News & Events
Getting a Book Published: A Discussion
Date: November 18, 2009
Time: 2:30-4PM
Location: Sycamore Room
Registration: Space is limited, please RSVP to Amanda Flores at aflores@csusb.edu or est 73679.
More information on this publication workshop can be found here
The A-B-C's of Representing Children in
Family & Probate Court
This training is intended for attorneys and related professionals who work with children and families such as: therapists, social workers, psychological evaluators and examiners, and the like.
It fulfills training and education requirements of California Court Rules 5.242 (family) and 7.1101 (probate) to qualify attorneys to accept appointments representing children.
Speakers include (but are not limited to):
- Hon. Larry Allen
- Khymberli S. Apaloo, Esq
- Hon. Teresa Bennett
- Walter Moore, Esq
- And Many More...
Topics include (but are not limited to):
- Statutes, rules, case law relating to child custody and visitation litigation
- Representing a child in custody and visitation proceedings
- Understanding developmental stages and presenting the child's view
- And Much More...
Dates: November 7th and November 14, 2009
Check-in: 8:30-9:00 AM
Program: 9 AM-4 PM
Location: CSU San Bernardino-Yasuda Center; 5500 University Parkway, San Bernardino CA 92407
10% reduction in all categories below for SBCBA, RCBA & WSBCB Administrators.
To register and for additional information contact: San Bernardino County Bar Association- 909-885-1986
Holiday Craft Botique
CASA of San Bernardino is hosting it's 6th Annual Holiday Craft Botique
- Date: November 4th and 5th 2009
- Location: County Government Rotunda; 385 N. Arrowhead Avenue; San Bernardino CA
- Time: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM on both days
Come shop with us and help raise funds for CASA at our Holiday Botique!
More information about the CASA Holiday Botique can be viewed here.
Improving Children's Health Through
Community-Engaged Research
This workshop will feature prominent experts and dynamic breakout sessions to prepare you for conducting team science. This event will focus on developing academic and community partnerships to improve the health of children and youth-- through collaborative, community-engaged research.
The event is sponsored by the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR) in partnership with Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research, Community-Campus Partnerships for Health, Washtenaw County Health Department, and City Connect Detroit.
Date: April 23, 2010
- Reception is planned for the evening of April 22, 2010
Location: University of Michigan School of Public Health in Ann Arbor Michigan
For additional information please contact Molly White, mollycd@umich.edu, 734-998-7474 or Nichole Washington, washingn@umich.edu, 734-998-6797
Puppet Show Offered This Fall: "Oh So Silly Animal Stories"
Attention local preschools, kindergartens, children's libraries, etc.: CSUSB Theatre Arts will present a touring puppet show for preschoolers this coming Fall.
"Oh So Silly Animal Stories" A 25-minute puppet show for young children aged 2-6 years.
This fall, the CSUSB Theatre Arts students are bringing the whole wild world to your play group, preschool or kindergarten classroom! The puppets will captivate your students with songs, silliness, and stories from around the world.
Puppets and direction by Johanna Smith.
Dates/Times Available:
- Tuesday and Thursday mornings between November 3 and December 3
- 9:00 A.M. and/or10:00 A.M. (other time may be possible)
- Price: $100.00 for one show, $125.00 for two.
- Educational materials included
- To reserve a spot please call Johanna Smith at 909-537-5881
- Deposit required to hold your reservation
**Special Halloween performance on the CSUSB campus on Saturday, October 31st. Please call the Theatre Box Office at 909-537-5884 for details**
Westside San Bernardino Photographic Show Highlights Bleak City Life
From The Press-Enterprise.
May 21, 2009
By: Chris Richard
The Press-Enterprise
The photographs on display at a Westside San Bernardino community center Thursday present a bleak view of life in the city's poorest, toughest neighborhoods.
But activists with Voices 4 Change say they hope the images of graffiti-scrawled buildings and trash-strewn streets will help transform their community.
"By documenting these things, and by people taking responsibility themselves instead of just putting it on the leaders, I hope we'll be able to see a change," said the Rev. Bronica Martindale, president of the California Gardens Neighborhood Association.
The Voices 4 Change project, funded by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is a joint project of the County Department of Public Health and the Association.
Activists invited city, county and state elected leaders to Thursday's show at the New Hope Family Life Center, asking each to take a photograph and propose new solutions to the social ill it represents.
