Families Helping Families is hosting their Foster/Adoptive Family Resource Fair again this year! This year will be focusing on resources tied into mental health and diagnosis support for physical/behavioral diagnoses. The Resource Fair is free to attend and will have a special guest speaker, Amber Jewell! The event will be held on Saturday, April 22nd from 1-3:30pm at Grant Wood AEA in Cedar Rapids, IA (4401 6th Street SW). Childcare will be provided for ages 4 and up. For more information contact, 319-294-9706 or email office@fhfia.org
Fi and Friends is hosting an Autism Resource Fair on April 15th from 10am-4pm at the Horizon Events Center (2100 NW 100th Street, Clive). The Resource Fair will focus on bringing organizations together that can help answer questions about how they can support and benefit your kiddo before, during, and after and ASD diagnosis. You will be able to learn from a variety of therapists, developmental specialists, education professionals, family support services, and more!
Join in on the Autism Basics Webinar Series hosted by Kelly Pelzel, PHD. This is a free webinar series for parents or primary caregivers of children with a new autism diagnosis. This is Week 4: Educational Programming. Everyone is welcome to attend, but some content will be Iowa specific. To register visit: https://uiowa.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Q40l_pdESsehc6t3Doauvw. The sessions will be recorded for later viewing and this webinar is approved for foster parent training credit. For more information on this webinar series email Erika Hertel, erika-hertel@uiowa.edu
Join in on the Autism Basics Webinar Series hosted by Kelly Pelzel, PHD. This is a free webinar series for parents or primary caregivers of children with a new autism diagnosis. This is Week 3: Challenging Behavior. Everyone is welcome to attend, but some content will be Iowa specific. To register visit: https://uiowa.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Q40l_pdESsehc6t3Doauvw. The sessions will be recorded for later viewing and this webinar is approved for foster parent training credit. For more information on this webinar series email Erika Hertel, erika-hertel@uiowa.edu
Join in on the Autism Basics Webinar Series hosted by Kelly Pelzel, PHD. This is a free webinar series for parents or primary caregivers of children with a new autism diagnosis. This is Week 2: Autism Interventions. Everyone is welcome to attend, but some content will be Iowa specific. To register visit: https://uiowa.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Q40l_pdESsehc6t3Doauvw. The sessions will be recorded for later viewing and this webinar is approved for foster parent training credit. For more information on this webinar series email Erika Hertel, erika-hertel@uiowa.edu
Join in on the Autism Basics Webinar Series hosted by Kelly Pelzel, PHD. This is a free webinar series for parents or primary caregivers of children with a new autism diagnosis. This is Week 1: What is Autism?. Everyone is welcome to attend, but some content will be Iowa specific. To register visit: https://uiowa.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Q40l_pdESsehc6t3Doauvw. The sessions will be recorded for later viewing and this webinar is approved for foster parent training credit. For more information on this webinar series email Erika Hertel, erika-hertel@uiowa.edu
The Safe Babies Court Team, alongside Officer Holly Pickett, will be hosting quarterly car seat trainings throughout 2023. Office Pickett covers everything you need to know from choosing the appropriate car seat for a child, installing the car seat correctly, how to safely strap a child into a car seat and more.
Trainings will all be held virtually, and the Zoom link for all trainings is: https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/99622318339.
There is no need to register for this training unless you are needing a certificate afterwards as proof of attendance. If you are in need of a certificate, please email Stephanie directly to sign up. In your email, please include your role (i.e. foster parent, SWII, FCS, etc.) Contact: Stephanie Besch- stephanie-besch@uiowa.edu
The dates for trainings in 2023 are: March 21st, June 13th, September 12th, and December 12th and will all be held from 12-1pm.
The Safe Babies Court Team, alongside Officer Holly Pickett, will be hosting quarterly car seat trainings throughout 2023. Office Pickett covers everything you need to know from choosing the appropriate car seat for a child, installing the car seat correctly, how to safely strap a child into a car seat and more.
Trainings will all be held virtually, and the Zoom link for all trainings is: https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/99622318339.
There is no need to register for this training unless you are needing a certificate afterwards as proof of attendance. If you are in need of a certificate, please email Stephanie directly to sign up. In your email, please include your role (i.e. foster parent, SWII, FCS, etc.) Contact: Stephanie Besch- stephanie-besch@uiowa.edu
The dates for trainings in 2023 are: March 21st, June 13th, September 12th, and December 12th and will all be held from 12-1pm.
The Safe Babies Court Team, alongside Officer Holly Pickett, will be hosting quarterly car seat trainings throughout 2023. Office Pickett covers everything you need to know from choosing the appropriate car seat for a child, installing the car seat correctly, how to safely strap a child into a car seat and more.
Trainings will all be held virtually, and the Zoom link for all trainings is: https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/99622318339.
There is no need to register for this training unless you are needing a certificate afterwards as proof of attendance. If you are in need of a certificate, please email Stephanie directly to sign up. In your email, please include your role (i.e. foster parent, SWII, FCS, etc.) Contact: Stephanie Besch- stephanie-besch@uiowa.edu
The dates for trainings in 2023 are: March 21st, June 13th, September 12th, and December 12th and will all be held from 12-1pm.
