Foster-Adoptive Parents Virtual Training Summit

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Foster-Adoptive Parents' Virtual Training SUMMIT - FREE LIVE ACCESS

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Calling all Foster, Adoptive and Kinship Caregivers! Here's 16+ FREE LIVE Virtual Training Hours in 1 Month!

Need continuing education hours for your license?
Do you need live interactive training, but in-person training isn't a good option for you right now?
Is your agency running out of training...or trainers?
Are the virtual training programs you have found pre-recorded, passive learning, that’s outdated?
Or have you already done all the on-line training you've found and want something fresh and current!?

Well, here are experienced trauma-informed trainers who have come together to bring you this FREE virtual training summit.

The Summit starts March 1, 2021. Each day, Monday through Thursday, we'll offer a one-hour LIVE session, starting at 12 noon Eastern (11a Central / 9a Pacific).

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The Summit's Over, But You Can Still Get Access

Each summit course provides a certificate for 1 hour of trauma-informed training after watching the video, completing a quiz, and submitting an evaluation form.
You can still scroll down to see our speaker/topic line-up and FAQs.

Click here to see the Summit Session Archives

Get Even More Free Training Hours

Just join our free membership community for Foster-Adoptive and Kinship caregivers. You get immediate access to many free resources and get an invitation to at least one hour of free training each month with a certificate. You'll also get an invitation to any future virtual summits.

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Trainers: Want to Join Our Virtual Summit Speaker Team? Get Info HERE.

Our Virtual Summit Speaker Team Includes Nationally-Recognized Trauma-Informed Experts

Robert Rhoton PsyD., LPC, D.A.A.E.T.S.

What You Should Know about Children and Trauma

Jody Johnston Pawel, LSW, CFLE

4 Core Parenting Practices Where Trauma-Informed Care Matters

Laura A Gaines, MSW, LISW-S

Preparing for Crisis Conversations with Teens

Margaret (“Peggy”) Replogle, Esq.

Legal Framework of State Child Protective Services Agencies

Jennifer Zier A.C.H., M.H.

Development or Trauma? How to Know the Difference and Identify The Triggers That Started It

Kristen King, M.Ed., TBRI® Practitioner

The Journey of a Trauma-Informed Foster Parent

Tijana Coso, BA, MA, Certified EFT

Super Simple Stress Relief for Kids using EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique)

Carol Brown, LPCC-S, LISW-S

Secondary Trauma, Self-Care and Building Resilience

Amanda Kostura, MSW, LISW-S

Emotional Regulation: What Society Didn’t Teach You

Steve Makofka, BS Ed., M.Div., CFLE

Why Do They Do That? Understanding the Connection Between Trauma and Addictive Behavior in Children and Adults

Ann Bagley, LSW, Adoption Assessor Certified T.B.R.I. Educator and Adoptive parent

Why is it so Important to Help Your Foster and Adopted Children Feel Safe?

Lamar Graham, BS

Creating "Lifebook" Memories

Kim Langley, M.Ed.

Helping Kids to Deal with Feelings Before and After Visits

Britney Breidenstein, Regional Director OhioKAN at Kinnect

The Special Dynamics, Needs & Issues of Kinship Caregivers

Panel Presentation by Peer Mentors

Preparing Foster Teens for Adult Success

Queen Ella Pringle, M.A., CFLE

Creating the Family Experience

Atasha Kelley-Harris, M.Ed., CFLE, LCPAA

Trans-Racial Adoptions

Bonnie Bazill-Davis, President of Speak Out Services, LLC

Three Easy Things You Can Do to Support a Sexual Abuse Survivor

FAQs: Frequently Asked Questions

Will the live summit sessions be recorded?

We don't usually record private training sessions we offer for agencies who contract with our speakers nor live tuition-based training programs.

This summit, however, is a one-time, time-limited event. So we put a lot of serious thought into IF and HOW we might handle recordings.

The speakers' collective goal in donating their training sessions was to be of service to as many parents as possible, so we did decide to record the sessions so those who could not attend the live sessions could still gain access to the valuable information presented for free.

We also decided to handle recordings in ways that protects the confidentiality and privacy of the live session attendees by:

Not requiring attendees use webcams and microphones
Tracking engagement through the chat
Only referring to attendees on a first-name-only basis.

THIS SUMMIT IS FREE TO ATTEND LIVE. Once a live session has occurred, the webinar registration link in the summit free access area is replaced by a link to the recording for that one session. That same free access area also has a link to upgrade your free pass, to get access to all the recordings, for 1 day, 1 month, or ALL the recordings (courses) and webinar resources FOREVER!

SO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE LIVE WEBINARS!

Can I get a participation/completion certificate?

Yes. We give participation certificates for our live sessions/programs and completion certificates for pre-recorded sessions. This means certificates are not granted simply for showing up to a live session or gaining access to a pre-recorded course.

