Supportive Coaching for Parents Supporting Other Parents
Join us via Zoom for our monthly Coaching and Support session for parents who are supporting other parents in any system.
Self-Care for Caregivers: How are you coping with COVID?
Presented by Mississippi Families for Kids: Promoting Self-Care for CYSHCN Caregivers: How are you coping with COVID? Guest Speaker: Niketa Pechan, LCSW Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. Registration is Required https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEvdOGqqjsiGdaI5yCC0SOvD9CPgfEpZ2TO You will receive a confirmation email containing the Zoom link. For more information, contact Kazmin Amerson at 601-957-7670
Virtual Family Support Meeting
Open to any parent or caregiver raising a child—we’re here to check in with each other, discuss problems and concerns and support one another.
Learning at Home – Taking My Child Out in the Community: But, Behavior!
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 […]
What is a System of Care and How Does the Interagency Coordinating Council for Children and Youth Fit Into It?
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 […]
Utilizing PBIS at Home: Supporting Families and Students during COVID-19
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 […]
Advancing Parent Peer Support: Practice, Program and Policy
The PPS Institute offers three half-day sessions of professional development specifically designed for parent peer support providers, supervisors, administrators, and policy-makers, and anyone who values parent peer support. Join us and national experts who offer strategies, tools, and examples of innovative programs, funding approaches, and how parent peer support is delivered throughout child welfare, education, […]
Leadership Training Graduates Coaching and Support Group
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. […]
Know Your Rights: IDEA Procedural Safeguards
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 […]
Advancing Parent Peer Support: Practice, Program and Policy
The PPS Institute offers three half-day sessions of professional development specifically designed for parent peer support providers, supervisors, administrators, and policy-makers, and anyone who values parent peer support. Join us and national experts who offer strategies, tools, and examples of innovative programs, funding approaches, and how parent peer support is delivered throughout child welfare, education, […]