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Crisis Prevention Basics
The best way to manage a crisis is to create a supportive environment that helps young people get their needs met. This workshop will explore five key components of effective crisis prevention and demonstrate how applying these trauma-responsive techniques will create environments that are safe, caring, and supportive.
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| Date: October 5, 2022 | Location: Virtual Course | Reg. Deadline: October 5, 2022 | View This Event |
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Housing Pathways for Transition Aged Youth
Join the OKSA Housing Navigator to learn what pathways exist and explore ways to connect the young adults to housing supports. Learn ways to find supports that help young adults in their transition from care.
| Date | Location | Registration Deadline | |
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| Date: October 19, 2022 | Location: Virtual Course | Reg. Deadline: October 19, 2022 | View This Event |
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Interactions Matter!
In this workshop you will learn about the interaction model and how to use it to effectively build trusting and safe relationships with youth.
| Date | Location | Registration Deadline | |
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| Date: October 20, 2022 | Location: Virtual Course | Reg. Deadline: October 20, 2022 | View This Event |
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Positive Interactions as a Crisis Response Strategy
To effectively manage crisis situations and support those experiencing emotional distress, we must be able to recognize the early stages of crisis and apply interventions that are appropriate for the person's stage of escalation. In this interactive workshop, participants will learn how to effectively respond to a crisis using the therapeutic model for crisis intervention.
| Date | Location | Registration Deadline | |
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| Date: October 27, 2022 | Location: Virtual Course | Reg. Deadline: October 27, 2022 | View This Event |
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The Keys to Effective Life Skill Programming
In this workshop you will learn about different methods for teach life skills, how to network and partner with community member, and how OKSA helps support your life skill events.
| Date | Location | Registration Deadline | |
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| Date: November 9, 2022 | Location: Virtual Course | Reg. Deadline: November 9, 2022 | View This Event |
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Grief and Loss in Foster Care
This presentation will give a general education on the grieving process and ambiguous loss. Specifically, we will explore how ambiguous loss affects individuals in the adoption and foster care process.
| Date | Location | Registration Deadline | |
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| Date: November 10, 2022 | Location: Webinar | Reg. Deadline: November 10, 2022 | View This Event |
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Understanding Youth Culture
We will explore common youth culture examples and how a deeper understanding of youth culture and our own reactions to that culture can help us build authentic and meaningful relationships with youth.
| Date | Location | Registration Deadline | |
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| Date: November 17, 2022 | Location: Virtual Course | Reg. Deadline: November 17, 2022 | View This Event |
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Employment Pathways Workshop
In this workshop we will cover the three pathways that enable youth in and from foster care obtain their goals for meaningful long-term employment.
| Date | Location | Registration Deadline | |
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| Date: November 30, 2022 | Location: Virtual Course | Reg. Deadline: November 30, 2022 | View This Event |
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Using a Competency Based Approach to Working with Youth
This workshop will explore the key components of a competency-based approach to youth work and examine the power of viewing youth as resources and collaborators in our work.
| Date | Location | Registration Deadline | |
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| Date: December 15, 2022 | Location: Virtual Course | Reg. Deadline: December 15, 2022 | View This Event |
| Event | Date | Location | |
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| Crisis Prevention Basics | October 5, 2022 | Online | View Event |
| Housing Pathways for Transition Aged Youth | October 19, 2022 | Online | View Event |
| Interactions Matter! | October 20, 2022 | Online | View Event |
| Positive Interactions as a Crisis Response Strategy | October 27, 2022 | Online | View Event |
| The Keys to Effective Life Skill Programming | November 9, 2022 | Online | View Event |
| Grief and Loss in Foster Care | November 10, 2022 | Online | View Event |
| Understanding Youth Culture | November 17, 2022 | Online | View Event |
| Employment Pathways Workshop | November 30, 2022 | Online | View Event |
| Using a Competency Based Approach to Working with Youth | December 15, 2022 | Online | View Event |