Trainings
This is a list of upcoming training opportunities (hosted OUTSIDE of PCJC) for our Professionals and stakeholders to utilize.
Introduction to Human Trafficking
Monday, October 23,2023 | 9:00 AM-12:30 PM
This training will explore the wide variety of exploiters including individual pimps, bottom girl pimps, gang pimps, cartel sex trafficking rings, and even family traffickers prey on unsuspecting individuals and how they are prepared to participate in a dark underground economy where they struggle to get free.
We will explore how sex selling and buying takes place and the long-term damaging effects it has on victims. We will take a look at the vulnerability of females and males, both minors and adults as well as the LBGTQI community to become victims of trafficking. We will also identify programs for the hotel, hospitality, transportation, and homeless shelter organization that may be able to assist a victim of trafficking who is seeking help.
Trauma Responsive Care Part 1
Tuesday, October 24, 2023 | 9:00 AM-12:30 PM
This workshop (part 1) covers toxic stress and trauma, understanding the mechanism fully, and the symptoms of toxic stress exposure for many of our clients and families. We cover what happens to the brains and bodies of people, especially children, that are exposed to high levels of toxic stress and how this may look, sound, and feel as they get older and come into our care.
Workshop led by Ami Davis.
Ami Davis is the Founder and CEO of The Acadami; a Development Consulting Firm dedicated to both Professional and Personal Development.
Trauma Responsive Care Part 2
Friday, October 27, 2023 | 9:00 AM-12:30 PM
Part 2 will take the understanding of part 1 and apply it to addressing those behaviors and symptoms and providing care in an understanding way that can help clients and families possibly heal and work to overcome their symptoms to gain better control over their lives and empower their own resilience.
Workshop led by Ami Davis.
Ami Davis is the Founder and CEO of The Acadami; a Development Consulting Firm dedicated to both Professional and Personal Development.
Understanding Childhood Traumatic Grief
Monday, November 6, 2023 | 10:00 AM-11:00 AM
The symptoms of childhood traumatic grief are severe, prolonged, and interfere with daily functioning. Learn to recognize the signs of traumatic grief in children with a licensed therapist, and discuss how to provide support to children who are experiencing traumatic grief in this one-hour seminar.
Susan Dannen is a Licensed Independent Social Worker with over 25 years of experience in the mental health field. Susan trained at Jane Addams College of Social Work, University of Illinois Chicago for her MSW and specializes in child and adult mental health, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, play therapy, and foster care/adoption. She is passionate about educating and supporting others to find hope and healing.
Understanding Trauma
Wednesday, November 15, 2023 | 8:00 AM-9:00 AM
Trauma is defined by the emotional and psychological effect an event has on people, and less by the event itself. Explore the science of trauma and discuss how trauma impacts physical & mental health with a licensed therapist.
About the instructor: Jaymi Dormaier is a Licensed Master Social Worker with ten years of experience in the mental health field. In Jaymi's career as a social worker and therapist she has worked with diverse populations focusing on anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, foster care, adoption, homelessness, and addiction. She is passionate about helping others live a life they love.
Discrimination, Fear, and Mental Health in LGBTQIA+ Communities
Wednesday, November 15, 2023 | 10:00 AM-11:00 AM
LGBTQIA+ adults are three times more likely to experience a mental health disorder than people who identify as straight. Discuss what factors impact this statistic, how to find supportive professionals, ways of coping, and how to be a true ally in this one-hour seminar with a licensed therapist.
About the instructor: Jaymi Dormaier is a Licensed Master Social Worker with ten years of experience in the mental health field. In Jaymi's career as a social worker and therapist she has worked with diverse populations focusing on anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, foster care, adoption, homelessness, and addiction. She is passionate about helping others live a life they love.
