Saturday, Sept 13th
9 AM to 1 PM
Place:
Los Altos Lutheran Church
460 S. El Monte Ave,
Los Altos, CA 94022
(See Directions)
Cost: $20/Person $30/Couple
FREE to Help One Child network families
and volunteers. Scholarships available.
Mid-morning break with snack provided.
Childcare is available upon advance notice ($10/child). Structured activities
will be provided for the children. Space limited - reserve early!
For More Information
contact Judy Holmes:
650-917-1210 or jholmes@helponechild.org
Download the Event Brochure/Registration Form
Send Registration form and check payable to:
Help One Child
858 University Avenue
Los Altos, CA 94024
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A Seminar with
Don Williams, PsyD
Linda Ikeda, RN, MFT
Lois Raap, MA Ed, JD
Toolbox for Foster Parents
Saturday, Sept 13th 9 AM - 1 PM
sponsored by Help One Child
Sign up online or download an Event Brochure/Registration Form and sign up by mail!
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Have you ever wished foster children came with a parenting manual?
What about the added mystery of raising a child in the maze of foster care systems?
Help One Child presents a morning with the experts. Each speaker will share their expertise in key areas of concern and conclude with time for Q&A!
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Dealing with Oppositional Behavior Don Williams, PsyD
Dr Don Williams will teach parenting techniques for dealing with defiant behavior,
including self-regulation for parent and child as well as provide insight into the
traumatized nervous system.
Dr. Don Williams is a leading Bay Area psychologist who specializes in Attachment Disorder and oppositional behaviors. He helped found Help One Child's monthly parent support group, the Parent Child Connection, in 1999 and has provided guidance and training since then. His
extensive experience with parents and children in the area of attachment and bonding spans the last 15 years. Dr. Williams' methods focus on helping parents learn how to regulate their own emotions and behaviors in order to best help the child learn self-regulation. |
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Building Skills for Grief and Growth Linda M. Ikeda, RN, MFT
Linda Ikeda will present skills that will assist foster parents with dealing with feelings of loss when a child returns to their birth family as well as helping a child cope with their own grief. She will also address topics related to blending birth and foster/adoptive children. Linda will cover how to validate the children's needs while still managing difficult emotions and behaviors.
Linda Ikeda is a leading Bay Area therapist who specializes in the treatment of Attachment Disorder and oppositional behaviors. She has traveled multiple times to Romania, Nepal and Uganda to train others working with attachment challenged children and has been a presenter at ATTACh, an international organization of professionals and parents. Her methods focus on the underlying theory of attachment and practical applications for parents to use with their children. She is a facilitator for the Parent Child Connection support group with Help One Child. |
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Navigating the System for Rights and Services Lois Raap, MA Ed, JD
Lois Raap will talk about how to obtain and coordinate services for foster children with special needs, including systems such as schools, mental health and the Adoption Assistance Program (AAP).
Lois Raap is a senior attorney for Legal Advocates for Permanent Parenitng (LAPP) and has taught hundreds how to advocate for appropriate education plans (IEPs) in schools, receive needed mental health services and obtain court orders. Over the last 30 years, Lois and her
husband Peter, have raised many children~adopted, biological, those in guardianship, in long-term and short-term foster care, and many with life-threatening illnesses. In 2007, the Casey Family Programs honored Lois as a recipient of the Ruth Massinga Foster Parent of the Year Award. |
Sign up online or download an Event Brochure/Registration Form and sign up by mail!
| Toolbox for Foster Parents- Single Attendee |
$20 |
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| Toolbox for Foster Parents - Couple |
$30 |
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| Childcare - Call Judy at (650) 917-1210 to check availability. Click "Add to Cart" then "Continue Shopping" for each additional child. |
$10/child |
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| 4 CEUs (Approval PCE# 3353) |
$20 |
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If you are registering for more than one person, please click the link to "Continue Shopping" and add additional attendees.
Interested in joining our network? Know an existing or prospective foster parent?
Attend a ministry orientation and benefit from our services! |
Thursday, Sept. 4, 7-9 PM
Conference Room
Holy Family Parish
4848 Pearl Rd.
San Jose
Sunday, Sept. 7, 1:30-2:30 PM
Parish Hall
St Francis of Assisi
1425 Bay Rd.
East Palo Alto |
Wednesday, Sept. 17, 7-9 PM
Room A-1
Union Presbyterian Church
858 University Ave.
Los Altos
Wednesday, Sept. 24, 7-9 PM
Fireside Hall
Trinity Presbyterian Church
1106 Alameda de las Pulgas
San Carlos |
Map:
Los Altos Lutheran Church 460 S. El Monte Ave, Los Altos, CA 94022
From Hwy 280:
Exit El Monte Ave East
Continue on El Monte Ave
At the sixth stoplight, turn left on Cuesta
Immediate right into parking lot
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