Foster Care Training

Advanced Harm Reduction Online Training Series
Sponsored by Mendocino County Youth Project
In these four 1.5 hrs. live online trainings, facilitators will be guiding thoughtful and relevant conversations and exercises in order to further strengthen professional Harm Reduction skills.

Part 1: Harm Reduction for Helping Professionals
Helping professionals are exposed daily to structural violence and experiences of vicarious trauma, which if not identified and addressed proactively by individuals and organizations can lead to workforce burnout and compassion fatigue. In this webinar we will:

• Explore positive and negative impact of stress on ourselves
• Share stress reduction techniques to try on and off shift
• Reflect on how we can engage in sustaining community to care for each other
• Discuss how community care supports our work in HR or other social justice fields

Register Here

Online Trainings happening on Zoom meeting platform. Register separately for each training. It is important to register for each workshop for that is how one will receive relevant information.

Helpful tips for Zoom webinars:

Before the Session:

• Zoom can be downloaded onto smart phones, but typically better on laptops.
• Give yourself time to download Zoom prior to start time
• Check your connection (Ethernet is strongest if possible) before we begin (typically mobile hotspots and public access Wi-Fi don’t have enough bandwidth for Zoom sessions
• Make sure your video camera is operational
• Have phone number to call in as back up if you are having a hard time logging in
• Zoom login information and HR PowerPoint will be sent to all registered participants in an email a few days before

During the Session:

• Use your mic mute button when you are not speaking during the session
• There is a chat box feature and a place to raise your hand