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Events Calendar To have an event listed, send a message on the "Contact Us" page in the menu above. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Date: August 17-18, 2010 Title: "Cultivating Partnerships: Juveniles With Fire and Impact of the Media" Location: Eugene, Oregon Cost: $199.00 (includes 2 continental breakfasts, 2 lunchs, snacks, conference materials) Contact: Helen Feroli at helen.feroli@state.or.us or 503-934-8240 Topics: Oregon Plenary-From the Internet to the Courtroom-How YouTube Broke the Case; Arson and Reckless Burn-Teaching 8th Graders the Law; Assessing Youth Who Misuse Fire; Why Juveniles Falsely Confess; Oregon FireBridge; Safety Classes; Fire Academy; A Multi-agency Model for Responding to Firesetting Incidents In Schools-Identifying Concerns and Mitigating Risks; Preparing for School Bomb Threats; The Internet-A Playground for Firesetting Behavior; Social Networking for Non-Profit Organizations-The Good Side of Social Media; Start Safe-Fire and Burn Safety Program for Children Ages 3-6; Working with Hispanic/Latino Youth and Families; Integrated Fire Prevention in Middle Schools; Partnering with School Personnel; YouTube Video Program for Fire Safety and Burn Prevention; Scared, Scarred, or Indifferent-Does Fear Work to Change Behavior?; It's Up To You-Fire Awareness and Disaster Preparadness for Middle Schools; Youth Fire Prevention and Intervention for the 21st Century. Presenters: Traci Cooper; Matthieu LaCrosse; Claire McGrew; Dr. Wilson Whittaker; Gaylon Couch; Micah Smith; Gwen Lammers; Jim Floros; Linda Castenada; Joe Troncoso; Martin Sunderland DipEd; Lt. Ted A. Main; Micki Trost; Stephanie Curry; Tony Rodkey; Tim Kopet; Judy Okulitch. Additional Info: Click here for Conference Brochure Form. Click here for conference Registration http://www.regonline.com/cultivatingpartnerships ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Date: August 26, 2010 Title: "Inside the Mind of a Juvenile Firesetter" Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana Cost: $25.00 (includes continental breakfast, lunch, conference materials) Contact: Captain Dave Meadows - 260-427-5082 Topics: Inside the Mind of the Juvenile Firesetter; Burn Injuries; Working with Burn Victims; Case Studies. Presenters: Tim Peterson; John Yust; Michelle Vogel; Michael Bergeron Additional Info: Click here for Conference Brochure and Registration Form. This training offers six CEU’s as approved by Category One of the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency for those holding a LSW, LCSW, LMHC or LMFT license. CEU’s must be requested with registration. Participants must attend the entire conference—no partial credit can be given. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OCTOBER 3-9 ~ FIRE PREVENTION WEEK 2010 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Date: November 3-4, 2010 Title: "Juvenile Firesetting Intervention Specialist Level I" Location: Reno, Nevada Cost: Free Contact: Michelle Peltier at 775-353-4040 or mpeltier@cityofsparks.us Topics: Objective - The goal of the course is to provide the skills and tools necessary to become a Juvenile Firesetting Intervention Specialist I. The classs will address NFPA 1035, Juvenile Firesetting Intervention Specialist I, including: introduction; primary prevention; identification and intake; who sets fires and why; and interviewing and intervention strategies. Description - Open to all professionasl wo work with youth who exhibit firesetting behaviors and their families. Students will be introduced to the NFPA 1035, Juvenile Firesetting Intervention Specialist I professional standard. The individual will learn to conduct an interview with firesetters and their families using prepared forms and guidelines. Based on recommended practice, students may determine the need for referral for counseling and/or implement educational intervention strategies to mitigate effects of firesetting behavior. Presenters: not listed Additional Info: www.fpanevada.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FEBRUARY 6-12 ~ BURN AWARENESS WEEK 2011 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MAY 1-7 ~ ARSON AWARENESS WEEK 2011 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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