The mission of the Governor's Office for Children and Families (GOCF) is to build capacity in communities to improve outcomes for Georgia's children, youth and families. Through grants and technical assistance, we help communities implement "Caring Communities," a systematic approach to coordinating child prevention and intervention programs.
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Circles of Safety: A Community Approach to Child Sexual Abuse Prevention
Date:
Friday, August 27, 2010 - 10:30am - 12:00pm
In this webinar, participants will learn to recognize sexual behaviors in children and adults that range from healthy to abusive. The workshop will also cover useful, protective and responsible techniques one can use when responding to these behaviors as a responsible, caring adult.
To register, please click HERE.
Delinquency and Truancy Intervention Conference
Date:
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 3:00pm - 8:00pm
Second Day:
Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 8:00am - 5:30pm
Charting the Course: Reinvesting in and Reengaging Georgia’s Youth - A Delinquency and Truancy Intervention Conference hosted by the Truancy Intervention Project Georgia and sponsored by the Governor’s Office for Children and Families.
Featured keynote speaker: Judge Glenda Hatchett, TIP co-founder and former Chief Judge of the Fulton County Juvenile Court.
Location: Hilton Atlanta/Marietta Hotel & Conference Center
For more information on the conference please contact Caren Cloud at (404) 224-4737 or ccloud@truancyproject.org.
Circles of Safety: A Community Approach to Child Sexual Abuse Prevention
Date:
Wednesday, June 23, 2010 - 10:30am - 12:00pm
In this webinar session, participants will learn to recognize sexual behaviors in children and adults that range from healthy to abusive. The workshop will also cover useful, protective and responsible techniques one can use when responding to these behaviors as a responsible, caring adult.
To register, please click HERE.
Georgia Afterschool Academy - Cultural Competence & Global Learning
Date:
Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
Experience this in-depth professional development opportunity with our expert Afterschool Institute trainers, Dr. Folami Prescott-Adams and Jennifer Bateman.
Successful Strategies to Effectively Deliver an Abstinence-Centered Curriculum to Youth
Date:
Thursday, April 1, 2010 - 9:30am - 3:00pm
This workshop is designed to educate, equip and empower adults who work with youth to effectively deliver abstinence-centered education to youth in an environment or culture where many people believe it is an unrealistic message.
Choosing the Best Certification Training
Date:
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 9:00am - 3:30pm
Second Day:
Thursday, January 14, 2010 - 9:00am - 3:30pm
Choosing the Best certification training will provide participants with the knowledge and understanding needed to effectively provide Choosing the Best abstinence education curricula in classrooms.
The training will be held over two days at the Courtyard Marriot: 2858 Paces Ferry Rd SE Atlanta, GA 30339
Registration is free, however space is limited
Please contact Roxanne Steely at (770) 803-3104 to register
The Mandate to Report; The Opportunity to Prevent
Date:
Thursday, December 3, 2009 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
When was the last time you went over the requirements of your role as a mandated reporter? Do you know:
- About changes in the time that you have to report
- How Senate Bill 69 affects your role
- Where to go if your county DFCS office is closed due to holidays and/or furloughs
- What is your role in preventing child abuse and neglect
Join Prevent Child Abuse Georgia for a training sponsored in part by the Governor's Office for Children and Families to learn the answers to these questions and more!
