Santa Barbara City College
Foster and Kinship Care Training
September 2025



Foster and Kinship Care training
Choose one or all the training as may as you can attend
Trauma and Sensory Processing Challenges
Tuesday, Sept 9, 2025
9:00 Am - 11:AM
Presenter - Dr. Judy Osterhage
How can sensory processing dictate behavior
Why some kids respond so differently
Understanding the continuum of sensory seeking and sensory avoidance
Clingy to Stranger Danger
Thursday, Sept 11, 2025
9:00 Am - 11:AM
Presenter - Dr. Judy Osterhage
Why kids are so clingy
How do parents unknowing increase clingy kids
Helping kids set boundaries - and protect themselves
Conflicting parenting styles - triangulation
Friday, Sept 12, 2025
6:00 Pm - 8:00 Pm
Presenter - Dr. Judy Osterhage
The effect on the children
The effect on the adult relationships
Understanding the dangers of triangulation
Hygiene and Truma
Monday, Sept 15, 2025
6:00 Pm - 8:00 Pm
Presenter - Dr. Judy Osterhage
Understanding the Impact of Trauma on Personal Hygiene
Building Safe and Supportive Hygiene Practices
Teaching Hygiene Through a Trauma-Informed Lens
Compassion Fatigue
Monday 22, 2025
9:00 Am - 11:AM
Compassion fatigue is a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion that occurs in individuals who provide care or support to others who are experiencing significant suffering or trauma