JANUARY ADVANCED PEER PARENT TRAINING

In January, we are going to start training on the new STEP program.  Each month, I will be training on a different chapter in the new manual.  I strongly recommend and encourage each of you to attend these trainings.

Chapter One, STEP

When:  Thursday, January 17, 2013; 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Where:  Provo Regional Center, DCFS Office, 5th Floor, 150 E Center Street

This will be a potluck, so please bring something to share!

As always, please plan on meeting in the lobby at 5:15 p.m., so I can get everyone up the elevators, as they are locked at 

5:00 p.m.

Thanks and I hope to see everyone there!!

KATHLEEN GORDON'S RETIREMENT

Kathleen Gordon is retiring from Orem City as a dispatcher after 25-years of service.  Please join Kathleen and her husband, Kevin, in celebrating her years of service at a reception in her honor on Thursday, December 13, 2012 from 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. at the Orem Department of Public Safety Training Room, 95 E Center Street, Orem, Utah.  Luncheon will be served at 12:00 p.m.

SEPTEMBER 2012 ADVANCED TRAINING

Thank you to all of those came to the September Advanced Peer Parent Training, we had  a great turn out.

Below is the link to the training material.  Thanks to Lujean Marshal from UVU Turning Point Program for training us on "Why we are responsible for our own happiness"  I think this training will help us work more effectively with our parents.

Training Handouts

Hope to see you all at the January training!!

NOVEMBER ADVANCED PEER PARENT TRAINING

Please mark your calendar's for the

November Advanced Peer Parent Training!!!

It will be held on Thursday, November 8, 2012 @ 5:30 p.m. at 150 E Center Street, 5th Floor, Provo.

We will have LuJean Marshall, from Utah Valley University's Turning Point Program come speak to us about anger management.  You may have attended her previous training so please come for round two!!

Please remember to arrive at 5:15 sharp, so I can let you in the building and up the elevator.  Also remember that we will have a potluck, so please bring a treat to share!!

Thanks for all you do and I hope to see you all there!!

SEPTEMBER TRAINING NOTES

What an amazing training we had last Thursday!!  I wish you all could have attended.  A big thank you to our trainer, Darrell Bingham.

Attached are the handouts from that training:

Spice

Drugs recognition/training

SEPTEMBER ADVANCED PEER PARENT TRAINING

I am extremely excited for September's Advanced Peer Parent Training, which will be held September 20th @ 5:30 p.m. at the Provo DCFS office (150 E Center Street, 5th floor, Provo).  We will have drug expert, Darrell Bingham, train us on the following:

 

I -   Definition of a drug

II -  The most popular drugs of abuse 

III - Types and uses of drug paraphernalia.  

VI - Basic signs and symptoms of use

 

Here is Darrell's bio:

 

I graduated from the UVU Law Enforcement Academy in May of 2001, began working with Orem Department of Public Safety in September of the same year (the day before 9-11 to be exact), I was assigned to alcohol enforcement in 2003 and was tasked to enforce alcohol related law including DUI and underage consumption.  I also worked closely with Utah County Division of Substance Abuse Prevention to establish EASY (Eliminating Alcohol Sales to Youth) from a county to a state wide program.  I took a brake from law enforcement in 2007 when I worked for the State of Utah Juvenile Justice Services as a JJS Councilor developing treatments plans to address seriously delinquent behavior.  I leapt back into law enforcement in 2008 when I began working for Lindon City Police.  While at Lindon City I served as a Drug Recognition Expert and a POST Instructor for DUI and Drug Recognition topics.  I also developed YES (Youth Education Series) discussing protective and risk factors and  adolescent drug use.  I also worked as a task force chair with SMART Utah County where I co-sponsored two legislative bills addressing prescription drug abuse in Utah.  I currently work as the administrator for Court Supportive Services where I have taught GOPT, Criminal Thinking, and PRIME for Life education classes for more than 7 years.  Overall I have more than 11 years combined experience related to drug abuse, addiction, drug prevention, drug recognition.

 

 

I really hope to see you all there.  Please remember that it will be a potluck, so bring something to share.  Also, be here at 5:15, so that I can get everyone in the building and up the elevators as the building closes at 5:00 p.m.

One last reminder, all Peer Parents are required to take at least two Advanced Peer Parent trainings per year.  We only have two more this year!!

 

See you there!!

RESOURCE

I was given this great internet website that educates individuals on DCFS services:

 

www.hs.utah.gov/education/index.html

 

When you get some time, please get on this website!

JULY ADVANCED TRAINING

The July training was a big success!! Thanks to all who came!!

We were given a tour of the Food and Care Coalition in Provo.  What an amazing facility.  We were also trained on what types of services they provide from food, to clothing and soon a place for homeless vets to stay!!

