Education Events
KFSC Educational Events
The Kansas Family Support Center (KFSC) is hosting a Caregiver Webinar series and a Professional ECHO series.
The KFSC Caregiver Webinar series provides 2 monthly webinar events to support biological families, foster families, and other caregivers of children with autism, intellectual or developmental disabilities (I/DD), behavioral health needs, or mental health concerns with the goal of providing impactful education, support and resources. Upcoming webinar events are listed below.
The KFSC Professional ECHO series utilizes technology to share knowledge across miles and disciplines to allow providers and experts who work with children with autism, intellectual or developmental disabilities (I/DD), behavioral health needs, or mental health concerns to collaborate with peers and promote growth across professions. KFSC will be hosting 2 monthly events. Each ECHO will consist of a didactic portion and a case presentation discussion. Upcoming ECHO events are listed below.
If you are interested in being a presenter or case presenter for one of these events, please complete the following interest survey. Presenters are compensated for preparation and presentation time.
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Caregiver Webinars
Thursday, September 25th at 12pm CST Meaghan McCollow will be presenting "Talki…
Attendees of this webinar will: Understand basic online safety topics to address with youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities Discuss concepts of porn literacy Identify resources they can use to address or support online safety
Tuesday, September 30th at 12pm CST Meaghan McCollow will be presenting "Lookin…
Attendees of this webinar will: Learn how to tell when a behavior that seems sexual might be linked to something else - like a medical concern or communication Explore simple, practical ways to respond when sexual behaviors come up, while keeping your child’s safety, dignity, and needs at the center Take time to reflect on your own feelings and comfort level in talking about sexuality
Professional ECHOs
Thursday, September 11th at 12pm CST Meaghan McCollow will be presenting "Navig…
Attendees of this webinar will: Understand basic online safety topics to include in sexuality education for youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities Discuss concepts of porn literacy and identify key learning concepts Identify ethical considerations for addressing pornography use from a practitioner perspective
Wednesday, September 24th at 1pm CST Dawn Hicks will be presenting "Eliminating…
Attendees of this webinar will: Apply a moral & ethical framework toward general sexological principles of best practice, to include: autonomy; consent; self-determination; expression. Review recent literature surrounding disability care settings & clinical practice, pertaining to sexual and/or sociosexual behaviors and motivations. Gain exposure to a framework by which ethical decision-making can be clarified regarding the onset of specific sexual behaviors in contextually inappropriate settings.
Monday, September 29th at 1pm CST Erica Hunter will be presenting "Connect the …
Attendees of this webinar will: Understand DCF practice through What We Believe and Kansas Practice Model (KPM) Learn the common definitions for danger, risk, and safety used across Kansas child welfare Apply the common definitions for danger, risk, and safety in a case study