Here are our certificate policies:

To receive a certificate for a live sessions: We ask participants to check in at the beginning of each session in the chat to request a certificate. Then the trainer actively involves participants throughout the live session using the chat other interactive tools to track and document engagement. Then participants check out at the end in the chat. This process insures we accurately determine and document participation while still protecting participants' privacy who choose to stay off-camera and on mute.
Certificates for pre-recorded courses: Each course has a quiz comprised of 5 questions per hour of training. The answers cannot be found in any slides, handouts, and cannot be easily guessed, so answering them correctly verifies the student watched the entire recording.

Can my agency register me or others they license?

Sure! We want to serve as many foster-, adoptive-, and kinship caregivers as possible! So there are several ways agencies can support licensed caregivers in receiving free, live, interactive trauma-informed training:

Agencies can sign up for one account for the free live summit and give you their login, but each individual trainee must register for each webinar and log in as individuals to receive a certificate. We normally don't encourage sharing access to secure sites, but are making an exception for this summit.
If agencies want to register multiple individual participants for a particular session or the entire summit, so they each have individual access, they can send us an email with a csv list (comma separated values) of names and email addresses. Our Privacy policies are clear that we never share or sell our email lists and use them strictly for the purposes of providing private, secure access to training.
Agencies can order bulk upgrades at a 10-70% discount, depending on which upgrade they choose and how many they register. Just click that link, then:
1. Choose the UPGRADE level first.
2. Then choose the quantity. (Note the link to see the quantity discount table.)
3. After receiving the order confirmation email, forward that email to us, attaching a csv list (comma separated values) of names and emails of the foster-adoptive parents to enroll and we'll manually enroll them.

Questions? Call 937-748-4541 and leave a message or email us.

Here's a Preview of the Summit Topics/Speakers

Welcome! Get to know the Summit "course" area.

REGISTER for LIVE Sessions you want CERTIFICATE CREDIT for attending

Want to Upgrade to get Recordings? It's not too late!

HERE'S THE SUMMIT SPEAKER LINEUP FOR WEEK 5: MARCH 29-31

Get the Recording & Bonus Resources for Summit Session: "Creating the Family Experience" with Coach QueenElla Pringle

Get the Recording & Resources for Summit Session: "Understanding Trans-Racial Adoptions" with Atasha Kelley-Harris, M.Ed., CFLE, LCPAA

Wednesday, March 31, 2021 from 12 noon to 1 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time, Summit Session: "Three Easy Things You Can Do to Support a Sexual Abuse Survivor" with Bonnie Bazill-Davis

HERE'S THE SUMMIT SPEAKER LINEUP FOR WEEK 4: MARCH 22 TO 25

Here are the summit sessions we have schedule this week. Just use the same zoom link at the top of this course to register for the sessions on these dates.

Get the recording for "Preparing for Crisis Conversations with Teens" with Laura A Gaines MSW, LISW-S

Get the recording and resources for "The Special Dynamics, Needs & Issues of Kinship Caregivers" with Britney Breidenstein Regional Director OhioKAN at Kinnect

Get the recording and resources for "Creating 'Lifebook' Memories" with Lamar Graham, BS

Get the Recording of "Preparing Foster Teens for Adult Success" - a Panel Presentation by Peer Mentors

HERE'S THE SUMMIT SPEAKER LINE UP FOR WEEK 3: MARCH 15-18

Get the recording & bonuses for "What You Should Know About Trauma and Children," with Robert Rhoton Psy D., LPC, D.A.A.E.T.S.

Get the recording & bonuses for "Secondary Trauma, Self-Care and Building Resilience" with Carol Brown, LPCC-S, LISW-S

Get the recording & bonuses for "Helping Kids with Feelings Before and After Visits" with Kim Langley, M.Ed.

Get the recording & bonuses for "Super Simple Stress Relief for Kids Using (and Teaching) EFT" with Tijana Coso, BA, MA, Certified EFT (Available until 4 p.m. Friday March 19th)

HERE'S THE SUMMIT SPEAKER LINE UP FOR WEEK 2: MARCH 8-11

Get the recording & bonuses for "The Journey of a Trauma-Informed Foster Parent" with Kristen King, M.Ed., TBRI® Practitioner

Get the recording & bonuses for "Emotional Regulation: What Society Didn’t Teach You" with Amanda Kostura, MSW, LISW-S

Get the recording & bonuses for "Why Do They Do That? Understanding the Connection Between Trauma and Addictive Behavior in Children and Adults" with Steve Makofka, BS Ed., M.Div., CFLE

Get the recording & bonuses for "Why is it so Important to Help Your Foster and Adopted Children Feel Safe?" with Ann Bagley, LSW

HERE'S THE SUMMIT SPEAKER LINE UP FOR WEEK 1: MARCH 1 TO 4

Get the recording & bonuses for "4 Core Parenting Practices Where Trauma-Informed Care Makes A Difference" with Jody Johnston Pawel, LSW, CFLE

Get the recording & bonuses for "Development or Trauma? How to Know the Difference and Identify The Triggers That Started it," with Jennifer Zier A.C.H., M.H.

Get the recording & bonuses for "Legal Framework of Child Protection Service Agencies" with Margaret (“Peggy”) Replogle, Esq.