Workshops Foster Adopt Minnesota's Education Program offers workshops geared towards families and professionals to help address challenges faced in the adoption and foster care community. Each live workshop listed below indicates if the audience is foster, kinship, or adoptive parents, and/or professionals which means the speaker will gear the content towards that population. Please register for an event that applies to you. We invite you to explore our webinar library and podcast library, to see a variety of topics offered. Our workshops cover sensitive topics such as grief, trauma, abuse, neglect, and sexual behaviors. We acknowledge these topics may be triggering or uncomfortable. Please be mindful of your own needs. If you are in need of closed captioning, it will be available once the live webinar begins. If you need more information about any of offerings, please email edu@fosteradoptmn.org. |
Upcoming Workshops
April |
April |
[FosterEd] ADHD: Developing Greater Understanding for More Effective StrategiesWednesday, Apr 24th 2024
12:30 PM — 02:30 PM (Central Time) COST: Free Audience: Foster Parents Level: Beginner Ages addressed: 0-18 Kelly Pieper, LICSW, IMH-E |
[FosterEd] Concurrent Planning and the Children/Youth We Care ForThursday, Apr 25th 2024
06:30 PM — 08:00 PM (Central Time) COST: Free Audience: Foster Parents Level: Beginner Ages addressed: 0-18 Keatha McLeod |
May |
May |
[IN-PERSON] [For Professionals] Caregiver Mental HealthThursday, May 2nd 2024
10:30 AM — 12:30 PM (Central Time) COST: $15.00 per person Audience: Professionals Level: Intermediate Ages addressed: 0-18 Brandon Jensen, MS, LMFT, PACC |
Prioritizing Belonging in the Classroom for Students Navigating TraumaTuesday, May 7th 2024
12:00 PM — 01:30 PM (Central Time) COST: Free Audience: Professionals Level: Beginner Ages addressed: 0-18 Gaelin Elmore |
[IN-PERSON] [FosterEd] The Importance of Maintaining Primary RelationshipsTuesday, May 7th 2024
06:00 PM — 07:30 PM (Central Time) COST: Free Audience: Foster Parents Level: Beginner Ages addressed: 0-18 Sarah Hamlin, MSW, LICSW Tia Dvorak, MS, LMFT-S, RPT-S |
[FosterEd] Introduction to Minnesota's Child Foster Care Licensing GuidelinesThursday, May 9th 2024
01:00 PM — 03:00 PM (Central Time) COST: Free Audience: Foster Parents Level: Beginner Ages addressed: 0-18 April Grissom Michelle Chalmers |
[FosterEd] Adoption and Development Across the LifespanMonday, May 13th 2024
01:00 PM — 03:00 PM (Central Time) COST: Free Audience: Foster Parents Level: Beginner Ages addressed: 0-18 Sue Badeau |
Grounding & Connection: Creating a Sense of Safety for Foster & Adoptive YouthTuesday, May 14th 2024
12:30 PM — 02:00 PM (Central Time) COST: Free Audience: Foster, Adoptive, Kinship Parents & Professionals Level: Intermediate Ages addressed: 0-18 Mya Zavaleta |
[IN-PERSON] [FosterEd] Effects of TraumaTuesday, May 14th 2024
06:00 PM — 07:30 PM (Central Time) COST: Free Audience: Foster Parents Level: Beginner Ages addressed: 0-18 Sarah Hamlin, MSW, LICSW Tia Dvorak, MS, LMFT-S, RPT-S |
[IN-PERSON] AM SESSION: Exploring Complicated Relationships in Foster and Adoptive FamiliesWednesday, May 15th 2024
10:00 AM — 12:00 PM (Central Time) COST: $15.00 per person Audience: Foster, Adoptive & Kinship Parents Level: Intermediate Ages addressed: 0-18 Deena McMahon, MSW, LICSW |
[IN-PERSON] PM SESSION: Managing Mental Health of Children in Care - Multiple and Co-occurring DisordersWednesday, May 15th 2024
01:00 PM — 03:00 PM (Central Time) COST: $15.00 per person Audience: Professionals Level: Intermediate Ages addressed: 0-18 Deena McMahon, MSW, LICSW |
Supporting Your Biological ChildMonday, May 20th 2024
11:00 AM — 01:00 PM (Central Time) COST: Free Audience: Foster, Adoptive, Kinship Parents Level: Beginner Ages addressed: 0-18 Daniela Coats |
Language of TraumaTuesday, May 21st 2024
10:30 AM — 12:00 PM (Central Time) COST: Free Audience: Foster, Adoptive, Kinship Parents & Professionals Level: Beginner Ages addressed: 0-18 Heather Forbes, LCSW |
Countering Learned Helplessness in YouthWednesday, May 29th 2024
11:00 AM — 12:30 PM (Central Time) COST: Free Audience: Foster, Adoptive, Kinship Parents & Professionals Level: Intermediate Ages addressed: 0-18 Laura Thro, M.P.S. |
June |
June |
[FosterEd] Making a Difference: Caring for the Infant with Prenatal Exposure to DrugsMonday, Jun 3rd 2024
12:30 PM — 02:00 PM (Central Time) COST: Free Audience: Foster, Adoptive, Kinship Parents & Professionals Level: Advanced Ages addressed: 0-5 Ira Chasnoff, MD |
[FosterEd] Ways to Soothe and Comfort - Coaching Parents of Children Who Have Experienced Child Psychological MaltreatmentMonday, Jun 10th 2024
12:00 PM — 01:30 PM (Central Time) COST: Free Audience: Foster, Adoptive, Kinship Parents & Professionals Level: Intermediate Ages addressed: 0-18 Tina Feigal, M.S. Ed. |
Building a Pathway for Trauma-Informed YouthTuesday, Jun 11th 2024
10:30 AM — 12:00 PM (Central Time) COST: Free Audience: Foster, Adoptive, Kinship Parents & Professionals Level: Intermediate Ages addressed: 0-18 Cam Lee Small, MS, LPCC |
Relationships HealMonday, Jun 17th 2024
01:00 PM — 02:30 PM (Central Time) COST: Free Audience: Foster, Adoptive, Kinship Parents & Professionals Level: Beginner Ages addressed: 0-5 Nora Erickson, PhD, LP |
July |
July |
Supporting Your Teen Through the College Years and Early Adulthood: The Seven Core Struggles in AdoptionWednesday, Jul 17th 2024
11:00 AM — 12:30 PM (Central Time) COST: Free Audience: Foster, Adoptive, Kinship Parents & Professionals Level: Beginner Ages addressed: 12-18+ Dr. Chaitra Wirta-Leiker |
August |
August |
How to Talk About Difficult Birth Histories with Adopted ChildrenWednesday, Aug 14th 2024
11:00 AM — 12:30 PM (Central Time) COST: Free Audience: Foster, Adoptive, Kinship Parents & Professionals Level: Beginner Ages addressed: 0-18 Dr. Chaitra Wirta-Leiker |