FAMILY CALENDAR
Events
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Support Group: Sunday Night Owl Group
Weekly late-night virtual support for adoptive, foster, and kinship caregivers. Click on the Support Group Link to join. Facilitated by Nitara Frost Senior Parent Support Specialist
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Movement as Medicine: Somatic Tools for Caregivers & Professionals
In this interactive, research-backed webinar, attendees will experience firsthand how somatic movement can physically rewire the brain, promote trauma recovery, and serve as a powerful protective factor against substance misuse.…
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Support Group: Parenting Teens & Young Adults
Virtual monthly parenting support for adoptive, foster, and kinship caregivers of youth and young adults. Click on the Support Group Link to join. Facilitated by Nitara Frost Senior Parent Support…
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Share and Support Group
- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United States- Support GroupsSupport Groups are an excellent tool where families are able to share experiences and encourage each other in a confidential, non-judgmental setting. Support Groups are facilitated by North Homes case…
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The Cost of Becoming a Boy: Trauma, Masculinity, and Better Engaging Boys in our Work
Boys in foster care experience disproportionately high rates of trauma, loss, and adversity, yet many struggle to express these experiences in ways that helping professionals recognize. Too often, their pain…
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Support Group: General Parenting Support
Virtual weekly support for adoptive, foster, and kinship caregivers. Click on the Support Group Link to join. Facilitated by Julie Peterson Parent Support Specialist
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[For Professionals] DCYF Permanency Coffee Talk: International Adoption for Children in Foster Care
- Ongoing LearningThis Coffee Talk presentation is designed to guide social workers through the distinct complexities of locating, engaging and working towards adoptive placements in foreign countries through international adoption for children in foster care. The presentation will provide guidance on requirements related to relative search and engagement for relatives who reside out of the country,…
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Share and Support Group
- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United States- Support GroupsSupport Groups are an excellent tool where families are able to share experiences and encourage each other in a confidential, non-judgmental setting. Support Groups are facilitated by North Homes case…
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Support Group: Kinship Caregivers Support
Zoom LinkJoin us for a monthly virtual support group for kinship caregivers. Click on the Support Group Link to join. Facilitated by Katie Neuman Parent Support Specialist
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Understanding ACEs: How Early Experiences Shape Children, Families, and Relationships
This presentation will provide an overview of ACEs and explore how early experiences can influence a child’s development, behavior, attachment, family relationships, and ability to trust and feel safe. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the connection between trauma and behavior and learn how supportive, consistent, and trauma-informed relationships can help children build resilience…
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Adult Adoptee Support Group
- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United States +1 more- Support GroupsAdult Adoptees from all placing agencies are welcome to attend. While each story is unique, we recognize that there are many core similarities that adoption weaves into life experiences. Topics…
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Keeping Critical Thinking Alive: Cultivating the Life of the Mind in an AI-Obsessed World
With the ease and convenience of large-language models and artificial intelligence, professionals in all fields must be aware of the limitations and challenges that these tools present for those whose roles require professional judgement, fiduciary duty and client confidentiality. This seminar will explore maintaining the core skills and duties of critical thinking, discretionary decision making…