• [Fall Forum] Digital Citizenship and the Adoptee Experience: Navigating Identity in the Online Age

    - Ongoing Learning

    In this present-focused training, Cam Lee Small explores how the digital landscape is transforming adoptee experiences and identity formation. Drawing from his clinical practice and personal journey as a Korean American adoptee, Cam examines how social media, DNA testing, and online communities create both opportunities and challenges for adoptees navigating their identities. Participants will gain…

    Free
  • ICWA Meet and Greet

    Minneapolis American Indian Center 1530 E Franklin Ave, Minneapolis, United States
    - Ongoing Learning

    The Metropolitan Urban Indian Director's (MUID) Family Preservation Committee invites you to attend our annual ICWA meet and greet. We especially encourage frontline staff and people who are new to…

  • [Fall Forum] Unlocking the Power of Play for Connection

    - Ongoing Learning

    Play is biologically hard-wired into every human. It's not frivolous; it's a powerful, fundamental tool to build resilience, empathy, connection, trust, well-being, creativity, optimism, and more. Play enables human flourishing. In this workshop, we will dive into the neuroscience of play and walk away with practical ways to leverage play in work, relationships, and life.…

    Free
  • [Fall Forum] Fighting the Darkness by Sharing Your Light

    So many of us battle depression and anxiety on a regular basis or know someone that does. Making it even more difficult is the fact that most fight their “Darkness” in secret. Chris Hawkey was one of those people until an unlikely scenario led him to bring his battle into the light. Chris will talk…

    Free
  • [Fall Forum] Restoring Developmental Pathways for Children Impacted by Trauma and Neglect

    - Ongoing Learning

    Children who have experienced abuse, neglect, or other significant disruptions in care often carry unmet developmental needs that affect their ability to trust, self- and co-regulate, and form connected and safe relationships. This webinar will introduce a practical framework for understanding these gaps through the lens of core relational needs and the need–response cycle —…

    Free
  • The Nightmare of Sleep Problems

    Sleep and bedtime challenges can be exhausting for both youth and parents. This webinar will provide an overview of the different types of youth sleep and bedtime challenges with significant…

  • Webinar: Understanding and Supporting Adoptees, Fosterees and their Heritage

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

    Join Us for a Webinar: Understanding and Supporting Adoptees, Fosterees and their Heritage Tuesday, Dec. 2 from 12-1:30 pm (CT) via Zoom This webinar covers the fundamentals for being a great…

  • The Power of Your Story

    Every story holds the power to heal, connect, and inspire change. In this workshop, Madilyne Harmston, a licensed independent clinical social worker, former foster youth, and adoptee, shares her own…

  • Kinship Parenting and Building Resilience

    Kinship Parenting and Building Resilience
    Virtual Conference conference@wearefamiliesrising.org
    - Ongoing Learning

    This training acknowledges the complexities associated with Relative/Kinship caregiving through fostering and adoption. Topics will include divided loyalties, redefining roles and relationships, setting boundaries with parents and other relatives, the…