Parent & Professional Training Opportunities

Eight training series are being offered:

• Becoming a Family Support Network (FSN) Parent

• Supporting the Supporter

• How to Access Mental Health Services For Your Child Using Public or Private Healthcare Coverage

• Is Your Teen Ready For Adult Life

• Planning for a Child's Health & Education

• Health Resource Support Parent

• Helping Families and Young Adults Protect Their Rights

• Project Resilience Train the Trainers

Click here for on-site training opportunities from other organizations.

Click here for online training opportunities from our organization.

Click here for online training opportunities from other organizations.

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

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

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

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 Sessions Have Been Completed

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

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.

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

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).

• July 13-14, 2009 - Click here to register for this training.

Project Resilience is:

• A substance abuse prevention education program,
• Interactive and hands-on,
• Designed to produce resilient youth.
• Equips youth with the skills, knowledge and self-esteem they need to make responsible decisions.
• For youth ages 6-12 years old.

Explores ways to give:

• 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?

• 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.
• 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.