GET REAL TEEN GROUP- AGES 13-19: Vaping, Mental Health and Marijuana Use
2024-06-20 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) | https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIpde6spzIvH9xTbP_jEJ8iYchi7Rgy2t5i
“Youth use for marijuana continues to rise. Let’s Be Clear GA strives to educate people on the harms of marijuana. This presentation will cover a broad overview of marijuana and tobacco use and their harms on people’s bodies, especially teens.”

This group is for Teens ONLY.

Presented by: Aubrie Pankau, GMA

Virtual Regional Training: Mental Health & Trauma, The Rise of Anxiety
2024-06-25 19:00 - 20:00 | https://gacrs.org/courses/virtual-regional-training-mental-health-trauma-the-rise-of-anxiety/
Learn more about anxiety in children and teens from signs, symptoms and defining the various types. Partcipants will discuss treatment modalities and the impact of children. Resources will be provided on how to parent a child with anxiety-related behaviors.
Presented by: Tina Neese, Ed.D., LPC

Cafe Chats: A Virtual Parent to Parent Support Group: JUNE 2024
2024-06-27 19:00 - 20:00 | https://gacrs.org/courses/cafe-chats-a-virtual-parent-to-parent-support-group-june-2024/
Join GACRS for a monthly virtual adoption support group- Café Chats. This event 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 to share your experiences, what’s in your heart, the challenges, and the success of parenting an adopted child or children. Please see the event calendar for specific dates of each Café Chat- An Adoption Support Event.
Lead by: Cathy P. Burks

Webinar: The Changing Landscape of Marijuana
2024-07-08 19:00 - 20:00 | https://gacrs.org/courses/webinar-the-changing-landscape-of-marijuana/
Have you heard of THC or CBD? These are the two most commonly known cannabinoids found in cannabis, including the marijuana and hemp plants. But what about THCA, THC-O, Delta 8, 9, 10, etc.? What are these and what are the potential harmful consequences of use? This webinar will help answer these questions and more.
Presented by:
Charlotte Smell, MS CP

Virtual Regional Training: The Dangers of Social Media Pt. 2
2024-07-09 12:00 - 13:00 | https://gacrs.org/courses/virtual-regional-training-the-dangers-of-social-media-part-2/
Description:
This training will take a closer look at the 12 most popular social media apps used by teens. The training will provide participants information on the dangers of these apps.
Presented by: Leslie Anderson, BA

Webinar: Social Media: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
2024-07-10 19:00 - 20:00 | https://gacrs.org/courses/webinar-social-media/
The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
Social media platforms have faced a range of controversies in recent years, including concerns over misinformation and data privacy. Even with those concerns, Individuals use social media to connect with one another, engage with news content, share information and entertain themselves daily. In this webinar, we’ll explore the good, the bad, and the ugly sides of social media use and how you can apply them for a healthier social media life.

Presented by: Janae Roberts, MPH, CHES

Virtual Regional Training: Life Skills & Preparation: How To Help Your Child Get Started
2024-07-16 19:00 - 20:30 | https://gacrs.org/courses/virtual-regional-training-life-skills-preparation-how-to-help-your-child-get-started-2/
Are you ready to assist your child in gaining an early advantage and establishing the foundation for the life they envision? Excited about the upcoming chapters in life but uncertain about how to guide your child toward their goals? Look no further – you’ve found the right resource! By embracing a proactive stance rather than a reactive one, your family can strive for exceptional accomplishments. Join The Bossy Educator and explore proven skills and strategies that will provide lasting benefits to future generations!
Presented by:
Tara Seals, MBA, MAED

Webinar: An Overview of Supports Available to School-Aged Youth in Foster Care
2024-07-23 12:00 - 13:00 | https://gacrs.org/courses/webinar-an-overview-of-supports-available-to-school-aged-youth-in-foster-care/
Presented by: Josette Franklin
Educational Programming, Assessment and Consultation

Cafe Chats: A Virtual Parent to Parent Support Group: JULY 2024
2024-07-25 12:00 - 13:00 | https://gacrs.org/courses/cafe-chats-a-virtual-parent-to-parent-support-group-june-2024-2/
Join GACRS for a monthly virtual adoption support group- Café Chats. This event 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 to share your experiences, what’s in your heart, the challenges, and the success of parenting an adopted child or children. Please see the event calendar for specific dates of each Café Chat- An Adoption Support Event.
Lead by: D. Suzette Brown

Parenting Time: Guardianship: Setting Limits, Positive Redirection and Building Confidence
2024-07-25 19:00 - 20:00 | https://gacrs.org/courses/parenting-time-setting-limits-positive-redirection-and-building-confidence/
Caregivers will discuss any barriers to disciplining their children, learn some new tools to helping them teach their kids positive skills that help them gain good direction in life.
Presented by: Janae Combs, MA, LPC

