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Training Opportunity - "What do you stand for?"
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Registration: WORKSHOP SCHEDULE: 8:30-9:00 Registration and Coffee/Breakfast Snacks 9:00-9:15 Welcome 9:15-9:30 Introduction
9:30-10:15 Keynote Address:
10:30-11:45 Session I Workshops
1:30 - 2:45 Session II Workshops
This workshop is presented as a service to the community with no registration fee or charge for lunch. There will be a total limit of 100 persons. SUMMARY OF WORKSHOP TOPICS: Building Character through Special Olympics - Special Olympics provides training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for persons with intellectual disabilities, giving them opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in the sharing of gifts, skills and friendship. This workshop will discuss Special Olympic activities in the Roanoke Valley. Building a Complete and Secure Attachment Relationship with Your Foster Child - Most children in foster care have a history in their biological homes which puts them at high risk for Disordered Attachment. These children believe their survival depends on their being in control of other people and situations most of the time. This control can appear as a number of problematic behaviors. Studies have shown that children with attachment challenges can form secure attachments if placed with caregivers who have secure attachment patterns. This workshop will help foster parents and caregivers understand how to help these children become more secure in their attachments, improving not only their present behaviors but also their future relationships. Stories that Invite Character - Therapists who are collaborative and relational while listening to clients' stories empower the clients to become their own author-ities, or more involved in the construction of their own stories. This workshop will present guidelines for a therapeutic stance which invites clients to be actively involved in constructing stories that reinforce resilience and build character. Building Character Activities - DFS staff will lead workshop participants through character education activities that emphasize key character traits such as honesty, respect, and responsibility. BIOGRAPHY OF SPEAKERS Honorable Philip Trompeter has been a judge of the 23rd Judicial District of Virginia for 19 years. He has a B.A. Degree from New York University, and his Juris Doctor from the University of Richmond. He is very active in local agencies that serve families and children. Sharon Brammer LPC, RPT is in private practice at Broadway Associates in Roanoke, VA. She treats children and their families, specializing in Play Therapy, Attachment Therapy, and Attachment Evaluations. Ms. Brammer received her MA in Counselor Education from VA Tech and has extensive training and experience in Attachment Theory and Treatment. This includes training by the UVA- Ainsworth Attachment Clinic in the Circle of Security Protocol and by the Theraplay Institute Linda Maness and Abby Fedor are volunteers for Special Olympics of Southwest Virginia. They each have had extensive experience with a variety of activities through the organization.
Wally Scott received his Ph.D. from VA Tech in the Marriage and Family Therapy program. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Counselor Education at Radford University. He has worked with children and families for over 25 years in a number of different settings: social services, residential care, community mental health, court service and family service. He has presented extensively in various settings. He has been involved in clinical supervision, training and consultation for over 15 years.
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