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El Dorado County Licensing & Training
El Dorado County does their own "Foster Family Home Licensing", check-out their great web site.
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The Foster and Kinship Care Education Program of Folsom Lake College at the El Dorado Center invites you to attend the following trainings in October:
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: What is it?
Wednesday—October 6, 2010 @ Department of Human Services, 3057 Briw Road , Placerville
10:00am-12:00pm
What are the short term and long term effects on babies when mom is drinking or using? Bob Currey, experienced foster parent and trainer from Sac. County will share his expertise with us. You’ll gain an understanding of brain development and symptoms that may indicate a child was prenatally exposed to drugs or alcohol. Bob will return in November with ideas on how we can help our children.
Supporting Children Exposed to Domestic Violence
Wednesday—October 13, 2010 @ El Dorado County Office of Ed, 6767 Green Valley Road, Placerville
Room B3
*6:00pm-9:00pm (feel free to bring your dinner)
Join us for this training which was designed especially for foster parents. Judy Knapp from the Center for Violence Free Relationships will share the effects of domestic violence and how you as a caregiver can help the children in your home.
Monthly Meeting at the Department of Human Services
Thursday—October 21, 2010 @ Department of Human Services
3057 Briw Road, Placerville
10:00am-12:00pm
This monthly meeting is sponsored by CPS. The last hour will be more on Connected
Parenting with Eddie Zacapa from the Center for Violence Free Relationships.
**PRIDE TRAINING (a pre-licensing series) Begins Friday, October 22, 6-9pm at the El Dorado Center, 6699 Campus Drive, Placerville. Please contact Juline to RSVP. Unable to attend evenings? Please let me know.**
We hope to see you at our trainings...feel free to bring a friend. As always our trainings are free and open to the public. The Foster and Kinship Care Education Program is sponsored by Folsom Lake College and funded with state and federal dollars through the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office.
Call Juline at (530) 642-5659 to reserve your spot. Space is limited!
Refreshments are provided at all trainings. Our classes are free and open to both pre- and post-licensed foster and adoptive families, kinship/relative caregivers and other interested community members. Please feel free to forward this email to friends and family who may be interested. We look forward to seeing you soon. Watch for our fall newsletter.
Juline Aguilar
Director/Curriculum Specialist
Foster and Kinship Care Education
Folsom Lake College, El Dorado Center
6699 Campus Way
Placerville, CA 95667
(530) 642-5659
