Tagged With "vocational skills training"
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A Guide to Providing Telehealth During the COVID-19 Crisis
Many of us in the mental health field are being thrust into unfamiliar territory as clinicians in the midst of the COVID-19 response. We either risk personal health (and the health of our clients) by seeing people in person, or needing to utilize technologies that we may be unfamiliar with. Further, those technologies have fluid legal/ethical standards (and is even more fluid at present to accommodate the pandemic), and which require different skill sets that in-person therapy. I am...
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A Trauma-Informed Approach to Supporting Families Impacted by Addiction
RFQ ANNOUNCEMENT: Celebrating Families! California Expansion Project Update: Due to the expanding ACEs response in California, and subsequent interest in Celebrating Families! we are extending the due date for proposals to May 24 th. Invitation to Expand Celebrating Families!™ Statewide The California State Office of Child Abuse Prevention (OCAP) recognizing the effectiveness of Celebrating Families! (CF!), has awarded Prevention Partnership International (PPI) a $100,000, 2-year challenge...
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ACEs & Resiliency Master Trainer Program - Apply Today
ACEs & Resiliency Fellowship Master Trainer Program Sonoma County ACEs Connection received a grant from the Health Federation of Philadelphia to establish the Master Trainer program. Program This Master Trainer Program is designed to build a group of local experts on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) and resilience science. Learn to promote understanding and how to apply the science to improve health and well being across the lifespan. Application Click here for your application (PDF)...
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ACEs Connection Network and The Kennedy Forum host pre-premiere of the documentary "Paper Tigers"
Please read article below by ACEs Connection staff member, Elizabeth Prewitt, about the screening of Paper Tigers as we in Yolo plan for a screening of the documentary this Fall! - Gail When I heard this vignette, I realized the full potential...
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ACEs Connection Webinar: The trauma toll on pediatric immigrants, refugees and their families
ACEs Connection Webinar: The trauma toll on pediatric immigrants, refugees and their families You’ll receive tips for health care providers in pediatric settings and beyond When: Friday, Dec. 14, 2018, 10:30-11:30 am Pacific Time/1:30-2:30 Eastern Time Please register here for this webinar. Our speakers include: Dr. Heyman Oo , MD MPH is a primary care pediatrician in Marin County and an Associate Physician/Clinical Instructor for the General Pediatrics Department at Zuckerberg San Francisco...
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Community advocates and Bay Area county health agencies work together on trauma-informed systems change
The talk around the table is not what one might expect when community advocates begin a meeting with county health officials. “I went into this [work] through my own lived experience of trauma and family addiction,” said Toni DeMarco, the deputy director of children’s services for San Mateo County Health System. Rocsana Enriquez, who teaches yoga to teens in juvenile hall in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties and in high schools for the Palo Alto-based Art of Yoga Project , chimed in. “I’m...
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Community Meeting and Presentation Notes: Feb 24, 2016
(The community meeting notes, below, are also attached.) Yolo County Health & Human Services Agency, Walker Room 137 N. Cottonwood St, Woodland, CA 95695 AGENDA Welcome - Gail, Julie - Mindfulness Moment, Tracy Introduction of all present. Cards for new members, sign in sheet. History/Overview of YRN started in probation with collaboration in community. Jane Stevens lives in our community and is founder of ACEsConnection.com, organization to help build collaboration and share...
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CYW releases "Children Can Thrive: A Vision for California's Response to ACEs"
The Center for Youth Wellness released a new report “Children Can Thrive: A Vision for California’s Response to ACEs”. This report is a follow up to last November’s Children Can Thrive Summit. ...
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Developing a kinder relationship with yourself: A Course
One of the ways to combat the effects of Vicarious Trauma is conscious self-care. An organization called Compassion Habit offers an 8 session course on developing self-compassion for $395.
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Building on Scaffolds of Hope and Strength: Washington MARC Update
Participants in the Community Conversation on Resilience and Equity in Whatcom County, WA, form a human pulse. ________________________ Teri Barila, director of the Children’s Resilience Initiative (CRI), figured few people would venture to Walla Walla to learn about brain science, self-regulation and resilience. She was wrong. A June 2016 conference, “Beyond Paper Tigers,” drew 250 people—some from as far away as Texas, New Mexico and Tennessee—to sessions on “Why Brain Science Matters,”...
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Do you live in Arizona, Hawaii, California, Nevada or the US Pacific Islands? Come to our no-cost mental and school mental health Winter Institute!
