Workshops and Events
Butte College FKCE workshops and trainings are free and open to all!
In-person classes are held at the Butte College Skyway Center - 2480 Notre Dame Blvd, Chico, CA 95928.
All classes are subject to cancellation and may be cancelled due to lack of pre-registration.
Please check website for updates.
Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI)
with Senta Burton, MSW
This course offers an informal, yet thorough approach to Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI), an evidence-based intervention for children from hard places of abuse, neglect, and/or trauma. Topics include Understanding Trauma, TBRI Empowering, Connecting, and Correcting Principles, as well as real-life examples and testimonials from caregivers and professionals who use TBRI.
4-Week Series: Saturdays -9/14, 9/21, 9/28, 10/5 | 9:00am – 12:00pm
Zoom: 228 599 3779
REGISTER HERE
*Class schedule subject to change. Please check for updates.
TBRI Deeper Dive: Follow-up and ongoing TBRI support.
1st Wednesday of the month starting 11/6/24
5:30pm-7:30pm | Zoom
Contact Senta to register: 530-680-0297
Fostering Healthy Engagement & Communication
with Miranda Johnson, MSW & LVN
This workshop will focus on improving engagement and connection with foster youth. It will also cover topics such as improving and facilitating communications between support workers, bio families, foster families, and children to provide holistic support to youth in foster care.
Saturday, 10/19/24 | 9:00am – 12:00pm | Zoom Meeting ID: 850 8927 8263 Passcode: 532601
REGISTER HERE
*Class schedule subject to change. Please check for updates.
Fostering Advocacy & Support
with Miranda Johnson, MSW & LVN
This workshop will focus on the roles and responsibilities of foster parents in youth advocacy. It will also cover topics such as the purpose of CFT Meetings, the roles of CASA workers, and youth advocacy in the education setting (IEP/504 Plans).
Saturday, 11/2/24 | 9:00am – 12:00pm | Zoom Meeting ID: 850 8927 8263 Passcode: 532601
REGISTER HERE
*Class schedule subject to change. Please check for updates.
A Trauma-Focused Approach to Disaster Preparedness
with Miranda Johnson, MSW & LVN
This workshop will focus on disaster preparedness and explore the impact past trauma can have on youth’s response to new traumatic experiences. It will focus on ideas to support and care for youth and families during traumatic events to limit retraumatization.
Saturday, 11/16/24 | 9:00am – 12:00pm | Zoom Meeting ID: 850 8927 8263 Passcode: 532601
REGISTER HERE
*Class schedule subject to change. Please check for updates.
Grandparents as Parents
Grandparents as Parents is a support group of caregivers that are currently raising or have raised their grandchildren or another person's children. This group meets to provide support and information, as well as share personal experiences, with one another. It is open to any foster parent or anyone who is raising someone else's child.
First and third Thursday of the month, 11:00am – 1:00pm
Butte College Skyway Center (Room 134) - 2480 Notre Dame Blvd, Chico
REGISTER HERE
*Class schedule subject to change. Please check for updates.
For our current Resource Family Approval (RFA) class schedule, click here.
- For questions, contact us at: fostercareed@mikeshiner.com or (530) 897-6235.
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