Monday, September 23, 2024 12pm to 2pm
About this Event
Being the Best Advocate for your Child and Family: Promoting Mental Health Equity through Culturally Responsive Practices
Who Should attend? Parents, Caregivers, Gaurdians, and Others
Date: Monday, September 23, 2024
Time: 12:00 - 2:00 PM
Cost: Free, but registration is required
Location: Free Live Interactive Webinar. Registered participants will receive an email with instructions on how to join the session.
This training is sponsored by the Maryland Department of Health, Office of Suicide Prevention, Behavioral Health Administration in collaboration with the Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities at Kennedy Krieger Institute.
Presenter: Dr. Mirian Ofonedu, PhD, LCSW-C, is the Director of Training at the Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities. She is an Associate Professor at the University of Maryland Baltimore (UMB) School of Graduate Studies and the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Mental Health. She is also Maryland’s Master Trainer for the ACT Raising Safe Kids, a program developed and sponsored by the American Psychological Association. Click to read the presenter’s full bio.
Parents and families play an important role in how well children and youth do in school and in the community. They are the first agents at identifying children’s strengths and concerns, opening doors to support and services, and ensuring that those doors remain open to meet children, youth, and family needs. This parent training will help participants (1) understand what effective family and parental advocacy means and its benefits, (2) learn strategies on how to effectively work with service and school providers to meet your child’s social, behavioral, and emotional needs, (3), recognize ways to build and sustain home, school and community partnerships and collaboration, and (4) learn about available resources in the community.
Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities at Kennedy Krieger Institute reserves the right to cancel any of its workshops due to unforeseen circumstances. In this event, we will refund the registration fee only and not additional costs associated with attending the workshop. Should you have any questions, call 443-923-4114.