• Sibling Attachment and Adoption

    Virtual through LMS

    Sibling Attachment & Adoption provides parents with tools to promote healthy sibling relationships in foster and adoptive families. Parents will explore different ways in which families are formed and learn […]

  • Understanding a Case Through the Child Welfare System

    Virtual through LMS

    Understanding a Case Through the Child Welfare System will provide foster and adoptive parents knowledge on how a case progresses through the child welfare system. Each case may include removal, […]

  • Parenting with PRIDE: The Power and Impact of Positivity

    Virtual through LMS

    “Parenting with PRIDE: The Power of Positivity” is designed for foster and adoptive families, emphasizing the principles of Positive Parenting to create a nurturing, supportive environment. This training covers strategies […]

  • Helping Foster & Adoptive Children Cope with Holiday Stress

    Virtual through LMS

    Helping Foster & Adopted Children Cope with Holiday Stress is designed to assist foster and adoptive parents in learning and understanding how stressful holidays can be for foster/adopted children. It […]

  • Recognizing Signs of Adoption Disruption and Dissolution

    Virtual through LMS

    Recognizing the Signs of Adoption Disruption & Dissolution will teach foster/adoptive parents about adoption disruption and dissolution by equipping them with information regarding factors that contribute to disruption/dissolution, statistics on […]

  • A Child’s Education: Rights and Responsibilities

    A Child’s Education: Rights & Responsibilities will inform parents of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).  The training informs foster and adoptive parents of the processes used to determine eligibility requirements for children with […]

  • Attachment and Bonding with Your Foster and Adopted Child

    Virtual through LMS

    Attachment & Bonding with your Foster & Adopted Child equips parents to enhance their relationship with foster/adopted children by teaching them the basics about bonding and attachment. This training also […]

  • Perceptions of Adoption: A Child’s Developmental View

    Virtual through LMS

    Perceptions of Adoption: A Child’s Developmental View will discuss the ways a child’s cognitive development skills and emotions develop, and how that impact his or her perceptions regarding adoption. This […]

  • Strategies for Parenting Teens

    Virtual through LMS

    Strategies for Parenting Teens will provide an overview of adolescent development and common questions and challenges presented by youth who are in foster care or were adopted. This training will […]

  • Services and Support for Foster and Adoptive Families

    Virtual through LMS

    Services & Support for Foster & Adoptive Families will inform parents about resources available to individuals with intellectual disabilities through the Michelle P. Waiver Program, which allows eligible individuals to […]