Current Events
FYSCP event participation is limited to Foster Youth Services Coordinating Programs unless specifically noted.
Advanced registration is required. Late registrations are not guaranteed entry into virtual events.
FYSCP Webinars
In order to maintain an atmosphere of collaboration and transparency, FYSCP TAP webinars and meetings are not recorded unless it's specifically noted below. We encourage you to join events as scheduled. Slides and resources provided during webinars will be made available.
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End-of-Year Report for FYSCP and AB 130 Direct Service Funds89
Presenters: Bridget Stumpf, SCOE/TAP & Diana Casanova, CDE
Description: The 2022-23 FYSCP End-of-Year (EOY) Report is a requirement for all Foster Youth Services Coordinating Programs and will include questions specific to FYSCP and AB 130 Direct Service funds. TAP and CDE staff will review the report content, submission process, and the CDE's bi-annual report to the legislature. This webinar is for FYSCP staff only.
FYSCP Coordinators and designated staff responsible for the EOY report and related data are strongly encouraged to attend one of the sessions below.
Option 1:
Date: December 15, 2022
Time: 1:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Option 2:
Date: January 19, 2023
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
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Bringing Youth Voice into Rural FYSCPs
Presenters: Meagan Meloy & Bogette Covarrubias, Butte COE; Butte Youth Advisory Council Members
Date: December 16, 2022
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Description: In this interactive 90-minute webinar, participants will learn strategies for engaging youth in rural areas. Participants will gain an understanding of the unique challenges faced by rural systems and ways to address them. Butte County youth will share the story of how our Youth Advisory Council was developed. Participants will also learn tips for how to meaningfully include youth in decision making processes. Breakout discussions will allow participants the opportunity to share with others and discuss barriers and solutions. This webinar is open to FYSCP staff, other school staff, and community partners.
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Trauma-Informed Practices for Schools & Self-Care Trainings
In order to maintain an atmosphere of collaboration and transparency, FYSCP TAP webinars and meetings are not recorded unless it's specifically noted below. We encourage you to join events as scheduled. Slides and resources provided during webinars will be made available.
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Trauma-Informed Practices for Schools Events
Fall 2022 TIPS Webinar Series Event Flyer
Trauma-Informed Practices for Schools Training of Trainers Professional Development Series
Presenter: Kim Faulkner-Camacho, LACOE/TAP
Description: This in-person training will provide a basic understanding of how trauma impacts student learning, the impact of trauma on the brain, an understanding of Adverse Childhood Experiences, strategies and tips for helping students impacted by trauma, and Self-care and wellness tips for adults, and a facilitator’s guide and training materials. This event is only for FYSCPs and their designated teams only.
Northern California (San Joaquin County)
Date: November 3-4, 2022
Southern California (Los Angeles County)
Date: December 1-2, 2022
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (second day ends at 4:00 pm)
Central California (Monterey County)
Date: April 13-14, 2023
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (second day ends at 4:00 pm)
Registration and details coming soon
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Trauma-Informed Practices: Responding to Human Trafficking in Schools
Presenter: Kim Faulkner-Camacho, LACOE/TAP & Dr. Lakeah Dickerson, LACOE
Date: December 6, 2022
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Description: This training will help participants use a trauma-informed lens to better understand how human trafficking impacts students in foster care and other vulnerable student groups. Participants will learn strategies and tips to address the needs of students affected by trauma and human trafficking and prevent it in schools. They will receive resources and other valuable materials to educate parents, caregivers, and others who support students.
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1-2-3 Wellness Events
Opportunities below are available to FYSCPs and their colleagues thanks to generous sponsorship by the FYSCP TAP. FYSCPs are encouraged to register and/or share these opportunities with COE colleagues, teachers, principals, etc.
1-2-3 Wellness Connected Community Series
You deserve to be supported. Heard. Seen. Appreciated….and learn wellness tools. Connected Community monthly sessions are an EXCELLENT opportunity to connect with other passionate, hard-working colleagues while learning powerful self-care tools to support your impactful work as an FYSCP, teacher, administrator, or counselor. FYSCP TAP offers these 2022-2023 Zoom sessions in partnership with 1-2-3 Wellness on the fourth Wednesday of each month.
During our Connected Community sessions, we'll learn powerful well-being tools, stress reduction techniques and brainstorm solutions to practical issues. One-on-one coaching is also available.
You’re invited to attend as many or as few Connected Community Sessions as you’d like. You are welcome to share or simply listen.
