Participants will learn how early adversity may influence an infant's behavior, sleep, feeding, sensory processing, and ability to self-regulate, while recognizing that behavior—even in infancy—is communication. Through responsive, nurturing caregiving, adults play a vital role in helping infants build secure attachments, strengthen healthy brain development, and begin to heal from early adversity.
Participants will learn how early adversity may influence an infant's behavior, sleep, feeding, sensory processing, and ability to self-regulate, while recognizing that behavior—even in infancy—is communication. Through responsive, nurturing caregiving, adults play a vital role in helping infants build secure attachments, strengthen healthy brain development, and begin to heal from early adversity.
Orientation to Resource Family Approval; Getting Your Home & Family Ready. In the Orientation Class we go over the process for becoming an Approved Yolo County Resource (Foster or Kinship) Home.
This class is part of the Resource Family Pre-Approval Series.
Join us for an in-person meeting and discussion.
This class is part of the Resource Family Pre-Approval Series.
This class is part of the Resource Family Pre-Approval Series.
This class is part of the Resource Family Pre-Approval Series.
This class is part of the Resource Family Pre-Approval Series.
Whether you are a resource parent, kinship caregiver, adoptive parent, social worker, or child welfare professional, this workshop will strengthen your ability to see the whole child—not simply the behaviors they present today, but the potential they hold for tomorrow.
Caring for youth who have been commercially sexually exploited requires a trauma-informed, survivor-centered approach grounded in empathy, safety, and trust. This specialized training equips caregivers with the tools to understand the complex dynamics of CSEC, including grooming, trauma bonding, and the impact of exploitation on a young person’s development and behavior.
Join us for an in-person meeting and discussion.