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Candous McGuire is back with 2 more things to consider BEFORE becoming a BCBA ✔️ For the complete list, visit our blog: https://lnkd.in/eN_VzNwa #bcba #bcbalife #careeradvice

I am off to Boston for the 61st Annual Association of Family and Conciliation Court (AFCC) Conference. I get to present with superstars Jenni McBride McNamara, MA, LMFT and Jen Joseph. We are having a little fun with a serious topic about asserting leadership when multiple professionals work with complex family dynamics in family court. This is an amazing conference held annually which offers the latest research on serious issues confronting families and impacting children. Yes, Chef! Balancing Leadership and Coordination in the Family Court Kitchen Parties in family court encounter numerous professionals whose roles are to help the family transition away from conflict. How these professionals work together can have an impact on families. This workshop will help practitioners: (1) recognize their role in the multiple systems in which they operate; (2) share information effectively and appropriately with other members of the system; (3) address issues within the “uber-system” before they derail the family’s work; and (4) identify when how the practitioner can assert leadership in the “uber-system” regardless of the practitioner’s role.

Thanks Jay Johnson and Callahan & Associates, Inc. for the opportunity to speak. Indeed Gen Z is redefining the financial services landscape. Gallup research shows that though Gen Z are pessimistic about the economy, they still have high hopes about their own financial future. Credit Unions are in a great position to help, advise, support and coach a generation that will define the marketplace in the coming decades. #Gallup #CreditUnions #Wellbeing #FinancialWellbeing

Healthy conditions are not distributed equally across our communities. Poverty, racism, and policies and laws that don’t support all families create barriers to wellness for many Bay Area families. EBAC’s transformational programs help children, youth, and families recover from trauma; build upon existing resilience to protect against long-term harm from past or future exposure to adversity; and when possible, prevent exposure to adverse childhood experiences. Guided by a trauma-informed approach, EBAC’s eight distinct, direct service programs include two counseling programs; intervention services for pre-schoolers; six Family Resource Centers; a health and wellness center, and grief support, afterschool, and youth empowerment programs. EBAC also works towards achieving its mission by working locally and nationally to transform systems through its nationally recognized, groundbreaking, Trauma Transformed initiative which provides training, leadership coaching, and policy and practice change consultation, and convenes system and community leaders from government systems and community-based organizations. #mentalhealth #childhoodtrauma *Please like, repost and share within your network.

Please help us by nominating someone whom you feel has made an impact this year for the SCN2A-related disorders community! The FamilieSCN2A Foundation's Core Values provide us with a set of guidelines to help us fulfill our Vision and Mission. During the SCN2A Family & Professional Conference, we will recognize 4 individuals for their extraordinary efforts that align with the FamilieSCN2A Foundation's Core Values. Our Core Values Are: 1) URGENCY With much of our team consisting of parents with children suffering from this disorder, we aim, every day, to beat the clock and save their lives and improve their futures.   2) INTEGRITY We say what we believe, and we do what we say. We are trusted because we are trustworthy. In our personal, team and organizational lives we act with uncompromising honesty, honor, and truthfulness. 3) COLLABORATION We are stronger together.  We listen and evolve together for the sake of a collective goal.   4) INCLUSION We recognize, value and effectively utilize the talents, skills, and perspectives of every teammate and every family we serve. The deadline for nominations is June 21st. Nominate Today! https://lnkd.in/e9x8exEm

As part of our efforts to promote the awareness of #CLL, we've produced three videos from contributions received from our members for #BloodCancerAwarenessMonth. These videos focus on the Impacts of a Diagnosis of CLL, CLL Treatments and the Consequences of Living with CLL. More importantly, they also highlight how our members have coped with these challenges and in turn this may help our wider membership. We know from your feedback that you value hearing the stories of others living with CLL and gain benefit knowing that you are not alone, and you often pick up hints on how to improve your coping skills from hearing these shared stories. Here is our last video of the series on the 'Consequences of Living with CLL'. https://lnkd.in/eVW_YsRm We're here to make sure no one faced with a diagnosis of CLL has to walk this journey alone.

ACEVO and Voice4Change England have launched Home Truths 2, a programme intended to accelerate ongoing work to make civil society a proactive force against racism and for race equity.   The programme includes: ·      A survey to learn about Black and Minoritised experiences in mainstream civil society – uncovering patterns of racism as well as solutions that respondents think is advancing race equity in organisations ·      Convenings to support Black and Minoritised civil society to influence, hold to account and engage with mainstream civil society on anti-racism and race equity; ·      Practical race equity learning sessions for civil society organisations on topics such as explainers on key concepts, e.g., intersectionality, race equity and anti-racism; ethnic pay disparities audits and actions, and making race equity core to mission; and ·      A ‘Further, Faster’ cohort of around 50 civil society leaders already taking substantive action towards race equity. They will participate in a year of facilitated small group work, elevating and sharing their race equity practice and helping to demonstrate what ambitious action can look like. There are several ways to get involved – check the #HomeTruths2 website: bit.ly/HomeTruths2 

Stop the Stigma! Thanks, Southern New Hampshire University and Project AIM for creating this wonderful opportunity and bringing together such beautiful souls who spoke at the conference. It was an amazing experience being in the room with people whose thoughts aligned with mine and who are doing a great job in stopping the stigma. Leo Hylton, MS and I presented on ‘Mapping Reentry: Securing Support Services for Returning Community Members’. Our objective in this presentation germinated from the question: how many incarcerated individuals actually know about the services which are available to support their re-entry?  In fact, a multitude of returning community members are rarely able to see what exists beyond the walls, so they must rely on people who have ready access to information in the area to which they want to return. For someone who has spent years or decades in confinement, they are returning to a largely unrecognizable world. They need support, guidance, and transparency in seeking services and resource opportunities, including some of the basic technology and internet-related skills which people on the outside take for granted. So, we realized that there is a gap which existed between the service providers and returning individuals who are the real beneficiaries. This is the major reason why there is a high chance of a person returning to prison after release. Oftentimes, by not knowing the complex and unique needs of returning community members, those supporting people in their reentry journey also need guidance on what to search for and how to conduct that search. There is, thus, a need to support their learning about the very basics of finding resources, services, and opportunities, and accessing them, which was our agenda in the presentation. My 2 cents from today's presentation: A. #ReIntegration is complete with #SocialProgress. Social progress is when society takes a step to meet the returning individual halfway. This happens when stigma is detached from incarceration and when society provides support. B. #ReIntegration is not just for the benefit of returning community member, but for the entire community to bring #Peace and #Security. Once again, thanks Ben Wright and all the team members for beautifully coordinating it and all the participants for being a part of it.

This week's #MotivationalMonday is from none other than Ruth Bader Ginsburg. #pbsconsulting #pbsconsultingpsychresources #pbsconsulting #positivebehavioracademy #pbs #rbg #workplacemotivation #transitionservices #behavioralservices #mentalhealthdivision

Today is World Down Syndrome Day! This year's theme is End The Stereotypes, and we proudly stand for full inclusion and celebration! Check out this video to learn more about this year's theme and the negative impact that stereotypes can have: https://lnkd.in/ebNftGSH