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Vulnerability in the Foster Parenting Arena Summary: We never feel more alive than when we are practicing vulnerability. This class is based on the research of Dr. Brené Brown and the highly experiential methodology, The Daring Way™. Here you will receive an in-depth overview of vulnerability. We will explore the relationship between vulnerability and shame, and you will learn an impactful metaphor that will support you in practicing shame resilience as a foster parent. 

Learning Objectives:

1. Attendee will define vulnerability and how it relates to shame.
2. Attendee will identify six myths of vulnerability.
3. Attendee will identify the two major paradoxes that prevent us from practicing vulnerability.
4. Attendee will explore the metaphor of the arena and identify five sections that represent the messages that both support us and work against us when we engage in vulnerability.
5. Attendee will begin to utilize the metaphor of the arena to examine the challenges associated with feeling vulnerable.

Sarah Phillips is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Denver. Her private psychotherapy practice focuses on emotional well-being for couples, families, and adults.

It takes a lot of courage to face your pain, emotional struggles and life's obstacles.  Finding the right therapist to embark on this journey with can be overwhelming.  The essence of my practice extends acceptance, compassion and trust. I offer my clients respect and hopefulness, putting forward a non-judgmental and positive mindset. I offer a safe and supportive space to explore your difficulties and losses, so that you might gain insight, understanding, and a new sense of direction. I hope for you to accomplish the goals that you're striving for.

Training Hours: 2

What People Are Saying:

"I always feel so fortified after these trainings! I have renewed empathy for the kids in my home and I am armed w/ more tools to care for my kids as well.”

“Classes like these are helpful. They help me to better understand myself and how to better understand and help my children.”

“Yes! It was so refreshing and enlightening to see the children’s trauma behaviors in a new way and get strategies to help the kids and ourselves.”

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If you need childcare for this event, please also register your children here: https://WeldAprilAMBChildcare....

Training Hours: 1.5

Operation Foster Hope Closet and The Ambassador Project are hosting a FREE monthly support group for local foster and kinship caregivers in the Weld County area. Training certificates will be provided for this 1.5-hour support group.

Dinner will be provided, and on-site childcare is available. Join us to meet other caregivers and connect.

Please contact Candice (970) 660-8105 if you have any questions.

Como cuidadores de crianza y parientes, surgen muchas preguntas legales. Todos los involucrados en un caso de bienestar infantil tienen representación legal designada, excepto el cuidador que es. A menudo, navegar por el lado legal de un caso es confuso, desafiante y francamente abrumador.

Muchos padres de crianza y parientes quieren saber: ¿Qué derechos tienen los cuidadores de crianza y parientes? ¿Cuáles son las diferentes maneras en que un caso puede terminar? ¿Qué significan todas las audiencias judiciales? ¿Podemos asistir a la corte? ¿Podemos tener una voz en la corte? ¿Podemos intervenir? ¿Cómo? ¿Cuál es la diferencia entre APR y adopción? ¿Cómo obtengo asistencia a largo plazo después de la APR/adopción?

Tim Eirich es uno de los abogados de familia más buscados en el estado de Colorado. Es conocido por representar a padres adoptivos y parientes en un caso de D&N. Tim nos ayudará a dar sentido a todas estas preguntas y explorará otros temas legales como:

Autorrepresentación vs. contratar a un abogado

Qué esperar de otras partes cuando se “aboga”

Razones para intervenir en un caso

¿Qué es un caso EPP?

Cómo los casos pueden durar tanto tiempo a pesar de que las leyes dan plazos

Horas de Entrenamiento: 2.0

TENGA EN CUENTA: Ignore el código de verificación que aparece al final del video. Ya no es necesario.

project Foster Power (pFP) is a group of current and former foster youth, ages 15 to 25+, who are using their voices and experiences to improve the Colorado child welfare system through youth-led organizing and advocacy. Hearing time and time again that youth did not feel adequately prepared or supported in their transition to adulthood, pFP identified their 2020-2021 issue for action: Improving Supports for Young People Exiting Foster Care. As part of this campaign, youth came together to develop best practice recommendations for professionals across three key areas: 1) Placements that Better Meet Youth Needs, 2) Self Care and Community, and 3) Education and Employment.

This session will focus on Education and Employment – recommendations on how to provide encouragement for youth around education, how to better support us in developing life skills, and how to help us plan for the big picture.

Originally recorded: 10/01/2022

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Project Foster Power (pFP) es un grupo de jóvenes de crianza temporal actuales y anteriores, de 15 a 25 años o más, que están usando sus voces y experiencias para mejorar el sistema de bienestar infantil de Colorado a través de la organización y defensa dirigida por jóvenes. Al escuchar una y otra vez que los jóvenes no se sentían adecuadamente preparados o apoyados en su transición a la edad adulta, pFP identificó su tema de acción para 2020-2021: Mejorar los apoyos para los jóvenes que salen del cuidado de crianza. Como parte de esta campaña, los jóvenes se unieron para desarrollar recomendaciones de mejores prácticas para profesionales en tres áreas clave: 1) Colocaciones que satisfacen mejor las necesidades de los jóvenes, 2) Autocuidado y comunidad, y 3) Educación y empleo.

