a space for safety and creativity.  There are several studies that show personality traits such as optimism and pessimism can affect many areas of our brain, […]

Join GACRS for a monthly virtual adoption support group, Café Chats. This group is for adoptive families who share one thing, the journey of adoption. And while adoption is rewarding it also has challenges. GACRS wants to provide a virtual platform for you to exchange information and learn from one another. It’s also your opportunity […]

Topics include:  An Overview of EPAC ESSA – Every Student Succeeds Act Student Support Services Documenting Our Work Education Advocacy Presented by: Makeba Dunson, M. ED Region Educator Monitor *All Participants should RSVP separately even if you will be participating on the same device.

Grief is a natural response to loss. As foster parents, you may experience grief when a child leaves your home. You may expect this loss, but may not be prepared for the feelings of grief. You may have anticipated a foster child staying with you and even becoming a permanent part of your family, but […]

This presentation will focus on how to assess the level of self-esteem in the children in your care while also providing effective interventions caregivers can  implement to help build a child’s self-worth and self-confidence. The goal is to provide information that can help children blossom into positive, self-assured children. All Participants should RSVP even if […]

This virtual training is designed to provide participants information on the dangers that social media poses to teens and young children. Part two of this training will focus on sexting and cyberbullying. Presented by: Leslie Anderson, Adoption Resource Advisor