UK ALUMNI ASSOCIATION GRAD GATHERING! Immediately following the Graduation Ceremony Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center, 430 West Vine Street, 2nd Floor Meeting Rooms The UK Alumni Association and the College of Social Work invites 2022 Graduates and their family to attend the Commencement Open House event at Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center. • […]
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, strategies for caregivers to manage fear based behavior is discussed. After completing this training, participants will be able to: Articulate the basics of brain development and function in children, how trauma affects development, and how fear impacts […]
Teaching Growth Mindset to Children introduces parents to the two types of mindsets and how beneficial it is for parents to help their children develop a growth mindset. This training will also cover a step-by-step outline for how to teach growth mindset to children over a four week period. After completing this training, participants will: learn […]
Helping Your Child Make Healthy & Positive Choices: Talking to Teens & Preteens will teach foster and adoptive parents the importance of open and ongoing dialogue with their preteen or teen about the tough issues they will face throughout their adolescent years, with the goal being to help their child to begin making healthy choices early in life. After completing this […]
Explore ways to tackle and alleviate stress during the next installment of our Nurturing Parenting series. This training will be hosted via Zoom on Tuesday, May 10 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EST. Attendees will learn how to: examine the meaning of stress identify ways adults create stress help adults and children reduce stress […]
Description This group will focus on the day to day issues involving relative and fictive kin care and will be a place where each member can find support, resources, ideas, and a place to belong as a Relative or Fictive Kin provider. This Group meeting will be welcoming guest speakers and discussing kinship group meetings. […]
The 5 Love Languages introduces parents to the different love languages and discusses ways to use this information to strengthen partner/spouse relationships as well as relationships with children and teenagers. Parents will learn to identify their own love language as well as the love language of family members and how knowing these specific love languages can […]
ASK-VIP LGBTQ+ Foster/Adoptive Parent Support Groups are specifically designed for foster/adoptive parents who identify as LGBTQ+ as well as foster/adoptive parents who are caring for children or teens who identify as LGBTQ+. The groups offer an opportunity to share experiences, questions, resources, and concerns in a safe and compassionate environment. These groups are led by […]
The DCBS / UK Quarterly Meeting will be next Wednesday, May 11 from 9am – 4pm. We will meet in Lexington at the UK College of Social Work Training Resource Center, 1500 Bull Lea Road, in the Training Room (across the hall from the TRC offices). Agendas and quarterly reports for January – March 2022 […]
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 provides practical tips for promoting both bonding and attachment. After completing this training, participants will be able to: Articulate attachment styles and challenges to attachment often faced […]
Description This group will focus on the components of building healthy relationships with birth parents and extended family members. This can be a difficult area of relative and fictive kin care, but, it is an important one! Navigating how to establish positive boundaries and develop healthy relationships with birth parents or extended family members of […]
Strategies to Remain Positive When Adopting describes common behaviors that the child(ren) may exhibit as well as feelings adoptive parents may have during the adoption process, including grief and post-adoption depression. This training also provides strategies on how to cope with these emotions in a healthy way. After completing this training, participants will be able to: Recognize behaviors and emotions foster youth may exhibit associated […]
