Date: 11/21/24

Time: 10am-1pm

Location: Virtual

Presenters: Calvin Swinton & Stacey Singh

Learning Objectives:

  • Teach family peer advocates effective group facilitation and structure techniques to encourage participation.
  • Equip family peer advocates with the skills to create a safe, supportive, and inclusive atmosphere with attendees during group meetings.

 

Date: 11/14/24

Time: 10am-1pm

Location: In Person

Presenters: Lily Talmont & Muhammad Irtaza

Learning Objectives:

  • Inform advocates how to develop a theme, purpose, and agenda for groups.
  • Model and discuss how to facilitate groups in a trauma informed and culturally aware way.
  • Develop skills for outreach and maintaining attendance at reoccurring groups.

 

Date: 10/3/24

Time: 10am-1pm

Location: Virtual

Presenters: Calvin Swinton and Stacey Singh

Learning Objectives:

  • Review of substances & recognizing the risk factors for addiction
  • Identify the signs and symptoms of an individual who is abusing drugs or alcohol
  • Develop strategies on how to better communicate between parents and youth about substance use and promote a healthy environment

Date: 10/24/24

Time: 10am-1pm

Location: In Person

Presenters: Lily Talmont & Stacey Singh

Learning Objectives:

  • Recognizing signs and effects of IPV
  • Addressing co-occurring challenges
  • Empowering advocates to support children who have witnessed IPV

Date: 9/26/24

Time: 10am-1pm

Location: In Person

Presenters: Calvin Swinton and Lily Talmont

Learning Objectives:

  • History of Disability Rights and Special Education in NYC Public Schools
  • The IEP Process from Start to Finish
  • Best Practices for Advocacy and Addressing Stigma

Date: 8/22/24

Time: 10am-1pm

Location: In-person

Presenters: Calvin Swinton & Lily Talmont

Learning Objective:

  • Learn about 5 basic styles of poetry
  • Utilizing poetry as a tool to connect with the youth and families we serve

Date: 8/8/24

Time: 10am-1pm

Location: In-person

Presenters: Jeffrey Brown & Stacey Singh

Learning Objective:

  • Learn how playwriting skills can create a fun and engaging story that can reflect real life experiences through dramatization

Date: 7/25/24

Time: 10am-1pm

Location: Virtual

Presenters: Corey Betancourt & Calvin Swinton

Learning Objectives:

  • Develop proficiency in using digital art as a tool for effective communication, conveying complex ideas and messages with clarity and creativity
  • Learn strategies to captivate and engage diverse audiences using digital art

Date: 7/11/24

Time: 10am-1pm

Location: In Person

Presenters: Jeffrey Brown, Stacey Singh & Lily Talmont

Learning Objectives:

  • Explore how art is used as a form of self expression
  • Learn how to utilize art to enhance ones perception of self

Title:  Housing & Mental Health – Building Resilience in times of Instability

Date: Tuesday, June 11, 2024 from 10-1PM

Location: In-Person in Manhattan

Audience: Social Service workforce and providers within the New York City Area (ie case managers, social workers, peer advocates, mental health providers, coordinators, case workers, and those working with the youth and/or families in various capacities)

 

Date: 5/30/24

Time: 10am-1pm

Location: In Person

Presenters: Stacey Singh & Lily Talmont

Learning Objectives:

  • The history of self-care in American society
  • Self-Care and communities of color
  • Practicing radical self-care for health and well-being

Date: 6/13/24

Time: 10am-1pm

Location: In Person

Presenters: JD Miller and Lily Talmont

Learning Objectives:

  • Defining LGBTQ+ and Terms
  • The Importance of Language
  • How we Can Create Safe Spaces

Date: 5/23/24

Time: 10am-1pm

Location: In Person

Presenters: Spencer S. Barros and Jeffrey Brown

Learning Objectives:

  • Defining and understanding race and identity
  • Impacts of identity on perception of self and others
  • Strategies to help empower youth and families

Date: 5/16/24

Time: 10am-1pm

Location: In Person

Presenters: Dianna Jimenez and Stacey Singh

Learning Objectives:

  • Review the principles of mental health literacy
  • Discuss barriers to mental health care and literacy
  • Explore advocates role in increasing mental health knowledge and care within youth and families

Date: 4/25/24

Time: 10am-1pm

Location: Virtual via Zoom

Presenters: Stacey Singh and Lily Talmont

Learning Objectives:

  • Overview of mandated reporting, definitions of maltreatment/abuse, and confidentiality
  • Understanding the implications of disproportionate reporting on communities of color
  • Effective ways to be a mandated supporter when working with youth and families

Date: 4/11/24

Time: 10am-1pm

Location: In Person

Presenters: Cristino Chavez and Calvin Swinton

Learning Objectives:

  • Understanding the needs of asylum seekers
  • How to support asylum seekers in getting adequate documentation
  • Connecting youth and families to resources within their communities

Title:  Childrens Mental Health Services & Parental Rights in NYC

Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2024 from 10-1PM

Location: Virtual via Zoom

Presenters: CSPOA, Talkspace/Teen Space and Child’s Mobile Crisis Teams

Audience: Social Service workforce and providers within the New York City Area (ie case managers, social workers, peer advocates, mental health providers, coordinators, case workers, and those working with the youth and/or families in various capacities)

 

Date: 3/21/24

Time: 10am-1pm

Location: Virtual via Zoom

Presenters: Eloisa Trinidad & Calvin Swinton

Learning Objectives:

  • Identifying inequities within the food system and their implications on marginalized communities
  • The importance of nutrition and its impact on physical and mental health
  • Exploring food deserts and the availability of resources within those communities to support advocates in their work

Date: 2/29/24

Time: 10am-1pm

Location: Virtual

Presenters: Emira Uldedaj & Jeffrey Brown

Learning Objectives:

  • Identifying and recognizing IPV and the signs of Abuse
  • Understanding and identifying the physical and mental health impact of IPV
  • Increase knowledge of services that work to prevent of IPV

Date: 2/15/24

Time: 10am-1pm

Location: In-Person

Presenter: Dianna Jimenez

Learning Objectives:

  • Understanding safety planning and its role in your work
  • Building conversations around suicide prevention with youth and families
  • Resources on suicide prevention
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