From:
Clements, Linda
Sent: 9/15/2020 11:12:53 AM
To:
Whisnant, Leeanne <lwhisnant@alexandercountync.gov>
Subject:

RE: Opportunity for Resources for Resilience Professional Development for parents and agency staff

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Thank you.

We have contacted Paula Cline as some staff plan to participate.

Linda

 

From: Whisnant, Leeanne <lwhisnant@alexandercountync.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2020 9:39 AM
To: Clements, Linda <lclements@alexandercountync.gov>
Subject: FW: Opportunity for Resources for Resilience Professional Development for parents and agency staff
Importance: High

 

Here is the flyer on the training Paula talked about, Thought maybe some staff might want to attend after seeing what was offered? Maybe even Katie and tracey as they coach parents??

 

Leeanne Whisnant,MS,BSN

Alexander County Health and Human Services Director

338 1st Ave SW Taylorsville,NC 28681

828-632-9704 Ext. 405

www.AlexanderHealth.org

 

From: Paula <paula@alexanderchildren.org>
Sent: Monday, September 14, 2020 5:36 PM
To: Angela Adams <angelaadams913@yahoo.com>; Brice Melton <bmelton@cvcc.edu>; Caitlyn McCurry <cmccurry1874@gmail.com>; Dale Clary <rdclary1951@gmail.com>; Dawn Curtin <dawn.curtin@enolagroup.org>; Der Holcomb <der_xiong@ncsu.edu>; Dr. Jennifer Hefner <jhefner@alexander.k12.nc.us>; Ginny Harrison <harrison.counselor@gmail.com>; Moore, Jason <jmoore@alexandercountync.gov>; Jason Mull <jason.mull@yahoo.com>; Jesse Smathers <Jesse.Smathers@vayahealth.com>; Jodie Hussain <jlhussn@hotmail.com>; Katherine Jones <katherine.jones@peoplefluent.com>; Kay Wright <kayrwright@gmail.com>; Whisnant, Leeanne <lwhisnant@alexandercountync.gov>; Macy Jones <mjones@alexander.k12.nc.us>; Marlena Mudd <marlenamudd@gmail.com>; Melinda Mitchell <thestillpointcenter@gmail.com>; Hager, Melissa <mhager@alexandercountync.gov>; Nan Campbell <nancampbell@charter.net>; Mayberry, Ryan <rmayberry@alexandercountync.gov>; Turnmire, Sylvia <sturnmire@alexandercountync.gov>; Riddle, Trena <triddle@alexandercountync.gov>
Subject: FW: Opportunity for Resources for Resilience Professional Development for parents and agency staff
Importance: High

 

Good Afternoon,

 

I just wanted to touch base with you again, to see if you or any of your agency’s staff and/or families are interested in this training.  I need to submit the number of agency staff and parents that will be able to take advantage of this tomorrow.  Once NCPC has a handle on the numbers from across the state, we will get registration information.   That will also be a quick turnaround, I’m sure. 

 

Thanks,

Paula

 

 

Subject: Opportunity for Resources for Resilience Professional Development for parents and agency staff
Importance: High

 

Good Afternoon ACPC Board of Directors,

 

I have an exciting opportunity to share with you!  I have already sent some of you an email with details about this new initiative, so disregard if you have seen this already.

 

I wanted to make sure I reached out to everyone with this information.  If you are a parent with young children and want to participate please let me know directly.  If you know of another parent that may be interested please share this opportunity with them. Also, if you work in behalf of families with young children and are interested in this opportunity please let me know right away. We will provide a Samsung tablet with the data plan for families that want to participate.

 

I apologize up front for having a very short turnaround time for you and/or your staff/parents to respond. The funding that will be providing these resources is from COVID CARES Act funds (federal) through the NC State Department of DHHS and the Division of Early Education. These funds will then have to pass through the North Carolina Partnership for Children and they must be spent by December 31st.  Therefore we have a very short time frame for this initiative!

 

Resources for Resilience will be providing Reconnect for Resilience 14 hour Trainings. These will be offered in October, November, and December.  They will be held on Tuesday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. or 12:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (You would have to take the 4 sessions X 3.5 hours each= 14 hours the same week). You will be able to register for the week that you want to attend either in the morning sessions or the afternoon sessions.  There will also be 2 different sets of Saturday trainings available which would be 7 hours each.  ( 2 Saturdays X 7 hours = 14 hours). 

 

I know this is big time commitment and I am standing on my head trying to understand all the rules with this initiative and funding, etc. and it keeps changing daily, but I refuse to pass up a great opportunity for some very important resources we could all use right now, and the technology to support it for families.  

 

Description for Reconnect for Resilience training:

“Our trainings offer families a set of easy-to-use practical tools or strategies to stay well in the face of adversity. In this 14-hour virtual class, adults learn what happens to their own - and their children’s - brains and bodies when they are stressed. They are also given tools to stay healthy, connected, and resilient during tough times.

 

Ideally, I would love to have some of your families to sign up.  I know this would be a long shot but please share this with your staff and see if they could recruit any parents.  For the parents, we will provide them with a Samsung tablet with a data plan. 

 

This is open to your staff that work with families too.  I just need to get a count of how many staff would be interested and how many families by the end of the day on Monday.

 

In addition, we have an alternative that they can attend called Listening Circles if they can’t commit to the 14 hours. These sessions will be available throughout the day with sessions offered morning, afternoon, and evening. Parents could do these and not have to be completely focused on it, they could be cooking supper, etc. and still do the listening circles.

 

               “Resources for Resilience Listening Circles are an online forum where parents.

caregivers, teachers, and school staff can connect with each other and talk

about what is stressful for them right now. Our trained facilitators then offer

concrete tools designed to help them de-stress and highlight what is helping

them through this time of individual and community difficulty.”

 

In addition to them there will be Coaching Sessions for staff that attend the 14 hour training where they can get additional help.

 

               Early childhood educators, school staff, and administrators who attend a

Reconnect for Resilience training are eligible to receive additional coaching

and technical assistance from our team. During these virtual sessions,

participants will be given concrete ideas to support the introduction of

resiliency tools in their schools and classrooms.”

 

Please let me if you or your staff or your families are interested in advantage of this. I need to know before the end of the day on Monday! 

 

I apologize again for the rush but this is beyond our control. Please call me with any questions.  If you don’t get an answer at the partnership number 828-632-3799, call my cell at 704-450-0710.  I will be working very late today and tomorrow so don’t hesitate to call me in the evening either.


Miss Mel has taken this training and speaks very highly of it, and would be happy to talk to you about it.  I also know that staff from Alexander County Schools has taken it too.

 

Please stay healthy and safe!

 

 

EmailSig_Paula

 

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