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- Caregivers
- Kinship Caregivers
- English
- Support Groups
$0.00
Join us for Book Club! The CaRES team leads you through a reading and discussion of “Dancing with a Porcupine” by Jennie Owens.“Dancing with a Porcupine” shares the compelling story of the author’s struggle to save her own life while caring for three children she and her husband adopted from foster care.In the three sessions, you will discuss themes including: self-care; trauma-informed care; expectations and hurt feelings; compassion fatigue; and balancing real life with the outside pressure to look like you are doing it all well.
- Caregivers
- English
- Support Groups
$0.00
When you have children who live at home with you, becoming a foster parent also means becoming a foster family. Growing up with foster siblings comes with unique challenges but there are strategies you can use to help your bio and adopted kids adapt and thrive!During both sessions of this supportive facilitated discussion, you will collaborate with fellow caregivers to identify some of the unique challenges bio and adopted kids face, consider the impact fostering may have on your children, and share strategies you can use to nurture strength and resilience as a family unit.
- Caregivers
- English
- Support Groups
$0.00
Each of these 1.5-hour education-centered discussions help caregivers develop strategies to partner with their child’s educational team and advocate for their child’s educational needs. Each session has a Treehouse educational advocate, a member of the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) team, and a DCYF education program administrator. In addition to the varying training topics, each webinar includes a discussion facilitated by a CaRES mentor to encourage caregivers to increase their educational toolkit and deliver stronger advocacy to the children in their home.
- Caregivers
- Racial Equity and Social Justice (RESJ)
- English
- Support Groups
$0.00
Each of these 1-hour culturally focused sessions help caregivers of Native American children incorporate indigenous cultural elements into your home for the benefit of the child. Led by the Alliance CaRES Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Specialist, these sessions will introduce the historical foundation of specific activities and why they are important in Native American culture. You will be introduced to embedded cultural aspects particular to Washington State Tribes, including appropriate attire and behavior during events and activities in the community.
- Caregivers
- Kinship Caregivers
- English
- Support Groups
- 8.00 Participation
$0.00
Join us for another TBRI book club! “The Connected Parent” by Karyn Purvis and Lisa Qualls. Discussion will review TBRI principles and dive into practical parenting applications and real life strategies for understanding attachment, teaching respect, understanding sensory needs, adapting strategies for teens, and taking care of yourself.
- Caregivers
- English
- Support Groups
$0.00
You have thought long and hard about what it means for you to be a foster parent. You may even have ideas of what it will be like to welcome a child into your home. While you wait for your license or first placement to arrive, this facilitated discussion will help you consider some of the needs in the fostering community and how you are suited to meet them. You’ll talk with fellow new foster parents about some of the changes and expectations that come with fostering.
- Caregivers
- Kinship Caregivers
- English
- Support Groups
- 2.00 Participation
$0.00
Welcoming a child into your home, even temporarily, means accepting and affirming their whole selves. When a child has a different racial, ethnic, or cultural background than yours, it can be challenging to know the best ways to properly care for their unique physical, spiritual, and cultural needs.
- Caregivers
- Kinship Caregivers
- English
- Support Groups
$0.00
Wellness Resource Wednesday is a bi-monthly 1.5-hour health-centered discussion that includes information from a professional in the field of caregiver skills; caregiver support and information; child development; health and well-being; education; and parenting.
- Caregivers
- Kinship Caregivers
- English
- Support Groups
$0.00
This 3-week book club is an extension of the Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) modules or the TBRI book clubs: The Connected Child and The Connected Parent. Based on selections from “The Connected Therapist” by Marti Smith, discussions during the three sessions will focus on understanding sensory processing challenges, developing sensory processing strategies, and the practical application of those strategies in everyday caregiving.
- Caregivers
- Kinship Caregivers
- English
- Support Groups
$0.00
The Alliance CaRES TBRI practitioner team leads you through a reading and discussion of The Connected Child by Karyn Purvis. The Connected Child lays out the foundational principles for Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI), a therapeutic model that trains caregivers to provide effective support and treatment for at-risk children. During the four sessions, we’ll dive into the meaning and topics of TBRI, plus discuss new strategies for building connections and managing behaviors. The series includes...