Posts Tagged ‘ Seneca Center ’

October 06, 2011 - FYA Member Seneca Center has announced their November 2011 Training Calendar. Topics include Boundaries and Good Practice, Undoing Racism in Work with Youth, and Curiosity and Relational Assessment. You must work with dependent (foster or probation) youth in Alameda, Solano or San Francisco County to attend Seneca's trainings. Details and registration links are in the calendar above.Read more »

August 22, 2011 - FYA Members Seneca Center and Fred Finch Youth Center have announced their September Training Calendars. Seneca's Calendar includes Grief and Loss, Multiculturalism, and Working with Teenagers. Fred Finch's Calendar includes Emotional Intelligence, Street Drugs, and Finding Basic Goodness. To find out more about the trainings and to register for them, check the information in the calendars linked above.Read more »

May 10, 2011 - Seneca Center's May 2011 Training Calendar is HERE.  You must work with dependent (foster or probation) youth in Alameda, Solano or San Francisco county to attend Seneca's trainings. Trainings are FREE for those eligible to attend. To register, follow the instructions in the link above.Read more »

March 04, 2011 - FYA Partner Seneca Center's March Trainings Calendar features lots of excellent trainings for foster parents and providers, including Valuing Compassion: Strategizing Resilience and Maintaining Joy in Human Service Professions on March 16th. Read more »

February 15, 2011 - Check out FYA Member Seneca Center's March 2011 Trainings, including trainings on Family Finding and Crisis Communication with Youth. You must work with dependent (foster & probation) youth in Alameda, Solano or San Francisco county to attend Seneca trainings. Trainings are free for those eligible to attend.Read more »

December 09, 2010 - Seneca Center presents Child Witnesses to Domestic Violence: Effects, Assessment and Intervention — February 28, 2011 Children who witness domestic violence have many reactions, including increased anxiety, social withdrawal, aggressive behavior, and symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress. Young children are particularly at risk because their attachment security is compromised in a violent family environment.Read more »

December 02, 2010 - Seneca Center presents Demystifying Drugs and Alcohol in Work with Youth — February 3rd & 4th, 2011 This 15-hour course will use lecture, group exercises, video and group discussion to educate participants about drug and alcohol use and how to effectively intervene if children, teens, and their caretakers are negatively affected by substance abuse or dependence. Participants will learn how to identify signs and symptoms of DSM-IV...Read more »

December 02, 2010 - Seneca Center presentsLaw and Ethics’ Greatest Hits: Alerting you to the Most Frequent Problems for Caregivers when Working with Youth — January 10th, 2011. This workshop reviews the areas of professional functions that have been most associated with regulatory problems for mental health professionals, including sexual and non-sexual boundary violations, “law-psych” interfaces, competence, “moral” offenses, licensing board and malpractice actions. The workshop covers causes for these...Read more »

December 02, 2010 - Seneca Center presents Introduction to Emotional Intelligence: With a Review of Cultural Intelligence in Work with Youth – Monday, January 24th, 2011 & Tuesday, January 25th, 2011 This training will provided participants with the skills to support youth in care to develop their emotional intelligence, and in turn they too will enhance their possibilities for overall success. Register online at: www.senecacenter.orgRead more »

November 24, 2010 - Seneca Center presents Demystifying Learning Disabilities to Improve School Outcomes for Youth — Friday, January 14th, 2011. This training will provide participants with the opportunity to experience and, through experience, gain understanding of the needs of children with learning disabilities and the interventions, accommodations and modifications which can help provide them with a more supportive learning environment.Read more »