Kids and Families Together

Parent Support Group
2022-09-26 15:30 - 17:00, 2022-10-03 15:30 - 17:00, 2022-10-10 15:30 - 17:00, 2022-10-17 15:30 - 17:00, 2022-10-24 15:30 - 17:00, 2022-10-31 15:30 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
Who: Birth Parents involved with CFS
What: Support and resource group led by para professionals with lived experience being involved with CFS and successfully reunifying with their children.
When: Mondays, 3:30-5pm
Where: Held virtually via Zoom
RSVP: Please contact Janel, (805) 978-2073

Ideas en casa para estimular cada etapa de desarrollo (Presentado en español)
2022-09-28 17:30 - 19:00 | Zoom
Kids & Families Together in collaboration with Ventura County Children & Family Services, presents a new training- Inclusion: Ideas at Home to Stimulate Each Stage of Development (Presented in Spanish)
When: Wednesday, September 28 from 5:30pm-7:00pm
Where: Zoom
Please click here to register.
Training Outcomes:
▪ Importance of music stimulation for child development
▪ Understand musical terms and musical values
▪ Introduction of educational providers who use musical elements in their work
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Kids & Families Together en colaboración con Ventura County Children & Family Services, presenta una nueva capacitación- Ideas en casa para estimular cada etapa de desarrollo
(Presentado en español)
INTERPRETACIÓN EN INGLÉS EN VIVO VÍA ZOOM!
Cuándo: Miércoles 28 de septiembre de 2022
5:30pm – 7:00pm
Dónde: Zoom
Haga clic aquí para registrarse
Resultados de la capacitación
▪ Importancia de la estimulación musical para el
desarrollo infantil
▪ Comprender los términos musicales y los valores
musicales
▪ Introducción de proveedores educativos que
utilizan elementos musicales en su trabajo

Preventing Suicide: Connections & Community
2022-09-29 16:00 - 17:30
Preventing Suicide: Connections & Community
Suicide Touches us all. Find connections and support through personal stories, creative expression, wellness activities, and local resources.
When: Thursday, September 29, 9:30am-2pm
Where: In-Person: Ventura College
*Lunch included
To Register: Click here to register

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Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI®) Training
2022-09-30 09:30 - 15:00, 2022-10-07 09:30 - 15:00
Join us for TBRI Caregiver Training!
Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI®) is an attachment-based, trauma-informed intervention that is designed to meet the complex needs of vulnerable children. TBRI® uses Empowering Principles to address physical needs, Connecting Principles to address attachment needs, and Correcting Principles to disarm fear-based behaviors.
Dates & Times: 9:30am-3pm
September 16: Introduction & Overview
September 23: Empowering Principles
September 30: Connecting Principles
October 7: Correcting Principles
To Register: Call (805) 643-1446, ext. 175 or email referrals@kidsandfamilies.org

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ADHD Awareness
2022-10-01 08:00 - 2022-10-31 17:00

Breast Cancer Awareness
2022-10-01 08:00 - 2022-10-31 17:00

Filipino American History
2022-10-01 08:00 - 2022-10-31 17:00

Italian American Heritage and Culture
2022-10-01 08:00 - 2022-10-31 17:00

National Domestic Violence Awareness
2022-10-01 08:00 - 2022-10-31 17:00

Polish American Heritage
2022-10-01 08:00 - 2022-10-31 17:00

Mental Illness Awareness Week
2022-10-03 09:00 - 2022-10-09 17:00

National German-American Day
2022-10-06

Supporting Exceptional Learners
2022-10-06 18:00 - 19:30
Kids & Families Together in collaboration with Ventura County Children & Family Services, presents a new training- Supporting Exceptional Learners
Learn about how to support exceptional learners. We will discuss how to enhance educational offerings to maximize educational impact for learners with diverse learning styles.
When: Thursday, October 6, 2022 from 6:00pm-7:30pm
Where: Zoom
Please click the link in our bio. to register.
Training Outcomes:
▪ Introduction to positive niche construction
▪ Learn about accessible formal support (IEP, 504, SST)
▪ Understand language development

Indigenous Peoples Day
2022-10-11

National Coming Out Day
2022-10-11
What Is Coming Out Day?
The first observed National Coming Out Day (NCOD) was on the anniversary of the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights thirty-three years ago. National Coming Out Day serves as a reminder that one of the most basic tools for LGBTQ is the power of coming out. NCOD is October 11.

Today, coming out as LGBTQ+ still matters tremendously! When people know someone who is LGBTQ+, they are far more likely to support equality under the law. Beyond that, stories can be powerful to each other.

National Coming Out Day is observed annually, in October, to celebrate coming out and to raise awareness of the LGBT community and civil rights movement. In the first ten to twenty years, observances were marked by private and public people coming out, often in the media, to raise awareness and let the mainstream know that everyone knows at least one person who is lesbian or gay. In more recent years, because coming out as LGBT is now far less risky in most Western countries, the day is more of a holiday. Participants often wear pride symbols such as pink triangles and rainbow flags.

National Coming Out Day is also observed in Ireland, Switzerland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. In the United States, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) sponsors NCOD events under the auspices of their National Coming Out Project, offering resources to LGBT individuals, couples, parents, and children, as well as straight friends and relatives, to promote awareness of LGBT families living honest and open lives.

