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October is special in many ways! It's the first full month of fall - even though here in Texas we've still had days in the 90's - and we celebrate
National Family Partnership's
National Red Ribbon Week
. This year's theme is
Your Future Is Key, So Stay Drug Free
. We know many of you are a part of this great movement; speaking in schools, communities, and other venues spreading the news about alcohol, tobacco, other drugs and violence prevention awareness. (You can find more information
here
.) And, this month is the start of the holiday season in the United States. Many celebrate Halloween or Harvest Day.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
have
health and safety tips.
NOTE:
We would love to hear about your holiday seasons and celebrations! Please
share your stories
!
Part of the CDC's safety tips is an acronym for SAFE HALLOWEEN. I thought it would be fun to look at the word OCTOBER to see what we can find as blessings to celebrate within the letters:
Observe
the goodness and kindness in others, even strangers - think about sharing what you see in them!
Creatively
express your gratitude to others, friends, family members, and co-workers alike. (
Did you know that writing notes to family members is a family protective factor? Want to learn more about how to strengthen family bonds for yourself and to share with those you serve?
Click here)
Trust
your gut feelings. It's the best way to keep you safe and in touch with your priorities.
Objective
noun. 1. something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish. 2. purpose. 3. goal.
Reassess your goals. Do they still fit into the overall purpose of your life and what you want to accomplish? We want our goals to work FOR us not against us.
Be
kind to yourself. We are better able to take care of others if we first take care of ourselves. Here are some great
self-care tips.
Enjoy
your life. Identify things in all areas of your life you enjoy - even the smallest of things.
Raucous
- be loud AND rowdy! When you celebrate, celebrate with your whole body, mind, and heart!!! Celebrate loud and proud and encourage those around you to join in the party!
Does this acronym get your imagination flowing?
Share yours
with us. We'd love to hear from you!
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Kathy Daley
Consulting Trainer
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Check out our upcoming
CBSG Facilitator Trainings.
For Schools & Community Settings: Kids' Connection & Youth Connection
Friday, November 17, 2017
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
$250 per person (One manual of your choice included)
Register by October 26 for the Early Bird Special - just $225 per person! Use promo code EARLYBIRD at checkout and be sure to click the "Apply" button to the right of entry box.
For Shelters & Other Transitional Settings: Kids' Connection, Too
Friday, December 8, 2017
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
$250 per person (Manual included)
Register by November 17 for the Early Bird Special - just $225 per person! Use promo code EARLYBIRD at checkout and be sure to click the "Apply" button to the right of entry box.
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Trauma Informed Care: Making It Personal
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Wednesday, November 8, 2017
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Trauma, stress, compassion fatigue and burnout are among the many stressors for helping professionals. This 6-hour workshop will help you identify personal challenges and learn self-care practices.
Participants will be able to:
- Understand and apply a common language for care giving, trauma, primary trauma, stress, secondary trauma, secondary traumatic stress, vicarious traumatization, compassion fatigue, and burnout;
- Identify risk factors, warning signs, and protective factors for personal,
- professional and organizational trauma;
- Identify reasons why an understanding of trauma and stress from the care giver’s viewpoint is critical to providing quality, effective services.
- Identify the reasons why caring creates risks and the importance of having strategies to mitigate these risks;
- Identify and apply self-care basics; and
- Develop a self-care action plan.
6 credit hours available!
$125 per person
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The Art of Facilitation
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
$75 per person
Classroom Management
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
$75 per perston
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We Want to Hear from YOU!
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If you have attended the CBSG Program Facilitator Training, you will be sent a survey 1 month, and again 6 months after being trained. This information helps us maintain and receive grant funding to help offset facilitator training costs. Our surveys are brief!
We appreciate you taking a moment to complete these surveys!
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The Trans4m Center | 214.887.0726 | trans4mcenter.org
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STAY CONNECTED
@trans4mcenter
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