If you were not able to attend and would like a tour or any further information, please contact Brent or visit their website:

Brent Crane, Executive Director
801-373-1825
email:  brentc@foodandcare.org

www.foodandcare.org

JULY PEER PARENT ADVANCED TRAINING

Please mark your calendars for the next Peer Parent Advanced Training.  It will be held on July 19, 2012 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

 

This training will be different, because we will not be meeting at the Provo DCFS office, but at the Food & Care Coalition in Provo.

 

299 E 900 S

Provo

 

Brent Crane, Executive Director will be speaking to us about the services this agency provides.  This training will be very informative and will allow each of you to know what types of services are out there for our clients.  I had the opportunity to attend a training on the services that Brent and the Food & Care Coalition provide and I was very impressed. 

 

I hope that you will all plan on attending this training and please remember that each of you are to complete a minimum of 2 Advanced Peer Parent trainings per year; however, I recommend going to as many as possible!

 

Again, please plan on meeting on July 19th at 5:30 p.m. at the Food & Care Coalition in Provo and because we will not be meeting at DCFS, we will not do a potluck for this training.

MAY 2012 ADVANCED PEER PARENT TRAINING

Thank you to all of those who came to this month's training.  It was extremely informative to myself as well as all of those who attended.

We had Alan Sevison from the AG's office walk us through the legal process of DCFS and talk to us about the importance of documentation and preperation for being called to testify.

DCFS Legal Process

We also had Holly Jane Dixon talk to us about documentation and time management.

Time Management Handout

May 2012 Advanced Peer Parent Training

.....MARK YOUR CALENDARS.....

Our next Advanced Peer Parent Training will be held Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. in room 5010-5030 at the Provo Regional Center, DCFS Office, 5th Floor (150 E Center Street, Provo)

We will be trained by Alan Sevison, from the AG's office.  He will be training us on the legal side of DCFS and what it means when we are called to testify.  This will help all peer parents understand what is expected of us, if we were called to testify.

We will also have a training from one of our own peer parents, Holly Jane Dixon, on documentation/time management.

I hope that you all can attend, what I think, will be a very informative training.

Please remember to meet in the lobby at 5:15 p.m. and I will help everyone get into the building and up the elevator since the building is now locked at that time.

MARCH 2012 ADVANCED TRAINING

Thank you for all who came to support this training. I was very impressed with our trainer, Vicki Proctor, who was from the Provo City Police Victim Advocates Program. She spoke on what the definition of Domestic Violence is, the cycle, the legal aspect, and the signs of domestic violence.


Here is the handout for the domestic violence training:


Signs to look for in a battering personality



We also, had a roundtable where everyone could submit questions and we could discuss what other peer parents do. I felt this was really helpful and hope to do several of these in the future.

MARCH ADVANCED TRAINING

Our next Peer Parent Advanced Training will be held March 15th at 5:30 p.m. in the Provo DCFS Office, 150 E Center Street, 5th Floor. Please plan on attending!

We will be lucky to have one of the Provo Police Department's Victim Advocates train on domestic violence.

Also, the last 30 minutes of the training we will have an open forum for peer parents to ask each other questions. If you could email some questions you have always wanted to ask another peer parent, that would be great. Such as: How do you come up with lesson plans? What tools do you use to help parents? Do you have a place I can refer my client to for resources?

Please remember to meet in the lobby at 5:15 p.m. and I will help everyone get into the building and up the elevator since the building is now locked at that time.

Hope to see you all there!!

YEARLY REVIEWS

It is that time again, for yearly reviews. If you have not signed up for your yearly review, please email me to let me know which date and time will work for you. If you are not able to meet on the date/time listed below, please email me a day that will work best for you and I will try and fit you in my schedule. Thank you!

January 26
1:00
2:00
3:00

February 2
1:00
2:00
3:00

February 23
10:00
1:00
2:00
3:00

JANUARY 2012 ADVANCED TRAINING

We had a very good turn out this training, which was held on January 19, 2012 at the Provo Office. I appreciate all those who came. Please remember you need to complete at least 2 Advanced Trainings per year!!

First off, we had our very own Elizabeth Drew train on preparing our lessons. She gave several tips on how we can prepare for each individual client we teach. It is important to remember that each client is different and this isn't a cookie cutter program; we need to work within the clients needs and abilities.

Second, we had LuJean Marshall, from Utah Valley University's Turning Point program come speak to us on the following:

-Conflict Resolution
-Rules for time-outs (self)
-Setting and Maintaining Boundaries
-Saying "NO"

Lujean was very informative and I learned a lot from her training. UVU Turning Point does offer classes and if you would like to take them on your own time, you may contact her @ 801-863-7581.

Here are her handouts:

DANCE through Conflict Resolution
Time Out Rules
Assertive Request Model
No Power vs. "No" Power