FALL FORUM: Cultural Humility When Walking Alongside Indigenous Peoples
- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United StatesA training for agency staff and service providers who have limited knowledge of tribal cultures and histories, intended to encourage culturally appropriate approaches to supporting Native children and families.
FALL FORUM: Behavior with a Purpose
- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United StatesBehavior problems shown by children-in-care can act as a stubborn barrier to the creation of healing relationships to foster, kinship and adoptive caregivers and helping professionals. This workshop will focus on the “whys” of complex behavioral/emotional challenges. When these challenges are seen only as “problematic”, and not seen as having purpose for the child, frustration…
Share and Support Group
- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United StatesSupport 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 managers, with years of experience in both adoption and foster care fields. It is an opportune time for families to network, problem solve and gather…
FALL FORUM: Healing Together: Navigating Trauma for Foster Children and Caregivers
- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United StatesThis workshop explores the profound impact of trauma on both foster children and caregivers. It provides a compassionate and insightful examination of the unique challenges faced by these groups, emphasizing the importance of a collaborative and empathetic approach to healing. Attendees will gain valuable strategies and practical tools for creating the conditions for resilience and…
FALL FORUM: Inside Transracial Families
- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United StatesIts often difficult to see the full picture in adoption. Adoptees and adoptive parents have individual and unique perspectives and struggles that don't get seen side by side. Inside Transracial Adoption is a window into the journey of an adoptive family with all the highs and lows. Adoptive mother Julie Etter, son Isaac Etter, and…
Live Webinar | Caregiver Strategies to Support Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United StatesUnderstand what fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are, and receive a variety of strategies to support children with FASD. Specifically, we will: Address the stigma surrounding prenatal alcohol exposure. Recognize the fundamental characteristics of FASD. Discuss the impact of prenatal alcohol exposure on the developing brain. Discuss strategies, tools and tips that can help support…
Adult Adoptee Support Group
- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United States +1 moreAdult 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 will be suggested, but each month the conversation will be open to relevant, participant-led, discussion. This is a safe, confidential space, the group is facilitated…
Kinship Parenting and Building Resilience
Virtual Conference conference@wearefamiliesrising.orgThis 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…
Foster Care and Adoption Education Classes – In-Person
Children’s Home – St. Paul Office, 1605 Eustis Street, Saint Paul, MN, 55108, United StatesThe in-person track is best suited for individuals who need or desire to complete their education quickly, prefer in-person learning and/or those who have previously completed education and want a refresher course. This track will primarily take place during two live consecutive days (Friday/Saturday) with minimal use of the online learning management system which includes…
Virtual Kinship Support & Education Group
- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United States1st & 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…
TBRI Caregiver Training: Introduction & Overview
Pioneer Grill 4403 Pioneer Rd SE, AlexandriaPresenter: Ben Nesbitt, TBRI Practitioner Date: November 16th, 2024 Time: 9 AM – 4 PM Location: Pioneer Grill by Knute Nelson, 4403 Pioneer Road SE, Alexandria, MN 56308 Lunch will be provided. Training Description: Trust-based Relational Intervention (TBRI) is an attachment-based, trauma-informed intervention that is designed to meet the complex needs of vulnerable children. TBRI…
FALL FORUM: Girls on the Brink: Raising Emotionally Healthy Girls
- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United StatesIn this lecture for parents and professionals, science journalist and author Donna Jackson Nakazawa will explore the causes of the mental health epidemic facing girls today and revelatory new strategies to help girls thrive. Donna will deftly braid together the latest findings from the annals of neuroscience to show why so many girls today are…
