Register for Free Webinars and Events - Family Resource Center

Registration opens one month before each webinar. Sign up for our New You Choose newsletter to get an email when registration opens. Registrants will be provided a link by email on the morning of the webinar. Please register below to request an interpreter in a preferred language.

March

Behavior Solution Series for Elementary and Secondary Families

Join FCPS Behavior Intervention Services Department staff to help families encourage positive communication and behavior at home.

Elementary Webinars

3/15 Taming Tantrums and More Add to Your Calendar

  • Parents, ever had a moment when things feel like a big puzzle and you just need the right pieces? We will share strategies to help when your child’s behavior feels like a rollercoaster. Learn how to turn meltdowns into moments that make you go 'ta-da!'

Register for all or part of the Behavior Solution Series for Families

April

April 2 - SIBSHOPS: An Exciting, In-person Workshop for Brothers and Sisters of Children with Special Needs!

The Sibshop workshops are for children in grades 2-6 enrolled in Fairfax County Public Schools who have siblings with special needs to:

  • Meet other siblings in a relaxed setting.
  • Celebrate the many contributions made by brothers and sisters of children with special needs.
  • Share sibling experiences and receive peer support.
  • Play games and have fun!

April 2, 2024, 9 a.m.- noon 

Sully Community Center
13800 Wall Road
Herndon, VA, 20171
Link to Google Maps

Presented by FCPS School Social Work Services

View the individual event page if you would like to Add to Your Calendar.

Register for: SIBSHOPS: An Exicting, In-person Workshop for Brothers and Sisters of Children with Special Needs! 

5 de abril - Apego: Creando una relación con mi hijo donde se sienta seguro y protegido (Attachment*: Creating a Relationship with my Child Where they Feel Safe and Protected)

El propósito de estos seminarios web es apoyar y capacitar a los padres para que establezcan relaciones sanas y seguras con sus hijos (*apego) respondiendo de manera positiva y efectiva a las necesidades de sus hijos.

Parte 1 Añadir a tu calendario

  • ¿Qué es el apego?
  • Los diferentes estilos de apego y cómo impactan el futuro social y emocional de un niño.
  • ¿Qué influye en el tipo de apego que desarrollamos con nuestros hijos?

Parte 2 Añadir a tu calendario

  • ¿Cómo puedo ayudar a mi hijo a sentirse seguro en nuestra relación padre/hijo?
  • Cuatro de los desafíos más comunes que puede presentar mi hijo durante el desarrollo emocional.
  • Estrategias para responder a estos desafíos sin afectar el desarrollo de un apego seguro.
     
  • Presenter: Northern Virginia Family Service
  • Date: 5 de abril 
  • Time: 10 - 11:30 a.m.
  • Format: Virtual

Register for this event

April 12 - Supporting the Learning and Recreational Needs of 2e Learners During the Summer

Learn about how summer can be a time for twice exceptional students to encourage the love of learning, develop talent, socialize, and reflect. Find out about inclusive summer camps both in our local community and nationally that serve students of all abilities. 

Webinar Highlights:

  • Learn about the benefits of summer enrichment for twice-exceptional students.
  • Learn about what families can do at home to continue to encourage talent and skills development for their twice-exceptional child.
  • List of FCPS summer opportunities and resources.
     
  • Presenter: Dr. Nonye Oladimeji, FCPS Educational Specialist for AAP twice exceptional (2e) children
  • Date: April 12, 2024 Add to your Calendar
  • Time: 10 - 11:30 a.m.
  • Format: Virtual

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April 16 - Mathspace Mastery: Elevate Independent Learning and SOL Prep

Join us to see how Mathspace fosters independent learning at every grade level! This informative session will highlight how your student can use Mathspace to independently tackle math challenges, perfectly aligned with their grade-level course. We will demonstrate how to use this tool to prepare for the Math SOL assessment. Don't miss this chance to boost your students' self-driven learning adventure!

  • Presenter: Rhonda Davis, Head of Customer Success, North America and Jonathan Templin, Head of Sales, North America.
  • Date: April 16, 2024 Add to Your Calendar
  • Time: 10-11:30 a.m.
  • Format: Virtual

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April 16 - Meet the Author Series: Gifted and Distractible with Julie Skolnick

Does your child exhibit giftedness and behavioral issues like meltdowns, power struggles, and difficulty relating to peers? Are they out-of-the-box thinkers requiring different teaching and learning methods? Does your child exhibit giftedness and behavioral issues like meltdowns, power struggles, and difficulty relating to their peers? Are they out-of-the-box thinkers requiring different teaching and learning methods? 

Join us for a discussion with author Julie Skolnick about her innovative and timely book for families of twice-exceptional children.

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April 17 - NOVA 2024 VISION

FCPS and Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA), are offering an opportunity for students with disabilities interested in attending NOVA to learn about available options. The orientation will include presentations from Accommodations and Accessibility Services and Counseling Services, a mock NOVA classroom experience for students, and a NOVA student panel with Q&A session.

April 17, 2024, 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Annandale Campus 

Click here to register.  

April 19 - Behavior Solution Series: Proactive Strategies for Effective Communication

We will equip you with strategies for navigating the teen years. Uncover the secrets to fostering open communication, building trust, and transforming challenges into opportunities for growth.

  • Presenter: FCPS Behavior Intervention Services
  • Date: April 19, 2024 Add to Your Calendar
  • Time: 10 - 11:30 a.m.
  • Format: Virtual

Register for this event

April 30 - Counseling Services in Virginia: How to Get the Help You Desire

Are you starting or continuing to look for mental health and substance abuse services for your child?

Join a private practice therapist and FCPS’s Senior Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist to help attendees understand how to locate and become involved with mental health treatment services in VA.

Webinar Highlights:

  • school supports and community resources
  • stigma and equity,
  • different types of therapy.
     
  • Presenter: FCPS Sr. Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist
  • Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2024 Add to Your Calendar
  • Time: 10 - 11:30 a.m.
  • Format: Virtual

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