Events
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Back To School Webinar Series
Monday, August 24: Bridging Perspectives 10:00-11:30am Many communications take place between families and schools and it can be complicated to sort that all out, especially when there are disagreements or uncertainties. We’ll give you strategies and tools to help you reflect, share, and build bridges between yourself and your school.
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Virtual Youth Leadership Forum
This FREE six-day event (2.5 hours a day) is for young people ages 14-24 to speak up, build leadership and self-advocacy skills, and prepare to take on leadership roles. Schedule: 2:00pm - 4:30pm daily with evening activities on days 2 and 4 going from 7:00pm-8:30 pm Registration
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Virtual FANS Training
Virtual FANS Basic Training October 5th, 6th, 7th, & 8th, 2020 Zoom virtual event 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM FTNYS understands the importance of keeping staff trained in FANS. To that end, we have been working to develop a web-based FANS basic training that will allow FPA’s to become certified to use the tool. The […]
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Holistic Healing with Robbie
ZoomLong Island Regional Youth Partner with Families Together in New York State, Robbie Lettieri is a national public speaker, mental health advocate, and registered yoga therapist. Robbie will be offering an hour long overview on “holistic healing”. During this presentation we will explore several different approaches to maintaining emotional wellbeing, covering topics such as yoga and meditation, the energy within the body, foods that fuel the soul, harnessing our passions and more! After exploring different techniques on how to utilize our breath and gain more control over our minds, we will end this session with a guided mediation. Come and experience Holistic Healing to learn tools that we can use on a daily basis to support us on our journeys through life!
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Electing YOUth! How to Run for Public Office
ZoomUpset with the status quo?
Want to get involved?
Come learn how you can run for public office!Free -
Balancing Act: Ethics and Boundary Considerations for the Family Peer Advocate.
ZoomThis training will address core ethical considerations and the importance of setting and maintaining healthy boundaries within your valuable role as an FPA! Presented by Steve Chassman LCSW, CASAC, Executive Director of LICADD
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The View from Inside: A two-part bias reduction experience for Family/Youth Peer Advocates
ZoomA safe, supportive journey to self-awareness, reflection and bias reduction with Dr. Dana E. Crawford. In this 2-part series Dr. Dana E. Crawford, Pediatric and Clinical Psychologist will take us on a safe, intimate journey to self-awareness and reflection. Helping us to acknowledge our connection to bias, prejudice and racism. We will build bias reduction […]
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Virtual Foundations for Leadership
ZoomFoundations for Leadership is a FREE workshop series connected to VYLFs and offered in the community for parents/caregivers of youth with disabilities that brings together both the family and youth perspective. We give caregivers the tools they need as a vital part of their transition team through teaching, modeling, and support. LEARN ABOUT: tools and strategies for supporting […]
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Virtual Youth Leadership Forum
ZoomThis VYLF is a FREE 6-day event (2.5 hours a day) that is presented in a fun, interactive and educational format with the support of peers along the way. We create a safe, youth-friendly environment with plenty of fun activities to compliment the wealth of knowledge being learned! We invite young leaders to join us to build upon leadership skills and become empowered with self-confidence and self-determination.
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