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New DHS Contact Lists: Click here for updated lists of workers on all the islands. One list is arranged alphabetically by last name, the other by unit.
Hawaii Caregivers and the Court Guide: This guidebook is intended to help caregivers understand the importance of attending court hearings as well as to understand the court process. Click here to download.
Resilience: Every Child Has Promise: Resilience: the capacity to spring back, rebound, successfully adapt in the face of social competence despite exposure to sever stress - a quality we want for all our children. Follow link to learn about four protective factors that have been validated by research by Dr. Emmy Werner. You will also find a link to Dr. Werner's work.
E Pūlama Nā Keiki - Vol. 14, Issue 3: Read the latest issue of our newsletter for information on building resilience in children, parenting a drug or alcohol exposed child, holiday blues tips for foster youth, Project Visitation, a housing opportunity for former foster youth and more!
Sign Up Today for ITAO E-mail Alerts: Would you like to stay informed on child welfare issues as well as on resources in the child welfare community? If so, follow link to sign up for our e-mail updates. We'd love to share the wealth of knowledge that comes our way with you.

Upcoming Events

Adoption Support Groups Schedule: Presented by HOPE INC.
Are you parenting children with challenging behaviors? Do you have foster/adopted children who could use some help building relationships? If so, you are invited to attend this monthly support group. Follow link for more info.
Statewide Training Schedule: Statewide Training Opportunities Courtesy of the Maui Training Collaborative. Includes a list of mainland trainings, too.
Resource Families Upcoming Events List: Statewide list of trainings provided by Family Programs Hawai`i. List includes support group's dates and locations.
H.A.N.A.I. Training Schedules: These are the trainings presented by Catholic Charities Hawaii that child specific foster parents need to take in order to complete their licensing requirements.
Music Therapy Services: FREE music therapy services for youth with at-risk behaviors and youths and young adults with disabilities and special needs, living on Oahu presented by Sounding Joy Music Therapy, Inc.

January-March 2010 Session
April-June 2010 Session
Location Sounding Joy’s clinic (on-site for groups can be discussed)
1314 S. King St., #711, Honolulu

Music Therapy is the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed an approved music therapy program.
33 Tips & Tools for Persons with Dyslexia (Part I): Presented by the Hawai'i Branch of the International Dyslexia Association (HIDA)

Thursday, February 25, 2010
6:30 – 9:00 pm
Hawai‘i USA Federal Credit Union Conference Room (Mauka building)
1259 A’ala St., Honolulu
Free
Parking: $2 with validation

Children with dyslexia have difficulty processing and organizing information. While most people associate dyslexia with reading, it can also
affect memory, organization, and other skills necessary to navigate school & life. For example, does your child do her homework, but “forget” to
turn it in? Does she “refuse” to write down assignments, and then forget to do them? Does she love stories, but hate to read? These challenges are often experienced by dyslexic children. Adults can, and should, develop strategies to help their children face the challenges, and enjoy the benefits, of dyslexia. However, this can be tough without assistance.

At this workshop we will discuss an “ala carte menu of tips and tools” (at least 33, and many more if time permits) – strategies which HIDA parents & teachers have found to help their dyslexic children. We welcome parents, teachers, dyslexic individuals, and other concerned individuals, to join the discussion and add their tips to the menu.

Please RSVP by Wednesday, February 17 to
mhiga@dyslexia-hawaii.org or 538-7007.

Follow link to download flier.

*Part 2, scheduled for March 16, demonstrates assistive technologies available for dyslexic individuals and other struggling readers.
The Nature of Nurture: Identification, Diagnosis & Treatment of Children with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: Presented by the Children's Research Triangle

Date: Friday, March 12, 2010
Time: 8:30a.m. - 4:30p.m.
Registration begins at 7:30a.m.
Gates Theater - Hawai'i Preparatory Campus, Waimea, HI
Registration Fee: $50.00 - includes continental breakfast and lunch

This 8-Hour training will provide very specific prevention and intervention strategies for children affected by prenatal alcohol exposure. Long-term impact on the child's growth, health, and cognitive, behavioral, and educational development will be explored as well as implications for intervention. Family-based strategies, the role of the child in the welfare system, childcare settings, the legal system, public policy and schools are all important pieces in putting together a comprehensive approach to intervention for this vulnerable population of children.

Follow link to register
Amazing Technologies – Tips and Tools for Persons with Dyslexia (Part II): Presented by HIDA in collaboration with the Assistive Technology Resource Centers of Hawai´i

Tuesday, March 16, 2010
6:30 – 9:00 pm
Hawai‘I USA Federal Credit Union Conference Room (Mauka building)
1259 A’ala St., Honolulu
Free
Parking: $2 with validation

People with dyslexia struggle with reading and writing. Fortunately, there are wonderful assistive technology tools to help them. For example, a book can be scanned into a computer, which then reads it aloud while highlighting
the text on the computer screen; a dictated report can be inputted into a computer, which then produces the written report for editing on the screen; and a software program can creates diagrams, flow charts and outlines to
improve essay writing. Electronic dictionaries, note-taking pens, and other high-tech and low-tech tools are also available.

At this workshop you will have the hands-on opportunity to experience, and experiment with, some of these amazing technologies. Technology does not eliminate the need to read and write. However, it can help dyslexic children learn, and it can make reading and writing easier and faster for dyslexic children and adults. Dyslexic individuals, their families, teachers and other
concerned individuals are all welcome.

Please RSVP by Wednesday, March 8 to mhiga@dyslexia-hawaii.org or 538-7007.

Part 1, scheduled for February 25, discusses strategies which have helped dyslexic children navigate school and life.

Thanks to our Conference Sponsors

Victoria S. & Bradley L. Geist Foundation
James and Abigail Campbell Family Foundation
The Mark and Debi Rolfing Charitable Foundation
Department of Human Services
University of Hawaii School of Social Work
Hawaii Foster Youth Coalition
Department of Health Family Services Division
The State FASD Task Force.

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