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Investigators have seen a massive surge in the number of cases involving youth being threatened and coerced by adults into sending explicit images online or via social media. This is a crime called sextortion, punishable under federal and state laws. Sextortion can begin on any computer site, social media site, app, or game where people meet and communicate. Often used by traffickers, this crime starts when young people believe they are communicating with someone their own age who is interested in a relationship or offering something of value. In these cases, the criminal claims that they already have a revealing picture or video of a child that they will share if the victim does not send more.The adult will use threats, gifts, money, flattery, lies, or other methods to get a young person to send an image. After the criminal has one or more videos or pictures, they threaten to publish that content, or they threaten violence, to get the victim to comply with their demands. The shame, fear, and confusion children feel can prevent them from asking for help or reporting the abuse. This program will help caregivers and others with youth to understand how the crime occurs and how to openly discuss online safety with their children.
1.5 Hours
A general, informative, and educational presentation to support the previous learning of caregivers who are providing care for a child with a tracheostomy. Includes informative video.
0.5 Hours
A general, informative, and educational presentation to support the previous learning of caregivers who are providing care for a child with a tube feeding. Includes informative video.
0.5 Hours
Youth often struggle with finances. They struggle because of their past trauma or guidance. Foster parents are encouraged to learn how to help youth make responsible financial decisions. Ian walks the participants through the importance of having healthy financial talks with youth.
1.0 Hour
Substance use and human trafficking occur together very often. Traffickers use drugs and alcohol to groom, lure, manipulate, and control the people they are trafficking. Victims and survivors who are substance dependent are targeted by traffickers because of this vulnerability. How can those who work with adults or youth who are sex and labor trafficked understand how to best support survivors who have substance use disorders? What do substance use disorder professionals need to know about human trafficking? How can we all do more to understand the intersection of substance use and trauma and how this can impact survivors over the short and long terms?
1.0 Hour
Participants will be given a comprehensive overview of the key issues in adolescent development, will be taught the basics of common psychiatric diagnoses in childhood and adolescence, and learn how their values, attitudes and interactions with teens can have meaningful impacts on the overall well-being of the young people in their lives.
1.0 Hour
This presentation is on the impact sleep has on child development, why sleep does not occur in children, medical red flags, and sleep deprivation impact on the ability to learn.
1.0 Hour
This presentation will cover basic emotional and behavioral trauma reactions, as well as simple coping skills that can be used to help manage these reactions in the children we work with. Focus will be on skills that can be easily implemented 'in the field' with little to no prep or supplies needed. Techniques for both children and adolescents will be covered, as well as a component on coping and self-care for the vicarious trauma often experienced by child welfare professionals.
1.0 Hour
This course is a high level overview of the protective factors with focus on making them "come alive" for the audience.
1.0 Hour
Foster Parents and Staff will learn the diagnostic procedures for aggression in children and youth. They will gain a knowledge of the role of psychosocial therapies and current medications to manage aggression and disruptive behavior. They will also learn the risks associated with medications used to treat aggression.
1.0 Hour
As the prevalence of Autism continues to rise across our nation, now up to 1 in 44 children, more families are caring for children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Historically, children with ASD have been served using Applied Behavior Analysis, focusing on reducing problem behaviors and teaching skills. While this approach is effective, it does not take into consideration the relationship and connection that is so critical to our children’s growth and development. This session discusses the utilization of Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) with children with ASD and share how impactful this approach is using Connecting, Empowering, and Correcting Principles.
1.0 Hour
The presentation discusses several of today’s most popular technology platforms for youth and how to connect and protect them while accessing these platforms. The audience will learn the necessity of today’s technology, interventions and strategies to build safe boundaries while also maintaining connection with teens, safeguards for the most popular platforms and how to access them, and how to determine healthy and unhealthy relationships with technology.
1.0 Hour
Nevada's Just in Time Training is a web based service program designed to connect foster parents, kinship or other caregivers with training, peer experts and other resources. Questions are answered and practical solutions to care for children are discussed - all from the comfort of your home or office.