In this webinar, Morgan Duffy-Simpson, Teen Pregnancy Prevention Educator at Mission West Virginia with her BSW, will discuss why helping professions tend to be at a higher burnout rate than other professions, what to do when burnout occurs, and how to find joy in our work again.

Learning Objectives
• Objective 1: Learn why burnout is so common amongst our professional fields.
• Objective 2: Learn how to save ourselves from burnout.
• Objective 3: Learn how to rest in a helpful way

This webinar training is 1.5 hours.
CEUs: 1.5 CEUs will be provided for social workers.
Webinar Audience: This webinar was designed for professionals working youth, School Counselors, Social Workers, Addiction Counselors, Psychologists. Credentials are not required to enroll, anyone is welcome to participate in the online course.

June 21, 2023 | 5:00-6:30 pm 

In this webinar, listeners will be educated on the bullying epidemic that is impacting our youth and their In this webinar, Nikki Snuffer, Kinship Care Liaison with Mission WV will describe common food related issues that children who are in foster care commonly experience. She’ll explain different methods that she has used in her home with her own adopted children as well as long-term solutions to help families plan to help their children overcome these issues.

This webinar training is 1.5 hours.

CEUs are not being offered for this training. Certificates of attendance available by emailing rwhite@missionwv.org.

Webinar Audience: This webinar was designed for professionals working youth in foster care, School Counselors, Social Workers, and foster/adoptive parents. Credentials are not required to enroll, anyone is welcome to participate in the online course.

About the presenter:

Nikki Snuffer is a Kinship Care Liaison at Mission West Virginia where she has helped families for the past several years. She is also a co-trainer for the Social Worker Education Consortium where she trains new foster parents and kinship relatives, an Instructor for the Future Leaders Program at Winfield High School, and is also a foster/adoptive parent.

Nikki shares the knowledge and experiences she’s gained as a foster/adoptive parent with families across the state. Her goal at Mission West Virginia is to help ensure that families have the tools and knowledge they need in order to navigate the foster care system and do the best they can for children in their care. She hopes to help minimize placement disruptions in foster homes by providing various types of training to help parents understand different behaviors they may be experiencing at home. She also operates an online support group and a warm-line to provide immediate assistance to families in need.

Nikki is a mother to eight children through foster care and adoption, two children through foster/kinship placement, and has one granddaughter on the way.

SATURDAY MAY 6, 2023

APPALACHIAN POWER PARK IN CHARLESTON, WV

Walk With Me is an event to create awareness about foster care in West Virginia and a celebration of foster families and the children they care for. May is National Foster Care Month, so join us for a great opportunity to support WV kids in care, meet other families that have fostered/adopted and have fun while doing it.

What to expect: walk around GoMart Ballpark (at your own pace, have fun!), face painting, entertainment, games and lots of family friendly fun!

Foster, adoptive, and kinship families can register for FREE by entering the code (FOSTER) at time of registration. For walkers age 2 and older registration fee is $10.00.

***Please register by Sunday, April 23rd to be guaranteed a shirt

Internet Safety and WV Sexting Laws 

February 9, 2023 

2:00-3:30 pm 

In this webinar, Trooper First Class T. D. McFeeley member of the Crimes Against Children’s Unit of the State Police, will provide general education on the internet, it’s dangers and safety concerns.   

Learning Objectives 

• Healthy technology in the home 

• How to teach our students/children about internet safety concerns 

• Legal ramifications of an online presence 

• WV State law regarding texting/sexting 

This webinar training is 1.5 hours. 

CEUs: 1.5 CEUs will be provided for social workers. 

Webinar Audience: This webinar was designed for Middle & High School Parents, Professionals working youth, School Counselors, and Social Workers. Credentials are not required to enroll, anyone is welcome to participate in the online course. 

About the Presenter:  

Trooper, First Class T.D. McFeeley, West Virginia State Police 

Trooper First Class T. D. McFeeley member of the Crimes Against Children’s Unit of the State Police, will provide general education on the internet, it’s dangers and safety concerns.  TFC McFeeley has been a member of the WV State Police force for 8 years, stationed around the state. He is currently stationed at South Charleston and has served in Clay, Calhoun, Kanawha and Mason Counties.  He has investigated a variety of cases and now specializes in the online exploitation of children cases along with sexual/abuse cases with children. 

