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Up to 80% of Arizona's children in foster care were removed due to neglect. Neglect can lead to under-development of critical areas of the brain that allow humans to self-regulate and appropriately tolerate and respond to touch or sounds. In this class we'll explore what sensory processing or sensory integration problems look and feel like, learn a variety of activities and tools that can be utilized at home to meet the child's sensory needs and we'll make a weighted stuffed…
Find out more »September 2017
A wide variety of parenting styles are effective when we are parenting children without trauma because we have an established relationship with them, they have experienced healthy brain development, and they trust the world. The way you have parented before isn’t wrong, it works for most kids, but it usually isn’t effective for kids that have experienced trauma. For many kids in foster care, their brains are wired for fear, shame, or getting their needs met through negative behaviors. In…
Find out more »In this class, we will focus on understanding our own responses to behavior and practice understanding how children with complex trauma “can’t” behave the way we want them to. We will continue to focus on the way children’s brains have been impacted by trauma, the “why” behind their behaviors, and practice the set of shaping behavior techniques that you’ll find far more effective! Non-HRT Families: $15 per person/$20 per couple You must attend Part 1 in order to attend Part…
Find out more »Welcome to the PS-MAPP GROUP Preparation and Selection Program Credit Hours: 3
Find out more »Where the MAPP Leads: A Foster Care and Adoption Experience Credit Hours: 3
Find out more »Losses and Gains: The Need to Be a Loss Expert Credit Hours: 3
Find out more »Helping Children With Attachments Credit Hours: 3
Find out more »Helping Children Learn to Manage Their Behaviors Credit Hours: 3
Find out more »Helping Children with Birth Family Connections/ Sharing Parenting in Foster Care Credit Hours: 3
Find out more »October 2017
Gains and Losses: Helping Children Leave Foster Care Credit Hours: 3
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