BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VEVENT UID:15999@fakce.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231208T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231208T120000 DTSTAMP:20231207T201033Z URL:https://fakce.org/events/in-person-fitness-for-fostering-fridays-traum a-informed-holidays-in-foster-care-2023-12-08/ SUMMARY:In Person | Fitness for Fostering Fridays: Trauma Informed Holidays in Foster Care DESCRIPTION:A More Knowledgeable You!\nFitness for Fostering Fridays will b e opportunities for Resource Parents to attend workshops mini‐ conferenc e style held on Fridays to help enhance their family's fitness and capacit y for fostering children from out of home placement. Workshops will be lea d by local\, state or national expert guest speakers.\nFitness for Fosteri ng Fridays is also an opportunity for Resource Parents to meet with other families\, receive support and make long lasting connections. Resource Par ents will have the opportunity to attend workshops either in the morning\, afternoon or both if they choose.\n\nSession 1| Trauma Informed Holidays in Foster Care\nWhile the holiday season is known as “the most wonderful time of the year\,” it can also be a tough time for children and young people with a history of trauma\, like the kids in our care from child pro tective services.\nAt a time when the focus is on families coming together \, being separated from biological parents or siblings can initiate strong feelings of loneliness\, anxiety\, sadness or fear. Even when children ar e happy to be with their foster families and away from an abusive home\, e xperiencing the holidays in a new household with unfamiliar traditions can surface up all kinds of complicated feelings. Join us to learn trauma inf ormed strategies you can use during the holiday season to better navigate the experiences youth may feel and what is needed to best support them.\n\ nGuest Speaker: Sue Badeau\, National Trainer &\; Adoptive Parent \n\n Sue Badeau is a lifetime parent of twenty‐two children\, two by birth an d twenty adopted (three with terminal illnesses who are now deceased). She is a grandparent to 45 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Sue care s to educate and support resource parents in their fostering and/or adopti ng journey to not only enhance their parenting lifelong experiences with t heir children but also for the outcomes of those children. With a deep wel l of lived experience\, she passionately advocates for reimagining both fo ster care and juvenile justice systems. She underscores the significance of respite and self‐care for caregivers and professionals\, emphasizing the journey toward permanence for older adolescents. Her advocacy also hig hlights the importance of preserving the sibling bond and nurturing lifelo ng connections with birth families for both foster and adopted children. F urthermore\, she champions the empowerment of families to effectively eng age with these complex systems.\nKey Details: \n\n Continental breakfast and lunch included | Continental breakfast from 8:30am - 9am| Buffet Lunc h from 12pm - 12:30pm\n Free Parking\n\nSeparate registration is required for each individual workshop. Childcare is not provided on‐site. Trans lation available upon request.\nIf you plan on joining us for session 2 in the afternoon\, please click here to register ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fakce.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Fly ing-Boy.jpg CATEGORIES:Classes,Specialty Classes LOCATION:Handlery Hotel\, 950 Hotel Circle North\, San Diego\, CA\, 92108\, United States GEO:32.7612399;-117.17291210000002 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=950 Hotel Circle North\, Sa n Diego\, CA\, 92108\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Handlery H otel:geo:32.7612399,-117.17291210000002 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR