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Roxana Marachi, PhD
January 14, 2014 2:31 PM
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"Title IVE Training Collaborative is a partnership between West Valley College, EMQ Families First, and the Santa Clara Department of Social Services. Our mission is to provide high-quality responsive training to those who serve and care for vulnerable children and families in Santa Clara County, intentionally increasing the quality of care for children.
Program Objectives:
* Offer Title IV-E Training resources to Santa Clara County state-licensed or approved child care institutions providing care to foster and adopted children, and current and prospective foster and adoptive parents.
* To build and strengthen state-licensed or approved child care institution’s capacity to serve Santa Clara County children and youth with emotional and behavioral needs.
* To provide collaborative trainings in a coordinated fashion with both child welfare staff and community based agencies working with our common clients.
* To offer collaborative trainings that foster strength-based relationships with clients and the community.Eligible Participants Title IV-E Collaborative training events are free for all who qualify.
Eligible participants include: Staff of residential treatment facilities
Foster and adoptive parents
Prospective foster and adoptive parents
County social workers
County children’s mental health providers
Staff of community based organizations that serve children and families
College and university students in academic preparation to work with families and children in Santa Clara County
Calendar of Trainings is available here:
http://t4etrainingcollaborative.org/calendar.php
By Susan Jennings - Digital Media First via San Jose Mercury News:
"Last week my husband stumbled on a Twitter account that shared “compliments” about local high school students. While many of the Tweets were harmless – “The juniors have the hottest guys” or “Kelly is the sweetest girl I know” – frequently, they veered into more explicit territory, commenting on students' sexual prowess and worse. Some posts were anonymous; others included Twitter handles or the students' full names. Then we found another account, this one sharing anonymous “confessions” (many appear to be rumors) from area students. Most of the posts involve drug abuse and casual sex. Many include first and last names and/or the name of the school the “confession” originated from. Few are fit to be reprinted here. Reading through these was enough to make me want to ban both of my girls from the Internet and social media until they've graduated from college. After the local paper reported on the confessions account, I checked in with Google to see if this was just a local phenomenon. Unfortunately, it's not."... For full post, click on title above or here: http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-living/ci_25066359/teen-confession-sites-what-they-are-and-what
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Roxana Marachi, PhD
October 16, 2014 2:09 PM
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"Students Keeping Students in School will cover restorative practices and peer court at Davidson Middle School in San Rafael. When students get into trouble at Davidson, they go through a student-led, non-punitive, restorative court process in order to divert suspension and receive the additional academic and behavioral supports that they need.
Join Karen Junker, 6th Grade Math Teacher and School Culture and Climate Coordinator at Davidson Middle School, and Sarah Omojola, Statewide Education Rights Advocate at Public Counsel, on Tuesday, October 21, at 3:30pm for Students Keeping Students in School: Restorative Peer Courts part of the Let’s Fix School Discipline webinar series.
To register, please visit: https://attendee.gototraining.com/r/889135832761038594
and for the Fix School Discipline Now website with other archived webinars: http://www.fixschooldiscipline.org/toolkit/webinar-archive/
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Roxana Marachi, PhD
November 1, 2014 2:29 PM
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"PACT helps everyday people win extraordinary victories by teaching them how to speak, act, and engage in the public arena for themselves through grassroots organization.
Founded in 1985, People Acting in Community Together is an inter-faith, grassroots organization that empowers everyday people to create a more just community."
For more information, click on title above or here:
http://www.pactsj.org/
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Roxana Marachi, PhD
November 7, 2013 7:16 PM
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From Restorative Justice Training Institute Website:
"Restorative Justice in schools is a philosophy, set of principles and practices that help adults and young people in schools to both understand and respond to conflict. Restorative practices have successfully strengthened communities in schools, taught adults and students to take responsibility, changed classroom dynamics and improved school safety.
Restorative Justice Training Institute offers planning, training, coaching, curriculum development, research and evaluation for schools and organizations working with youth."
