Children with a trauma history experience the world uniquely, because of the ways trauma wires their brain and body. So their caregivers need to look at, interpret and respond to children’s behavior through a trauma-informed lens. There are 4 core research-based practices all parents need to know and use that are essential when parenting children with a trauma history. Attend this session to: Understand how child...

Creating memories are essential to the lives of our youth. In this training session you will gain helpful pointers on creating a Lifebook for your youth from the perspective of a former foster youth. 

This workshop discusses how to build strong family foundations by focusing on identifying values, communication, and having intentional conversations to enhance the family unit.  Participants receive the Creating the Family Manual  e-book for guided application. 

 Trauma can affect a child's behavior in many ways. It can be confusing at times to know what’s causing behavior like acting out or throwing a tantrum. After attending this session, you’ll understand:what trauma is, how it affects the bodies and minds of children, how to identify the triggers that start unexpected behavior. You’ll also get helpful information on identifying the difference between behavioral acts a...

 Having a full toolkit of skills to manage behavior and comfort and support kids during the “feelings overload” that can occur at the time of visitation is an important part of being a confident foster parent with a (mostly) relaxed and happy kid. Visits trigger all sorts of memories and reactions, and foster parents need the emotional bandwidth to help kids to identify emotions, express them, soothe themselves an...

As a Foster Parent, knowing your legal responsibilities and complying with the law is required. Just as important is understanding your legal rights. Knowing the difference between what you have to do, and what you are allowed to do is invaluable information as you navigate the child welfare system.  In this webinar, guest expert, Attorney Peggy Replogle, presents the practical, easy-to-understand basics of lega...

We will introduce our peer mentors program as well as Ohio Reach resources for foster parents who have older kids. After the short presentation, there will be a live panel made up of former foster youth talking about ways a foster parent can make a young person feel more welcome and set up for success when they enter their home. 

Are you ready for one of THOSE conversations?  Suicidal thoughts, cutting, self-harm in other forms. No matter how long you have parented, these conversations can take the wind out of your sails. Plan in advance so you have the internal and external resources to be a support to your teen without being swamped yourself. 

 Children in foster care have experienced trauma. As caregivers, you may have experienced personal traumas. You may experience secondary trauma from hearing of the traumas the youth have experienced or from dealing with their resulting behaviors and reactions.  Attend this webinar to learn more about: “What is secondary trauma?” How do you know if you might have experienced it? What you can choose to do to prevent...

What do you do when your child is too young to talk about their stress, anxiety and fears? How can you teach them self-regulation and self-calming skills if they are too young to understand or too stressed to learn? In this webinar, Tijana Coso, BA, MA, Certified EFT trainer will teach you how to use EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique), a super-simple tapping system, with children and how to teach it to children.

Becoming a foster parent can be the most rewarding and challenging experience as we navigate new behaviors from each child in our care.  Developing a trauma-informed lens is vital on this journey to meet the needs of children from hard places.  Participants will take a look at relational trauma, how it affects the brain, and review resources that dive deeper into trauma-informed care.  

 Whenever a child enters the child welfare system, an effort is made to find kinship family members who can care for the child and prevent that child from entering the foster care system. While children in kinship care will also have a trauma history like other children in care, kinship caregivers' need the same training around trauma-informed care, and also training and support around the special and unique issue...

Do you have a child who is emotionally distressed and “triggered” frequently from past sexual trauma? This unique presentation, taught by a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, will give you some “insider’s” insight into the world of the trauma survivor and offer three simple suggestions for how you can support healing and recovery in the children you love. 

We will explore the various types of adoption and what it means to adopt transracially (also interchangeably referred to as transcultural adoption). We will discuss considerations such as: transracial adoption preparationunderstanding beliefs and attiudes around race, ethnicity, and culture in our societyextended family, community, social circle, and lifestyle nurturing a healthy identity for your child and famil...

Featuring Robert Rhoton Psy D., LPC, D.A.A.E.T.S., CEO of Arizona Trauma Institute, LLC Trauma is an emotional response to an intense activation of the child’s nervous system, this can happen from an event, more commonly from environments of Toxic Stress and repeated adversity. The harm can be physical or emotional, real or perceived.  Unfortunately the largest contributor to trauma, toxic stress and adversity is...