No you are not looking at my lottery ticket numbers (although I hear if you play it you could actually win!?!). These are the numbers from
The Trans4m Center's Summer Symposium 2018
. Let's take a look...
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1st
Annual Summer Symposium 2018:
Strengthening Self - Trans4ming Others
4 Days
: July 9 - July 12, 2018
9 Captivatingly Fantastic Speakers
: (in order of appearance)
- Jill Darling, President, USA R Time, LLC
- Kathy Daley, ACPS, Consulting Trainer, The Trans4m Center
- Todd Whitthorne, President, ACAP Health Consulting
- Cathey Brown, M.Ed, Founder/CEO Emeritus, Rainbow Days, Inc.
- Krystal Skaggs, MS, Consulting Trainer, The Trans4m Center
- Jan Langbein, CEO/President, Genesis Women's Shelter
- Darius Campinha-Bacote, PsyD, Supervisor, Dallas County's Functional Family Therapy Program
- Karen Williams, MSSW, Consulting Trainer, The Trans4m Center
- Brent Blackburn, CPS, ED, Extreme Youth Leadership
15 Workshops
:
- “Reigniting Your Passion for the Workplace and Your Life”
- “Adverse Childhood Experiences - We Still Need to Know”
- “Healthy Living: Your Links to Personal and Professional Success”
- “Trauma-Informed Care: Making It Personal”
- “Mindset Matter! Growth vs. Fixed”
- “Stupid People I’ve Hired”
- “Compassion Fatigue: A Dangerous Symptom Impacting Helping Professionals
- “Making Your Leadership Style ‘Work’ for You & Others”
- “Adolescence: The Craving for Calm”
- "Trauma Sensitive & Compassionate Schools Movement"
- "Youth As Resources”
- “Do You Have a True Color”
- “When Crisis Hits Your School - Working with Affected Students”
- “The Multi-Generational Workplace”
- “Strengthening Self - Transforming Others: We Are In This Together”
22 Participant Agencies/Organizations represented
115 Attendees!
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Woo-hoo!! First of all, I'd like to take this opportunity to give a huge thank you to all the helping hands that made our first Symposium a stellar success. From the behind the scenes folks who helped with registrations, websites, calls and emails to the upfront Speakers and hands on Rainbow Day's staff who did anything and everything they were asked to do ... WITH a smile on their face and love in their heart! I also want to give a shoutout to our impromptu A/V Specialist who helped keep our videos up and running AND wore a grass skirt every day AND had his picture taken with multiple women at the DoubleTree Hotel where the Symposium was held. You know who you are, Joel Dunsworth of VOICE, Inc.!
We had FUN folks!! And I don't mean that lightly.
Right along with learning, we dressed up in beach wear, we created
Kindness Rocks
(and took them to share in our own communities), we won gift certificates, we held a Hoola Hoop contest, we danced, we sang (especially
Ooo Ooo
as sung by Karla Rose of ARCADA!), we laughed, we cried, we hugged, we collaborated, we colored, we played with "fiddle faddle" and we enjoyed time in Dallas away from work, but working! And, even when a workshop wasn't completely applicable to our current job, we wrote take-aways to help us remember what stood out to us the most.
So, we talked about some tough subjects. And, we talked about some fun subjects. We even talked about some challenging subjects.
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We were reignited.
We discussed what’s happened beyond the original ACE Study.
We learned how to make ourselves as well as our families and communities healthier.
We found out how to make trauma-informed care personal.
We were encouraged to check our mindsets.
We identified hiring techniques and the necessity
to fire early and fire often.
We defined compassion fatigue and were motivated to think about our health as we work within stressful environments and people in crisis.
We developed ways to make our leadership style work
for us and others.
We confirmed reasons adolescents crave calm.
We joined the movement for trauma-informed and
compassionate schools.
We opened our eyes to the necessities of seeing youth as resources.
We experienced our true colors.
We obtained techniques for working with crisis-affected students.