Human Trafficking in Indian Country - Identify and Respond
Thursday, November 16, 2023 | 9:00 AM-1:00 PM
Why is this workshop important to Tribal Communities and neighboring communities? Indian Country Today reports “Over the next few years, human trafficking will become one of the top three crimes against Native women.” Native people, are vulnerable to traffickers, but by raising awareness of human trafficking empowers stakeholders and community members to gain knowledge to be a part of the solution. Workshop participants will be educated and empowered to make a difference in their communities and in the lives of those affected by exploitation.
And Boys Too - Coordinated Care
Tuesday, December 5, 2023 | 9:30 AM-11:30 AM
Attention to commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) in the U.S. has increased significantly with passage of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) and its subsequent reauthorizations. Most of the focus of law enforcement, government, media, policy makers, service providers, researchers, and funders has been on commercial sexual exploitation of girls (CSEG). Little attention has been paid to commercially sexually exploited boys (CSEB) as survivors and victims. What attention they have received has viewed them as exploiters, pimps, buyers, or as active participants in sex work.
This workshop was developed by Norene Roberts who was instrumental in the writing of the And Boys Too paper. This workshop will be delivered by Nathan LaChine of Coordinated Care. He will discuss the research Norene Roberts completed for ECPAT USA, culminating in the publication of ECPAT USA’s 2013 discussion paper And Boys Too. Please join us for this discussion as we delve into the world of commercially sexually exploited boys.
Understanding and Responding to Running Away Behavior
Wednesday, December 6, 2023 | 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
The living situations of youth in the custody of child welfare who are commercially sexually exploited (CSE) are characterized by frequent changes, including high rates of detention placements and runaway episodes. This presentation will provide findings from the first rigorous study of the lifetime juvenile justice and child welfare administrative records in the custody of child welfare who were commercially sexually exploited. These findings will be placed in the context of a multidisciplinary task force that works to identify and intervene with CSE youth in child welfare in order to stabilize youth placements, prevent runaways, reduce the use of detention to securely place youth, and intervene with youth on the run.
Recorded Trainings
These are trainings that have been recorded for you to view and learn at your own pace. These recordings are of training opportunities created outside of PCJC.
Courageous Conversations:
Who? What? How?
Missouri attorney and diversity trainer Dana Tippin Cutler covers timely topics including micro-aggressions, trigger words and implicit bias. She also shares important tips on how to avoid missteps and discusses ways to make diversity, equity and inclusion a way of life.
WA FTC All Sites 2022: Life Choices by Jeff Yellow Owl
As a part of the 2nd Washington Family Treatment Court All Sites Meeting, we heard from Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Jeff Yellow Owl, on a program he has developed based on the medicine wheel and his experience as a clinical therapist. He calls this program Life Choices.
Talking Trauma with Young Children
Infant-toddler caregivers often have few opportunities for systematic professional development (PD), and little is known about the specific PD strategies that may support their practice. This webinar described the professional development experiences of caregivers who participated in a field test of the We Grow Together (WGT) Professional Development System.
Amara's Speaking of Change Fall 2022
Amara's fall 2022 Speaking of Change panel discussion about partnerships between parents and foster/kinship caregivers helping families and kids heal and thrive is a love and hope-filled conversation. We explored how authentic connection and partnership between parents and caregivers can help reduce the stress kids experience when placed in out-of-home care
Engaging Dads in Child Welfare
In this webinar, National Fatherhood Initiative® (NFI) President Christopher Brown discusses how to engage fathers in a child welfare setting. He draws upon NFI’s experience working in child welfare to share a five-step process that any child welfare organization can implement to meaningfully engage fathers.
Experiences with We Grow Together, a PD System to Support Caregiver-Child Interactions
With ongoing violence in public spaces and media coverage of these events, young children–including infants and toddlers–may be experiencing high levels of stress and anxiety. Dr. Renee Boynton-Jarrett, MD and Dr. Chandra Ghosh Ippen, PhD, experts on child trauma, have a candid conversation about how adults, whether caregivers, early education professionals, or advocates, can navigate conversations with young children to support the overall well-being of children and of themselves.