Webinar: PTSD
2024-08-07 19:00 - 20:00 | https://gacrs.org/courses/webinar-ptsd/
Course Overview:

What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?
Factors that may lead to PTSD
Why does PTSD develop?
Symptoms of PTSD
Effects of PTSD
Diagnosing PTSD
PTSD Assessments
Helpful therapies and success factors
Creating a supportive environment: Coping strategies

Presented by: Molly Abrokwah, Amerigroup

Webinar: Supporting Tweens & Teens as A Parent / Caregiver
2024-08-08 19:00 - 20:00 | https://gacrs.org/courses/webinar-supporting-tweens-teens-as-a-parent-caregiver/
Let’s talk about ways to communicate and connect with your tween or teenager. We will cover how to / when to connect with your children / set the stage for effective communication in this stage of their childhood. Get information on supports and strategies that may help you better connect and communicate with your tween or teen.
Presented by: Theresa Wright Johnson, CPSP, FPM.CPS, CPLC

GET REAL Teen Group: Effective Journaling the "Write" Way- For Teens ages 13-19 years old
2024-08-15 19:00 - 20:00 | https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcucuqgqjksE9xUD-XqWIgcLbb8Hn4oiz4g
The “Write” Way
Description: Journaling is a tool that can help teens understand themselves better. A form of personal expression, journaling can occur in many ways. This webinar will explore those many ways and put them to practice.

Parenting Time: Guardianship: Listening and Talking to Your Child
2024-08-20 19:00 - 20:00 | https://gacrs.org/courses/talking-to-your-child/
Help caregivers identify their strengths in communication skills with their children, learn new skills that help them build strong bonds, improve their self-esteem and learn more about them.
Presented by: Janae Combs,, MA, LPC

REAL TALK on Preparing for a new/first placement
2024-08-21 19:00 - 20:00 | https://gacrs.org/courses/first-placement/
How prepared are you for a child to join your family? Here are some things to consider before the child comes.
Presented by:
Chena Blanchard,
Come ready to share your experiences.
*All Participants should RSVP separately using their own accounts.
There is no pre-test for this training.

Cafe Chats: A Virtual Parent to Parent Support Group: August 2024
2024-08-22 12:00 - 13:00 | https://gacrs.org/courses/cafe-chats-a-virtual-parent-to-parent-support-group-aug-2024-2-2/
Join GACRS for a monthly virtual adoption support group- Café Chats. This event 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 to share your experiences, what’s in your heart, the challenges, and the success of parenting an adopted child or children. Please see the event calendar for specific dates of each Café Chat- An Adoption Support Event.
Lead by: Leslie Anderson

Virtual Regional Training: Emotional Regulation
2024-08-22 19:00 - 20:00 | https://gacrs.org/courses/virtual-regional-training-emotional-regulation-2/
In this online presentation, Kimberly Slape, Licensed Professional Counselor, will discuss what emotional regulation means, and the importance of learning about emotional management. The discussion will also revolve around understanding why helping kids who are adopted or fostered with emotional coping skills is of utmost importance. Finally, interventions for what you as parents and/or caregivers can do to help the children and adolescents in your home learn and work towards mastering emotional control will be discussed.
Presented by: Kimberly Slape, LPC
*Please take the pre test prior to the training beginning.

Webinar: TAGS-BRAVE presents: Navigating Grief: Supporting Families Through Loss in Adoption and Guardianship
2024-09-04 19:00 - 20:00 | https://gacrs.org/courses/webinar-navigating-grief-supporting-families-through-loss-in-adoption-and-guardianship-tags-brave/
In this session, we will explore the unique experiences of grief and loss that can arise within adoptive, foster, and guardian families. Participants will gain insight into how these emotions manifest and learn practical strategies for supporting both children and adults through these challenging experiences. This training aims to equip caregivers with the tools they need to foster resilience and healing within their families.
Facilitator: Sharilee Benjamin

Virtual Regional Training: “Help! The children are destroying the house”
2024-09-11 18:00 - 19:00 | https://gacrs.org/courses/virtual-regional-training-help-the-children-are-destroying-the-house/
“Help! The children are destroying the house.”
(A quick look into behavior management for foster parents)
Bio:
Katorah Garrett has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and over 13 years of experience working with children and families in foster care. She is deeply committed to serving families in the community and providing them with the resources and training they need to serve Georgia’s most vulnerable children.

