The Alliance for Professional Development, Training, and Caregiver Excellence
- Mental Health Considerations for Children — June 11, 6 to 8 p.m.
This course provides a foundational understanding of mental health disorders and conditions that commonly occur in childhood. Content is shared to illustrate that not all “survival” behaviors or symptoms of grief are connected with mental health disorders. Commonly administered psychotropic medications are described and information about how to obtain consistent, adequate and appropriate access to mental health services is highlighted. Register Here - Introduction to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder — June 25, 10 a.m. to Noon This course helps participants understand the short- and long-term impact on children exposed to substances prenatally. This includes FASD and issues that may be present if parents use(d) substances, and medical issues that can arise due to substance exposure, including higher risk of later addiction. This course also shares parenting strategies for children exposed to substances prenatally.
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Alliance CaRES
Virtual Tween Book Club
Wednesday, June 18 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
CaRES is proud to kick off their new virtual Tween Book Club. This will be for young people aged 8 to 12 years old. The club will meet for one hour monthly over Zoom, and CaRES will provide a monthly book and activity. The first meeting will be with author Nathan LaChine who will be sharing his new book, “Internet Safety Workbook for Tweens: With Olivia and Friends.”
During this event, we will also distribute the first book for our book club series, by Raina Telgemeier, called Smile! The first discussion of “Smile” will be held on Wednesday, July 16, from 6:30 – 7:30 pm.
If you have a child who would be interested and could commit to a monthly event, please email their name and mailing information to Luanne at Lmarsh3@uw.edu.
