Families For Community

02/13/2016

Please pass the word and come join us!

12/07/2015

Hello Amazing Southern Oregon Families and Greater Network!

We have some exciting news at Families for Community to share. Not all the details or time-frame have been worked out, but look in the coming year for FFC to combine forces with the already award winning and difference making Living Opportunities. With this added support and guidance we can greater serve the community and families of all ages.

With change comes struggles. Expect some missed communications and maybe even a canceled event or two. Rest assured, if you are patient we will emerge bigger, faster and stronger in 2016.

Happy Holidays! And stay posted as we transition to new leadership.

Sincerely,
FFC Boardmembers!

12/04/2015

Autism Speaks recently released this parent handbook on how to explain puberty to your child. I have included the link below as a resource you can photocopy. Parents were involved in the development of this booklet. It is good for all families!
https://www.autismspeaks.org/sites/default/files/documents/atn/puberty_tool_kit.pdf

12/04/2015

Ok, I'm really geekin' out about this Sensory Friendly Movie time in Grants Pass for January 2016. You can't miss this one. It's Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Check out the flyer below for more updated information.

12/02/2015

It's R&R time with Easter Seals this Saturday, December 5th,9-2pm. You must register to attend. Call Ashley at 541.842.2199 to reserve your child's spot.

12/02/2015

Our next Club NW free Disability Training Class-Your 7 Senses. You can get training hours for this 2 hour class. Childcare available. Just them know at registration. See flyer below:

11/30/2015

Don't forget...this is tomorrow!

An IEP training coming to Grants Pass that you can't miss. See flyer:

11/19/2015

This article illustrates the issues with special education in our state and the ramifications that could happen if it is not changed soon.

Some babies, toddlers and preschoolers with developmental delays get as little as 2 1/2 hours of service per month. Oregon is identifying many more children who need the help -- so it is thinning the soup in order to give all of them at least a little. Former state schools chief Rob Saxton says that…

11/19/2015

Cognitive Support:
Every day strategies for people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder & other neurobehavioral conditions training. See flyer for details:

11/19/2015

Visual Support Training coming soon! Check out the flyer:

11/18/2015

Look what's coming in December!

11/18/2015

Collaborative Problem Solving Training with Dr. Ross Greene.

Understanding and Helping Students with

Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Challenges



Thursday, December 10, 2015,

Smullin Health Education Center, Medford, OR



This is the empirically supported model Dr. Ross Greene described his influential books The Explosive Child and Lost at School. The CPS model has transformed thinking and practices in countless schools, in-patient psychiatry units, and residential and juvenile detention facilities, and has been associated with dramatic reductions in disciplinary referrals, detentions, suspensions, seclusions, and physical, chemical, and mechanical restraints.

The model represents a significant departure from discipline-as-usual: It focuses on…

*solving problems rather than on modifying behavior;

*emphasizes collaborative rather than unilateral solutions;

*encourages proactive rather than reactive intervention;

*de-emphasizes diagnostic categories; and

*provides practical, research-based tools for assessment and intervention.

Participants in this workshop will leave with an understanding of the underpinnings of the model, along with practical assessment and intervention tools that can be brought back to and used in these diverse settings. Read More

Intended Audience: teachers, special educators, psychologists, nurses, mental health counselors, social workers, speech/language pathologists, parents, all professionals working with challenging children.

Collaborative & Proactive Solutions

Smullin Education Center, 2825 E Barnett Rd, Medford, OR 97504

December 10, 2015, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Lunch will be provided.
Registration: On line at http://www.soesd.k12.or.us/


This presentation brought to you in collaboration with Swindells Resource Center and Jackson County Health and Human Services.

Please call Cynthia Stranberg at 541-776-8554 if you need special accommodations because of a disability.