When: Saturday\, August 4\, 2018 | 9:00am - 12:00p m
\n\nLocation: Valley of the Moon Children’s Center\, 7400 L os Guilicos Road\, Santa Rosa
\n\nCost: Free training for Res ource Families only\; child care available upon request.
\n\n< p>Psychotropic Medications – An Overview for Resource Families\nPre sented by: Judith Lefler\, Public Health Nurse\, RN\, PHN\, CLNC
\n\nThis three hour training will review current California legislation that regulates the administration of psychotropic medication. Trainees\, throug h lecture and small group activities\, will understand the court process a nd the importance of this process to insure the regulations are adhered to . Through discussion and small group activities\, the trainees will under stand the relationship between trauma and potential mental health issues a nd will learn tools to support children who have been exposed to trauma\, loss and grief. The training includes information on Mental Health service s and access to these service as well as an overview of psychotropic meds and their potential side effects. The California Guidelines for the Admini stration of Psychotropic Medication will be introduced.
\n\nMs. Lef ler\, who retired in June of 2015\, was the Assistant Director of the Bay Area Academy from 2002 to 2015. Prior to that\, she was a supervising Publ ic Health Nurse in San Francisco child welfare. Ms. Lefler has been consul ting and training for over 40 years. She specializes in Child Maltreatment \, drug and alcohol exposed infants\, infant mental health\, trauma\, team ing and interdisciplinary practice. She is also certified as a Legal Nurse Consultant and has served as a medical guardian ad litem for Solano Count y Superior Court. Ms. Lefler has been an active participant in many statew ide committees including but not limited to: CSEC\, California Practice Mo del\, CORE 3.0\, Fostering Connections\, Bay Area Regional Children’s Comm ittee and the Child Welfare Directors Association. After her retirement\, she has continued to train for the Bay Area Academy.
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\n\nLocation: Valley of the Moon Children’s Center\, 7400 Lo s Guilicos Road\, Santa Rosa
\n\nCost: Free training for Reso urce Families only\; child care available upon request.
\n\nPsychotropic Medications – An Overview for Resource Families
\nPres ented by: Judith Lefler\, Public Health Nurse\, RN\, PHN\, CLNC
\n\nThis three hour training will review current California legislation that r egulates the administration of psychotropic medication. Trainees\, through lecture and small group activities\, will understand the court process an d the importance of this process to insure the regulations are adhered to. Through discussion and small group activities\, the trainees will unders tand the relationship between trauma and potential mental health issues an d will learn tools to support children who have been exposed to trauma\, l oss and grief. The training includes information on Mental Health services and access to these service as well as an overview of psychotropic meds a nd their potential side effects. The California Guidelines for the Adminis tration of Psychotropic Medication will be introduced.
\n\nMs. Lefl er\, who retired in June of 2015\, was the Assistant Director of the Bay A rea Academy from 2002 to 2015. Prior to that\, she was a supervising Publi c Health Nurse in San Francisco child welfare. Ms. Lefler has been consult ing and training for over 40 years. She specializes in Child Maltreatment\ , drug and alcohol exposed infants\, infant mental health\, trauma\, teami ng and interdisciplinary practice. She is also certified as a Legal Nurse Consultant and has served as a medical guardian ad litem for Solano County Superior Court. Ms. Lefler has been an active participant in many statewi de committees including but not limited to: CSEC\, California Practice Mod el\, CORE 3.0\, Fostering Connections\, Bay Area Regional Children’s Commi ttee and the Child Welfare Directors Association. After her retirement\, she has continued to train for the Bay Area Academy.
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