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[Part 3] Legacy Planning & Advanced Financial Strategies
PLEASE NOTE: To receive a certificate of attendance for the live webinar, attendees must register individually, attend the entire training, and watch from their own device to ensure proper tracking Your financial legacy is more than just wealth—it’s the lasting impact you leave for your loved ones. Whether you’re an adoptive or foster parent, part of…
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Support Group: Transracial Families Support
Eagan Community Center 1501 Central Parkway, EaganJoin us for our in-person support for caregivers & youth in transracial families. Youth will engage in a separate activity while caregivers meet. Refreshments provided. Childcare provided for youth 8…
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Keeping Their Spirit Strong: Understanding Trauma in Indigenous Children in Foster Care
Virtual Conference conference@wearefamiliesrising.orgPLEASE NOTE: To receive a certificate of attendance for the live webinar, attendees must register individually, attend the entire training, and watch from their own device to ensure proper tracking This session is designed for foster parents caring for Indigenous children involved in state foster care systems. It offers a grounding in how trauma, especially…
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Affirming a Youth’s Whole Identity Training
- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United States- Ongoing LearningThis is a new training that Ampersand Families is offering to our families. It will focus on how to support and affirm a youth who identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, or another identity in the LGBTQ+ community in an adoptive, pre-adoptive, or relative/kinship home. This training will also include strategies to implement…
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Rewiring the Mind: Healing Trauma Through Transformative Practices
Virtual Conference conference@wearefamiliesrising.orgPLEASE NOTE: To receive a certificate of attendance for the live webinar, attendees must register individually, attend the entire training, and watch from their own device to ensure proper tracking Donna Jackson Nakazawa will guide participants through a series of neuroscience-based guided writing experiences, from her new book, The Adverse Childhood Experiences Guided Journal. Studies…
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Helping Kids Cope: Tips for Supporting Good Family Mental Health
- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United States- Ongoing LearningWednesday, July 16 Noon - 1 p.m. on Zoom This one-hour webinar covers the developmental responses youth may have to stress. We will also discuss mental health tips for families and available community resources. Presenter: Beth Lovre, Family Peer Educator with NAMI Minnesota
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The Impact of Technology and Social Media on Children and Adolescents
Zoom LinkSummertime means more time for social media! This presentation will provide an overview of the increasing rates of technology and social media among youth. It will discuss the impact of technology and social media usage that it has on children and teens socially, emotionally and cognitively. The presentation will provide practical tips to help children…
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EVOLVE Kinship Support Group
Wilder Foundation 451 Lexington Pkwy N, Saint Paul- Ongoing LearningThe Kinship Support Group is a monthly meeting for Kinship Caregivers. The sessions will be at the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation located at 451 Lexington Parkway N. St. Paul, MN 55104. During the in-person…
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Adoption’s Special Challenges in the Classroom
PLEASE NOTE: To receive a certificate of attendance for the live webinar, attendees must register individually, attend the entire training, and watch from their own device to ensure proper tracking…
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How Adults Can Interact with Children to Promote Emotional and Behavioral Regulation
Virtual EventChildren who have histories of complex trauma, including experiences of prenatal substance exposure, abuse, neglect, loss, and witness to violence often endure significant emotional and developmental struggles, sometimes even years…
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Back-to-School Anxiety
- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United States- Ongoing LearningWednesday, August 6 Noon – 1 p.m. on Zoom Learn to identify signs that your child might be feeling anxious about going back to school. We’ll also discuss what parents and…
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Family Triple A: Achieving Appreciative Atmospheres
Virtual EventEmbracing a multifaceted, appreciative approach is vital when developing belonging and empowerment in foster care and adoption. Accordingly, this webinar will provide both what the appreciative family looks like and…
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