Standard Precautions

 

 

Now called Standard Precautions

 

Mary Anne MacKusick, RN, MS

Boston Region Nurse

Department of Children and Families

Health and Medical Services Team

 

Boston Regional Office

451 Blue Hill Avenue

Second Floor

Dorchester, MA  02121

 

617-989-9218

fax 617-989-9250

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Foster Teens Information fair...SAVE the Date! 2/18/15

 

 

 

Hello everyone,

This area office is hosting an Information fair for foster teens 16+ to learn about signing on, getting into their first apartment, buying a car do's and don'ts, options for after high school/HiSET.

And there will be older foster youth present to talk about their experiences and advice.

The event is 2/18 during school vacation from Noon-1:30pm and there will be food and drinks.

Please encourage your 16+ foster youth to attend, learn and ask questions.

 

RSVPs can be sent to me via my email Jennifer.hubbard@state.ma.us or my phone 978-825-3918.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thank you!

 

Jennifer Hubbard

Adolescent Outreach Worker

Cape Ann/Lynn DCF

978-825-3918

 

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Are you in DCF Custody and age 16-18?

Are you considering signing on

with DCF at age 18 for

continued support?

 

Then you should come to…..

 

The Cape Ann DCF Foster Youth

INFORMATION FAIR

 

WHEN: Wednesday February 18^TH 2015

(February School Vacation)

TIME: Noon-1:30pm

 

    

WHERE:  Cape Ann DCF

45 Congress St. #4, Salem Ma, 01970

Large Conference Room

WHY:  Because you need more information about your options!  Think college…future careers…signing on with DCF post 18…how to buy a car…how to get your first apartment…know what supports you are eligible for…and hear from older foster youth who have first-hand experience!

 

Food and drinks will be served!

 

 

infant car seat with 4 bases available

Anyone need it?

 

Training tonight cancelled due to lack of interest :-(

 

Whooping Cough Vaccines for Foster Parents

FYI- For those of you who take infants.  Your family resource worker will be asking for proof of immunizations.  Please have it for your next home visit or mail to your family resource worker (Deb, Gerald or Me)

 

I spoke to Christine Gaudette (DCF Nurse) today as an infant in care has whooping cough (Pertussis) and is in the hospital.  Doctors are saying this infant contracted whooping cough from an adult.  She feels strongly that we should have all foster parents provide documentation that they are up to date on their Pertussis immunization.  She explained that these vaccines are given as children but do “wear out” and need to be updated as adults.  (Children are now given a second dose in middle school).  Since this is highly contagious and could be fatal to an infant, she asked that we ensure foster parents are updated before we place an infant. Most doctors give adults a Pertussis Tetanus combination vaccine when updating the Tetanus. 

 

She wrote “Making sure that FP have updated immunizations is not a new policy, but should be considered good practice that we not place infants under 6 months of age with adults who have not been immunized”.

 

 

Kimberly LaPointe, MSW 

DCF Cape Ann Area Office

45 Congress St.

Salem, MA 09170

Office: 978-825-3853

FAX:  978-825-9091

Training change

 

 

Due to the fact that the Educational training is a two part training we had to move it to April 29^th and May 12^th.

In place of the Educational training we will have a Cookie Swap and social gathering  at the Lynn Office from  6:30 to 8:00

Come, relax and enjoy good conversation with other foster parents and bring your favorite cookie, along with the  recipe.

(please, be sure to bring a container so you can bring new cookies home). 

Please call:  Nancy Lyons @ 978-531-3278 or 978-825-3807 or email geminilyons@gmail.com

                      Or call June Littlefield @ 978-278-5412

Thank you and we apologize for any inconvenience this change has made. 

coats coats coats! (free!)

They are in the office- feel free to stop in!

Please ask for me or your family resource worker – we can let you in to choose!

If you let me know you are coming and when I can let the front desk know.

 

 

Check out our blog!!!   http://capeanndss.blogspot.com/

 

Carla King

Foster Parent Recruiter

Department of Children and Families (formerly known as Dept Social Services)

Cape Ann Area Office

45 Congress Street, bldg #4

Salem, MA 01970

978-825-3862   direct DCF ext 33862

 

 

FY 15 Foster Parent Payment Schedule

Folks have been asking for this- they seem to disappear  every January! LOL

Here it is!

If you need a copy mailed let me or your family resource worker know.

 

From: Kasle, John (DCF)
Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2014 2:32 PM
To: DSS-DL - Lynn Users; DSS-DL - CapeAnn Users
Subject: FY 15 Foster Parent Payment Schedule

 

 

Dinosaur Fun Night!

 

Hello Everybody - Dinosaur Fun Night is next week. This is a CFCE sponsored event along with Miss Witzig's Child Development Class at Hamilton-Wenham Highschool and Wenham Museum. Please share this flyer with anybody you think may wish to attend. The event is FREE, but RSVP is strongly requested. It's for the whole family, infants through Grade 3, on 1/15/15 at 6:30pm at Wenham Museum. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Thank you!

Lisa

 

 

Lisa Cheney, M.Ed.

