Tagged With "Motivational Interviewing"
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Capital Public Radio interview by a psychologist who is a survivor of sexual abuse
Dear Friends, Please see the link below to my interview last Thursday on Insight with Beth Ruyak. I discuss my book The Gifts of Adversity and my experience of sexual abuse by a priest. I hope my book and interview can be a resource for you and others you know. https://www.capradio.org/news/insight/2020/04/30/local-author-carolee-tran-and-her-new-memoir-the-gifts-of-adversity/ Take good care friends and be well. Warmly, Carolee
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CalFresh Healthy Living Programs
CalFresh food benefits are available to individuals and families who have been impacted by COVID-19. CalFresh provides monthly food benefits based on household income and expenses at the time of application. Even if temporary, individuals and families who have experienced a change in their circumstances may apply for CalFresh through one of California’s 58 counties. Californian’s can visit GetCalFresh.org to apply or call 1-877-847-3663 (FOOD) to be connected to their local county social...
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Dr. John Chuck on Stress and Burnout
Kaiser Permenente doctor John Chuck is interviewed on KVIE's Studio Sacramento. He talks about how people can make changes in their overloaded lives. Talks about relationships and connecting with community (which I think is what we are trying to do at Sacramento ACEs Connection!). The overload is a phenomenon he describes as Multiple Simultaneous Conflicting Imperatives or MSCI, pronounced "messy". Click HERE to hear interview. Thank you Barbara for sending to us!
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Film ‘Resilience’ explores effects of toxic stress
Two free screenings coincide with Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month - Download the attached movie flyer. Article from The Davis Enterprise published April 15, 2019 WOODLAND — What’s predictable is preventable. This theory is behind research aimed at averting the physical effects caused by negative childhood experiences on an adult’s health. “We’d all like to think of childhood as this time of joy and innocence, but for many of us it’s just not true,” says a narrator in a newly-released...
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Five Facts About Motivation That Are Often Misunderstood
Five Facts About Motivation That Are Often Misunderstood from the Harvard Center on the Developing Child Motivation is a popular topic in early childhood development. Parents want to motivate their children to reach developmental milestones. Teachers want to motivate their students to be more productive. Program leaders want to motivate participants to remain engaged with their program. With the strong desire to understand and promote motivation, there are often misconceptions about this...
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Yolo County Child and Family Initiatives
In an effort to help us know more about the great work that is happening in Yolo County and to increase opportunities for collaboration, Natalie Audage of YCCA created a spreadsheet of Yolo County child and family initiatives. For this effort, initiatives are defined as multi-organization or agency collaboratives, meetings, or committees related to children and families in Yolo County. Natalie will revise this document on an ongoing basis. If you have any additions or changes, please let...
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Oprah to discuss ACEs and trauma on 60 Minutes this Sunday!
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THE IMPACT OF ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES
The 2016-2017 Yolo County Education and Equity Summit Series Presents:THE IMPACT OF ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES Speaker: Daniel Ewon Choe, Ph.D. DATE: November 9, 2016 TIME: 3:00pm - 4:30pm PLACE: Yolo County Of ce of Education 1280 Santa Anita Court, Ste. 120, Woodland Please register by: November 2, 2016 GO HERE to register (http://www.ycoe.org/summit-series/register) SEE ATTACHMENT FOR FULL INFORMATION
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The 'Overparenting Crisis'
And how schoo ls are handling it. Read this great NPR interview of two authors of books on this subject. One of the authors, Julie Lythcott-Haims, will be coming to Davis to speak through Davis Parent University in December....
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Toxic Stress, Behavioral Health, and the Next Major Era in Public Health by Mental Health America
To view the document, click on the following link: http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/issues/toxic-stress-behavioral-health-and-next-major-era-public-health
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FUNDRAISER: Multi-Disciplinary Interview (MDIC) Benefit Concert on 6/23
Sunday, June 23rd; 4:30-8:00pm at The Lodge at Odd Fellows Hall; 415 2nd Street; Davis, CA 95616 Please Join Us for an Evening of Music, Fun, and Good Times for a Great Cause! For more information, please see the attached flyer.
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Harvard neuroscientist: Meditation not only reduces stress, here’s how it changes your brain
Sara Lazar , a neuroscientist at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, was one of the first scientists to take the anecdotal claims about the benefits of meditation and mindfulness and test them in brain scans. What she found surprised her that meditating can literally change your brain. Read complete interview from Washington Post HERE
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How Schools Are Handling An 'Overparenting' Crisis [NPR.org]
Have you ever done your children's homework for them? Have you driven to school to drop off an assignment that they forgot? Have you done a college student's laundry? What about coming along to Junior's first job interview? These...