Engaging with Families Affected by Domestic Violence: Taking What We Know and Applying It to Practice
This webinar provides a foundation for understanding and responding to families affected by domestic violence in the context of the Infant-Toddler Court Team Program. During the webinar, participants examine how domestic violence may impact attachment relationships, safety, parenting capacities and the caregiving environment. It also explores common dilemmas that arise in supporting families affected by domestic violence and how teams can be more effective in getting better outcomes.
Trauma-Responsive Virtual and Hybrid Safe Baby Courts
Trauma-informed and trauma-responsive practices for virtual courts continue to be critical tools in any court professional's toolbox. During this session, three different versions will be shared of how Safe Baby courts can ensure parents and younger children feel comfortable on the virtual platform, how they can help parents and children feel safe and heard during hybrid or virtual hearings, and how they can promote positive family time and interactions virtually. By the end of the session, attendees will be equipped with an array of trauma-responsive practices that they can apply to their Safe Baby courts.
Creating Safe Spaces for Transgender Survivors
This session provides participants with practical guidance and insight on creating inclusive environments, practices, and policies that support transgender survivors. As a result of this session, participants will be better equipped to discuss factors that contribute to increased risk of victimization for individuals who are transgender; define and implement inclusive language and terminology within service provision; and learn how to create and maintain inclusive environments.
“From Place to Place” from Institute for Family:
“From Place to Place " is an award-winning documentary about the U.S.’s foster care system told through the experiences of two young adults, Mandy and Raif, who aged out and then used the power of their voices to change the system that raised them. Former policy advisor to the U.S. Senate's Finance committee Becky Shipp credits the film as part of the origin story of the Family First Prevention Services Act.
How Can Kinship Care Advance Racial Equity in Child Welfare?
Kin caregivers who are Black and Native American/Alaska Native face additional challenges compared with their White counterparts due to systemic racism, historical trauma, and a complex history of legal and social factors that continue to impact diverse families. It is important to keep kinship care at the forefront of discussions and options and to create support systems to ensure the success of long- and short-term kin caregivers.
Strategies for Maintaining a Child’s Connections During COVID-19: What Caregivers, Professionals, and Providers Need to Know About Supporting Family Connections
The webinar addressed the following: Guidance for changing in-person Family Time plans, including visit frequency and length, to ensure that virtual visits are successful and tailored to children’s developmental needs and abilities. Tips for engaging parents and caregivers in remote visits to support children, and ideas for encouraging positive interactions between adults. Guidance for making decisions about maintaining or restarting in-person visits. Review of federal and state directives on Family Time (visitation) during COVID-19 Helpful resources to make virtual Family Time engaging and fun for families
Understanding Human Trafficking
The Understanding Human Trafficking training is a series of five interactive online modules that offer foundational learning on trauma-informed and victim-centered approaches to human trafficking. The modules are designed so that a wide audience can benefit. This training is unique in equipping participants to think critically about human trafficking using reliable resources, both locally and from across the United States. Some of the skills offered include:
• Implementing trauma-informed approaches to victim identification and outreach
• Assessing victims for comprehensive service needs.
• Employing a collaborative victim service delivery model by connecting with local partners
• Identifying accurate data and research on human trafficking
• New strategies for researching and analyzing laws and policies that impact human trafficking, victim services, and victims' rights
Supporting Young Adults with Serious Mental Health Conditions in Post-Secondary Education
Young adults (ages 16-25) with serious mental health conditions (SMHC) experience unique challenges as they transition to adulthood. It is becoming a more standard expectation and necessity for young adults to obtain a post-secondary degree, yet compared to their peers, young adults with SMHC are less likely to enroll in and complete post-secondary education programs. Young adulthood is a critical period in one’s career trajectory and early delays in school or work are increasingly hard to overcome. This webinar will describe the unique developmental and cultural needs of young adults with SMHC, the common barriers and facilitators to success they encounter while pursuing post-secondary education, and ways in which school and service providers can better support them.
