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!