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Grief, Loss, and Your Biological Child
The birth children of foster and adoptive parents experience grief and loss in a unique way. From the comings and goings, new additions, changes to routines, and shifts in family…
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Helping Your Teen Navigate Stress and Anxiety: A Caregivers Guide
As rates of teen mental health concerns continue to rise, caregivers are often asking teens "What can I do to help?". This presentation will provide clear, research-informed answers with practice…
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Crisis Services: How Mobile Crisis Response Teams Support Their Communities
Mobile Crisis Response Teams are short-term, intensive services provided during a mental health crisis or emergency. They can help people cope with immediate stressors, identify and use resources, develop action…
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Navigating the Seven Core Issues in Play Therapy with Adoptive Children
- Ongoing LearningAdoption weaves layers of emotion and experience into a child’s play and relationships, often in ways that can be both challenging and deeply meaningful. In this session, you’ll uncover how…
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[Spring Summit] Mind Drama: The Science of Rumination and How to Outwit Your Inner Defeatist
"Why'd I do that? He’s such a jerk! I’m such an idiot! What did she mean by that comment?" In this webinar, Donna Jackson Nakazawa explains why we so often…
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Is It Really RAD?
This webinar will explore attachment in a realistic and straightforward way, distinguishing between Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) and attachment concerns. The main goal is to help caregivers and professionals understand…
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From Talking to Action: The Miracle of Childhood Resilience and What We Do With It
How a child learns to cope with adversity plays a vital role in their psychological development. Resilience, often described as the “crown jewel” of childhood mental health, has gained significant…
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[Spring Summit] Child to Parent Violence
Child to Parent Violence (CPV) is an often misunderstood and under-recognized form of family violence that leaves parents feeling overwhelmed, ashamed, isolated, and unsure where to turn for help. This…
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Webinar: Technology, the Teenage Mind, and Experiences of Loss
- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United StatesJoin Us for a Webinar: Technology, the Teenage Mind, and Experiences of Loss Tuesday, March 17th from 1-2:30 pm (CT) via Zoom Young people today are growing up in a…
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LUNCH-N-LEARN
Virtual EventWe need to hear young people's voices in the child welfare system, ESPECIALLY those with lived experience in adoption and foster care. How can we champion our kids to use…
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[Spring Summit] Human or Alien? The Long, Difficult, and Troubling Road for Intercountry Adoptees and US Citizenship
This presentation discusses the history of US citizenship for intercountry adoptees as well as present-day citizenship and immigration issues that intercountry adoptees continue to encounter. It outlines the issues that…
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[Spring Summit] Ready, Set, Launch! Coaching Teens into a Future They’re Prepared For
Launching a teen into adulthood requires clarity, support, and connection—especially for adopted youth who may be navigating additional layers of identity work, anxiety, or developmental gaps. This workshop equips parents…