Sessions are from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on these dates:
September 28, 2022October 26, 2022November 30, 2022 *
January 25, 2023
February 22, 2023
March 22, 2023
April 26, 2023
*The November session occurs on the 5th Wednesday of the month due to the Thanksgiving holiday.
No registration needed
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1-2-3 Wellness Adult-Self Care Experience39
Presenter: Dr. Drew Schwartz
Description: This powerful wellness experience involves three half-days in October 2022 and is open to ALL County Office of Education staff, teachers, counselors, principals, and other CA professionals who support student success. Each person will learn simple, yet game-changing wellness tools, receive amazing resources and be guided to create their own personalized self-care plan. Together, we’ll learn daily stress reduction techniques, self-care tools, research-based approaches to social and emotional learning (SEL), co-regulation, self-compassion, processing thoughts in healthy ways and more. Please note that hundreds of educational professionals have participated in this experience over the last two years and offered very positive feedback.
Dates: January 18, 20, 2023
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
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Foster Parent and Caregiver Adult-Self Care Experience
Presenter: Dr. Drew Schwartz
Description: This powerful wellness experience is for foster parents and caregivers because YOU deserve wellness too! The opportunity involves three 1.5-hour workshops. Each person will learn simple, yet game-changing wellness tools, receive amazing resources and be guided to create their own personalized self-care plan. Parents and caregivers will learn daily stress reduction techniques, self-care tools, how to help create an environment of calm for others, research-based approaches wellness and processing thoughts in healthy ways, self-compassion and more.
Dates: February 13, 15,16, 2023
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
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Empowered Behavior: How to Transfer Responsibility for Behavior to Youth
Presenter: Dr. Drew Schwartz
Description: This exciting Empowered Behavior opportunity is open to all professionals who support kids: teachers, principals, counselors, social workers, behavior specialists FYSCPs, other county office professionals and more. Together, we will learn a simple, yet powerful system involving 10 key tools to empower youth to develop agency and take greater responsibility for their behavior. You can use the tools starting today!
Date: October 27, 2022
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12: 00 p.m. (with optional coaching from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.)
Date: November 15, 2022
Time: 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (with optional coaching from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.)
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FYSCP Regional Meetings
Regional meeting attendance is a grant requirement for all FYSCPs. The meetings are intended for the FYSCP primary coordinator contact. Additional FYSCP staff may attend as needed. The FYSCP coordinator should attend the meeting for their designated region whenever possible and may attend one regional meeting for each fall and spring session.
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Please register at least one week prior to your meeting date.
Click on the registration link for each meeting to view location details and suggested hotels.
Spring 2023 FYSCP Regional Meetings
Region 1 (Butte) April 18, 2023
Region 2 (Sonoma) April 20, 2023
Region 3 (Yuba) April 19, 2023
Region 4 (Santa Clara) May 2, 2023
Region 5 (Merced) May 3, 2023
Region 6 (Ventura) May 16, 2023
Region 7 (Los Angeles) May 17, 2023
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Fall 2023 FYSCP Regional Meetings
Region 1 (Glenn) September 14, 2023
Region 2 (Mendocino) September 13, 2023
Region 3 (Amador) September 26, 2023
Region 4 (Contra Costa) September 27, 2023
Region 5 (Monterey) October 11, 2023
Region 6 (San Luis Obispo) October 10, 2023
Region 7 (Riverside) October 24, 2023
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FYSCP Statewide Meetings
Statewide meeting attendance is a grant requirement for all FYSCPs. The meeting is for the FYSCP primary coordinator or designated FYSCP staff only.
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Please register at least three weeks prior to the meeting date.
Fall 2022 FYSCP Statewide Coordinators Meeting
Date: December 8, 2022
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Location: Hilton Sacramento, Arden West
Refer to the registration link for additional details and lodging information.
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Spring 2023 FYSCP Statewide Coordinators Meeting
Date: March 29, 2023
Location: Hyatt Regency Orange, Garden Grove CA
Immediately following the CFYETF Education Summit
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Other Events
The events below are not associated with the FYSCP Technical Assistance Program. Refer to the event websites for additional details and updates.
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April 25-28, 2023, Palm Springs
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CFYETF CA Foster Youth Education Summit
March 27-28, 2023, Garden Grove
Attendance is a grant requirement for all FYSCPs.
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CA Association of Supervisors of Child Welfare and Attendance (CASCWA) Conference
May 10-12, 2023, Fresno
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Blueprint for Success Conference
TBD
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