Foster Adopt Minnesota

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  • Important for 2026, Know Your Rights Information and Resources for Non-Citizen Youth

    Foster Parents, Caregivers and Professionals supporting youth will learn about rights of youth, safety planning essentials, and changes for non citizen youth in 2026. Come learn from immigration and state law professionals who serve many youth in child protection proceedings and will share essential resources for the youth in your care.

  • The Permanency Puzzle: Fitting the GAL, Caregivers, and Professionals Together

    A collaborative workshop designed to bridge the gap between the roles of the Guardian ad Litem (GAL), Social Worker, and daily caregiver. This presentation focuses on the role of the GAL and how caregivers and social workers can understand and team with them. Key Presentation Components: The GAL’s Role as Investigative Partner: Explaining how GALs…

  • What Adoptees Need Most

    Adoption doesn't end with placement. They come with lifelong grief, loss, identity questions, and emotional needs that can’t be fixed, but can be supported. In this webinar, adoptee and Identity and Parenting Different founder Isaac Etter explores what adoptees actually need most from the adults raising them. Drawing from lived experience and years of post-adoption training,…

  • Tackling Professional Dangerousness: From Awareness to Action

    - Ongoing Learning

    Building on the foundation of the previous session Professional Dangerousness: The Quiet Undercurrent in Human Services, this session provides a hands-on, action-oriented approach to addressing PD in human services practice. Participants will engage in interactive exercises to apply the Self+ framework—Awareness, Reflection, Compassion, Care, and Growth—transforming insight into practical strategies for real-world situations. Through guided…

  • Is It Really RAD?

    This webinar will explore attachment in a realistic and straightforward way, distinguishing between Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) and attachment concerns. The main goal is to help caregivers and professionals understand the differences in attachment strategies and that not every attachment struggle is RAD. A second goal is to give parents hope for healing from broken…

  • From Talking to Action: The Miracle of Childhood Resilience and What We Do With It

    - Ongoing Learning

    How a child learns to cope with adversity plays a vital role in their psychological development. Resilience, often described as the “crown jewel” of childhood mental health, has gained significant attention over the past decade. While the term has become a buzzword, much of the discourse remains focused on definitions and broad benefits, with less…

  • Neurofeedback for Caregiving Families: Building Regulation and Resilience

    Early adversity and trauma can shape how the brain develops, especially in the areas that are responsible for attachment, emotion regulation, executive functioning, impulse control, and sleep.  This workshop introduces neurofeedback as a powerful tool to support calming the central nervous system, regulation, resilience, and connection within caregiving families.  Participants will gain a practical understanding…

  • The Intersection of ADD/ADHD and Sensory Processing Disorder

    Sensory processing (SP) refers to the ability to detect, interpret, and respond appropriately to sensory stimuli in the environment. Children who have difficulty processing sensory stimuli within their environment frequently are misdiagnosed with attention deficit disorder (ADD) or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).  This session will describe the behavioral presentations of children with SP disorders…

  • Foster Adopt Minnesota 5K Fun Run

    Central Park, Foundation Shelter 2495 Victoria Street N, Roseville, MN, United States
    - Activities

    Join us for our 6th Annual Foster Adopt MN 5K! We are raising funds for the Back-to School Shopping Event and awareness for the need for families for kids in…

  • Betting on Trouble: The Rise of Online Gambling in Teenagers

    Virtual Conference conference@wearefamiliesrising.org

    Online sports betting and gambling apps have made wagering easier—and more accessible to teens—than ever before. This session explores the rapid growth of online gambling among adolescents, the warning signs of problematic behavior, and the risks it poses to developing brains. Caregivers and professionals will learn practical strategies for recognizing concerns, starting meaningful conversations with…

  • Preparing Birth and Adoptive Families for Healthy Adoption Relationships

    Building healthy relationships between bio/birth families and foster/adoptive families ideally begins long before an adoption occurs, but various factors can make this difficult or impossible. This workshop explores how education can empower birth families and adoptive families to understand their distinct roles, rights, and responsibilities, laying the groundwork for open and respectful connections after placement.…

  • [For Professionals, In-Person] Neuroscience of Attachment and Practical Applications in Child Welfare

    Great River Regional Library 1300 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud
    - Ongoing Learning

    PLEASE NOTE: This is an in-person professionals only training located at the Great River Regional Library with St. Cloud Task Force. Bremer Room - 1300 W Germain  St. Cloud, MN 56301. This training explores the neuroscience of attachment and examines the four attachment styles. Participants will learn how attachment develops and how to apply this knowledge…