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Parent &
Professional Training Opportunities
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Eight
training series are
being offered:
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Becoming A
Family Support Network (FSN) Parent **
Is for parents of children and/or youth
with special needs who want to volunteer
as “Support Parents” within the Michigan
Family Support Network (FSN).
FSN Support
Parents will learn about:
• Resources for Families of Children with
Special Needs
• The Principles of Family Centered Care
• Steps to Maintain Confidentiality
• Communication Skills
• Benefits of FSN
• Steps to Problem Solving
All Spring Training
Sessions Have Been Completed |
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Supporting the Supporter**
Persons who serve as “Support Parents”
need support too. This session is for
experienced support parents. It provides
an opportunity to:
• Receive updated Resources for Families
of Children with Special Needs
• Share experiences
• Learn how to establish and maintain
support groups
• Interact with newly trained FSN Parents
All Spring
Training Sessions Have Been Completed |
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How to Access
Mental Health Services For Your Child Using Public or Private
Healthcare Coverage This
training provides families with detailed information on how to
effectively utilize or get healthcare coverage in order to access
mental health services for their child:
- How and where to access mental
health services
- What is Community Mental Health and
how can they help
- What are the eligibility criteria
for publicly funded programs
- What is the array of services
available through specific programs
- What to do if you are uninsured
- Understanding your private or
public mental healthcare benefits
- Understanding how Michigan’s public
mental health system operates
- Tips for maximizing your benefits
All Spring Training
Sessions Have Been Completed |
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Is Your Teen Ready For Adult Life
This training is for parents of teens with serious mental health
conditions. These teens often report that they would like help
finishing school, getting a good job, finding a place to live,
living on their own, and making friends, information and practical
suggestions will be shared for helping your teen prepare for the
transition from high school to employment or higher education; from
home to independent living; and from child to adult community
services, including:
- School-based transition planning
- Mental Health Programs
- Substance Abuse Programs
- Post Secondary Training
- Employment
- Housing
- Human Services
- Family planning & parenting
assistance
All Spring Training
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Planning for a Child's Health & Education
This training provides parents and professionals with basic
information needed to plan and advocate for a child’s education and
health needs. It covers:
- Types of public health care
coverage available
- Special education laws and rules
- Individualized Family Service Plan
(IFSP) and Individualized Education Plan (IEP) processes
- Educational due process
- Health Preparedness resources
All Spring
Training Sessions Have Been Completed
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Health Resource
Support Parent Training
Persons who serve as “support parents” learn about health care and
public health insurance resources and information:
- Types of public health care
coverage available: Mi Child, Healthy Kids, Children’s Special
Health Care Services
- How private health care coverage
works with public health insurance: Medicare Part D, CSHCS,
Insurance Premium Reimbursement
- Transition Resources-Plans and
checklists to assist health care decision making processes.
Representatives from Michigan Protection & Advocacy Services and the
Social Security Administration will discuss guardianship and
applying for SSI.
- Services for children and families
with Hereditary Disorders: Counseling, testing, and service
information.
- Health preparedness resources:
Plans and checklists to assist families plan for their child’s
health care.
All Spring
Training Sessions Have Been Completed
Trainings are conducted by staff of the Family
Center for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs, a
section of the Michigan Department of Community Health’s Children’s
Special Health Care, the Medical Services Administration, Michigan
Protection and Advocacy Services, the Social Security
Administration, and the Genetics Resource Center. |
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Helping Families and Young Adults
Protect Their Rights
Is for anyone who wants to gain a basic
understanding of rights allotted under:
• Children’s Special Health Care Services
• Community Mental Health Services
• Medicaid
• Special Education Services
Sessions provide information
relative to:
• Timelines
• Complaint Procedures
• Appeals Processes
Participants will be provided with
resources for groups and organizations
available to assist in protecting a
client’s rights.
All Spring
Training Sessions Have Been Completed |
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Project
Resilience Train the Trainers
Project Resilience: Train the Trainers -
- we want to introduce the Project Resilience Program to people
in Wayne County working with young people in
faith based organizations, schools, and youth groups. The training:
two four hour sessions
= 8 hours.
In 1994 Project Resilience conducted its first series of classes at
New Center Community Mental Health Services. During 1995-97, Project
Resilience field-tested its school-based curriculum at a local
school in Detroit reaching over 900 youth in grades 3 thru 6.
All trainings are held at the New Center CMH
Services, 2051 W Grand Blvd in Detroit from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Training Schedule—Two 4-hour sessions,
held 2nd Tuesday and the next day (Wednesday).
Project Resilience is:
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A substance abuse prevention education
program,
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Interactive and hands-on,
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Designed to produce resilient youth.
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Equips youth with the skills, knowledge
and self-esteem they need to make responsible decisions.
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For youth ages 6-12 years old.
Explores ways to give:
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parents/caregivers, teachers, and others
working with children the tools they need to become their primary
prevention partners.
Why do you want to learn more?
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Project Resilience focuses on the
positive traits and protective factors necessary for children to
become healthy and productive adults regardless of where they come
from and what they were exposed to.
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We want to help our youth be the very
best they can be!
We invite all who work with young people
in Wayne County to contact New Center Community Mental Health
Services at (313) 961-3780 for more
information on this program. |