• Parenting Youth Who Have Experienced Trauma

    CORE TEEN (Critical On-going Resource Family Education) Session 2 Parenting Youth Who Have Experienced Trauma February 15th, 2024 6:30 PM-8:30 PM EST Via Zoom Joy Harris Edwards 2 credit hours Navigating the teen years can be challenging. It is even more difficult for youth that have experienced trauma. The University of Kentucky Training Resource Centers, […]

  • Developing & Sustaining A Healthy & Supportive Relationship With Your Youth

    CORE TEEN (Critical On-going Resource Family Education) Session 3 Developing & Sustaining a Healthy & Supportive Relationship with Your Youth  February 22nd, 2024 6:30 PM-8:30 PM EST Via Zoom Stephanie Spires 2 credit hours Navigating the teen years can be challenging. It is even more difficult for youth that have experienced trauma. The University of […]

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  • Nurturing Youth’s Cultural / Racial / Ethnic Needs And Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity

    CORE TEEN (Critical On-going Resource Family Education) Session 4 Nurturing Youth’s Cultural / Racial / Ethnic Needs and Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity February 29, 2024 6:30 PM-9:00 PM EST Via Zoom Carla Jordan, MS 2.5 credit hours Navigating the teen years can be challenging. It’s even more difficult for youth that have experienced trauma. […]

  • Understanding And Managing Youth’s Challenging Behaviors – Part 1

    CORE TEEN (Critical On-going Resource Family Education) Session 5 Understanding and Managing Youth’s Challenging Behaviors – Part 1 March 7th, 2024 6:30 PM-8:30 PM EST Via Zoom Stephanie Spires 2 credit hours Navigating the teen years can be challenging. It is even more difficult for youth that have experienced trauma. The University of Kentucky in […]

  • Understanding And Managing Youth’s Challenging Behaviors – Part 2

    CORE TEEN (Critical On-going Resource Family Education) Session 6 Understanding and Managing Youth’s Challenging Behaviors – Part 2 March 14th, 2024 6:30 PM-9:00 PM EST Via Zoom Joy Harris Edwards 2.5 credit hours Navigating the teen years can be challenging. It is even more difficult for youth that have experienced trauma. The University of Kentucky […]

  • A New Suitcase Of Parenting Knowledge And Skills

    CORE TEEN (Critical On-going Resource Family Education) Session 7 A New Suitcase of Parenting Knowledge and Skills  March 21, 2024 6:30 PM-8:30 PM EST Via Zoom Stephanie Spires 2 credit hours Navigating the teen years can be challenging. It is even more difficult for youth that have experienced trauma. The University of Kentucky in collaboration […]

  • Trauma and Sensory Processing Training

    The Foster Parent Training Program is holding a 90-minute training to help foster parents understand how sensory processing and trauma intersect—and how this affects behaviors, meltdowns, and relationships. We’ll break down the 8 sensory systems in easy-to-understand ways, explore how trauma can heighten sensory sensitivities, and share practical strategies to support regulation and connection. Participants […]

  • Advocating for your Child in School

    Virtual through LMS

    Children in foster care often face school disruptions, trauma, and sensory/behavioral challenges. This training will help foster parents to recognize the signs that their child may need extra support in school and learn how to navigate the educational process in their role as a foster parent. Parents will learn key educational terms, types of accommodations, […]

  • Introduction and Understanding the Impact of Trauma on Youth in Foster Care

    Virtual through LMS

    CORE Teen Curriculum provides parents with information they need to develop safe relationships with youth, while also focusing on how they can adapt their parenting styles to support the youth’s needs, rather than just focusing on behaviors. In Session 1, caregivers will define trauma, describe ways that traumatic stress and adversity impact a youth’s development […]

  • Regulating Emotions & Coping Skills

    Virtual through LMS

    Help your child effectively identify and learn how to regulate their emotions. This training will teach developmentally appropriate activities and coping skills parents can use to help their children feel more in control, form better relationships, normalize feelings, and learn how negative thoughts lead to negative emotions. About the Speakers: Stephanie Caudill & Cara Kriebel […]

  • Parenting Youth Who Have Experienced Trauma

    Virtual through LMS

    CORE TEEN (Critical On-going Resource Family Education) Session 2 - Parenting Youth Who Have Experienced Trauma October 6th, 2025 - 6:00 PM-8:00 PM EST - Via Zoom Melanie Parsons, M.A. 2 credit hours CORE Teen Curriculum provides parents with information they need to develop safe relationships with youth, while also focusing on how they can […]

  • Child Wellbeing & Social Media

    Virtual through LMS

    This training will educate foster parents on the parts of the brain and the potential benefits and harms of social media for their children. It will explore ways parents can protect their children on social media and provide valuable resources. About the Speaker: Dr. David Weisenhorn is a Family Scientist and Senior Specialist for Parenting […]