Do you live in Arizona, Hawaii, California, Nevada or the US Pacific Islands?If so...Check it out! 👇 NO COST. MENTAL HEALTH & SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH WORKFORCE. AMAZING FACULTY. JANUARY 14, 15, & 16th! LONG BEACH, CA. JOIN US. 🤝 👏 Learn more here: http://bit.ly/mhttc-winterinstitute-flyer Register here: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07egq2f9gaebafa6bd&llr=8wdk4ubab
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Family Hui becomes key local tool in fighting cycle of abuse [DavisEnterprise.com]
A program long used in Hawaii to strengthen families and, by extension, communities, has been making a quiet but powerful impact since its arrival in Yolo County two years ago. Family Hui (pronounced HOO-ee) brings together groups of families with young children who live in close proximity to each other. The groups meet with a trained peer leader for 12 weeks with a focus on positive parenting, child development and shared experiences. Many Huis then continue to meet — sometimes for many...
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February Yolo ACEs Mtg - Summary Notes
Hi all- See below and attached for a summary of our February meeting that Anna Sutton compiled at the Feb. 20th Yolo ACEs meeting. We look forward to seeing you THIS FRIDAY, March 20th from 12-1:30pm at our March meeting . Stay...
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First ‘100 Men Who Give a Damn’ gathering raises $5,900 [Daily Democrat]
By Hans Peter, hpeter@dailydemocrat.com Skip the doilies, speeches and jazz combos — all this fundraising effort needs is beer and checkbooks. The debut “100 Men Who Give a Damn About Yolo County” fundraiser kicked off at Blue Note Brewery in Woodland on Wednesday; sure enough several men in the community appeared to give their damns — in the form of $5,900 — to a local nonprofit. Based on other successful groups including Davis’ “100 Women Who Care,” the fundraiser is based on efficiency...
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YRN Steering Committee Meeting Notes, March 10, 2016
YRN Steering Committee First Five Woodland, CA Notes Attending: Tracy, Anna, Julie, Regan, Jessica, Emily Kochly Alice Magnusson ( alice.magnusson@ycoe.org ), Alison ( Alison.book@yolocounty.org ), Trisha Luciano, Public Defenders office Juvenile court ( trisha.luciano@yolocounty.org ), Mindfulness Moment – Recap/Debrief February Community Meeting – Trauma informed – what does that mean? If using that term how can we have an oversight or criteria for using term. Plan – research and discuss...
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YRN Steering Committee Notes Dec 10, 2015
Here are our steering committee notes for December 10, 2015. They're also attached. Introductions & Announcement - Several new members / guest - Tara Thronson, Works with Don Saylor Sara Gavin, CommuniCare Robb Davis - mayor pro-tem Davis 2. YRN website - Gail Reconfiguration of website, ongoing changes, not quite done. Want to add - logo Groups change sunflower to logo Post - at bottom of each post can can like and share on facebook / twitter / google. Can email to someone...
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Navigator Training Academy!
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Summer Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Orientation & Classes
Orientation Class Thursday, July 7 , 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sutter Health University, 2700 Gateway Oaks, Suite 2600, Sacramento We welcome you to attend the orientation, free of charge, just to check it out. It's a very good way to get to know more. Please do RSVP, however, so we know to expect you. Email - stressreductionprograms@gmail.com Summer Class Thursdays, July 7 - Sept. 1 , 6:30-8:30pm Retreat: Sunday, Aug. 21 , 9:30-4:30 Location: Sutter Health University, 2700 Gateway Oaks, Suite 2600,...
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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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TRAINING: Free Maternal and Adv Perinatal Mental Health Training in May
There are still spots available for the 5/10 Maternal Mental Health (MMH) Training which is designed for front line staff who are not licensed clinicians or healthcare providers. It is also ideal for anyone who wants an all day MMH 101. Tegwin Millard’s training is wonderful, and she weaves in ACEs and trauma informed principals throughout. This FREE training includes lunch and is being hosted by Dignity Health in Woodland. Additionally, there are also still spots for the 5/13 Advanced...
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TRAINING: Integrating Maternal Mental Health Education, Screening, and Referral into Your Clinic
These trainings are for clinical and non-clinical staff serving perinatal women and their families in Yolo County and surrounding communities. May 2nd , 9 AM - 5 PM Woodland Health Care Medical Office Building in Woodland May 10th , 9 AM - 5 PM Woodland Memorial Hospital in Woodland. Please see the attached flyer for more information and to register.
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FREE training on Restorative Justice Conference Facilitation
Join us for a comprehensive training on the skills, tools of Restorative Justice Conference facilitation Saturday, August 25th 2018 9:00am-3:00pm Redwood Building 1001 Anderson Road, Davis RSVP is required; Workshop is Free For more information or to reserve your space, contact -programs@yolocrc.org or (530) 564-2324.