Keeping Families Together: Successful Strategies for Substance Exposed Newborns & their Parents
Not only are newborn brains growing at an astounding rate, but they also arrive hard-wired for relationship readiness. In the first few days of life, newborns are already able to imitate caregiver facial gestures and distinguish their mother’s breast pad from another’s by smell alone. Additionally, researchers have shown that all parents’ brains change and develop during the transition to parenthood. It is not only the pregnant person whose brain changes, hormonal and neurological changes occur in partners as well, regardless of gender. These cascading changes mean that parents’ brains are uniquely open to substantive changes in behavior, thinking, motivation, and patterns during the first weeks and months of an infant’s life.
CBD, Delta-8 & Delta-9 THC – What You Need To Know
Delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol, also known as Delta-8 THC, has become increasingly popular in the U.S. over the past two years. While currently legal at the federal level, Delta-8 consumption carries numerous health risks and remains a concern for agencies and treatment providers who monitor participants and patients for THC use.
Join us for an educational webinar with board-certified toxicologist Cynthia Whiteman as she discusses the major cannabinoids CBD, Delta-8 THC and Delta-9 THC, their similarities and differences, and what you need to know about the limitations in drug detection for each.
Engaging with Families Affected by Domestic Violence: Taking What We Know and Applying It to Practice
This webinar provides a foundation for understanding and responding to families affected by domestic violence in the context of the Infant-Toddler Court Team Program. During the webinar, participants examine how domestic violence may impact attachment relationships, safety, parenting capacities and the caregiving environment. It also explores common dilemmas that arise in supporting families affected by domestic violence and how teams can be more effective in responding to family’s needs.
Speaking of Change: How Can Kinship Care Advance Racial Equity In Child Welfare
Amara's Speaking of Change series helps break down common assumptions and misconceptions about foster care and adoption. In this second event of the series, we speak with community members about kinship care (when a family member steps in to provide short-term care for a child with the hopes of reunification with parents, or to become the child's guardian or adoptive parent) and how supporting kinship caregivers, who are often Black and Indigenous, is a necessary step toward racial equity within child welfare.
Centering Equity: Re-Imagining Family Engagement and Support
In this webinar, Dr. Pryce discusses the historical underpinnings of the child welfare system and the evolution of child welfare policy. The discussion centers equity in the pursuit of authentic family support by sharing power and establishing trust. She presents strategies to impact power dynamics within the child welfare system and ideas for facilitating goals that are driven by families. The webinar will also discuss workforce challenges and strategies on taking care of your child welfare teams so they can effectively take care of families in the community.
CoLab Family-Based Interventions for Child and Youth Mental Health Webinar Series: Part 1
Family-based behavioral health interventions are therapeutic approaches that incorporate family, community, and/or natural supports into a child's course of care. Given how often family-related factors impact child and youth mental health, engaging family members in treatment is important for meaningful clinical change. This webinar series highlights family-based behavioral interventions with children and youth across the developmental spectrum, and provides frameworks, skills, and approaches to doing family-involved work.
WA Family Treatment Courts Best Practice Standards
This series of training modules are based of the Family Treatment Court Best Practice Standard Published in 2019. These best practices were developed using current research and practices in the field as determined by a team of experts from across fields of Child Welfare, Substance Use Disorder Treatment, Drug Court, and Dependency Best Practices.
There are multiple Modules available for you to view.
THE TIES THAT BIND US: A SURVIVOR-LED DISCUSSION ON TRAUMA BONDING
Hear survivors of labor trafficking discuss what traumatic bonding is and what it was like for them in the human trafficking context in which they experienced it. A central part of the discussion will focus on why trauma bonds are such a powerful tool for traffickers and why victims often feel they have no choice but to acquiesce to the demands of those exploiting them. The panel will prominently feature a discussion of the circumstances that make individuals particularly vulnerable to trauma bonding, indicators of traumatic bonding, and what can be done to prevent people from becoming victims.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Learning Opportunities
These items are Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Learning opportunities for anyone to utilize.