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Workshops We OfferFoster care alumni serve as role models that former foster children can overcome challenges and lead successful adult lives. We are Mothers Without Mothers and Fathers Without Fathers. We have built successful adult relationships for ourselves. Our chapter includes representatives from the Casey Foundation and Orphan Foundation of America. We are happy to share resources for young people aging out of care. 1.) Invite us to present about the history and mission of Foster Care Alumni of America. 2.) Learn from us how young people can handle the after-effects of trauma, such as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. 3.) We are available to guide young people in and from foster care so that they can share their stories strategically and to help them develop their writing and speaking skills 4.) We also provide a workshop for young people about how they can create a life management plan and build a circle of restorative relationships in their lives... We welcome you to contact us and take advantage of the insights we have to offer! Upcoming Workshop PresentationsFootsteps to the Future , May 21 - 23, 2008 At the 11th annual foster parent conference sponsored by the Daniel Memorial Institute, Lisa Dickson will be presenting a keynote address titled: Life Without Limits: One Vision, Many Voices , May 27 - 30 The 17th annual Colorado Child Welfare conference and the 8th annual Colorado Judicial Issues conference have been brought together in one conference by the Colorado Summit on Children, Youth and Families. Lisa Dickson, Amanda Dunlap and Amanda Keller will present a workshop titled: Demystifying Emotional Resiliency.
Previous Workshop PresentationsOACCA Advocacy conference, March. 4 - 5, 2008 During OACCA's 11th annual conference, members of the Ohio chapter presented as part of the Youth Panel, and Doris Edelmann and Lisa Dickson were both awarded the Virginia Colson award. This award is given to individuals whose continued service to families and children exemplifies the qualities of Virginia Colson, the founding Executive Director of OACCA, whose passionate and tireless effort to build and strengthen quality services to children and families has been nationally recognized. Quote from OACCA's web page: "This year’s recipients, Doris Edelmann and Lisa Dickson, are chosen for their dedication and outstanding advocacy to meet the needs of youth in care in order to achieve successful adulthood. Their work is never ending, and neither is the love they have for the youth they serve." Ohio Child Welfare Training Program , March. 3, 2008 The Institute for Human Services is a nonprofit agency that manages the statewide Ohio child welfare training for ODJFS. At the annual training in 2008, Lisa Dickson and Amanda Dunlap will co-present a workshop titled: Emotional Resiliency: Putting the Pieces Together Before and After Foster Care. CO-OP Youth Advocate Services, Feb. 29 - March 1, 2008 At the third annual conference orchestrated by Youth Advocate Services, Lisa Dickson, Amanda Dunlap and Amanda Keller will co-present two workshops titled: Creating a Life Management Plan and Developing the Skills Necessary to Emotional Survival. Conference's attendees will be private agency foster parents. On Our Own, Ensuring Success for Youth Transitioning Out of Care, Oct. 19, 2007 During Ohio's first statewide independent living conference, Lisa Dickson and Cece Norwood co-presented a workshop for youth and professionals titled: Finding Your Balance: Overcoming Trauma to Build Healthy Relationships. The conference's 250 attendees included youth, alumni and social work professionals from across the state. It’s My Life Conference, Sept. 30 - Oct. 2, 2007 Lisa Dickson, Amanda Dunlap and Amanda Keller presented a workshop for youth and professionals titled: Overcoming the Impact of Trauma on Adult Relationships and Achieving Intimacy.The conference’s 700 attendees included youth, alumni and social work professionals from across the nation. Ohio Family Care Association Statewide Conference, June 14 - 16, 2007 Gayle Loyola, Lisa Dickson, Amanda Dunlap and Angelina Sanches presented a series of youth workshops. Lisa Dicksona and Amanda Dunlap also presented a workshop for foster parents titled: Overcoming Trauma and Achieving Intimacy. Ohio Family Care Association Statewide Conference, 2006 Lisa Dickson was their lunchtime keynote speaker. She and Gayle Loyola presented two youth workshops, with Gayle focusing on teenagers while Lisa led a program for younger children.
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