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Foster Care and Adoption Education Classes – Hybrid
Children’s Home – St. Paul Office, 1605 Eustis Street, Saint Paul, MN, 55108, United StatesThis education option is the balance between the in-person and online options. It is best suited for individuals who want to move swiftly and prefer a blended learning style. Your education will begin with an online pre-test as well as introductory and a guest speaker section of online learning. This can be completed at your…
[FosterEd] Adoption and Development Across the Lifespan
- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United StatesPlease join us for a webinar with Sue Badeau. Adoption has an impact on development, and developmental stages have an impact on adoption. This workshop provides an overview of key developmental stages and tasks, highlighting those developmental issues that are most relevant to the adoption, with a specific focus on the impact of adoption on…
LGBTQ+ Caregiver Support Group
- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United States +1 moreThe group was created to provide foster and adoptive caregivers who are part of the LGBTQ+ community an opportunity to connect about their experiences as foster and adoptive parents. This group is facilitated by CH/LSS staff. Participants may have worked with, or currently be working with, any agency/county for foster care or any type of…
Set Limits with Consequences through Household Expectations
- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United StatesWant respect? To get respect, you need to give a little too. Working alongside your children to develop a plan that all can agree on will improve harmony, responsibility, and positive choices. Parents will walk away with a plan to implement structure and routine at home, complete with discussion about accountability and consequences that are…
Grounding & Connection: Creating a Sense of Safety for Foster & Adoptive Youth
- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United StatesWhen kids feel safe, they can show up as their better selves. We will consider physical, emotional, and social safety as we navigate what that might look like for children.…
[IN-PERSON] [FosterEd] Effects of Trauma
Sherburne County Government Center Maple Room 13880 Business Center Drive NW Elk River, MN 55330 13880 Business Center Drive NW Elk River, MN 55330This in-person event will be held at Sherburne County Government Center Maple Room 13880 Business Center Drive NW Elk River, MN 55330 If capacity limit is reached, please email edu@fosteradoptmn.org to join the waitlist. Maintaining primary relationships in foster care and adoption is crucial for the emotional well-being of children, providing stability, trust, and a sense of…
Greater Minnesota Parent Support Group
- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United StatesOpen to pre-adoptive, adoptive, foster, relative and/or kinship caregivers living in Greater Minnesota (outside the Twin Cities Metro Area). This online group is facilitated by CH/LSS staff and offers connection, positive parenting strategies, support, and more! After registration, you will receive a link to join the next Zoom session. This service is provided by funding made…
Search & Reunion Support Group
- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United StatesThis group is for adult adoptees and birth parents who are not related to one another and who are considering, or active in, search and reunion or have searched and the other party is not open to contact. This group is facilitated by CH/LSS staff. Members are supportive of one another and willing to share…
Kin First Culture: Taking it to the next Level
Owatonna Eagles 141 E Rose Street, OwatonnaThis is Day 1 one of a two-day conference and is geared toward professionals working in the field of Child Welfare, include Child Welfare Staff, Guardian Ad Litems, County Attorneys,…
Caring for our Kids, Caring for Ourselves Kinship Provider Conference
Owatonna Eagles 141 E Rose Street, OwatonnaJoin us for a Kinship Conference where we can come together and learn from two nationally known trainers to help achieve better and more equitable outcomes for vulnerable children, youth, and their families. Breakfast and lunch will be provided as well as a goodie bag full of useful resources for families. Join the guestlist –…
Supporting Your Biological Child
- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United StatesPlease join us for a workshop with Daniela Coats. Many foster and adoptive parents have questions surrounding the impact that foster care and adoption will have on their biological children. This presentation will examine the experiences of biological children, how to prepare them for the journey ahead, and ways to support them along the way.…
Caregiver Strategies to Support Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United StatesDescription: This presentation provides caregivers with a basic background of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and a variety of tips and strategies to support children with FASD. Strategies included covering topics such…