Resources

Celebrate National Coming Out Day with HRC! – Human Rights Campaign
National Coming Out Day – Wikipedia
The asexual umbrella – Learn – Aces & Aros (acesandaros.org)
Ace Week 2022: October 23-29 (asexualawarenessweek.org)

Vaping the New Gateway: This Is Not Your Parents' Tobacco
2022-10-12 10:30 - 12:00
Kids & Families Together in collaboration with Ventura County Children & Family Services, presents a new training- Vaping the New Gateway: This is Not Your Parent’s Tobacco
The age a person first begins using drugs and alcohol is critical to reduce the risk of developing a
substance use disorder. 90% of adults living with addiction started misusing substances before
the age of 18. Alcohol, tobacco and marijuana have traditionally been the 3 most popular drugs
for youth since the 1970’s. In 2006 the e-cigarette was introduced in the U.S. and 16 years later it
is more popular for teens than alcohol. Unlike their grandparents and parents’ addiction and
severe medical issues occur much faster.
When: Thursday, October 12, 2022 from 10:30am-12:00pm
Where: Zoom
Please click here to register.
Training Outcomes:
Develop a greater understanding of how to guide the teen
brain.
▪ Inspire increased communication between caregivers and
kids.
▪ Reduce youth mental health crisis.
▪ Strengthen awareness of personal mental health
▪ Increased awareness of youth risks and protective factors
▪ Prepare to set expectations and Focus on the behavior not
the person
▪ Know your teens activities and Recognize warning signs

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Nurturing Connections: Support and Training in Becoming a Therapeutic Parent
2022-10-12 17:00 - 18:30 | Zoom
Nurturing Connections: Support and Training in Becoming a Therapeutic Parent
Who Should Attend: Foster/kinship resource parents, adoptive parents, legal guardians
Description: Support and training, led by a therapist, in a safe and supportive environment where participants can share their experiences as a foster or adoptive caregiver. Participants have a chance to explore their own attachment histories and strengthen their therapeutic parenting skills. Learn about attachment, trauma, development, self-care, and more. Resource parents can earn training hours!
When & Where: Every 2nd Wednesday of the month from 5-6:30pm, Currently offered via Zoom.
English/Spanish: Group is in English with live Spanish interpretation!
Cost: Free for foster/kinship resource, adoptive, and legal guardian caregivers within the Ventura County Child Welfare System.
Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0ucu%20-gqTkiGdZLw6wahZz-CjGRhr4E-RVe
Contact: Please contact us at 805-643-1446 Ext. 180 or referrals@kidsandfamilies.org with questions.

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Black Poetry Day
2022-10-17

Exposure to Trauma: Preschool- Age 6
2022-10-20 10:30 - 12:00
Kids & Families Together in collaboration with Ventura County Children & Family Services, presents a new training- Exposure to Trauma: Preschool- Age 6
If you have been shocked, deeply saddened, and/or in search of a courageous, collaborative space to dialogue about the vicious acts of violence happening in our country and its effect on children, families, and communities, join us! Senta Greene will facilitate the experience and is a certified child life specialist with deep expertise in psychosocial care and the emotional safety of children, youth, and families impacted by healthcare and significant life experiences.
Training Outcomes
▪ Explore age-based trauma and how to help
▪ Learn about common reactions/behaviors for children ages 3 to six-years old after experiencing or exposure to a traumatic event
▪ Gain perspective, resources and strategies to help children communicate, cope, and connect.
When: Thursday, October 20, 2022 from 10:30am – 12:00pm
Where: Zoom
This training counts toward required training hours, and live Spanish interpretation will be available via Zoom.
Click here to register

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Asexual Awareness Week
2022-10-23 09:00 - 2022-10-29 17:00
Asexual Awareness Week – October 23-29
Ace Week is an annual campaign to educate and build awareness about asexuality. This international campaign is twelve years old this year.
What is Asexuality?
Sexual attraction is a type of attraction to another person that involves a sexual interest towards them. While this type of attraction is a normal part of life for many people, this concept can be completely foreign for people who identify as asexual. Asexuality is a sexual orientation where a person experiences little to no sexual attraction to anyone and/or does not experience desire for sexual contact.

Like any other sexual orientation, asexuality isn’t a choice. Unlike abstinence and celibacy, which are both choices to avoid sex, asexuality is an innate part of who someone is.
There are some people who may not fit the strictest definition of the word asexual but nonetheless feel their experience aligns with asexuality in some way. Gray-asexual (or graysexual) is a term that describes this experience. Gray-asexuality incorporates a wide range of experiences, including:

experiencing sexual attraction rarely,
only experiencing sexual attraction under specific circumstances, or
fluctuating between periods of experiencing sexual attraction and periods of not experiencing sexual attraction.

The term asexual umbrella (or asexual spectrum) includes all the identities related to asexuality, including asexual, gray-asexual, and demisexual. The word “ACE “ is shortcut word for the identities that fit within the asexual umbrella, and it can also be used to refer to a person who identifies with the asexual umbrella. For example, an ace person might identify as asexual, gray-asexual, or demisexual.

Resources

Celebrate National Coming Out Day with HRC! – Human Rights Campaign
National Coming Out Day – Wikipedia
The asexual umbrella – Learn – Aces & Aros (acesandaros.org)
Ace Week 2022: October 23-29 (asexualawarenessweek.org)

Supporting Reactive Behavioral Strategies to Address Challenging Behaviors
2022-10-24 18:00 - 19:30
Click here to register

Intersex Awareness Day
2022-10-26

National American Indian Heritage Month
2022-11-01 - 2022-11-30

Dia De Los Muertos
2022-11-01 - 2022-11-02
