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Upcoming Wednesday Night Support Group Meetings:
No Meetings for July or August but look for information relating to the Options For Recovery Annual Picnic in August.
September 5, 2007 - "The Littlest Patients - Infants in the NICU". See true footage from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at a large hospital, and then we will have a question and answer session with an Options Mom/NICU Nurse, Tammy Miller. See what kind of kids are admitted to the NICU and the dilemma that are faced daily in this fast paced hospital unit.
October 3, 2007 - "Dealing with Grief and Loss When A Child Leaves Your Home" Dr. Sarah Maltzman PHD, County of San Diego will explain the grief process we go through when a child we have bonded with and cared for leaves our home. We will allow plenty of time for questions and answers.
November 7, 2007 - Dr. Cyrus Nakshab, Clinical & Educational Psychologist, will present on Children's Psychopathology and issues such as ADHD, Developmental Delays, Autism, Anxiety, Depression and other issues in children age birth to 18 years. He will also cover parenting skills for those parenting children with these issues. Dr. Nakshab was the school psychologist for Ramona Unified School District for 18 years and currently has 3 practices, one in Ramona, Poway and Encinitas. His staff includes 6 psychologists, a Speech Pathologist as well as they perform developmental assessments and accept Medi-Cal patients.
December 5, 2007 - Annual Options For Recovery Holiday Pot Luck - If your last name begins with A-M bring a salad or h'or doerve to share, N-Z bring a main dish or dessert. Drinks, paperware and eating utensils will be provided.
January 2, 2008 - "Special Care Rates, SSI, Sciap Funds, and other Resource $$ Available for foster Children". Provided by Grossmont College Foster & Kinship Care Education Program.
February 6, 2008 - "The Impact of the Death of a Foster Child, Part I". Ann Fox, Manager of Foster Home Licensing will speak on the role of the County when a foster child dies. Dr. Sara Maltzman, Phd, County Staff Psychologist will tell us what we can expect our family to go through, how to deal with the grief, how to explain what is happening to our children and more. This is Part I of a 3 Part Series.
March 5, 2008 - "The Impact of the Death of a Foster Child, Part II". Our speaker will be Jeri Wilson, the mother of an infant who dies of SIDS. Jeri will tell her story and how she dealt with the death both then and now.
April 2, 2008 - "The Impact of the Death of a Foster Child, Part III". Hear a panel of experts who become involved in the investigation when an unexpected death of a child occurs in a foster home. Learn the difference between the separate investigations that take place and why, why the foster home temporarily becomes a crime scene, who belongs to what investigation team and what their roles are in their team investigation.
May 7, 2008 - Tammy Miller, NICU Nurse, will explain some of the medical conditions requiring "Medically Fragile Certificate" completion. G-tubes, among other condition will be explained in detail.
Support Group Leader: Barbie Caldwell (760) 744-1770 or (760) 716-4824
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