Training

About Course Birth and Foster Parent Partnerships: Creating a Caregiving Network October 3, 2024 | October 10, 2024  6:00 - 8:00 pm 4 Hours Training Credit Join us for a training on bridging the gap between birth and foster parents. For years in child welfare a major gap has existed between birth and foster parents. [...] Continue Reading

About Course Maintaining Connections for Youth October 23, 2024 6:00 - 8:30 pm 2.5 Hours Training Credit The child welfare team traditionally focuses on the immediate needs of youth and not the lifelong connections that are so important throughout life. This training will assist resource parents in understanding the need of having key people in [...] Continue Reading

About Course The Adoption & Guardianship Journey: Navigating Relationships with Birth Families October 24, 2024 6:00-8:30 pm 2.5 Hours Training Credit It is not a question of 'if' your adopted child will connect with birth family, it's 'when.' This training will help participants recognize the benefits for children being aware of their adoption/guardianship story and [...] Continue Reading

About Course SPAULDING Adoption Training: Making the Commitment to Adoption October 1, 2024 | October 8, 2024 | October 17, 2024 | October 22, 2024 6:00 - 9:00 pm / 12 Hours Training Credit Forming a family through adoption is different than forming one biologically or being a foster family. While adoption brings great joy [...] Continue Reading

About Course Mental Health Considerations October 2, 2024 6:00 - 7:30 pm 1.5 Hours Training Credit This training provides a basic understanding of mental health disorders and conditions that commonly occur in childhood. Content is shared to illustrate that not all ‘survival’ behaviors or symptoms of grief are connected with mental health disorders. Commonly administered [...] Continue Reading

About Course Teens: Understanding Challenging Behaviors October 9 & October 16  6:00 - 9:00 pm 6 Hours Training Credit Parenting teens who have experienced trauma can bring additional challenges. This training will focus on topics such as rejection, aggression, social media, sex and self-harming. Learn techniques and build skills to navigate difficult situations and create [...] Continue Reading

About Course Kinship Caregiving: Building Parental Resilience September 28, 2024  9 am - 11:30 am 2.5 Hours Training Credit This training describes parental resilience, why resilience is important, and covers how caring for children who have experienced trauma, separation, or loss can impact a caregiver’s own well-being. This theme also covers the behaviors that foster [...] Continue Reading

About Course Separation Loss and Grief September 24  6 pm - 8 pm 2 Hours Training Credit This training helps participants understand the impact of separation and ambiguous loss and the different ways children grieve. Life-long grieving and the importance of providing opportunities for grieving are explored. Strategies to help children deal with grief and [...] Continue Reading

About Course Kinship Parenting: It's Complicated! September 21, 2024   9 am - 11:30 am 2.5 Hours Training Credit This training acknowledges the complexities associated with caring for children who are related including: divided loyalties, redefining roles and relationships, setting boundaries with parents and other relatives, and the range of emotions including anger, resentment, guilt and/or [...] Continue Reading