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…
Come listen to a panel talk about what you need to prepare for a youth moving into your home! Ampersand-affiliated families only (families who had their home study done by Ampersand or who are matching with a youth who has…
Over 300,000 children in this country per year are delivered to women who have used alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, or opiates and other illicit drugs during pregnancy. This program will explore factors that impact the newborn from both a medical and…
Child Psychological Maltreatment (CPM) has come to greater awareness in the Child Protection field, as its impact is profound. Parent Coaching is proving itself to be highly effective in healing CPM's effects. Using "Present Moment Parenting: The Guide to a…
Through childhood and adolescence we encounter critical incidents in which the opportunity to become more aware of ourselves and emotionally connected to another is made available. Trauma steals that from us. In this training, Cam interrogates the process through which…
This webinar is intended to provide an overview of Minnesota's Child Foster Care Licensing Guidelines. This webinar will highlight the steps of the home study assessment and licensing process and the importance of collaboration between licensing and placing agencies to…
Concurrent planning simply means that two plans are being worked on at the same time. This approach emphasizes reunification and establishes an alternative permanency plan if a child cannot return home. In this presentation we will explore the history of…
We are thrilled to be hosting Barb Clark, Trish Staine, QPI-MN and Katie Rubesh an virtual training on March 12th from 9:00am-3:00pm. 9:00-11:00am - Trauma Informed Strategies 11:00-12:00pm - FASD 12:00-1:00pm - QPI-MN 1:00-2:00pm - Cultural Diversity 2:00-3:00pm - Mandated…
When kids feel safe, they can show up as their better selves. We will consider physical, emotional, and social safety as we navigate what that might look like for children. We as parents and professionals can foster routines to help…
As many of us know, being a foster or adopted child can bring up many conflicted and complex feelings, and connection is at the core of helping develop posttraumatic growth in each child. Noticing a child's behaviors as emotional dysregulation…
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