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PODCAST: How to Talk to Your Kids about Race & Justice (www.npr.org)
Excerpts from a recent episode of On Point on National Public Radio (NPR). Listen to the entire episode here. To listen to the entire episode of On Point radio on National Public Radio (NPR), here.
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NEW: Updated Yolo Child and Family Initiatives spreadsheet
In an effort to help us know more about the great work that is happening in Yolo County and to increase opportunities for collaboration, please find an updated version of the spreadsheet of Yolo County child and family initiatives attached below. For this effort, initiatives are defined as multi-organization or agency collaboratives, meetings, or committees related to children and families in Yolo County. If you have any changes or additions to make for the next version, please email me.
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Our Police, Ourselves
I wrote this article in Sept 2017 after attending a forum on Trauma informed law enforcement. When I send my officers out each day I say to them “Just come back alive. Make sure you come back.” (pauses) I am not sure that that should be my biggest concern but that is what I think about every day. - Police Captain at a community forum on policing I have two adult male children—brown children. When they leave the house, I say “Be careful out there. If you get stopped by an officer get down on...
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Portraits of Professional CAREgivers: Their Passion. Their Pain - FREE Screening for ACEs Connection Network!
I am excited to announce that ACEs Connection Network has partnered with the producers of the film, Portraits of Professional CAREgivers: Their Passion. Their Pain . to host a FREE SCREENING of the film for our members. If you have been t hinking of hosting a screening of CAREgivers in your community or are interested in learning more about secondary traumatic stress and what to do about it, join our ACEs Connection Network for a FREE screening of this film and a virtual chat with the...
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Presentations, tool kits
PositiveYouthJustice-YoloCounty.pptx -- Panel presentation by Karleen Jakowski and Leanna Libolt at April 5 child abuse conference in Davis. DevelopingTIOrganizationsToolKit.pdf -- Series of questions for organization that wants to become...
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Psychotherapy youth groups
Psychotherapy youth groups by HHSA, Child, Youth, and Family Branch Yolo County Health and Human Services, Child, Youth, and Family Branch is currently taking referrals for their Girls Circle group. They will also be starting another Dialectical Behavior Therapy group after this current cycle ends. Please see the attached flyers for more information. Stay tuned for information about two upcoming attachment groups for parents and young children. If you have questions, please contact the...
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Register now: Free ACEs Connection Webinar on the Human Impact of Climate Change
A year after 85 people died in the wildfire that swept through Paradise, CA, and nearby towns, one of the town’s survivors will talk about how she and others are using resilience practices in their recovery from the trauma. On Wednesday, Nov. 13, Paradise resident Kelly Doty will have a conversation with Elaine Miller-Karas, who developed the Community Resiliency Model (CRM). Doty, who lost her home in the fire, and Miller-Karas will discuss resilience education skills designed to help...
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Resilience, Development, and Covid-19 [positiveexperience.org/blog]
By Guest Author, positiveexperience.org/blog, April 13, 2020 Being in nurturing, supportive relationships are critical for children to develop into healthy, resilient adults. This concept forms the first of the 4 Building Blocks of HOPE . The first of these positive childhood experiences is having parents/caregivers who are responsive and interact warmly. Today’s blog is based on an interview with Dr. Heather Forkey and Dr. Moira Szilagyi , who will be discussing vulnerable children, the...
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RESILIENCE movie this month!
The movie Resilience: the Biology of Stress & the Science of Hope will be airing twice this month, April 24th in Woodland and April 29th in West Sacramento . Please share with your networks!! Make copies of the attached flyer and post them in your office. Help us get the word out. No registration needed. This is a 1 hour movie followed by a panel talking about local efforts.
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Resilient Yolo meeting minutes - Dec, 7, 2018
Attached are the December 2018 minutes. Topics covered; Be The One Public Awareness Campaign, RY Committee Formation, Resilient Yolo website No January 2019 meeting. February minutes will be posted soon.
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Why Yolo County is signing hundreds of college students up for food stamps [ABC 10]
DAVIS, Calif. — More than 1,000 college students have applied for food stamps in the past year and a half at UC Davis, courtesy of focused outreach efforts from both the university and Yolo County. As applications for food stamps grew by hundreds, the number of students actively seeking help grew by thousands. “The amount of students that they [UC Davis] are seeing that are homeless, that are sleeping in their cars, that are using the showers in the locker room, that are food insecure, and...
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WIOA Youth Employment Program seeking applicants for Davis, West Sacramento, and Clarksburg
WIOA is a federal employment program through the Economic Development Department (EDD) and YCCA is contracted by Yolo County HHSA to provide this program. YCCA is currently looking for qualified applicants in West Sacramento, Davis, or Clarksburg! We are happy to meet with anyone that may be interested as well as presenting to providers that may be working with individuals with the qualifying barriers. Attached is the WIOA flyer. Please contact Eric Blair at Eric.Blair@yolocounty.org or...
