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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…

How to Talk About Difficult Birth Histories with Adopted Children

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

The histories of youth in foster and adoptive families often involve details that can feel difficult to discuss as a caregiver. Learn how to share your child’s history with them…

[FosterEd] Realistic Self-Care Strategies for Caregivers

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

As we approach transition to school time it is natural to have quite a bit of stress.  In fact, changing from summer schedules and to the stressors of school can…

Their Story, Their Way: The Therapeutic Lifebook Process

PLEASE NOTE: Effective June 1, 2024, live webinar attendees who need a certificate of attendance must register individually and watch on their own device for proper tracking. Effective August 1, 2024, live webinar attendees must be in attendance throughout the entirety of the training to receive a certificate of attendance. Are you a professional in a…

Connecting with Hard to Engage Teens

PLEASE NOTE: Effective June 1, 2024, live webinar attendees who need a certificate of attendance must register individually and watch on their own device for proper tracking. Let’s be honest, teenagers can be intimidating! Whether you are new to working with adolescents or looking to refine your skills, this workshop aims to provide parents and professionals…

Deeper Dive Webinar: Practical, Proactive, and Positive Behavioral Strategies

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

Join Us for a Deeper Dive: Practical, Proactive, and Positive Behavioral Strategies Thursday, September 12, 2024, from 7:00-8:30 p.m. (CT) As caregivers, do you find yourself putting a ton of energy into responding and reacting to behaviors? Wouldn’t it be great if we could use the same (or less!) energy to prevent meltdowns? What if…

Part 1: A Brain-First Approach to Parenting

Neuroscience research underscores the influence of environmental factors, teratogens, and prenatal or postnatal stressors such as trauma, alcohol, and drug exposure on brain development. Many children impacted by these factors also face behavioral struggles. Why do traditional parenting techniques often fall short for such children and what alternative strategies can parents use to effectively support…

Preparing Your Estate: Wills, Trusts, and all that Stuff

Discussion of important estate planning topics including probate administration, wills, trusts, powers of attorney, health care directives, taxes. Amanda R. Hespen, Attorney, JD practices in the fields of estates and trusts, probate and trust Administration, small business formation and succession planning and guardianship/conservatorship. While she attended William Mitchell College of Law, she volunteered for the…

Getting to Know the Office of the Foster Youth Ombudsperson

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

The Office of the Foster Youth Ombudsperson (OOFY) was created in response to Fosters* expressing a need for an office to respond to their unanswered concerns. OOFY is a neutral…

Part 2: A Brain-First Approach to Parenting

Many children who have experienced prenatal or postnatal stressors such as trauma, alcohol, and drug exposure also have challenging behavioral symptoms, requiring support from their parents and caregivers that is…

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