We mastered a multi-generational workplace.
We made time to reflect.
We strengthened ourselves so we can better transform others.
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Wow! What accomplishments!! Lastly, we want to thank each of you who attended for making our first Symposium such a sweet, memorable experience. You all were phenomenal and touched us in ways that are difficult to express through words. Please know you are appreciated immensely.
We look forward to seeing you for more adventures next year at
The Trans4m Center’s 2nd Annual Summer Symposium 2019
!
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With a contented heart,
Kathy Daley
Consulting Trainer
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CBSG Program Facilitator Training
Thursday, October 4, 2018
Kathy Daley, Trainer
Kids’ Connection, Youth Connection,
and
Kids’ Connection, Too
(collectively known as the
CBSG
®
Program
) are unique, interactive, multi-cultural curriculum-based prevention interventions that teach high-risk children and youth ages 4-17 a set of essential life skills: skills to help them learn how to cope with difficult family situations (which include Adverse Childhood Experiences), resist negative peer pressure, set and achieve goals, and refuse alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.
This training is designed to fully prepare schools, community-based organizations, churches, juvenile justice divisions, volunteers, and other youth service professionals to fully implement the
CBSG Program
with fidelity.
Those completing this training will receive their choice one of the
CBSG Program
Facilitator manuals:
- Kids’ Connection for ages 4-12 in Schools and Communities
- Youth Connection for ages 10-17 in Schools and Communities
- Kids’ Connection, Too for Ages 4-15 in Homeless & Domestic Violence Shelters, Group Homes & Other Transitional Living Environments
LOCATION:
Dallas, Texas
TIME:
8:30am - 4:30pm (The
CBSG Program Facilitator Training
is 7 hours of CEUs!)
COST:
$250
per person, one manual included
Click here to register for Thursday, October 4!
Save even more for this training by registering by
September 7
, use the promo code
EARLYBIRD
(be sure to click the "Apply" button to the right of the box where you enter the code), and attend the training for only
$199
!!
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Please welcome
Sherri Ansley,
Rainbow Days' new
Chief Executive Officer!
Sherri will be the organization's second-ever CEO, taking the reins from Rainbow Days
' founder and CEO Emeritus, Cathey Brown.
An all-star of the Dallas nonprofit community, Sherri has more than 20 years of nonprofit leadership experience, particularly in the area of serving homeless families. Sherri's passion and experience with working with families and children in crisis make her an ideal fit for advancing Rainbow Days' vision of helping kids rise above adversity. The Board also is confident that Sherri has the organizational management, fund development, and strategic planning experience to capitalize on Rainbow Days' success and continue to grow and serve the children of our community.
Sherri comes to Rainbow Days from the Housing Crisis Center in Dallas, where Sherri was Executive Director. Prior to that, Sherri was Director and a founding board member of Wisdom's Hope, serving low-income and homeless families with special-needs children. Sherri previously also was part of the senior management team of the Interfaith Housing Coalition, where, among other things, she was involved in innovative therapeutic children's programming, community-based homelessness prevention programs, and development of teen leadership programs.
Sherri lives in Forney and has been active in the community, previously serving on the Chamber of Commerce and the Planning and Zoning Commission, among other community and church involvement.
We hope you will join us in welcoming Sherri as she continues Rainbow Days' critical work for the kids in our community.
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After founding Rainbow Days over 36 years ago and stepping down as CEO, Cathey Brown is ready for new challenge! After a short sabbatical, Cathey will transition to the role of
Director of The Trans4m Center!
We are so excited about this great new era for The Trans4m Center!
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We Want to Hear from YOU!
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Have you been facilitating the
CBSG Program
with children and/or youth and have some success stories you would be willing to share?
We would love to hear your stories of the lives you are changing for the better!!
Please email
Sandi McFarland
and you might see your story in a future
Trans4ming News
newsletter!
Please remember to not share specific details or names. A Permission to Print form will be sent to individuals whose stories have been chosen.
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