May 19th, 2015 at 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Location: Michigan College Access Network (MCAN) Main Office, 222 North Chestnut St Suite 200, Lansing, MI

FSM 2015 Annual Summit Pre-Conference:
Fostering Success Coach Training Level I

May 19-21, 2015         Michigan College Access Network (MCAN) Main Office       Lansing, MI

 

Fostering Success Michigan is excited to announce the first FSM Annual Summit Pre-Conference: Fostering Success Coach Training Level I! The pre-conference is an excellent opportunity to expand your direct service skills by participating in a dynamic training designed specifically for professionals working with college students or young adults who are preparing for college and who have experienced foster care and/or adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). If you are planning to come to the FSM conference and want to enhance your experience by learning specific strategies for working with students, this pre-conference training is for you!

The Fostering Success (FS) Coach model of practice provides a framework for professionals to offer integrative support to students who have experienced foster care and/or or adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) preparing for or enrolled in post-secondary education. Developed, refined and tested at Western Michigan University, the Fostering Success Coaching model can be applied as a full program of support or adapted as a core skill set for professionals providing support to young people who have experienced foster care and/or adverse childhood experiences (ACE) during key transition periods to post-secondary education, and from post-secondary graduation to career.

The FSM Annual Summit Pre-Conference: Fostering Success Coach Training Level I includes the coaching tool-kit, skill development and practice, exclusive web-access to coach tools and private community forums and opportunities to join the growing network of coaches across the country. In addition, coaches will learn how to:

  • Dynamically understand the experience of foster care/ACEs, including common beliefs, behaviors, cultural characteristics and strengths students from foster care bring to college
  • Use methods to partner with students to build interdependent relationships, allowing the professional to "do with" instead of "do for"
  • Build student capacity by using methods for increasing knowledge, cultivating awareness, and teaching skills for progress in the seven life domains, as identified by Casey Family Programs
  • Identify and reinforce behavior and skills that are assets for student growth and progress towards graduation and career transition
  • Use methods to fill knowledge, awareness and skill gaps that present challenges for student success and progress towards graduation and career transition
  • Increase networks for student support on campus and in the community, as well as use methods for increasing the student's personal and professional support networks for support during and after college
  • Use assessment skills to track and document progress in the seven life domains, as identified by Casey Family Programs

 

When: May 19-21, 2015
Time: 9am-5pm
Where: Michigan College Access Network (MCAN) Main Office
Price: $500/participant
Lodging: Candlewood Suites, adjoined to Henry Center
**Discounted room rates available for pre-conference attendees

CEUs are also available.

To Register:
Please visit our website to download a registration form or complete the FS Coaching information request form*.

While you are registering for the Pre-Conference, don't forget to register today for the FSM Annual Summit by clicking here.


*You must be signed in to the FSM website to complete the information request form. Don't have an account? Sign-up is free and easy!


For more information and questions, please contact:
Fostering Success Coach Training
Jamie Bennett,
Training Coordinator
269-387-8384
cfs-coaching@wmich.edu

Check out our website!
http://www.wmich.edu/fosteringsuccess/outreach/training