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Category
Credits
Event date
Cost
Topic Support Group: Fostering While Parenting, Supporting Our Biological and Adopted Children
  • 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.
Topic Support Group: Supporting the Culture of Native American Children in Your Care
  • 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.
Topic Support Group: TBRI Connected Parent Book Club
  • 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.
Topic Support Group: Fostering Across Race, Ethnicity, & Culture
  • 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.  
Topic Support Group: Wellness Resource Wednesday
  • 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.
Topic Support Group: TBRI Connected Therapist Book Club, Relating Through the Senses 
  • 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.  
Topic Support Group: Boundaries As Self-Care
  • Caregivers
  • English
  • Support Groups
$0.00
As a caregiver, the very best thing you can do for those who depend on you is to take care of yourself. This group is an extension of the topic support group “Self Care for Caregivers.” In this group, you will engage in conversations around how to make sure you see how setting and keeping healthy boundaries allows you to continue doing the valuable work you do while protecting your important relationships. You can talk about challenges you’re facing when thinking about boundaries, because real life sometimes makes it hard to say no or hold to your priorities. 
Topic Support Group: Living in Limbo, Awaiting Permanency in Foster Care
  • Caregivers
  • Kinship Caregivers
  • English
  • Support Groups
$0.00
The goal of foster care is to reunify the child with their original family, but the journey from placement to permanency can be long and winding. Sometimes it feels like you are all living in limbo between planning and permanency. During this topic support group, you will talk through the different types of permanency, the emotional challenges of concurrent planning, and some of the ways you can support the child during the waiting. You will also have a chance to consider the supports you need. Lastly, you will create an action plan to help you navigate the unknowns.

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