In this webinar, listeners will be educated on the bullying epidemic that is impacting our youth and their mental health as well as the associated risks of suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Listeners will learn the risk factors that accompany bullying and suicide as well as the statistics of these issues. Listeners will also learn ways to provide assistance to youth experiencing bullying and suicidal thoughts and become familiar with resources available to provide assistance. 

Learning Objectives 

•  Listeners will understand the different types of bullying and how this impacts our youth. 

• Listeners will learn red flags of a youth who may be experiencing suicidal thoughts. 

• Listeners will learn to feel comfortable addressing youth who is experiencing bullying. 

• Listeners will be knowledgeable of resources available for bullying and suicide 

This webinar training is 1.5 hours. 

CEUs: 1.5 CEUs will be provided for social workers. 

Webinar Audience: This webinar was designed for Middle & High School Parents, Professionals working youth, School Counselors, and Social Workers. Credentials are not required to enroll, anyone is welcome to participate in the online course. 

Balancing Our Digital Life

December 8, 2022

2:00-3:30 pm

In this webinar, Allison Bonacci, Director of Education for Cyber Safety Consulting will be sharing how to balance our digital life. Children today are experiencing a new digital world, different from the childhood of their parents. Common Sense Media reports that teenagers spend about seven hours a day on a digital device for entertainment; children ages 12 and younger spend over 4 and a half hours. How do parents keep pace with this digital activity? This presentation will share insights on how parents can navigate parenting in a digital world in a positive way.

Learning Objectives

·       Healthy technology in the home

·       Digital footprints and future consequences

·       Social media positives, negatives and best practices for sharing

·       Real life student examples about overexposure

·       Cyberbullying and upstanders

·       Parental monitoring programs

·       Predator grooming examples and warning signs

·       Sexting and sextortion

·       Technology addiction

We will also include a digital handbook emailed to all attendees after the presentation.

This webinar training is 1.5 hours.

CEUs: 1.5 CEUs will be provided for social workers.

Webinar Audience: This webinar was designed for Middle & High School Parents, Professionals working youth, School Counselors, and Social Workers. Credentials are not required to enroll, anyone is welcome to participate in the online course.

About the Presenter:

Allison Bonacci, Director of Education, Cyber Safety Consulting

Allison Bonacci is the Director of Education for Cyber Safety Consulting. She brings over 12 years’ experience educating and presenting cyber safety strategies to students, parents, and educators nationwide.  As a member of the Consumer Protection Division of the Michigan Attorney General’s Office, Allison presented customized safety presentations to thousands of students in grades K-12 and facilitated seminars for parents, teachers, and school administrators.

Allison is passionate about cyber safety and protecting students. She believes in educating students about the dangers of the internet and empowering them to protect themselves while using technology. She understands the importance of challenging students to become responsible digital citizens.

As a mother of three children, Allison knows firsthand the challenges parents face when trying to protect their children online, and the importance of being involved in their digital lives. She shares Cyber Safety Consulting’s vision for online student safety and wants to provide parents and educators with the necessary tools to help their students navigate the online world.

Allison has an MBA with a professional background including many years of communications and marketing. She is thrilled to be a part of Cyber Safety Consulting’s team.

Mission WV's THINK program empowers teens to make positive life choices through education, life skills and coaching. Our program is evidence-based and helps the students we work with navigate the social-emotional pressures all teens face as they develop. This includes building healthy relationships, and healthy choices around drugs and alcohol, and pregnancy prevention.

We use new and innovative approaches to prevent teen pregnancy, prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among adolescents, and promote optimal health.

BUT what does that mean? Learn more during this presentation.

About our speaker:

Jill Gwilt is the THINK Director for the Mission WV THINK Program. She is an innovative leader with over 13 years of experience implementing and managing youth programs, including healthy relationship education, positive youth development, and adolescent pregnancy prevention. Ms. Gwilt holds a BA in Psychology with an emphasis in Applied Leadership. She currently oversees 3 federal grants and 2 state grants that serve over 15,000 youth a year with full evidence-based curricula. All grants are directed toward teen pregnancy prevention and healthy relationship education. Jill Gwilt is trained in Love Notes (2.1 and SRAE), Relationship SMARTS Plus (Original and SRAE), Promoting Health Among Teens!-Abstinence Only, Making Proud Choices, Draw the Line/Respect the Line, Choosing the Best, and Within My Reach.

This webinar will take place through Zoom. You will receive a confirmation email once you have successfully registered.

Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LgAulUY_SPCw4hKiNMZYNQ