GET REAL TEEN GROUP- Vaping, Mental Health and Marijuana Use Part 2
2024-09-12 19:00 - 20:00 | https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqdu-vrDguHtFnVIWd-O9MtzdshGkuHw2t
With youth marijuana and tobacco use on the rise, it is important to have all the facts on how it can harm your mental health, brain, and body. Let’s Be Clear GA wants to help teens learn more about the misconceptions about mairjuana and tobacco, especially when it comes to vaping and dabbing.
Presented by: Auburie Pankau, GMA

Virtual Regional Training: Calming the Highly Sensitive Child
2024-09-16 12:00 - 13:00 | https://gacrs.org/courses/virtual-regional-training-calming-the-highly-sensitive-child/
This training will discuss calming techniques when parenting a highly sensitive child. It will also give parents tips on how to identify their child’s emotional triggers.”

Presented by:
Natasha Hope-Moriaty, LMSW

Parenting Time: Guardianship: My Trauma-Informed care matters
2024-09-17 19:00 - 20:00 | https://gacrs.org/courses/my-trauma/
Learn how toxic stress and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) impact health and outcomes. Discuss trauma and disproportionality. Understand how trauma affects children, adults, caregivers, and child welfare professionals.
Discuss practical strategies for applying trauma-informed knowledge and care.
Presented by:
Janaea Combs, MA,LPC

Webinar: Screen Time addiction and Intervention
2024-09-18 19:00 - 20:00 | https://gacrs.org/courses/webinar-screen-time-addiction-and-intervention/
“One hundred and thirty-six days. According to the CDC, children ages 11-14 spend an average of 9 hours a day in front of a screen. That totals to 136 days in a year, nearly half a year, that is being spent in front of a screen. Learn more on Screen Time Addiction & Intervention—particularly what can we do as parents.”
Presented by: Natasha Moriarty, LMSW

Webinar: Commercial Sexual Exploitation in Children
2024-09-19 12:00 - 13:00 | https://gacrs.org/courses/webinar-sexual-exploitation/
This presentation outlines the signs of and prevalence of trafficked youth.
Presented by: Molly Abrokwah, Amerigroup

REAL TALK on Candid conversation about supporting the goal of reunification
2024-09-19 19:00 - 20:00 | https://gacrs.org/courses/goal-of-reunification/
Fostering is supposed to be temporary and the emotional bonds that are created can be long lasting. Let’s talk about barriers and tactics when it comes to supporting your child in being reunited with his/her birth family.
Presented by:
Chena Blanchard,
Come ready to share your experiences.
*All Participants should RSVP separately using their own accounts.
There is no pre-test for this training.

Virtual Regional Training: Identity Formations in Adoption
2024-09-24 19:00 - 20:30 | https://gacrs.org/courses/virtual-regional-training-identity-formations-in-adoption/
Having a healthy identity is critical for children and young adults in their overall growth and development, it is even more important for adoptees.
Identity formation for adoptees is a complex process that involves reflecting on their adoption experience and integrating it into a personal narrative. Adoptees must consider what being adopted means to them within their family’s sociocultural context and answer the question “who am I?” in relation to different aspects of life.
This process can be complicated because adoptees may not have easy access to information or people who can answer their questions. It is essential that parents, adults and caretakers realize and recognize these unique challenges.
Presented by:
Liz Gallaspy, LMSW TAC Trainer/Coordinator
CWTC/PE Instructional Coordinator

Cafe Chats: A Virtual Parent to Parent Support Group: September 2024
2024-09-26 12:00 - 13:00 | https://gacrs.org/courses/cafe-chats-a-virtual-parent-to-parent-support-group-sept-2024/
Join GACRS for a monthly virtual adoption support group- Café Chats. This event 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 to share your experiences, what’s in your heart, the challenges, and the success of parenting an adopted child or children. Please see the event calendar for specific dates of each Café Chat- An Adoption Support Event.
Lead by: Cathy Burks

Virtual Regional Training: Mental Health & Trauma, The Rise of Anxiety
2024-10-09 12:00 - 13:00 | Region 1, Atlanta, GA, United States
Learn more about anxiety in children and teens from signs, symptoms and defining the various types. Participants will discuss treatment modalities and the impact of anxiety on children. Resources will be provided on how to parent a child with anxiety-related issues.
Presented by: Tina Neese, Ed.D., LPC

Webinar: Empowering your Teen: Strategies to Build their Emotional Well-Being during Challenging Times
2024-10-10 19:00 - 20:00 | https://gacrs.org/courses/webinar-empowering-your-teen-strategies-to-build-their-emotional-well-being-during-challenging-times/
It can be stressful to be a teenager in today’s society. Young people are facing pressures from social media, peer influence, identity development, mental health challenges, and more. Join this session to learn some tips to help you identify what is going on with your teenager and how to help them navigate that rollercoaster.

REAL TALK on Recognizing and dealing with grief after a child leaves your home
2024-10-16 19:00 - 20:00 | https://gacrs.org/courses/goal-of-reunification-2/
Let’s talk about indicators of grief and how to deal with grief.
Presented by:
Chena Blanchard,
Come ready to share your experiences.
*All Participants should RSVP separately using their own accounts.
There is no pre-test for this training.
