Session Four

The Purple Star Program: Building Support and Resiliency for Military-Connected Youth

Presenters: Sarah Jemison and Steve Cambron

CEU: 1.5

Nearly 34,000 Kentucky youth have one or more family members serving in the military. Military- connected youth report higher rates of drug use and more cases of serious psychological distress and suicide attempts. Find out how the Purple Star Program helps your school and community engage and support military youth.

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Partnering with Parents to Begin and Sustain Recovery

Presenters: Kimberly Releford, Melissa Hall, and Dreama Hedric

CEU: 1.5

The Targeted Assessment Program Opioid Use Disorder (TAP OUD) Project provides trauma-informed, strengths-based engagement to partner with parents facing substance use and co-occurring barriers in developing individualized plans for recovery. This workshop presents key program practices that can be applied in other human services settings to improve treatment engagement and retention and strengthen families.

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Helpful Resources: Presentation Slides

Building Resilience in Early Childhood through Positive Parenting Techniques

Presenters: Darcie Taggart and Katherine Leigh Garrett

CEU: 1.5

This session provided participants with an overview of techniques to help support children in early childhood build resiliency through positive discipline and parent-child interactions. Several concrete examples were shared.

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Understanding and Supporting Gender Fluid Children/Youth and Their Families

Presenters: Dr. Mary Sciaraffa and Kipp Wheeler

CEU: 1.5

Youth who do not conform to gender stereotypes are often not accepted by society and receive messages by peers and adults to conform to the norm. This interactive session discussed how adults who work with children and adolescents can develop an inclusive environment for youth who are gender fluid.

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Helpful Resources: Understanding Gender | Resource List for Families with Transgender Members | Presentation Slides