- Learn how to tell the difference between teenage blues vs. depression
- Learn coping strategies for youth
- Tips to build a supportive relationship during these times
- Empowered with information to better advocate for children with special needs
- Increase knowledge related to suicide.
- Identify the behaviors and warning signs.
- Learn skills to help provide support.
- Learn protective factors to build resiliency. This course does not count for mandatory suicide prevention
Upcoming Workshops
The Roots & Wings Workshop series celebrates families and healthy parenting all year long. Please join us for some awesome parent education opportunities!
July
It's Already In You
Wednesday July 1st 2:00 PM EST
TEDS# ACS FAP 2025 TIME
Session 3: TIME MANAGEMENT
This session offers a compassionate and grounded approach to time. Instead of focusing solely on productivity, participants will explore their relationship with time, how it's been shaped by lived demands, and how they can reclaim it to align with their goals and well-being. Practical tools and personal planning strategies will be introduced.
It's Already In You
Wednesday July 8th 2:00 PM EST
TEDS# ACS FAP 2025 PS
Session 4: PUBLIC SPEAKING
Rather than focusing on formal presentations, this session is about voice, confidence, and owning your story. Participants will explore how lived experiences - especially those rooted in overcoming adversity - equip them to speak up with power. This session emphasizes that public speaking isn’t always about a stage; sometimes it’s simply about being heard. Participants will be encouraged not to suffer in silence and to embrace their voice in everyday spaces.
Managing Teenager Blues & Anxiety
Tuesday July 21st 2:00 PM EST
TEDS# ACS EFMP 2025 0914
Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorder
Wednesday July 22nd 2:00 PM EST
TEDS# ACS FAP 2024-33
Participants will get an overview of autism spectrum disorder. Participants will also learn about some characteristics of what Autism looks like and how it affects children. Participants will be presented with adaptions that can be put in place in a classroom to better support the needs of the student. These adaptations will give parents ideas and strategies to better advocate for their child.
Special Education Law: Understanding the Protections for Students with Disabilities
Tuesday July 28th 2:00 PM EST
TEDS# ACS EFMP 2025 0723
This course in the EFMP Series offers an introduction to the legal foundations of special education for students with disabilities and how you can utilize this information to advocate for your children.
ADHD Supports at School and Home
Wednesday July 29th 2:00 PM EST
TEDS# ACS EFMP 2026-04
This training will provide parents and caregivers with practical strategies to support children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) across school and home environments. Participants will gain a better understanding of ADHD, explore effective tools for improving organization, attention, behavior, and emotional regulation, and learn ways to create consistent, supportive routines.
August
Creative Communication Series
Wednesday August 5th 2:00 PM EST
TEDS# ACS FAP 2025 CC1
Session 1: THE MISSING LINK IN COMMUNICATION
This is an interactive workshop introducing attendees to the main factor missing in fostering better connection, clarity, and emotional awareness in both personal and professional conversations.
Creative Communication Series
Wednesday August 12th 2:00 PM EST
TEDS# ACS FAP 2025 CC2
Session 2: THE SKILL OF LISTENING IN STORYTELLING
This interactive workshop helps participants to: understand the benefits of listening effectively in relationships, observe how effective listening deepens understanding, and gives an opportunity to practice a method for enhancing listening skills.
Creative Communication Series
Wednesday August 19th 2:00 PM EST
TEDS# ACS FAP 2026 CC3
Session 3: A REFUGEE OF ME WORKBOOK "A Refugee of Me" is a creative, self-reflective workshop centered around the companion workbook for those ready to explore emotions, barriers, and growth. A gentle introduction to deeper conversations around healing, emotional clarity, and mental wellness.
Creative Communication Series
Wednesday August 26th 2:00 PM EST
TEDS# ACS FAP 2025 CC4
Session 4: I LOVE YOU BACK WORKBOOK
"I Love You Back" is a creative, connection-centered workshop grounded in the companion workbook, using engaging activities to spark energizing, honest conversations in our most important relationships.
September
Suicide Awareness and Prevention
Wednesday September 2nd 2:00 PM EST
TEDS# ACS FAP 2023-16
Effective suicide prevention requires multiple approaches. We often don’t understand why it happens but we can learn skills for awareness and prevention. And we can build resiliency with those who struggle with overwhelming challenges.
Learning Objectives
Balance Act of Work & Life
Wednesday September 9th 2:00 PM EST
TEDS# ACS FAP 2026-92
Your time, money and energy are all you have to invest. In the day and age of “always connected” workplaces, it is easy to feel like work is the only thing getting your time and energy. Striving for work-life balance can seem daunting.
Mental Health 101
Wednesday September 16th 2:00 PM EST
TEDS# ACS FAP 2024-41
The more knowledge people have about mental health disorders the less stigma will be associated to it. Many people facing mental health challenges can be helped by identifying early signs and providing appropriate support.
Crucial Conversations: How to Master Difficult Discussions
Wednesday September 23rd 2:00 PM EST
TEDS# ACS FAP 2026-94
This is a course that teaches skills for creating alignment and agreement by fostering open dialogue around high-stakes, emotional, or risky topics.
Problem Solving for Success
Wednesday September 30th 2:00 PM EST
TEDS# ACS FAP 2026-95
An unsettled or stressful home life sometimes overflows into the workplace. Our family environment and relationships are essential to our wellbeing so gaining the skills to improve problem solving in the home can lessen our stress. We will then have the capacity to be more focused in the workplace.
Cost
Free!
Registration Information
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