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Forum on Families & Children
A Publication of the Butler County Family & Children First Council
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The Impact of Trauma on Childhood Mental Health
When: Tuesday January 31, 2017 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Where: Butler County ESC 400 N. Erie Blvd. Ste A.
Hamilton, OH 45011
This presentation will help clarify the social/emotional impact of trauma as it relates to childhood mental health disorders. Participants will learn interventions that will help children, as well as ways to engage parents. Discussion of case examples will help participants review symptoms of trauma-related mental health disorders and skills to help families. For more details and registration click here.
In this sessions participants will:
- Identify social/emotional impact of trauma as a child develops
- Identify symptoms of different mental health disorders that co-exist when a child experiences trauma
- Discuss case examples and how to assess for differential diagnosis of mental health issues and trauma
- Identify interventions for behavioral, emotional, and relational issues in children who have experienced trauma
- Identify ways to engage parents in the treatment process
- Discuss potential interventions using case examples/role plays
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Congratulations to the following new leaders at our partner and member agencies:
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Community Sharing Event for Infant Mortality Reduction coming up on Jan. 26, 2017, 6-8 PM, Butler County Educational Service Center, Hamilton. All PRIM programs and Medicaid funded programs will have an opportunity to share information with the community and with each other. Each program will speak for 5-10 minutes and each will have a table with information, brochures, sign ups, etc. The event is designed for the entire community (so please get the word out to your clients, families, etc., a flier will be coming soon), as well as for all the Medicaid and other PRIM programs to link with each other and share resources and info. It will be fun, entertaining, and informative for all, with food and prizes. Sponsorship will be from several Medicaid MCOs. RSVP ASAP to LaToiua Foster, FosterLS@butlercountyohio.org, 887-3813.
SELF Upcoming Classes
Supports to Encourage Low-Income Families (SELF) helps hard-working individuals find a path to live their dreams and better support their families in the future. SELF's Mission: to enhance the quality of life for Butler County residents by impacting the causes of poverty and empowering individuals to achieve, sustain and advocate self-sufficiency. See their website for upcoming class information.
Trauma Informed Care Summit Proposals
The Ohio Departments of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OhioMHAS) and Department of Developmental Disabilities are accepting proposals for the Fourth Annual Trauma-Informed Care Summit scheduled for May 1 and 2, 2017. This is a two day event that will focus on trauma competent care on day one and secondary or vicarious trauma on day two. If you would like to submit a proposal to present at the Summit, see the Call for Proposals. Proposals should be sent to: 2017TICSummit@mha.ohio.gov. The deadline for submitting proposals is January 27, 2017
Regional Autism Advisory Council Training Survey
The RAAC training committee wants to hear from you to help shape the training provided by RAAC in 2017. Please take 5 minutes to complete the survey and share your opinion. Your feedback will guide the direction of future training events. The survey will close on January 5th, but act now! Take survey HERE.
Clinical study for students diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
The purpose of this study is to non-invasively examine oscillations within frontal cortical regions of the brain in children ages 7-17 before and after treatment with sertraline for OCD.
We expect that these oscillations will serve as a biomarker of disease and response to treatment. This information may improve the clinical management of pediatric patients with OCD and precipitate a significant reduction in the chronic expense of their treatment. The study involves six visits to CCHMC over a 12 week period. An MEG and simultaneous EEG will be done three times and an MRI will be done once. Participants will receive up to $100 for their time and travel. If you have students currently suffering from OCD who you believe may be interested in participating in this study, please share my contact information with the families. Click here to review eligibility criteria. Feel free to call my office at (513) 636-2100 or send an email to elana.harris@cchmc.org.
Mindfulness-based stress reduction
MBSR is an 8-week psycho-educational training meditation program where people learn formal and informal "conscious living" practices together. This includes mindfulness meditation, gentle yoga, mindful eating, walking, and much more. Mindfulness is the awareness that arise when we are paying attention in the present moment on purpose, non-judgmentally (Kabat Zinn). This program also includes a one-day mindfulness retreat. Research shows MBSR increases overall well-being just as it improves medical and psychological conditions and symptoms related to heart disease, chronic pain, sleep disturbance, anxiety, and depression.
How do I learn more? Just attend one of the information sessions. Saturday, January 14th. at Miami Hamilton Downtown 221 High St. 45011. Information Info Session 1: 1:00-1:45 pm or Info Session 2:, 2:00-2:45 pm. See program flyer here
Virginia Wagner Educational Award
We are pleased to announce the Virginia Wagner Educational Award for women, presented by Soroptimist International of Middletown. Soroptimist is an international volunteer organization for business and professional women who work to improve the lives of women and girls, in local communities and throughout the world. For more information see flyer. Apply Here.
- It is a financial award for women seeking a bachelors, masters or doctorate degree.
- Applicants taking on-line courses or seeking degrees from on-line universities ARE eligible.
- At the Middletown club level, $1,000 is awarded to winners annually.
- Winning applicants go on to compete at the District level ($500), and those winners at the Region level ($2500)
HealthPath Announces Crowdfunding Opportunity
The HealthPath Foundation is launching a crowdfunding initiative in early 2017. This initiative will provide training on how to design and implement crowdfunding campaigns as well as grant funding. Applicants may apply for crowdfunding campaign support grants of up to $3,000 over nine months, and a matching grant of up to $5,000 to match funds raised during the crowdfunding campaign at a 1:1 ratio. HealthPath expects to award up to 10 grants of up to $8,000 each. To view the full request for proposals, click here.
Introducing Guiding People through Systems (GPS), Ohio's Online Care NotebookHave you ever wished that there was one convenient place to keep your loved one's medical records, care provider contacts and school information for easy access from anywhere? GPS allows families to organize their children's important medical and school records into one convenient, online location. You can set-up an online "binder" of individualized forms, and download or email forms that you can share with healthcare or service providers, schools and relatives from anywhere where you have access to a computer. Check out the website here: www.ohiogps.org
The Parent Project
What is the Parent Project? The Parent Project® is a 10-week parent education and support program designed specifically for parents of strong-willed or out-of-control adolescent children. The curriculum teaches concrete identification, prevention, and intervention strategies for destructive adolescent behaviors (poor school attendance and performance, alcohol and other drug use, gangs, runaways, and violent teens, etc.). Children ages 12 - 16 are asked to attend with parents to participate in the WhyTry Program. New this year- Parent Project Jr. is designed for parents of children ages 5 - 10. This program provides parents with a solid foundation to create positive changes in the home. New sessions are beginning in 2017 in Hamilton, Oxford and Middletown. More more information about the program visit our website or contact Anna Weber at 513-867-7072.
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LifeSpan, Inc. is looking for 2 School Based Support Workers to serve students in Warren County starting in January. One would be based at Franklin High School and the other at the Warren County John Lazarus Alternative School. To learn more or to apply, visit www.lifespanohio.org/career -
- Help Me Grow Service Coordinator- full and part time positions
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January:
February:
Upcoming FCFC Meetings:
1-23-17 Cross Systems Training Committee 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Learn more at www.ButlerFCFC.org |
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January:
February:
- SAFE (Substance Abuse Family Education)
For a more complete list of December events, click here.
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