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8th International Conference on Adoption Research

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the International Conference on Adoption Research (ICAR8) is a premier event for attendees from the Global South and Global North who are devoted to ensuring permanent, nurturing family care for every child. A cross-disciplinary exchange of ideas, innovation and information, the conference explores how to improve the entire spectrum of services…

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[For Professionals] Exploring Complicated Relationships in Foster and Adoptive Families

- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United States

Foster families claim and then relinquish children they love. Children who are adopted change the families who claim them in permanent ways. Blended families often have foster children, adopted children and birth children. These children all have different experiences of what being part of a family means. Loyalty, loss, anger, trauma and fear create an…

Lifelong Issues in Adoption: Reframing the discourse through lived experiences

Northrop Auditorium 84 Church St SE, Minneapolis

During the past two decades more than 27,000 adoptees have joined Minnesota families from abroad or the public welfare system. Many, if not most, are now at an age where they are grappling with issues of identity and race, questioning how and whether to search for birth family, and wondering if their early experiences might…

$75

Families Rising’s 50th Annual Adoption and Foster Care Conference

Virtual Conference conference@wearefamiliesrising.org

We are thrilled to offer scholarships for Minnesota parents and professionals to attend Families Rising’s 50th annual adoption and foster care conference! This year’s conference will be held online July 17 and July 18, 2024. Thanks to the Minnesota Department of Human Services, a limited number of scholarships are available for: Minnesota adoptive, foster, and kinship parents Minnesota…

$25

Supporting Your Teen Through the College Years and Early Adulthood: The Seven Core Struggles in Adoption

- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United States

Adoption is a lifelong journey, and adopted individuals face different challenges during each stage of life. The late adolescent and early adult years offer unique opportunities for growth, independence, and identity formation, but also create new obstacles as life experiences expand beyond the shelter of the familiar. Build your knowledge of the common developmental struggles…

Autistic, NOT “with Autism”

- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United States

Much is happening in the world of Autism as Autistic adults are leading the field and bringing hopeful changes. This workshop is for those just beginning to learn about Autism…

Understanding the Impact of Birth Order

- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United States

Foster and adoptive parents often wonder about birth order in relation to fostering or adopting when they already have children by birth. This presentation will examine the significance of birth…

[IN PERSON] For Professionals: Silent Battle

Great River Regional Library 1300 West Saint Germain St, St. Cloud, United States

Please join other professionals as we learn more about the nervous system and how it reacts to stress. Each person we meet has an internal fight going on.  Those who…

The Autistic “Bag of Traits”

- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United States

Hang with me while we bust up the stigmas of "high" and "low" functioning Autism. We will jump into the "Bag of Traits" to better understand the large array of…

You Just Did What? Understanding the Root of Acting Out

- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United States

This training will focus on a cognitive behavioral lens. Participants will learn about what causes challenging behaviors and effective techniques in reducing acting out behaviors. Scott Nyegaard holds a Master of…

Brain Development Conference

Shooting Star Casino 777 S Casino Rd, Mahnomen, MN, United States

A two-day Education Focused Conference of Key Notes, Workshops, and Presenters. All with the focus of those working with children and families in a variety of settings. Includes a Pre-conference…

$280.00

Enhancing Your Skills as a Foster Parent: Session One

- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United States

A foster parent must be many things to many people. Child welfare professionals depend on the skills of foster parents. Children need safety and guidance to heal from the various…

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