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The OKSA Mission is to empower youth in and from foster care to lead safer, healthier, more independent and productive lives.
The OKSA Mission is to empower youth in and from foster care to lead safer, healthier, more independent and productive lives.
Resources for Professionals
Youth-serving professionals need to know the best practices and available resources to help young people succeed. OKSA offers on-site/virtual trainings, consultations, learning aids and support that is specifically tailored to your needs. All resources are skill-based and include specific topics that support working with transition-aged youth.
Youth-serving professionals need to know the best practices and available resources to help young people succeed. OKSA offers on-site/virtual trainings, consultations, learning aids and support that is specifically tailored to your needs. All resources are skill-based and include specific topics that support working with transition-aged youth.
Resources for Youth
Provides practical and engaging services for youth. These programs are designed to promote life skills development, healthy and positive outcomes, and support positive transitions to adulthood.
Provides practical and engaging services for youth. These programs are designed to promote life skills development, healthy and positive outcomes, and support positive transitions to adulthood.
OKSA Helpline
OKSA Helpline (formerly Yes I Can!) is a statewide resource and referral program for youth currently in foster care, youth with lived experience in foster care after age 16, and supportive adults.
OKSA Helpline (formerly Yes I Can!) is a statewide resource and referral program for youth currently in foster care, youth with lived experience in foster care after age 16, and supportive adults.
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Empowering Youth In and From Foster Care to Lead Safer, Healthier, More Independent and Productive Lives

OKSA Events and Training

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Navigating the Storm: Effective Strategies for Trauma-Informed Care

Date	Location	Registration Deadline
Date: September 5, 2025	Location: OU-Tulsa Learning Center - Room 136, Tulsa, OK	Reg. Deadline: September 5, 2025	View This Event

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Honoring Experience: Unlocking the Unique Strengths of Staff with Lived Expertise

Date	Location	Registration Deadline
Date: September 12, 2025	Location: Virtual Course	Reg. Deadline: September 12, 2025	View This Event

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Mind Over Mane: Understanding the Psychology of Haircare in Youth

Date	Location	Registration Deadline
Date: September 16, 2025	Location: Tulsa Boys' Home, Sand Springs, OK	Reg. Deadline: September 16, 2025	View This Event

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The Impact of Vicarious Trauma

Date	Location	Registration Deadline
Date: September 22, 2025	Location: OU-Tulsa Schusterman Center, Tulsa, OK	Reg. Deadline: September 22, 2025	View This Event

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The Weight They Carry: Navigating Disenfranchised & Traumatic Grief

Date	Location	Registration Deadline
Date: September 23, 2025	Location: OU-Tulsa Learning Center - Room 136, Tulsa, OK	Reg. Deadline: September 23, 2025	View This Event

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Disappointment: The Psychological Addiction

Date	Location	Registration Deadline
Date: October 2, 2025	Location: OU/OKDHS Training Center, Norman, OK	Reg. Deadline: October 2, 2025	View This Event

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Exit Insights: What Foster Youth Say They Wish They Knew

Date	Location	Registration Deadline
Date: October 9, 2025	Location: OU-Tulsa Schusterman Center, Tulsa, OK	Reg. Deadline: October 9, 2025	View This Event

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Hygiene, Autonomy, and Healing: A Trauma-Informed Approach to Teaching Self-Care

Date	Location	Registration Deadline
Date: October 15, 2025	Location: OU-Tulsa, Tulsa, OK	Reg. Deadline: October 15, 2025	View This Event

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How Early Sexual Abuse Shapes the Brain

Date	Location	Registration Deadline
Date: October 16, 2025	Location: OU/OKDHS Training Center, Norman, OK	Reg. Deadline: October 16, 2025	View This Event

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Dancing with Discord: Utilizing Motivational Interviewing with Youth

Date	Location	Registration Deadline
Date: October 21, 2025	Location: OU-Tulsa Learning Center - Room 136, Tulsa, OK	Reg. Deadline: October 21, 2025	View This Event

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Breaking The Burnout Cycle: Trauma-Informed Tools for Supervisors and Managers

Date	Location	Registration Deadline
Date: October 23, 2025	Location: Tulsa Boys' Home, Sand Springs, OK	Reg. Deadline: October 23, 2025	View This Event

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Whatchu Talkin 'Bout, Willis: Updating Our Youth Pop Cultural Awareness

Date	Location	Registration Deadline
Date: October 24, 2025	Location: OU-Tulsa Schusterman Campus, Tulsa, OK	Reg. Deadline: October 24, 2025	View This Event

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Anchored Futures: Keeping Teens Connected and Secure

Date	Location	Registration Deadline
Date: November 3, 2025	Location: Virtual Course	Reg. Deadline: November 3, 2025	View This Event

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Freedom to Fail: Discipline Re-Imagined

Date	Location	Registration Deadline
Date: November 7, 2025	Location: OU-Tulsa Schusterman Campus, Tulsa, OK	Reg. Deadline: November 7, 2025	View This Event

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What's My EQ?: Exploring Emotional Intelligence

Date	Location	Registration Deadline
Date: November 13, 2025	Location: Virtual Course	Reg. Deadline: November 13, 2025	View This Event

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Play. Trust. Repeat. Making Magic with the Children You Care For

Date	Location	Registration Deadline
Date: January 23, 2026	Location: Virtual Event	Reg. Deadline: January 23, 2026	View This Event

Event	Date	Location
Navigating the Storm: Effective Strategies for Trauma-Informed Care	September 5, 2025	Tulsa, OK	View Event
Honoring Experience: Unlocking the Unique Strengths of Staff with Lived Expertise	September 12, 2025	Online	View Event
Mind Over Mane: Understanding the Psychology of Haircare in Youth	September 16, 2025	Sand Springs, OK	View Event
The Impact of Vicarious Trauma	September 22, 2025	Tulsa, OK	View Event
The Weight They Carry: Navigating Disenfranchised & Traumatic Grief	September 23, 2025	Tulsa, OK	View Event
Disappointment: The Psychological Addiction	October 2, 2025	Norman, OK	View Event
Exit Insights: What Foster Youth Say They Wish They Knew	October 9, 2025	Tulsa, OK	View Event
Hygiene, Autonomy, and Healing: A Trauma-Informed Approach to Teaching Self-Care	October 15, 2025	Tulsa, OK	View Event
How Early Sexual Abuse Shapes the Brain	October 16, 2025	Norman, OK	View Event
Dancing with Discord: Utilizing Motivational Interviewing with Youth	October 21, 2025	Tulsa, OK	View Event
Breaking The Burnout Cycle: Trauma-Informed Tools for Supervisors and Managers	October 23, 2025	Sand Springs, OK	View Event
Whatchu Talkin 'Bout, Willis: Updating Our Youth Pop Cultural Awareness	October 24, 2025	Tulsa, OK	View Event
Anchored Futures: Keeping Teens Connected and Secure	November 3, 2025	Online	View Event
Freedom to Fail: Discipline Re-Imagined	November 7, 2025	Tulsa, OK	View Event
What's My EQ?: Exploring Emotional Intelligence	November 13, 2025	Online	View Event
Play. Trust. Repeat. Making Magic with the Children You Care For	January 23, 2026	Online	View Event