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  • Domestic Violence

  • Parenting The African American Incest and Child Sexual
    Abuse Survivor

  • Parenting The Children of Substance Abusing Parents

  • Adolescence Substance Abuse

  • The Adoption Is Final...Real Life Kicks In

  • Advocating For The Special Needs Child

  • Diagnosis vs. Abilities

  • Parenting  and Loving Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual,
    Transgender, Questioning Youth

  • Understanding the Stages of Childhood Development

  • Understanding Race and Culture Will Help You Teach and
    Parent

  • Independent Living  Skills for Youth 13+ Yrs. Of  Age
  •   I Want A New Car
  •   Apartment Hunting
  •   I Want a Job That Pays Well
  •   He Likes Me...She Likes Me
  •   No Cigarettes or Drugs For Me
  •   Can I Go To College?
  •   Safe Sex
  •   Manage That Anger                             
PROPRIETARY TRAINING CURRICULUMS
FOR BIRTH, FOSTER, ADOPTIVE, AND KINSHIP PARENTS,
TEACHERS, DAYCARE PROVIDERS, CASE WORKERS, SUPPORT STAFF
THE INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN SERVICES (IHS)
STANDARDIZED  CURRICULUMS
IHS has approved training of the following standardized  
curriculum's.
  • Pre-Service Training:  (Foster & Adoptive)

  1. Orientation & Overview of Adoption, Kinship                
    and Adoption
  2. Team Building
  3. Child Development and the Impact of Abuse    
  4. Attachment, Separation, Placement
  5. Discipline
  6. Crisis Prevention and De escalation
  7. Cultural Issues In Placement
  8. Primary Families
 9.  Effects of Caregiving On the Family
10.  Parenting The Sexually Abused Child
11.  Permanency Issues For Children
12. Permanency Issues For Families
  • Cultural Issues in Permanency Planning - Assessor Training Tier II

  • Keepin' It In The Family...The Dynamics of Kinship Care

  • Successful Transcultural Parenting...Dealing With The Dynamics of Difference
  • Diagnosis AD/HD..What's Next?

  • Foster Families and How They Grow.  Understanding the Effects of Fostering

  • Play With A Purpose..Strategies To Enhance The Parent-Child Relationship

  • "Mon, Dad, I'm Searching"..The Impact of Search and Reunion on the Family

  • Understanding and Building Attachment

  • Single Parent Adoptions...Single But Never Alone

  • Managing Our Behavior To Manage Theirs..Discipline In Foster Care

  • Primary Family to Foster Family...Understanding Challenges, Issues, and
    Strategies for Success

  • Parenting The Sexually Abused Child

  • Cultural Issues In Foster Care:  Dealing with the Dynamics of Difference
STAFF DEVELOPMENT:

  • Effective Public Speaking

  • Winning Over The Difficult Client

  • Working With Substance Abusing Parents
     
  • Understanding Culture And Diversity Will
    Improve Performance Outcomes

  • My Head Is About To Explode...Managing
    Stress

  • Effective Treatment Strategies For Incest,  
    Child Sexual Abuse, and Rape Survivors
*All proprietary workshops can be
reconstructed to fit particular audiences,
contractor program goals, and time
constraints.  Additional workshops, based
on contractor need and Nirvana Now!
expertise, can be developed.
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