City Councilman Rikke Van Johnson chose an image of advertisement seeking information about the Oct. 15, 2005 slaying of Adelaja Russ. Above Russ' smiling portrait, his parents make their plea in red block letters: "Who Killed Our Son?"
"This speaks to a larger issue, to the disregard for life in our community," Johnson said.
"I appreciate what they're doing here, because it helps me strengthen my case about bringing improvements in this area. They're putting a magnifying glass on some problems, saying, 'We need some work and attention here.'"
One of the Voices photographers, Linda Davis, said her image of children crowding around a single, faded-rubber ball has already prompted an improvement. Area residents who saw the photo donated toys to the children's school, Davis said.
She said she'll wait to see specific proposals from the government officials who visited the show.
"What counts is if they do something," she said. "Just to show up isn't enough. They need to get involved. They need to find out what else the kids need. In the eyes of those kids just somebody going to a show doesn't mean anything."
Reach Chris Richard at 951-368-9529 or crichard@PE.com
San Bernardino Mayor Pro Tem Rikke Johnson looks at a display of photos as part of the Voices 4 Change Project at the New Hope Family Life Center in San Bernardino
Children’s Conference Focuses on Foster Care
From The Press-Enterprise. View the original online article on Children's Conference
May 21, 2009
By: Melissa Eiselein
The Press-Enterprise
Childhood experiences can affect a person well into adulthood.
A child who is loved and nurtured in a safe and secure environment has a better chance of becoming a productive adult than one raised in a neglectful, abusive home, said Faith McClure, a psychology professor at Cal State San Bernardino.
McClure was the keynote speaker Thursday at the 36th annual Children's Conference, put on by Family Service Association, a nonprofit organization that serves Riverside County.
The annual conference is aimed at parents, teens and mental health professionals.
This is the second year that the conference's main focus was on children in the foster care system, said Veronica Dover, Family Service Association's chief operating officer.
Workshop topics included recognizing child abuse; date violence; and the cultural aspects of adoption.
Family Service Association, which is based in Moreno Valley, has mental health clinics in Riverside and Moreno Valley. It also operates nine-day cares in Riverside County and provides food for 19 senior nutrition programs in the Inland area.
Conference attendees who donated a new suitcase got a discount on the cost.
When authorities have to remove children from a home, those who do not have their own suitcase typically are given a black plastic trash bag for their possessions, said Vanessa Holm, Family Service Association's mental health clinic program manager.
The suitcases donated Thursday will go to children who are being taken into the foster care system. They do not need the further humiliation of having their items put into a trash bag, Holm said.
"They are taken not because of what they did but because of what was done to them," Holm said.
Suitcases donations are still being accepted.
Bobbie Haywood knows the long-term effects that poor parenting can have on children.
She worked as a licensed social worker for 23 years.
Now, 10 years after her retirement, Haywood still studies the latest trends in mental health, she said.
"I come every year and I'm looking forward to coming next year," Haywood said. "I keep up to date for myself and so I can help others."
Haywood, who does volunteer work with the homeless and has several grandchildren and one great-grandson, said learning about society's problems and ways to deal with them gives her tools she can use at church and with her own family.
She said she planned to attend the "How to Outsmart a Bully" workshop so she could give advice to her grandchildren.
The most important lesson she learned in McClure's workshop was "to accent the positive and work on the weaknesses," Haywood said.
Reach Melissa Eiselein at 951-763-3462 or meiselein@PE.com
Suitcase Donations: Through June 30, new suitcases and duffle bags are being collected for children who are taken into the foster care system.
Drop-off location: Family Service Association, 21250 Box Springs Road, Suite 213, Moreno Valley
Information: 951-686-1096
Toy Information for the Summer
HealthyToys.org is a Website based on research conducted by environmental health organizations and other researchers around the country. This nonprofit organization works at local levels and at national levels to provide ratings on toy safety. The amount of potentially harmful chemicals a toy may have is reported to this website. This easy to navigate Website is filled with useful information such as how much lead, mercury, chlorine, etc. is in toys, toy rankings, and how to get involved in your community.
Children and Clinical Studies
Children and Clinical Studies is an educational web site designed to help parents and health professionals understand the issues surrounding pediatric research. The web site, created by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute in partnership with other National Institutes of Health institutes and outside organizations, explains why pediatric research is important, things to consider before joining a study, and what happens during a study. Content includes an award-winning video that features children, parents, and experts exploring the challenges and rewards of pediatric research. The site also provides information on available resources as well as on measures to ensure the safety of young research participants. The web site and video are available at Children and Clinical Studies website.