To visit website, click on title above, or here:
http://rjtica.org/
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Roxana Marachi, PhD
September 19, 2014 9:37 PM
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"Join ChildTrends Thursday, September 25th 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. ET for a webinar highlighting America's Hispanic Children: Gaining Ground, Looking Forward, a new report issued by the Child Trends Hispanic Institute with support from the Televisa Foundation. With more than 22 statistical charts, the report provides a comprehensive portrait of Hispanic children across six areas: demographics, economics, family, education, health, and media use. It documents important areas where Hispanic children are gaining ground, especially in education, and examines challenges such as high rates of poverty, some troubling health indicators, and high rates of teen childbearing among the country's 17.5 million Hispanic children and youth. The webinar will include opening remarks by a representative of the Televisa Foundation.
Presenters: * Lina Guzman, Ph.D., Director, Child Trends Hispanic Institute * David Murphey, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist, Child Trends
Discussants:
* Maribel Duran, Chief of Staff, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans * Carola Suárez-Orozco, Ph.D., Professor, Human Development and Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles
Register at this link.
For registration, click on title above or here:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/987563608
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Roxana Marachi, PhD
October 20, 2013 10:37 PM
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"Acknowledge Alliance, formerly The Cleo Eulau Center (CEC), is focused on creating classrooms where students want to learn and teachers want to teach. As a mental health pioneer, we partner with educators and other caring adults in their school setting to support the social and emotional needs of youth.
Since 1994, the organization has used the power of fostering resilience to help build positive connections between teachers and students to open the doors to learning and well-being. Our approach transforms the course of young peoples’ lives and empowers them to realize their fullest potential. We acknowledge that nurturing the whole child results in life-changing effects that go far beyond classroom walls."
http://www.acknowledgealliance.org/
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Roxana Marachi, PhD
April 21, 2014 2:51 PM
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Gena Castro Rodriquez, PsyD, in partnership with San Francisco Mental Health Education Funds, Inc. and Psycho Legal Associates, Inc. is presenting Insidious Trauma: An Examination of Race, Trauma and Resiliency. This training is for those working with adolescents and young adults who are involved in the mental health/health, child welfare, education, juvenile justice systems or other public services. Continuing Education Credits (CEU) will be offered for MFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs, Psychologists, RNs, CAADAC, CRCs, NRCs and OTs.
Overview:
"Oppression, discrimination, and marginalization are experiences that are pervasive and have a cumulative impact that can affect function, ability and quality of life. Individuals, families, and communities who manage ongoing stress and strain from racism, discrimination and violence have both risks and resiliencies from these experiences. In this workshop we will explore some of the major theorists and researchers and engage in hands on exercises to further self-awareness and understanding. We will discuss major issues related to race, class, gender and trauma, as well as discusses effective models for implementing cultural humility and responsive approaches to treatment and services."
When: Thursday June 19th, 8:30am-4pm
Where: California Endowment
1111 Broadway, 7th Floor
Oakland, CA 94607
For more information and registration link, please visit:
http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e973vhdg8556cf22&llr=plmcyajab
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Roxana Marachi, PhD
October 8, 2013 1:41 PM
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"Kids in Common advocates for policies, partnerships and investments that improve children's lives in Santa Clara County. Children need a strong public voice – a voice that promotes and protects their best interests. Kids in Common is that voice and challenges leaders and decision-makers in our community to act in best interest of our children."
http://www.kidsincommon.org/
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Roxana Marachi, PhD
October 12, 2013 12:00 AM
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"The City of San José provides a wide variety of programs and services. Here you’ll find information about parks, libraries, community centers, City classes and activities, environmental programs, housing and homeless services, and special programs for youth and seniors."
http://www.sanjoseca.gov/index.aspx?NID=27
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Roxana Marachi, PhD
October 23, 2013 3:41 PM
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You are invited to a U.S. Department of Education (ED) webcast of a live event which will include a presentation and discussion about substance abuse and academic achievement, and the national drug control strategy elements that focus on preventing such use among youth. The event is being Webcast live on EDstream: http://edstream.ed.gov/webcast/Catalog/catalogs/default.aspx No registration is required, just log on to view it at the time and date below. NOTE: The event is recorded and you may also view it at a later time on EDstream.
