The next FYA Professional Development Training for Direct Service Staff will be held Tuesday, January 9th from 9:30 to 12:30 at ILSP, 2647 International Blvd, Suite 312, Oakland.

The topic will be Breaking the Cycle of Domestic Violence.

To RSVP, email Amy Freeman at afreeman@acfya.org or call 510-444-4025, ext. 235.

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FYA Membership Meeting: January 19th

The next FYA Membership Meeting will be held Friday, January 19th from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at ILSP, 2647 International Blvd., Suite 312, Oakland.

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FYA Stepping Stones Walk Around Lake Merritt: Kick Off Event February 6th

We have a great team working together to plan the next FYA Stepping Stones Walk Around Lake Merritt on October 6, 2007. If you would like to help plan the Walk but don’t have time for ongoing meetings, please join us for the Kick Off planning event on Tuesday, February 6th, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., location TBA. To RSVP or for more information, contact Melinda Clemmons at 510-428-9821 or mclemmons@acfya.org.

CompassPoint Trainings

CompassPoint has announced their workshop series for January—March 2007. The workshops are held in San Francisco, Silicon Valley, San Mateo, and in the East Bay. CompassPoint continues to provide high quality nonprofit professional development training in the areas of Leadership, Management and Planning, Personal and Professional Development, Finance, Fundraising, and Technology.

Visit their website at www.compasspoint.org for details.

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Holographic Memory Resolution Training Workshop
Sponsored by Pivotal Point Youth Services, Inc.

HOLOGRAPHIC MEMORY RESOLUTION
Training Workshop
Levels 1 & 2
Level 1 - Friday January 12, 2007 9AM-5PM
Level 2 - Saturday & Sunday January 13 & 14, 2007 9AM-5PM

“Holographic Memory Resolution” is a new mind-body therapy which resolves painful memories caused by physical and emotional trauma.

Both Levels 1 & 2: $425
Location: Downtown Oakland Marriott Hotel
8 CEU units per day for LCSW’s and MFT’s
For more information or to register, contact
Karen Friedman, 510.834.5020 or Dr. Victoria Bentley, 707.487.8796

Click here for a flyer.

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Seneca Center Trainings:

January 2007 trainings at Seneca Center include:

• CPR/First Aid/Bloodborne Pathogens
• Understanding Attachment in Work with Youth - approved for 3 BBS CEU hours
• Strength-Based Practice in A Problem-Based World: A Counter-Cultural Solution to a Cross-Cultural Dilemma - approved for 3 BBS CEU hours
• Group Home Administrator Seminar: Supervision & Terminations: Best Practices - approval for 3 GHA CEU hours pending
• Working with LGBTQ in Out-of-Home Care - approved for 6 BBS and GHA CEU hours
• ITFC/Foster Parent Training: Separation and Loss in Work with Youth
• ITFC/Foster Parent Training: Helping Children with Birth Family Connections
• ITFC/Foster Parent Training: Foster Child Treatment Team Planning / Role of the Treatment Team

Click here for a flyer. Register online at www.senecacenter.org

As a reminder, Seneca is able to deliver trainings to your site!

Oakland School Options Fair: January 11th

Rising 8th graders will attend the fair with their schools during the school day. Others are welcome to attend the Fair during that time or anytime between 3:00 and 8:00 p.m. This event will provide useful information on selecting the best school to match your students' needs, along with information on important programs the District provides.

Thursday, January 11, 2007
9 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Oakland Marriott City Center
1001 Broadway, Downtown Oakland
Come find out about all of your OUSD Options!

EXERCISE YOUR OPTIONS!
It’s almost time to enroll for 2007-08 Options:
Window open from January 8th – 29th, 2007

http://enroll.ousd.k12.ca.us/

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Can We Spare Some Change?
Violence as a Health Care Concern: This Saturday

Violence as a Health Care Concern - Saturday, Jan. 6th, from 3:00pm to 6:00pm.
Admission is FREE - This is your chance to join the National Registry of the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) for Free

A youth panel, mediated by the artist Milton Bowens, will be addressing the issue of violence in the Bay Area.

This will be the last "Informational Event" and opportunity to sign-up for the NMDP Registry before our closing reception on Saturday, January 13, 2007 (3:00pm-5:30pm).

Click here for a flyer.