• MSW First Gen Round Up

    Join us for the College of Social Work’s inaugural event dedicated to supporting first-generation MSW students! Led by MSW Program Director Dr. Amanda Brown, this session offers a space for […]

  • Learning Your Child Has a Disability

    Virtual through LMS

    Learning Your Child Has a Disability aims to help foster and adoptive parents understand the unique emotions of discovering or confirming a child in their care has a disability. This […]

  • Transfer Tailgate: Criminal Justice Degree at Home

    Somerset Community College 808 Monticello St, Somerset, Kentucky

    Looking to finish your bachelor’s degree in criminal justice without leaving home? Join us for an exciting event to learn all about the new partnership between UK and UCSK, offering […]

  • A Guide to Coping with Allegations

    Virtual through LMS

    A Guide to Coping with Allegations explores the prevalence of false allegations of abuse and neglect amongst foster homes and reasons such allegations may arise. Strategies for preventing false allegations […]

  • Trauma Informed Care: Navigating Care with Compassion

    Virtual through LMS

    This training empowers foster and adoptive families to understand and respond to the effects of trauma with empathy and sensitivity. Participants will learn strategies to create a safe, supportive environment […]

  • Support Group with Sheila

    Virtual through LMS

    ASK-VIP Support Groups are expressly designed to meet the needs of foster and adoptive parents in an inclusive, safe, and compassionate environment. They are led by seasoned facilitators who have […]

  • New Placements: Preparing and Adjusting Family Roles

    Virtual through LMS

    New Placements: Preparing & Adjusting Family Roles will help foster and adoptive parents introduce new placements into their existing family units. It gives ideas and strategies on how to prepare […]

  • Developmental Stages and Children’s Responses to Grief

    Virtual through LMS

    Developmental Stages & Children’s Responses to Grief defines grief and explores how children process and express grief at different developmental stages. It offers insight into the unique experiences of grief […]

  • Understanding the Brain and Fear Responses in Traumatized Children

    Virtual through LMS

    Understanding the Brain and Fear Responses in Traumatized Children provides an overview of brain development and how fight/flight/freeze fear responses may manifest in children who have experienced trauma. In addition, […]

  • 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 […]