Esta sesión se centrará en Educación y Empleo: recomendaciones sobre cómo alentar a los jóvenes en torno a la educación, cómo apoyarnos mejor en el desarrollo de habilidades para la vida y cómo ayudarnos a planificar el panorama general.

Horas de Entrenamiento: 2.0

TENGA EN CUENTA: Ignore el código de verificación que aparece al final del video. Ya no es necesario.

Childhood trauma disrupts a child's ability to trust that they are safe in the world. This lack of trust leads to destructive behavior that impacts the entire family system, making it difficult for the child to form healthy relationships and succeed in school. As a trauma therapist working with children involved in the child welfare system I discovered that the fastest path towards healing trauma was through rebuilding a strong foundation of trust and attachment with primary caregivers, friends, and people in the community. In this two hour course you will learn about childhood trauma, the role of trust and attachment in child development, and how trauma puts our brain and nervous system into survival mode.

You will also learn:

- Practical, evidence-based skills for building trust and resiliency with children impacted by trauma.

- Why children display confusing and challenging behavior after trauma and what makes things worse.

- Trauma-responsive relationship skills for your home, classroom, and the community.

- All about emotional triggers and what we can do to comfort a child in distress. 

Originally recorded: 09/17/2022

Credit Hours: 2.0

PLEASE NOTE: Disregard the verification code given at the end of the video. It is no longer required.

project Foster Power (pFP) is a group of current and former foster youth, ages 15 to 25+, who are using their voices and experiences to improve the Colorado child welfare system through youth-led organizing and advocacy. Hearing time and time again that youth did not feel adequately prepared or supported in their transition to adulthood, pFP identified their 2020-2021 issue for action: Improving Supports for Young People Exiting Foster Care. As part of this campaign, youth came together to develop best practice recommendations for professionals across three key areas: 1) Placements that Better Meet Youth Needs, 2) Self Care and Community, and 3) Education and Employment.

This session will focus on Self-Care and Community – recommendations on how to empower youth to develop strategies to care for ourselves, both physically and mentally, and create supportive connections in our own communities

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Conozca la historia y razón detrás de la aprobación de la Ley de Bienestar Infantil Indígena (ICWA) de 1978. El espíritu y la letra de la ley es el "estándar de oro" de la práctica del bienestar infantil, a través del uso de "esfuerzos activos" para mantener a los niños en sus hogares; y en caso de que no sea posible, colocarlos con familia/ parentesco, dentro de un entorno culturalmente seguro. 

Los asistentes también aprenderán de acercamiento al bienestar infantil con humildad cultural para aprovechar al máximo a los niños y familias.

Horas de capacitación: 2

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Lo que la gente comenta:

"Me ayudó a entender por qué el cuidado de crianza Nativo es diferente. Puede que la capacitación parezca 'negativa', pero me ayudó a entender el valor de la diferencia." 

"Súper informativo y excelente para tener la perspectiva y experiencia de personas que realmente conocen las complejidades." 

"Uno escucha demasiadas cosas sobra la Ley de Bienestar Infantil Indígena y esto fue muy útil para entender la información detrás de ella."

"Como padres temporales sentimos que es imprescindible mantener la ascendencia e identidad de un niño(a). Esta capacitación lo confirmó y nos dio una percepción de su importancia." 

Learn the history and the reason behind the passage of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) of 1978. The spirit and the letter of the law, is the "gold standard" of child welfare practice, through using "active efforts" to keep children in their homes; and if that is not possible, placing with family/kin placements within in a culturally affirming environment.

Attendees will also learn to approach child welfare with cultural humility to get the most for children and families.

Training Hours: 2

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What People Are Saying:

"This helped me understand why Native foster care is different. It comes across in training as 'negative', but this helped me understand the value in the difference."

"Super informative and nice to have the perspective and expertise of folks who really know intricacies."

"You hear so many things about ICWA and this was helpful to understand the information behind it."

"As a foster parents we feel it is imperative to maintain a child's heritage and identity. This training confirmed this and offered insight into the importance of it."

RAD Advocates will be sharing personal experiences that highlight what living with a child with Reactive Attachment Disorder looks like in the home. They will discuss what families can do to make a difference in the life of a child with Reactive Attachment Disorder. These experiences will be contrasted against some of the definitions and explanations that professionals tend to use when discussing children with attachment issues. Parenting any child who has a traumatic background is difficult. That difficulty is compounded when a child is unable to attach to a parent. Diagnosing R.A.D. can be difficult because children with attachment issues can exhibit a wide range of behaviors. Having an accurate diagnosis and receiving proper treatment is critical. If a child remains undiagnosed or receives ineffective treatment, their disorder can become increasingly worse.  R.A.D. Advocates hopes to provide foster/adoptive parents with more knowledge on identifying R.A.D and finding support. 

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