• 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 range of emotions caregivers can feel and how children who have experienced trauma, separation, or loss can impact a caregiver’s own well-being. Strategies for how…

  • Virtual Kinship Support & Education Group

    Virtual Kinship Support & Education Group

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

    1st & 3rd Fridays of the Month 9:30-10:45 am on Zoom Facilitator:  Janet Salo, Kinship Navigator Providing education, information and mutual support for kinship caregivers-those caring for a relative's or friend's child. Thoughtful topics that help you in your role as a kinship caregiver such as child development, relationships with adult children, understanding trauma, mental…

  • Connect2Connect: Community Gathering

    Camp Confidence 1620 Mary Fawcett Memorial Dr, East Gull Lake
    - Activities

    Join Us for Community & Connection Connect2Connect provides opportunities for foster and adoptive families to connect with one another and build relationships in an in-person, interactive, and fun way. Connect2Connect is…

  • An Introduction to Therapeutic Life Story Work – Part 2

    Virtual Event
    - Foster Parents

    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…

    Free
  • Understanding NEAR: Building Self-Healing Communities

    Virtual Event
    - Birth/First Parents

    This presentation will help attendees understand NEAR, which stands for Neurobiology, Epigenetics, ACEs, and Resilience. It will cover how our early experiences impact our brain and behavior, research findings from…

    Free
  • Greater Minnesota Parent Support Group

    Greater Minnesota Parent Support Group

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

    Open 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,…

  • Search & Reunion Support Group

    Search & Reunion Support Group

    - Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United States
    - Birth/First Parents

    This 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…

  • SCOPE: Burnout and How to Avoid It

    Lyon County Law Enforcement Center Basement Meeting Room 611 W. Main Street, Marshall
    - Ongoing Learning

    SCOPE is a somatic experience acronym used to help support the nervous system during times of disruption. It stands for Slow Down, Connect to Body, Orient, Pendulate, and Engage. SCOPE…

    Free