Thursday Oct. 24, 2013 at 10 a.m. ET October is National Substance Abuse Prevention Month. High-risk drinking and illicit drug use contribute to numerous academic, social, and health-related problems for students. What does the research say about the impact of such substance use on academic achievement? More importantly, what is the national strategy to prevent youth from using or abusing illicit substances, and how do schools play a role in community based coalitions to combat youth substance abuse. Presenters will include: Amelia M. Arria, Ph.D., Director of the Center on Young Adult Health and Development at the University of Maryland School of Public Health, to discuss the findings in the recent report “America’s Dropout Crisis: The Unrecognized Connection to Substance Use.”
David K. Mineta, Deputy Director of Demand Reduction for the White House, Office of National Drug Control Policy, to discuss the National Drug Control Strategy, and the prevention elements focused on youth.
Helen Hernandez, White House, Office of National Drug Control Policy (Drug-Free Communities Support Program) to discuss the role of education in community coalitions to prevent illicit substance substance use.
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Roxana Marachi, PhD
October 11, 2013 7:43 PM
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Roxana Marachi, PhD
February 12, 2014 3:10 AM
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Roxana Marachi, PhD
September 16, 2014 2:08 PM
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"In our expanded definition of family engagement, we at Harvard Family Research Project (HFRP) acknowledge that children and youth learn anywhere, anytime, not just in classrooms during school hours. So, how can families, schools, and community organizations -- like afterschool programs, museums, and libraries, to name just a few -- join together to share responsibility for children's learning throughout days and over years? To explore this question, we invite you to participate in an upcoming web conference, How Families, Schools, and Communities Are Reshaping Family Engagement to Reach All Learners. This web conference is part of our year-long strand of work exploring the idea of family engagement in anywhere, anytime learning. It will be held on Tuesday, September 23, 2014, from 1:00-2:00 p.m. (EST). Presenters will be: - Margaret Caspe, senior consultant, Harvard Family Research Project - Betsy Nikolchev, executive director, Family Engagement Institute (FEI) - Carmen Ponce, director, FEI's Stretch to Kindergarten and Early Learning Programs. Moderator: Christine Patton, senior research analyst, Harvard Family Research Project Topics will include: - An exploration of the three principles of the expanded definition of family engagement in the context of anywhere, anytime learning - Examples of how the Family Engagement Institute's Stretch to Kindergarten Program puts these principles into action. Before and after the event, you can join the conversation online using#HFRPinteract and by following @HFRP.
For main registration page, click on title above or here:
http://www.eventzilla.net/web/event?eventid=2139059948
For more about the Harvard Family Research Project, visit: http://www.hfrp.org
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Roxana Marachi, PhD
October 8, 2013 3:05 AM
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Roxana Marachi, PhD
October 8, 2013 3:09 AM
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"'For Parents: A Guide to Resources in Santa Clara County' is a publication of the Santa Clara County Department of Child Support Services in San Jose, California. It is in-
tended as a quick reference for parents seeking immediate assistance on a wide variety of issues."
http://www.fofv.org/docs/santaclara-parent-resources.pdf
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Roxana Marachi, PhD
October 9, 2013 5:39 PM
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"HelpSCC is a searchable database of health and human service providers in Santa Clara County. It resides on the World Wide Web site www.HelpSCC.org. The data is available to the user by such categories as type of service, geographic area, or name of agency. Health and Human Services is defined as widely as possible and eventually will include for-profit agencies. There are links to other informative Web sites such as County agencies in Santa Clara, cities, libraries, Santa Clara Offices of Education, and ChildcareNet ."
