Muskingum County Children Services – Zanesville, Ohio

Foster/Adopt Training Schedule

2009 PRE-SERVICE TRAINING SCHEDULE

 

 

Contact your agency's foster care/adoption specialist to register.  For prospective Muskingum County CSB foster or adoptive parents, contact Lisa Wayt, Jennifer Johnston-Baker, or Candy Emmert at 740-455-6710.

 

Winter - Pre-Service Training – Trainers:  Jim & Candy Barr

 

Saturday - January 23, 2010  - 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

901: Orientation to Foster Care, Adoption, and Kinship Care

 

Saturday, January 23, 2010 - 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

902: The Child Protection Team

 

Tuesday, January 26, 2010 - 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

903: The Effects of Child Abuse or Neglect on Child Development

 

Thursday, January 28, 2010 - 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

904: Attachment, Separation, and Placement

 

Saturday, January 30, 2010 -  9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

905: Managing Behavior

 

Saturday, January 30, 2010 -  1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

906: Preventing and De-Escalating Crisis

 

Tuesday, February 2, 2010 -  6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

907: Cultural Issues in Placement

 

Thursday, February 4, 2010 -  6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

908: Understanding Primary Families

 

Saturday, February 6, 2010 -  9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

909: Children Who Have Been Sexually Abused

 

Saturday, February 6, 2010 -  1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

910: The Effects of Caregiving on the Caregiver Family

 

Tuesday, February 9, 2010 -  6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

911: Permanency for Children

 

Thursday, February 11, 2010 -  6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

912: Permanency for Families

 

Spring Pre-Service – Trainer:  Michele Santin

 

Saturday, April 17, 2010 -  9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

901: Orientation to Foster Care, Adoption,and Kinship Care

 

Saturday, April 17, 2010 -   1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

902: The Child Protection Team

 

Saturday, April 24, 2010 -   9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

903: The Effects of Child Abuse or Neglect on Child Development

 

Saturday, April 24, 2010 -   1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

904: Attachment, Separation, and Placement

 

Saturday, May 1, 2010 -   9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

905: Managing Behavior

 

Saturday, May 1, 2010 -   1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

906: Preventing and De-Escalating Crisis

 

Saturday, May 8, 2010 -   9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

907: Cultural Issues in Placement

 

Saturday, May 8, 2010 -   1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

908: Understanding Primary Families

 

Saturday, May 15, 2010 -   9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

909: Children Who Have Been Sexually Abused

 

Saturday, May 15, 2010 -   1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

910: The Effects of Caregiving on the Caregiver Family

 

Saturday, May 22, 2010 -   9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

911: Permanency for Children

 

Saturday, May 22, 2010 -   1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

912: Permanency for Families

 

Ongoing Training

 

Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010    - 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Home Invasion: Overcoming Media Madness

Presenter: Anthony President, B.A.                                                           Topic Area: 945

Objectives:

• Discuss the pervasive problem of negative media (violent video games, oversexed teen magazines,

anti-family television programming, etc.)

• Learn ways to stem the tide of media madness and give children social skills needed for success

in the real world.

 

Saturday,  February 6, 2010     - 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Tug of War: Dealing with Power Struggles

Presenter: Jim Still-Pepper, M.A.                                                             Topic Area: 925

Objectives:

• Understand the dynamics of a power struggle.

• Develop effective strategies to deal with a potential power strategy.

 

Saturday, March 6, 2010     - 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

“You Can’t Make Me!” Managing Behavior of Maltreated School Age Children

Presenter: Brian Lowery, M.P.A., L.S.W.                                                   Topic Area: 925

Objectives:

• Examine effects of abuse and neglect on school age children vis-à-vis the major domains of their

development.

• Discuss behavior problems resulting from maltreatment and strategies for behavior management.

 

Tuesday , April 6, 2010     – 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Reactive Attachment Disorder

Presenter: David Zidar, M.S.S.A., L.I.S.W.                                                Topic Area: 995

Objectives:

• Examine the origin of Reactive Attachment Disorder.

• Learn the diagnostic criteria for Reactive Attachment Disorder.

• Explore techniques to manage behavior.

 

Saturday, May 15, 2010     - 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Overview of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)

Presenter: Brian Bethel, M.Ed., P.C.C.-S.,                                                 Topic Area: 995

L.C.D.C. III, R.P.T.-S.

Objectives:

• Review signs, symptoms, and challenges of Attention Deficit Disorder.

• Develop strategies to effectively work with children in foster care who have been diagnosed as ADD.

 

Muskingum County Children Services
205 North 7th Street • Zanesville, Ohio 43701
Phone: (740) 455-6710

Avondale Youth Center
4155 Roseville Road • Zanesville, Ohio 43701
Phone: (740) 849-2344