Early Childhood Partners.  Serving Hamilton, Wenham & Manchester

CFCE Coordinator, Hamilton Wenham Regional School District

130 Essex Street, Pilgrim Hall, Box 580

Hamilton, MA 01982

Phone:978-468-5489 Fax: 978-468-5793

www.EarlyChildhoodPartners.Weebly.com

Like Us on Facebook at Early Childhood Partners of Hamilton, Wenham & Manchester

Follow us on Twitter @HamWenCFCE

 

 

 

 

FW: Conference for Parents of Children with Special Needs and the Professionals Who Serve Them

 

 

The Federation is pleased to announce its annual statewide conference “Visions of Community, a Conference for Parents of Children with Special Needs and the Professionals Who Serve Them” will be held on Saturday, March 7, 2015 at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston. Registration opens January 5, 2015. For more information visit the conference website: fcsn.org/voc2015

 

Early Bird Registration is $75 until February 6^th. There are more than 45 workshop presentations spanning 3 sessions. Primary language strands in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Somali. Lots more available on the conference website including information on partial scholarships, free bus transportation, interpreting, childcare, sponsorship opportunities and exhibitor registration at: https://fcsn.org/voc2015/

 

Online registration: https://fcsn.org/voc2015/registration-form/

PDF registration brochure can be downloaded here: http://fcsn.org/voc2015/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2015/01/VOC15-Reg-Form.pdf

A Spanish and Portuguese version of the registration form will be available very soon.

 

Community Partnership Awards:

We are still in need of nominations for this year’s 2015 Community Partnership Awards. Deadline for nominations has been extended until January 19^th. Please consider making a nomination or encourage others to do so.
Do you know a parent, student, teacher, administrator, health provider, coach, neighbor or other individual who has worked to create and support the inclusion of individuals with disabilities, those at-risk, or those who face cultural or linguistic barriers, in your school, health care or other place in the community? The Federation for Children with Special Needs presents Community Partnership Awards to individuals in Massachusetts who have successfully promoted an inclusive environment in their community. Nominate a person who has made a difference for a Community Partnership Award!.

Nominations can be made online at: https://fcsn.org/voc2015/community-partnership-awards/

 

Keynote Presentation:

We’ve Only Just Begun: How far we’ve come in special education and how much further we need to go

Using music, anecdotes, and data, two not so retiring former public school principals, well-known for their innovative approaches to creating whole school inclusive communities, will share their experiences and perspectives for improving opportunities and outcomes for students with disabilities. They will take a look back to the early days of Special Education laws and how those laws played out to current practical strategies for teaching and including students with disabilities both in school and in the community setting. The presenters, Bill Henderson and Joe Petner, with a combined 90 years of experience as educators, will inspire parents and professionals with their shared vision of community.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Krissie Burnham, Family Support Specialist

PPAL / Parent Professional League &

MSPCC / Massachusetts Society For The Prevention To Cruelty To Children

Main Street, Rockport

Cell: 978.290.1952

Email: Krissieburnham@me.com

 

Reaching out to parents and professionals located in: 

 

Salem, Beverly, Peabody, Danvers, Manchester, Marblehead, Topsfield, Hamilton, Wenham, Ipswich, Essex, Gloucester and Rockport 

 

PPAL's vision:  

Providing hope for children with mental health needs and their families 

through education, advocacy, outreach and support

 

 

 

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FW: Please find attached ABA provider list for Massachusetts

Krissie Burnham, Family Support Specialist

PPAL / Parent Professional League &

MSPCC / Massachusetts Society For The Prevention To Cruelty To Children

Main Street, Rockport

Cell: 978.290.1952

Email: Krissieburnham@me.com

Reaching out to parents and professionals located in: 

Salem, Beverly, Peabody, Danvers, Manchester, Marblehead, Topsfield, Hamilton, Wenham, Ipswich, Essex, Gloucester and Rockport 

PPAL's vision:  

Providing hope for children with mental health needs and their families 

through education, advocacy, outreach and support

IMPORTANT:

This email is confidential, intended only for the named recipient(s) and may contain information that is privileged or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you receive this message in error, or are not the named recipient, please notify the sender at the email address above and delete this email from your computer.

 

For Responders:

Please be mindful that e-mail is not a confidentially secure medium. For sensitive matters, please call me at 978-290-1952.  

Several of you have children with Autism so Im forwarding.

 

From: Abbruzzese, Ralph (DCF)
Sent: Friday, January 09, 2015 10:14 AM
To: DSS-DL - CapeAnn Users
Subject: FW: Please find attached ABA provider list for Massachusetts

 

HI Folks-attached may be some useful resources! Please take a look

 

From: Krissie Burnham [mailto:krissieburnham@me.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2015 11:08 AM
Cc: Krissie Burnha
Subject: Please find attached ABA provider list for Massachusetts

 

Please find attached ABA provider list for Massachusetts

 

 

support group

Foster Parent Support Group

 

 

Please join us for the Cape Ann Area D.C.F. Foster Parent Support Group. The group is open to all unrestricted and kinship Foster Parents. Issues and accomplishments related to fostering children and the impact on the families caring for them is discussed in an informal format. A representative from the Department is available to address questions and experienced foster parents a well as new families share their experiences. Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of every month. Please feel free to forward to me any email addresses you think may like to be included in the invitation.

 

The next meeting will be held on Wednesday January14th th from  7:00 to 9:00 PM. This months meeting will be at Gerrie Cahill”s home on 12 Lenox Street Beverly, MA. (978)921-0959

For directions and to R.S.V.P. please contact Gerrie Cahill @ 978-921-0959  or Deb Obremski @ 978-825-3809

 

 

Check out our blog!!!   http://capeanndss.blogspot.com/

 

Carla King

Foster Parent Recruiter

Department of Children and Families (formerly known as Dept Social Services)

Cape Ann Area Office

45 Congress Street, bldg #4

Salem, MA 01970

978-825-3862   direct DCF ext 33862