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Our company and staff are participating and we would appreciate any donations from our clients if you are able to contribute. The donation drive runs through October 20, 2021. Thank you in advance for your support! Update: The donation drive was a big success! We thank our staff and our clients for participating. Here are a few photos from our office: " ["post_title"]=> string(26) "Lend A Hand Donation Drive" ["post_excerpt"]=> string(0) "" ["post_status"]=> string(7) "publish" ["comment_status"]=> string(4) "open" ["ping_status"]=> string(4) "open" ["post_password"]=> string(0) "" ["post_name"]=> string(26) "lend-a-hand-donation-drive" ["to_ping"]=> string(0) "" ["pinged"]=> string(0) "" ["post_modified"]=> string(19) "2021-10-26 10:52:50" ["post_modified_gmt"]=> string(19) "2021-10-26 17:52:50" ["post_content_filtered"]=> string(0) "" ["post_parent"]=> int(0) ["guid"]=> string(33) "https://familiasfirst.com/?p=2310" ["menu_order"]=> int(0) ["post_type"]=> string(4) "post" ["post_mime_type"]=> string(0) "" ["comment_count"]=> string(1) "0" ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" } [1]=> object(WP_Post)#5310 (24) { ["ID"]=> int(2280) ["post_author"]=> string(1) "1" ["post_date"]=> string(19) "2021-09-21 09:44:55" ["post_date_gmt"]=> string(19) "2021-09-21 16:44:55" ["post_content"]=> string(1403) "Familias First presents CLAP - Creating Leadership Among Parents. A Free 4-session workshop via Zoom, one session per week, funded by the Department of Developmental Services (DDS) for the Latino community with the purpose of increasing the accessibility of services provided by the San Gabriel / Pomona Regional Center (SG/PRC) and the Inland Regional Center (IRC). WORKSHOPS FOR SG/PRC AND IRC FAMILIES OF LATINO DESCENT. To Register, call Victor Campos at 323-528-6727 or email vcampos@familiasfirst.com. Visit our Workshop page. Familias First presenta CLAP - Creando Liderazgo Entre Padres. Un taller gratuito de 4 sesiones, una sesión por semana, financiado por el Departamento de Servicios del Desarrollo (DDS) para la comunidad Latina con el propósito de aumentar la accesibilidad de los servicios proporcionados por el Centro Regional de San Gabriel / Pomona (SG/PRC) y el Centro Regional Inland (IRC).      " ["post_title"]=> string(35) "October Parent Workshops in Spanish" ["post_excerpt"]=> string(0) "" ["post_status"]=> string(7) "publish" ["comment_status"]=> string(4) "open" ["ping_status"]=> string(4) "open" ["post_password"]=> string(0) "" ["post_name"]=> string(35) "october-parent-workshops-in-spanish" ["to_ping"]=> string(0) "" ["pinged"]=> string(0) "" ["post_modified"]=> string(19) "2021-10-04 12:09:57" ["post_modified_gmt"]=> string(19) "2021-10-04 19:09:57" ["post_content_filtered"]=> string(0) "" ["post_parent"]=> int(0) ["guid"]=> string(33) "https://familiasfirst.com/?p=2280" ["menu_order"]=> int(0) ["post_type"]=> string(4) "post" ["post_mime_type"]=> string(0) "" ["comment_count"]=> string(1) "0" ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" } [2]=> object(WP_Post)#5282 (24) { ["ID"]=> int(2264) ["post_author"]=> string(1) "1" ["post_date"]=> string(19) "2021-08-05 10:53:08" ["post_date_gmt"]=> string(19) "2021-08-05 17:53:08" ["post_content"]=> string(1624) "We are pleased to present parent workshops for the San Gabriel/Pomona Regional Center and the Inland Regional Center through a grant from the Department of Developmental Services (DDS). For Latino families in both RC's, we are offering a 4 week, FREE online workshop entitled Creating Leadership Among Parents (CLAP). This is perfect for families at SG/PRC transitioning from Early Intervention to School Age services and families in the IRC transitioning from Early Start to School Age services. These workshops will be presented in both English and Spanish via Zoom this year and into 2022. Stay tuned to our Workshops page for all details and updates to the schedule. Our first workshops will be in English beginning in August for both the SG/PRC and IRC (see graphics below). We will present the same workshop in Spanish in October.  Visit the Spanish version of our website for information and dates for October. Reserve your space now for August by calling Victor Campos at 323-528-6727 or email at vcampos@familiasfirst.com. We look forward to seeing you on Zoom! 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Ruth, along with Jose Rios and Isaac Bermudez, will present a workshop on July 16th entitled Disseminating ABA Effectively: The Art and Science Behind Excellent Presentations, Trainings and Lectures. The entire conference is free, however, there is a fee if you require CEU credits. Complete details and registration at Eventbrite. Disseminating ABA effectively: The Art and Science Behind Excellent Presentations, Trainings and Lectures 9:00 am - 12:00 pm 3 CEUs Isaac Bermudez M.S., BCBA Jose Rios M.A., BCBA Ruth Tello-Di Leva M.S., BCBA The field of applied behavior analysis challenges us to be effective communicators of our science and methodologies. As behavior analysts, we are often asked to present behavior analytic information to other professionals, parents and staff. This workshop will teach participants strategies to communicate one’s presentation content more effectively. A competent presentation can effectively deliver information to enhance an audience member’s knowledge on a subject matter and to develop new skills in the audience. The style and methods we use to deliver and communicate such a presentation can advance the audience’s understanding of our message. In this workshop, we will discuss and illustrate common errors made by presenters and we will demonstrate methods to compose and design more effective presentations that truly impart clear and focused information that is instructional, engaging, and that resonates with the audience. This workshop will explore recommendations for pre-presentation tasks, methods to grasp one’s audience within the first few minutes of a talk, and concluding a presentation successfully. 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Each family will receive goodies & resources from many community service providers! Only one registration per household, per vehicle. Pre registration required. No Walk-Ups. ​Face masks required. Click Here to Register Now. 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Ruth offered her perspective as a first-generation Latina entrepreneur in the Applied Behavior Analysis field. Ruth is the first Latina in California to own an agency that specializes in providing Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) services. Her experience as a first-generation woman of Mexican descent, solidified Ruth’s commitment to creating an organization providing quality services in an equitable manner to all clients, especially clients who are underserved in our field. From its inception, Familias First has celebrated the diversity of its clients and employees. On average, 96% of our staff are BIPOC. Ruth is also a co-founder of the Latino Association for Behavior Analysis (LABA), a non-profit organization dedicated to disseminating evidence-based practices, training opportunities, networking, and mentoring professionals of Latino descent, and all professionals who serve BIPOC. Ruth made it a priority to be open about both the highs and lows of being a Latina entrepreneur and starting and running Familias First for over 17 years. A wonderful and very interactive Q & A followed her presentation. Below are just a few of the comments from the students themselves about the presentation:

• I thoroughly enjoyed Ruth's presentation. Not only did she make me feel less alone in having to face barriers due to culture and language, but she also gave me the hope to accomplish great things regardless of those barriers. She reminded all of us to not back down, to not give up, especially in a time where the social climate is a bit intense and scary to face at times.
• Ruth was wonderful. You can tell how passionate she is about ABA. She was knowledgeable and her career path to get to where she is now is very encouraging. As a first-generation student it was very refreshing to relate to someone.
• I really enjoyed this presentation because it was very woman empowering…
• I enjoyed her question about barriers and challenges we have faced in our lives. She didn’t just have us passively recount our experiences, but instead encouraged us to reframe them as a source of strength which I loved.

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