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RESOURCE: Theory of Change to Prevent Child Neglect
Child neglect is the most prevalent form of child maltreatment, with serious and long-term consequences. It is also the least clearly defined, understood and publicly recognized. The National Alliance of Children’s Trust & prevention funds, from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, is conducting a targeted effort to raise the visibility of this issue and expand the national conversation about preventing neglect. The work builds on the Alliance’s extensive work to promote the Protective...
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Screening of Resilience in Woodland and West Sacramento
Please join us in watching a FREE screening of the movie RESILIENCE: The Biology of Stress & The Science of Hope Following the movie, we will have a panel of experts answer your questions. Light refreshments will be provided. In honor of Child Abuse Prevention Month, Yolo County Child Abuse Prevention Council (CAPC), Resilient Yolo, and Foster & Kinship Care Education are hosting a community event to learn about community resources and how to promote resilience in children.
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Interview with Dr. Nadine Burke Harris on Weekend Edition
Listen to the interview "What Do Asthma, Heart Disease and Cancer have in Common? Maybe Childhood Trama". https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2018/01/23/578280721/what-do-asthma-heart-disease-and-cancer-have-in-common-maybe-childhood-trauma Burke Harris is the founder and CEO of the Center for Youth Wellness in San Francisco. She's spent much of her career trying to spread awareness about the dangers of childhood toxic stress. Burke Harris just released a new book, The Deepest Well: Healing the...
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The Importance of Relationships and Equity in Foster Care [positiveexperience.org]
6/29/20, positiveexperience.org Today’s post is based on an interview with Victor Sims, an active advocate for children in foster care. Victor works as a case manager supervisor at SailFuture , won a 2020 Casey Excellence for Children Award , and is an American Bar Association Reunification Hero . Please introduce yourself and your work for our blog readers. My name is Victor Sims. I’ve lived in Florida my whole life, primarily in Polk County. I have been a child welfare advocate since I was...
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OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUTH: WIOA Employment Program is seeking to enroll youth for 2020-21!
The WIOA team is in the process of gathering names of interested youth for the 2020-2021 program year! Once enrolled, most youth will be placed in a paid work experience for up to 300 hours with a local business. Training programs in select fields are also available through HHSA. Support with career readiness, interview prep, resumes, job applications, educational goals and other supportive services may be available to those that qualify. Due to lack of in person outreach at this time, word...
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TRAININGS on stress, Parent Advisory Committees, Collective Impact, Motivational Interviewing, and adolescence
Driving Out Stress: Overcoming Compassion Fatigue With Professional Resiliency on 8/13 8:30am-4:30pm on August 13 Join Dr. Roderick Logan in an intensive one-day experiential training from Arizona Trauma Institute for organizational leaders and employees to reduce stress and compassion fatigue in the workplace. This course serves to counter the impact stress and body arousal has on workplace communications and relationships. This training is also intended to improve current compassion...
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RESOURCES FOR CLIENTS: Tenant protection; YCCA FRC calendar; Waste Management job opportunities; Tuesday Table in Davis
· Extended tenant protection for COVID-10 information o The California Legislature passed AB 3088, which adds broad protections for tenants during COVID-19. Legal Services of Northern California had shared the links below to videos in English and Spanish that provide general information about the new law: § AB 3088 Tenant Relief Act 2020 English Video o AB 3088 Tenant Relief Act 2020 Spanish Video · YCCA West Sacramento Family Resource Center (FRC) September Newsletter · Waste Management is...
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WEBINARS on economic mobility, Strengthening Families, race, trauma, and mental health
Resilience Reimagined: Reshaping the Path to Equitable Economic Mobility on 10/7 9am on October 7 The widespread health and economic impacts of COVID-19 have highlighted the critical need to support vulnerable populations, many of whom are disproportionately impacted due to existing inequities. Join the Shared Value Initiative and FSG for a conversation between Shamina Singh (Mastercard), Rebecca Marmot (Unilever), and moderated by Adeeb Mahmud (FSG) to discuss the power of partnership to...
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Disproportionality and Mental Health Webinar
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RESOURCE: Family Initiatives in Yolo County
In an effort to help us all know more about the great work happening in Yolo County, we are sharing the attached spreadsheet with updated information about Yolo County child and family initiatives. This information will increase opportunities for collaboration in Yolo County. For this effort, initiatives are defined as multi-organization or agency collaboratives, meetings, or committees related to children and families in Yolo County. Thank you to all who provided the information included in...
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Job Openings at Yolo County CASA
We are currently hiring for Advocate Supervisor and Program Manager. Please see the attached job descriptions.