Foster Adopt Minnesota

Website https://www.fosteradoptmn.org/

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  • Creating a NEW Narrative

    What do teens bring to the table? What assets do they have since they have no money? First, teens need to be seen beyond their needs while in foster care. They need to be viewed as experts in their own right from an asset-based perspective. This session is designed to expose participants to the concept…

  • DCYF Permanency Coffee Talk: Relative Engagement and Consideration in Permanency

    - Ongoing Learning

    This coffee talk is designed for county and tribal social workers, supervisors, and other child welfare professionals working with children and families in permanency awaiting a Transfer of Permanent Legal and Physical Custody (TPLPC) or adoption. This Coffee Talk will focus on what it means to engage and consider relatives as part of permanency planning…

  • Understanding Complex Grief and Loss in Foster Care

    May is National Foster Care Month and this training was planned with foster youth and foster families in mind! Grief and loss are deeply imbedded in the foster care process. When youth are removed from their family, they often grieve. Similarly, when foster families care for youth that eventually leave their home, they often grieve.…

  • The Importance of Parenting from a Culturally Competent Lens

    Part 2 of a 3-part series!  This workshop will expand on the importance of parenting through a culturally competent lens. It will explore key topics such as understanding cultural identity and recognizing bias in parenting, as well as strategies to support children in diverse social environments. Participants will also engage with culturally responsive parenting approaches…

  • Parenting the Hormonally Gifted

    Mood swings, eye rolls, “I don’t care,” and big reactions to small moments - welcome to the world of parenting teens. This high-energy, interactive session helps caregivers make sense of what can feel like chaos by unpacking the role of brain development, hormones, and emotions. Using music, movement, social media, and real-life scenarios, we’ll shift…

  • Ready, Set, Launch! Coaching Teens into a Future They’re Prepared For

    Launching a teen into adulthood requires clarity, support, and connection—especially for adopted youth who may be navigating additional layers of identity work, anxiety, or developmental gaps. This workshop equips parents and caregivers with practical tools to guide teens toward independence while honoring both their strengths and their vulnerabilities. In this future-focused session, you’ll learn how…

  • The Mind-Body Connection and Interventions from a Culturally Competent Lens

    Part 3 of a 3-part series! This workshop will explore the powerful connection between the mind and body through a culturally competent lens. Attendees will examine how culture, identity, generational trauma and lived experience impact the mind-body connection. The workshop will provide specific mind-body interventions while emphasizing the importance of cultural relevance and responsiveness. Part…

  • Existential Helping: A Holistic Approach to Supporting LGBTQIA+ Youth

    Supporting LGBTQIA+ youth who have experienced marginalization requires more than interventions—it requires presence, humility, and the ability to sit with uncertainty. Existential Helping is a relational framework that centers meaning-making, autonomy, and authentic connection, helping providers respond to youth experiences without minimizing, fixing, or rescuing. In this interactive webinar, participants will practice using Existential Helping…

  • Challenging Behaviors at Every Stage of Development

    Explore practical ways caregivers can respond to challenging behaviors across every stage of development while promoting health, safety, emotional awareness, and self-regulation within the family. Caregivers will learn ways to respond, reset and reinvigorate their family life.

  • Adolescent Sexual & Reproductive Health PART 2

    Jill Farris continues the conversation around healthy sexuality for adolescents as an important part of their development.  For adolescents, this is a time of major transition physically, emotionally, and socially. Caring adults play a key role in helping young people develop healthy routines, behaviors, and relationships that they can carry into their adult lives. During…

  • Together Yet Alone: How the Most Connected Generation is the Loneliest

    Today’s youth are more digitally connected than any generation in history, yet rates of loneliness, isolation, and disconnection continue to rise. This engaging training explores the growing youth loneliness epidemic, its impact on mental health, substance use, empathy, and behavioral outcomes, and why online connection often fails to meet deeper social needs. Participants will examine…