http://www.helpscc.org/
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Roxana Marachi, PhD
October 8, 2013 6:18 PM
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"Fresh Lifelines for Youth (FLY) is an award winning non-profit dedicated to breaking the cycle of violence, crime and incarceration of teens. Through FLY’s unique and powerful combination of programs-legal education, leadership training, and one-on-one mentoring-youth get off probation, engaged in school, and back on track with their lives."
http://flyprogram.org/
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Roxana Marachi, PhD
November 4, 2013 12:58 PM
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"The Regional K-12 Student Mental Health Initiative (SMHI) is a program of the California County Superintendents Educational Services Association (CCSESA) focused on prevention and early identification of mental health issues for students in grades K-12, with emphasis on grades K-8 and linkages to preschool and grades 9-12. The SMHI is funded by the voter-approved Mental Health Services Act (Prop. 63). It is one of several Prevention and Early Intervention initiatives supported by the California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA), an organization of county governments working to improve mental health outcomes for individuals, families and communities."
http://www.regionalk12smhi.org/
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Roxana Marachi, PhD
November 12, 2013 4:34 PM
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"ComputHer web-making series gives young women the opportunity to bring their ideas and creativity to life by designing and building their own website under the guidance of Mozilla Webmaker's team of dedicated educational mentors.
If you have any young women ages 15 – 24 in your school and or program, whom you believe would benefit from learning how to build a website from scratch please pass on this opportunity. Please have the interested young lady complete a paragraph on what they would like their website to look like (ex. blog, small business, club website, etc.) and email the paragraph to rtabares@yearup.org by Monday December 2nd at 12 PM. We only have 15 spaces available! The young lady must be committed to attending all four workshop dates on Wednesday’s from 4:30 – 5:30 PM starting on January 8th.
Workshop Outline
1. January 8th: Intro to Webmaker
2. January 15th: Brainstorming for website
3. January 22nd: Construction of the website
4. January 29th: Finishing touches on the website/ presentation of the website
Flyer is available at: http://bit.ly/ComputHer
And more information about YearUp at http://www.yearup.org
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Roxana Marachi, PhD
October 10, 2013 7:42 PM
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"Project Cornerstone is building a community where all adults support children and teenagers so that they thrive. We work within the YMCA of Silicon Valley and more than 400 schools and community partners to change the personal behavior of adults, strengthen programs that serve youth, and impact public policy. Through our Community Partnerships, we provide training and consulting on building strength and resiliency in youth to thousands of adults who regularly touch young people’s lives. Our School Partnerships empower young people, parents, and school staff to improve school climate and create vibrant, caring communities of learners."
http://www.projectcornerstone.org/
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Roxana Marachi, PhD
October 9, 2013 8:15 PM
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"Community Partners for Youth provides mentoring
and after-school support programs for high-risk teens so they stay in school and achieve academic and long term personal success."
"...CCPY is a top-rated youth intervention program in the East Side Union High School District, and a partner in the City of San Jose's strategy for gang and dropout prevention. Our program achieves a 90% success rate of keeping teens in school, the critical factor that leads to a better quality of life, improved family relationships, higher earning potential, and meaningful contribution to community and society. In 2011, CCPY was selected for a site visit by the U.S. Attorney General's office on their tour of California's program that prevent crime, protect the safety of our communities, and ensure that all Americans have the opportunity to improve their lives and fulfill their potential."
http://www.ccpy.org/
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Roxana Marachi, PhD
October 10, 2013 7:39 PM
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"Silicon Valley Creates is a private, nonprofit arts organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for Santa Clara County residents by creating and fostering arts and culture throughout the region."
http://www.svcreates.org/ ;
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Roxana Marachi, PhD
December 16, 2013 9:25 PM
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Santa Clara County Health and Hospital Systems Department of Alcohol & Drug Services has summarized recent research on Marijuana use. Please click on the title above to access and download the full document. For more information, please contact the Children Family, & Community Services Division at (408) 272-6518 or visit http://www.voicesunited.net
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