Kinship Care Education
If you are a grandparent, aunt, uncle, sibling,
etc. raising your relative’s children then you are a Kinship Care
provider. There is no formal requirement for you to attend classes
or workshops, but many kinship care providers have expressed a
desire for more training in specific areas to help them better
meet the needs of the children in their care and themselves as
well. You are welcome to attend any of the classes or workshops
in this website which were traditionally geared to foster parents.
Just call the registr
Kinship Support Groups
Kinship Support Groups/Traditions of Caring workshops are
held throughout the county in collaboration with the local region's
Community Services for Families agencies who often offer childcare
onsite for the meetings. Just call the number for the group most
convenient for you to get directions and other information.
NORTH
CENTRAL AND CENTRAL REGIONS:
2nd & 4th TUESDAYS, 9:30-11:30 AM (English) George Stevens Senior Center, 570 So. 65th St, San Diego, 92114
2nd & 4th THURSDAYS, 10:00 AM-Noon, (English) Kroc Community Center, Bldg A, 6845 University Ave, SD 92115
Weekly FRIDAYS (Viernes) (Spanish), 10:00 AM-Noon (Spanish) Clark Middle School, 4388 Thorn St., San Diego, 92105
EAST COUNTY REGION:
2nd & 4th WEDNESDAYS, 10:00 AM-Noon, (English) Rose House Kinship Center, 1863 Dehesa Rd, El Cajon, 92019
Weekly FRIDAYS, 6:00-8:00 PM (English) Rose House Kinship Center, 1863 Dehesa Rd, El Cajon, 92019
2nd & 4th THURSDAYS (Jueves), 6:00-8:00 PM, (Spanish) Rose House Kinship Center, 1863 Dehesa Rd, El Cajon, 92019
NORTH COUNTY COASTAL AND INLAND REGIONS:
Weekly MONDAYS,5:30-7:30 PM (English) Palomar YMCA,1050 No Broadway Escondido, 92026 (Call 1-877-YMCA-4-KIN)
2nd & 4th TUESDAYS, 5:30-7:30 PM (English) Community Lutheran Church, 4507 Mission Avenue, Oceanside, 92057
2nd & 4th WEDNESDAYS, 5:30-7:30 PM (English) Straight from the Heart, 851 W. San Marcos Blvd, San Marcos, 92078
2nd & 4th WEDNESDAYS, 5:30-7:30 PM (Spanish) Straight from the Heart, 851 W. San Marcos Blvd, San Marcos, 92078
SOUTH REGION:
2nd & 4th TUESDAYS (English) 5:30-7:30 PM Lauderbach School, 390 Palomar Street, Chula Vista, 91911
2nd & 4th MONDAYS (Lunes), 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM (Spanish), Nicaloff School, 1777 Howard Ave, San Ysidro, 92173
2nd & 4th MONDAYS (Lunes), 6:00-8:00 PM, Las Serenas Apts. Community Center, 4362 Delta St, National City, CA 91950
2nd & 4th FRIDAYS (Viernes), 5:30-7:30 PM (Spanish--Adopciones), Lauderbach School, 390 Palomar St, Chula Vista, 91911
Weekly FRIDAYS (Viernes), 9:30-11:30 AM Trolley Trestle Apts, 746 Ada Street, Chula Vista, 91911
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COUNTYWIDE:
Kinship Family Relationship Issues Support Group and Class:
3rd Friday of each month from 6:00 – 8:00 PM, (English) Meridian Baptist Church 660 S. Third St, El Cajon, 92019
Instructor, Addie Hankins, Kinship Caregiver
3rd Viernes (Friday) cada mes 6:00-8:00 PM, (En Espanol) Lauderbach School, 390 Palomar Street, Chula Vista, 91911 Instructora, Rosa Poinciano
Kinship Legal and Education Advocacy Issues Support Group and Class:
Last Friday of each month from 6:00 – 8:00 PM--Meridian Baptist Church 660 S. Third St, El Cajon, 92019
Taught by Attorney Trina Branch
Classes
for Kinship Caregivers - English
TRADITION OF CARING—taught
by a variety of kinship caregiver trainers
This class is a series of 27 hours of training on a wide variety
of important subjects all
kinship caregivers should know such as kinship family dynamics,
how to work with the
child protection/court system, how to access resources, discipline,
mental health issues, etc.
COMMON SENSE PARENTING—taught by a variety
of kinship caregiver trainers
Topics include setting clear expectations, giving positive and
negative consequences for behavior, staying calm, teaching self-control,
using Effective Praise and Preventive and Corrective Teaching,
helping children make decisions and solve problems, reaching goals
with charts and contracts, and teaching social skills. Also provided
are strategies for dealing with the influence of the media, peer
pressure, and problems in school.
This fall these two classes are underway in the
Kinship Support Groups in the four major areas of the county (North,
South, Metro, East). All kinship caregivers (dependency placements,
informal placements, KinGap and Kinship Adoption) are welcome.
Contact the ROSE HOUSE KINSHIP CENTER 619-447-5004
to find out more about classes close to you.
Clases
Para el Cuidado de Parientes - En Español
CUIDADO TRADICIONAL—presentado
por entrenadores de cuidado de parientes
Estas clases son una serie de 27 horas de entrenamiento con una
amplia variedad de temas
importantes y dinámicas que todos los cuidadores de parientes
deben saber como trabajar en
la protección del niño, sistema de la corte, como
tener acceso a recursos, disciplina y temas de
salud mental, etc.
LA CRIANZA PRACTICA DE LOS HIJOS
Tópicos incluyen expectaciones claras dar consecuencias positivas
y negativas por el comportamiento, estar en calma, enseñarles
autocontrol, usando elogio efectivo, y disciplina preventiva y correctiva.
Ayuda a los niños a tomar decisiones y resolver problemas,
alcanzar las metas con contratos, aprenden habilidades sociales.
También provee otras estrategias para manejar la influencia
del radio televisión y prensa, la presión de los amigos
y problemas en la escuela.Durante este Otoño, las siguientes
clases estarán bajo la dirección de los grupos de
apoyo parientes/no parientes en las cuatro principales áreas
del Condado (Norte, Sur Este, Oeste). Todos los parientes/no parientes
(Colocación Dependiente, Colocación Informal, KinGAP,
y Parientes/No Parientes Adoptivos) son bienvenidos.
Contacte a ROSE HOUSE KINSHIP CENTER 619-447-5004
para saber donde hay clases cercas de usted.
Childcare/Respite
If you are a foster parent or relative caregiver who has
a child placed through the County of San Diego Juvenile Court Dependency
Section, CALL: MAXIM COMPANION SERVICES at 1-866-233-1913 to arrange
FREE childcare if you qualify for their program.