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Happiness as a Skill: A Different Narrative
This is a FREE class promoted by The Happy Neighborhood Project. They are helping people learn that happiness is a skill not just an emotion. Edwin Edebiri will present ways to raise your happiness level through practice, even when life throws you curve balls. The Yolo County Library is hosting this class on 4 dates at 2 different locations (Davis and West Sacramento) . Please see the attached flyer for more information. Registration is required: www.hnpabc.com/class
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Help plan how MHSA funds are allocated in Yolo County
Yolo County Health and Human Services (HHSA) invites the public to participate in the community planning process to inform how the county should use the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) resources allocated each year to Yolo County. Yolo County HHSA uses MHSA funds to expand and enhance the mental health system of care throughout the county and are inclusive of Full Service Partnership, Prevention, Access and Linkage, Early Intervention, and Outreach. We encourage broad support and feedback...
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Helping Traumatized Children Learn 2: Creating and Advocating for Trauma-Sensitive Schools
I am reposting from ACEs in Education group a manual on Trauma-sensitive schools from Massachusetts. The release of Helping Traumatized Children Learn 2 represents an exciting next step in the evolution of the cultural movement to...
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Immigrant and Refugee Trainer of Trainers
Yolo County Office of Education will offer an Immigrant and Refugee Trainer of Trainers session. Read the attached flyer for more details. Tuesday, May 1, 2018 Sacramento County Office of Education Conference Center 3661 Whitehead Street, Suite 100 Mather, CA 95655 8:30am - 3:00pm $30 per person (includes training materials and lunch) Register online at https://scoegosignmeup.com course id:11021
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In ACEs Connection webinar, physicians talk trauma, offer tips for helping pediatric immigrant patients
Dr. Raul Gutierrez, a pediatrician in the San Francisco Bay Area, said he and his fellow clinicians see constant fear and its health consequences every single day among the largely immigrant and Latino population they serve. It’s all the result of anti-immigrant policies and the news cycle that feeds the fear. Dr. Raul Gutierrez “It is almost inescapable with the repercussions of immigration policy on the radio, television, social media and from friends and family,” Gutierrez told the 69...
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More COVID-19 related resources for parents and educators
Woodland Dignity Health has put together a guide for parents entitled “Emotional Health Survival Kit.” Please share the attachment with parents! Education resources, including mental health, for kids, families during coronavirus pandemic from ACEs Connection: https://www.acesconnection.com/g/yolo-county-ca-aces/blog/education-resources-including-mental-health-for-kids-families-during-coronavirus-pandemic The Creative Mom’s Guide to Learning at Home from ADDITUDE:...
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NAMI-Yolo annual fundraiser Feb 20th & NAMI-Yolo is recruiting for board of directors
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), Yolo County Opportunity: NAMI-Yolo is recruiting for board of directors. Please see the attachment for more information. Fundraiser: NAMI-Yolo is having their annual fundraiser Thursday, February 20th at the Pat Williams Mental Health Dinner. This dinner is the annual fundraiser for NAMI-Yolo and is an opportunity to raise awareness about the importance of mental health options AND amplify the voices of people experiencing mental illness. James...
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November 19, 2015 Yolo Resilience meeting notes
Yolo Resilience Network Agenda November 17, 2015 General meeting 4pm First 5, Woodland I. Introductions II. Sub-committee updates III. Schools Jessica & Karleen a. Meeting with reps from almost all Yolo School Districts. Checked in to see what they are doing, how they are implementing info from SF training. Look different at each site i. Davis Counselors to be trained by those who attended in SF. Then person at each school to take ongoing to staff mtgs Restorative...
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Preparations begin for 2018 State Legislative Sessions—Tools to help you communicate with your state legislators
With the majority of states convening legislative sessions in 2018*, now is the time to begin preparations to advance trauma-informed proposals and educate lawmakers on the impact of trauma on the health and wellbeing of their constituents. ACEs Connection Network (ACN) will be sharing tools to help in this process over the next months. Two are now available—“How to Create a Community Profile” and “Tips on How to Build Relationships with Your Legislators.” One of the most effective tools...
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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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Resilient Mindful Learner Summer Institute - For Educators. June 26, 27, & 28
Resilient Mindful Learner Summer Institute July 26, 27, & 28, 2016 Fullerton Arboretum Enhance your well-being and mindful presence Discover how to teach stress management skills to your students Help students elicit an optimal state for learning This three-day institute for educators has two aims: first, to provide stress management and mindfulness training to educators to be healthy role models for students and second, to train participants in simple stress management and attention...
