The fourth Association of Regional Center Agencies (ARCA) employment and housing conference will center around collaboration and working together towards a positive future. The conference is scheduled for September 18 and 19, 2012.
The Child Care Resource Center has a new learning opportunity - a 10-session parenting skills series. The sessions teach effective parenting skills to improve parents' relationships with their children (birth to 6 years of age) and to grow as a family. In this in-depth and interactive 10-week series, the sessions will explore topics from stress management and child development to active listening and setting limits. Interested participants may join for one, two or all 10 sessions. There is no set starting date.
Children's Institute, Inc. presents a free Baby and Me Group. The 20-session class is geared for caregivers with infants and toddlers (up to 3 years old). Families will sing songs, play instruments and meet other caregivers and babies. The classes start on January 23, 2012.
This workshop helps parents with children age 5 and under learn how to understand your partner better and be a better role model for your children.
Joey Travolta's Inclusion Films upcoming 20-week filmmaking workshop will run Monday to Friday from March 12 to July 27, 2012. The program will take participatns through the process of making a short film, from pre- to post-production, using a working hollywood film production as the lesson plan. Students will work along actual production crew and gain hands-on experience leading to possible employment in the film industry.
“Get Unplugged” and Get Reconnected with Life
Is your child/teen’s life controlled by the Internet and electronic entertainment? This session will teach you how to understand these activities can damage healthy brain development. Learn the signs of internet and electronic addiction and learn what you can do to free your child/teen from the Internet and electronic entertainment addiction. The presentation is scheduled for June 2, 2012.
This three-hour workshop introduces DIR®/Floortime and describes the six functional emotional developmental milestones as well as the overall DIR® framework. This workshop is scheduled for May 26, 2012.
Healthcare laws and regulations are changing so rapidly. This is a great opportunity to get straightforward, understandable information that will explain how the changes will affect you and your family. The presentation is scheduled for June 2, 2012.
This 10-session course will help women to learn a philosophy and practice of parenting that is based on empathy and compassion. It will provide the opportunity for mothers to receive support from other women who have experienced violence. The series starts May 30, 2012.
PCDA presents a monthly free one-hour parent workshop featuring guest speakers on hot topics in child development, as well as practical tools and tips.. Offered monthlyon the last Tuesday of the month from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
This program will provide your child, between the ages of 10-17, a platform to explore their emotions and express them amongst their peers in a creative, unique and individual way. Paired with theater, music, dance and art, your child will be encouraged to discover what makes them unique and an individual. The program runs weekday mornings from July 30 to August 10, 2012.
At this introductory level workshop participants will learn to identify roots of challenging behaviors, develop strategies for coaching adults and children through difficult behaviors, and discover how to successfully implement limit setting and positive discipline. The workshop is scheduled for May 31, 2012.
Disability Rights California is providing a networking and information exchange opportunity for advocates, people with disabilities, service providers, parents of children with disabilities and community leaders interested in improving life for Latinos with disabilities. This first conference will offer workshops and information exchange about key topics, such as mental health, benefits, advocacy skills, employment, housing, special education and voting rights. The conference is scheduled for June 23, 2012.
Children's Institute, Inc. presents The Incredible Years Baby Group that will teach parents how to sooth their baby, establish routines, about baby development, how to understand their baby, increase bonding and the joy of parenting, and give their baby a head start for preschool. The 10-week group starts on April 5, 2012.
Children’s Institute, Inc. presents its Incredible Years Program, which is focused on building positive parent‐child relationships. Incredible Years (IY) teaches evidence‐based parenting skills to help manage children’s behavioral problems. This program also includes Social Skills training utilizing two components: “Dinosaur School” for children ages 4‐8, and “Right Choices Life Success Skills” for children ages 9‐12. The next 20-week sessions starts on April 3, 2012.
The SEEDS Program (Strategies for Enhancing Early Development Success) is a 20-week program that is free for eligible families, involves both the parent and the child, and includes a parent education and advocacy group, a parenting skills group and a parent-child music and play group.
When a young person with a disability finishes high school and enters adulthood, there can be a dramatic shift in needs, available supports, and sources of funding. This workshop will focus on helping the young adult and their family to navigate this process. Activities for teens will help identify interests and goals, including what types of work or schooling they want to pursue, where they want to live, adult relationships, health and self-care, safety in the community, mobility, money, use of free time, and self-advocacy.Teens are invited to attend with their parents. The training is scheduled for June 2, 2012.
Topics vary for the lecture series but focus on the area of autism. All are welcome. Lectures are held on the 1st (or 2nd) Friday each month and are free and open to the public. No reservations are needed. Click onto the detail page for more information about the speakers and topics.