There's No Place Like Home: Permanency for all children Community Training

Unity Foundation and Family Advocates have joined to offer this unique training opportunity to equip professionals with tools to better serve our local at-risk youth. Presented by Sue Badeau, this presentation will focus on current research on the importance of permanency. Participants will learn information about why permanency is important to all youth, the impact of trauma on the brain, the importance of a case plan and more in this two session training.

Pottawattomie Country Club
Michigan City, IN
$10 Per Session

Morning Session: 8:30am—11:30am
Permanency: Setting the Context
- Why permanency is important for all youth
- What are the barriers to achieving permanency
- What is needed to break through the barriers
Permanency: What’s Trauma Got to Do with it?
- Impact of Trauma on the Brain

Afternoon Session: 1:00pm—4:00pm
Trauma-Responsive Permanency: What Tools are Needed
- Definitions of Success
- A “Family-Plus” approach
- Importance of Case Plan
Achieving Trauma-Responsive Permanency: What Tools are Needed (cont)
- Unpacking the “NO”

CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE AVAILABLE UPON COMPLETION OF TRAINING.

Sue Badeau is a nationally known speaker, writer and consultant. She has worked for many years in child welfare, juvenile justice, children’s mental health and education and serves on several national boards. Sue writes and speaks extensively on topics related permanency, trauma, children with special needs and family engagement. Sue and her husband, Hector, are the lifetime parents of twenty-two children, two by birth and twenty adopted.

You can also print out the form, fill it out, and fax to 219-362-9114 or mail it to:

Family Advocates
1005 Michigan Ave
La Porte, IN 46350

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