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