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Working Towards a Truama Informed Criminal Justice System
In December of 2015 Yolo County Sheriff’s Office applied for SAMHSA’s “How Being Trauma Informed Improves Criminal Justice System Responses Train-the-Trainer” event (http://www.samhsa.gov/gains-center/trauma-training-criminal-justice-professionals). With the support of Yolo Probation, Yolo Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA), Yolo County Administrator’s Office (CAO), the Yolo County Board of Supervisors, Yolo District Attorney, Yolo Public Defender, and Municipal Police Chiefs we were...
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YBRS survey and report from Monroe County, New York
Elizabeth Meeker, an ACEs Connection member from Monroe County, New York shared that her county schools added ACEs questions to their Youth Behavioral Risk Survey (YBRS) in 2015, which is administered to students in schools. They were kind enough to share the instrument as well as a summary report of findings (both attached here). Elizabeth has indicated that she is available to answer questions that you all may have about the implementation of the survey. Thank you Elizabeth, for sharing!
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YCCA is hiring a Family Skills Facilitator (FSF)
The mission of the Yolo County Children’s Alliance (YCCA) is to assess, coordinate and act to strengthen and support the continuum of prevention and intervention services and resources for children, youth and their families. In partnership with Stanford Youth Solutions, YCCA now offers one-on-one mental health services and supports for children and youth. The Family Skills Facilitator works with youth, their families, and clinicians to develop an individualized plan focused on family...
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Yolo CASA: Good outcomes shouldn’t feel strange
This article by Tracy Fauver was originally posted in the Davis Enterprise on May 14, 2017 May is National Foster Care Awareness Month. To put this into perspective, the National Foster Care Coalition says that at any given time, there are more than 400,000 children nationally in foster care. To illustrate this, that’s almost twice the number of people who live in Yolo County and six times the size of the city of Davis. In our county alone, there are 506 children in our foster care system, a...
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Yolo Conflict Resolution Center
Community event : R e v. Kristin Stoneking, Executive Director of Fellowship of Reconciliation. When : Wednesday, October 28th Time : 7 pm-8:30 pm Where : Redwood Community Building located at 1001 Anderson Road. Davis Our...
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Treating Stress and Trauma With Mindfulness [HuffingtonPost.com]
READ TH I S FOR LOTS OF RESOURCES FOR SCHOOLS!!!! Mindfulness is a committed, concerted, targeted practice -- a life skill. While pausing for a few deep breaths may make you feel better in the moment, practicing and training regularly will allow you...
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UC Davis, Poverty Research & Policy Summit, April 22, 2016,
The Center for Poverty Research at UC Davis is one of three federally designated centers whose mission is to facilitate non-partisan academic research on poverty in the U.S., disseminate this research, and train the next generation of poverty scholars. Their research agenda includes four themed areas of focus: labor markets and poverty, children and intergenerational transmission of poverty, the non-traditional safety net, and immigration. UC Davis Poverty Research and Policy Summit- Please...
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SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE - Unstoppable: helping kids be resilient through Baptiste Yoga and mindfulness
From Gail - A few spots left so register soon! They are opening it up beyond Yolo County so please share with colleagues and sign up for this great opportunity! The Unstoppable program exists to create a resilient generation of children that use Baptiste Yoga as a life skill. This is a training for anyone who works with youth - school teachers, school counselors, aides, coaches, community center employees, police officers, etc. August 18, 2018 11:00am-7:00 pm FIT House Davis 302 G Street...
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WEBINAR: Engage in Five Days of Action to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse
DATE: Wednesday, March 4 TIME: 11:00-11:45am PT Five Days of Action is an awareness building campaign about child sexual abuse prevention, led by the YMCA Guardians for Child Protection. Learn more about this campaign and how you can join YMCAs and more than 500 participating organizations in 49 states who are taking action to make their communities safer places for kids! A free customizable kit makes planning easy. Throughout the week of April 13-17, 2020 YMCAs and youth-serving...
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RESOURCE: Community Based Family Services
Stanford Youth Solutions: Please see the attached PPT and factsheet. If you have questions, please contact Jacquenette Michael ( jmichael@youthsolutions.org ) or Nicole Romero ( nromero@youthsolutions.org ).
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RESOURCE: Overviews of some of CommuniCare’s programs
Attached please find documents with an overview of some of the CommuniCare Health Centers (CCHC) Programs. These programs are coordinated by CCHC perinatal (PN), behavioral health (BH) and health prevention and wellness (HPAW) departments.