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Fairfax County Public Schools Family Resource Center
Free webinars and workshops for families in Fairfax County Public Schools
The FCPS Family Resource Center (FRC) offers free webinars, workshops, and resources to help families support student success, special education, and wellbeing across Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia.
www.fcps.edu/services/families-and-caregivers/family-resource-center ↗Upcoming webinars
- Fri, September 11
Supporting the ADHD Brain
Students with ADHD often know what they need to do but struggle to begin, stay focused, and follow through. This session, presented by The StudyPro, helps parents understand how executive function can make seemingly simple tasks much harder for students with ADHD and shares practical strategies designed to work with the ADHD brain.
- Fri, September 18
Digital Wellness and Cyber Threat Indicators in K-12: When Online Behavior Becomes a Safety Concern
This session provides parents and guardians with a broad understanding of how digital wellness concerns can overlap with cybersecurity, student safety, behavioral risk indicators, and emerging online threats, with a focus on awareness, early identification, and appropriate escalation pathways.
- Fri, September 25
Navigating the Digital Age: Creating Digital Balance as a Family
This session offers caregivers practical strategies for establishing healthy relationships with technology at home: how to model balanced digital habits, foster open communication, and work as a family to find a healthy balance, with steps to create healthy technology habits for the whole family and keep kids connected without technology.
- Fri, October 2
Navigating Section 504: Essential Knowledge for Families
This webinar guides participants through the essentials of Section 504: who qualifies, what to expect during the evaluation process, how accommodations are determined, and the difference between a 504 Plan and an individualized education program (IEP).
- Fri, October 9
How to Get Kids to Open Up to You, Now and for Years to Come
What should you do when your kids won't tell you what's going on in their lives? In this workshop, you'll learn specific strategies for getting your children to open up to you, so they choose to come to you when they want to celebrate success and when they need support.
- Fri, October 16
The Nuts and Bolts of the Special Education Process
This webinar guides participants through the special education identification process, including an overview of the local screening process addressing initial consideration for special education eligibility and an overview of the essential components of the individualized education program (IEP).
- Fri, October 23
Introduction to Dyslexia: What Is It and What Does It Mean for My Student?
Participants will look at the definition of dyslexia and its impact on students, including the different types of dyslexia and what support students with dyslexia require. Participants will also leave with activities and tips to support their students at home.
- Fri, October 30
Transition Planning: Decision-Making Alternatives for Families of Individuals with Disabilities
As young adults with disabilities and their families prepare for life after high school, this webinar provides an overview of guardianship and conservatorship, powers of attorney, and advance medical directives, including their purposes, differences, and potential impact, plus considerations for choosing the option that best meets a loved one's needs. For educational purposes only; not legal advice.
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