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  • From Blow-up to Bonding: Finding the Balance of Attachment-Focused Discipline

    Virtual Webinar

    Private event for Foster Source families. How can you turn moments of struggle into moments of connection? Discover how brain development, implicit memories, and the “6 F’s” (Fight, Flight, Freeze, Friend, Fidget, Flop) can influence your foster or adoptive child’s reactions to traditional methods of discipline, and develop compassionate, creative, and effective strategies for limit-setting…

  • How to Talk about Difficult Birth Histories with Children in the Child Welfare System

    Virtual Webinar

    Private event for Foster Source families. The histories of youth in foster and adoptive families often involve details that can feel difficult to discuss as a caregiver. Learn how to share your child’s history with them in ways that promote healthy communication, offer developmentally appropriate language, and support the reduction of potential negative internalizations. Navigating…

  • Virtual Panel: Adoption-Informed Counseling: Themes and Reflections for Chinese Adoptees

    Join The Chinese Adoptee Alliance, Dr. Chaitra Wirta-Leiker, and Joy Lieberthal Rho, LCSW for a virtual event centering the adoption-informed counseling experiences of Chinese adoptees. CAA is hosting a special panel event, “Adoption-Informed Counseling: Themes and Reflections for Chinese Adoptees,” with Joy Lieberthal-Rho, LCSW, and Chaitra Wirta-Leiker, PsyD, in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month.…

  • Mental Health Awareness Month: 3 Things I Wish Every Person Could Know

    Virtual Webinar

    In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, join Dr. Chaitra Wirta-Leiker - licensed psychologist, transracial/international adoptee, and adoptive parent - as she describes three key themes that commonly arise in therapy sessions: Binary vs. Continuum Thinking, Systemic Impacts on Individual Self-Worth, and Healing as a Spiral. Learn how to apply these concepts in your own…

    $10
  • Webinar: The Seven Core Struggles in Adoption: Supporting Your Teen Through the College Years and Early Adulthood

    Foster Adopt Minnesota

    Hosted by Foster Adopt Minnesota. Adoption is a lifelong journey, and adopted individuals face different challenges during each stage of life. The late adolescent and early adult years offer unique opportunities for growth, independence, and identity formation, but also create new obstacles as life experiences expand beyond the shelter of the familiar. Build your knowledge…

  • Chinese Heritage Camp II: From Struggles to Superpowers: Reframing the Seven Core Issues in Adoption

    Front Range Community College

    Private in-person event hosted by Heritage Camps for Adoptive Families - Chinese Heritage Camp II. The seven core issues in adoption are often perceived as barriers to an adoptee’s ability to be healthy and successful. But what if we viewed these issues – loss, rejection, guilt/shame, grief, identity, intimacy, and control – on a spectrum…

  • How to Talk About Difficult Birth Histories with Adopted Children

    Foster Adopt Minnesota

    Hosted by Foster Adopt Minnesota. The histories of youth in foster and adoptive families often involve details that can feel difficult to discuss as a caregiver. Learn how to share your child’s history with them in ways that promote healthy communication, offer developmentally appropriate language, and support the reduction of potential negative internalizations. Navigating these…

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