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  • Rewiring the Mind: Healing Trauma Through Transformative Practices

    Virtual Conference conference@wearefamiliesrising.org

    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 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…

    Free

  • Helping Kids Cope: Tips for Supporting Good Family Mental Health

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

    Wednesday, 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

  • The Impact of Technology and Social Media on Children and Adolescents

    Zoom Link

    Summertime 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…

    Free

  • EVOLVE Kinship Support Group

    Wilder Foundation 451 Lexington Pkwy N, Saint Paul
    - Ongoing Learning

    The 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 sessions, light snacks and refreshments will be provided. EVOLVE’s Kinship Support Group will be facilitated by Cierra Buckner, LSW, from the Institute to Transform Child…

    Free

  • 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 In this webinar, Beth Syverson, adoptive parent, author, educator, and host of Unraveling Adoption podcast, you will gain awareness of the many complexities that adopted…

    Free

  • Back-to-School Anxiety

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

    Wednesday, 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 caregivers can do before, during, and after school to help ease their child’s back-to-school anxiety. Presenter: Renee Labat, Youth Program Coordinator with NAMI Minnesota

  • Family Triple A: Achieving Appreciative Atmospheres

    Virtual Event

    Embracing 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…

    Free

  • An Introduction to Therapeutic Life Story Work – Part 1

    Virtual Event

    In this 2-part training, attendees will learn countless tools for engaging children, youth and families in order to facilitate aspects of the creative life story work narrative process, including a specific introduction to the Rose model. Attendees will come away with a deeper understanding of attachment, the impact of emotions and feelings work, and tangible…

    Free

  • 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…

  • An Introduction to Therapeutic Life Story Work – Part 2

    Virtual Event

    In the second session of this two-part training, attendees will continue exploring tools and techniques for engaging children, youth, and families in the life story work process. Building on concepts introduced in Part 1, participants will have opportunities to deepen their understanding of how to support trauma and care-experienced children in processing their stories, strengthening…

    Free