This webinar recognizes the importance of families to their children’s development and gives helpful tips on how parents can support their children’s behavioral health as children grow and mature. It also gives practical information about trauma and other issues that can impact children’s emotional development. Families, those who work with families, and those who care […]
Counselors for Social Justice at Mississippi State University Inaugural Social Justice Symposium The 2021 Social Justice Symposium aims to create a safe, interactive educational experience that promotes self-reflection that leads to critical analysis of social justice concerns and a deeper understanding of the advocacy mandates in helping professions. The symposium is a virtual event, occurring […]
This webinar will explore how we can nurture and replenish ourselves. Using the Strengthening Families™ Protective Factors Framework as a lens, we will identify practical self-care strategies that help us build protective factors that help to buffer stress and promote well-being.
Do you often leave your child's IEP meeting feeling as if your concerns were not heard or addressed and that nothing has changed? You may be missing one of the steps covered in this training. Join the Mississippi Parent Training and Information Center to learn how you can avoid some of the most common hurdles […]
Join us via Zoom for our monthly Coaching and Support session for parents who are supporting other parents in any system.
Presented by Mississippi Parent Training and Information Center and Reach MS: During this month’s meeting, we will discuss simple strategies to use and things to remember when taking children out in the community to stores, places of business, running errands, etc. Specifically, we will focus on behavior and how we can make outings less chaotic […]
The term "System of Care" is often used to describe mental health approaches and is actually mandated in Mississippi state law. This webinar explains the infrastructure of Mississippi's system of care and the laws that tell how it is supposed to function. This session is part of a five-part series and focuses on the Interagency […]
Mississippi Parent Training and Information Center will share strategies for using Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) in the home and the home classroom. We will discuss how PBIS can be used to support and encourage appropriate behavior during this time of continued integrated learning. Register here! Presented by: Patty Gautier, Family, Data & Dissemination […]
This group will focus on opportunities for leadership training graduates to serve on decision-making groups, provide coaching guidance for those who are already serving on groups or about to serve on groups, and will be a place where graduates can discuss common concerns, problems and successes that will help them be more effective parent/caregiver leaders. […]
Procedural safeguards may seem like a dry topic, with long explanations and terms that are useless to your family. So why is it important and how will it help your child? Procedural safeguards are the rights that protect you. When you know your rights, you're able to be an equal participant in your child's educational […]