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  • Caregivers
$0.00
This course helps participants understand the short- and long-term impact on children exposed to substances prenatally. This includes FASD and issues that may be present if parents use(d) substances, and medical issues that can arise due to substance exposure, including higher risk of later addiction. The genetic component of addiction and addiction as a chronic disease is described. This course also shares parenting strategies for children exposed to substances prenatally.
  • Caregivers
$0.00
This course helps participants understand the importance of integrating and maintaining ongoing communication and connection between siblings, including understanding sibling dynamics and the importance of sibling bonds. Tips for how to navigate and support visits with siblings are shared. This course also helps participants recognize the importance of maintaining connections with extended family members and the community at large (i.e., schools, church, friends, sporting teams) and identifies strategies to keep children connected to their community.
  • Caregivers
$0.00
This course provides a foundational understanding of mental health disorders and conditions that commonly occur in childhood. Content is shared to illustrate that not all "survival" behaviors or symptoms of grief are connected with mental health disorders. Commonly administered psychotropic medications are described and information about how to obtain consistent, adequate and appropriate access to mental health services is highlighted.
  • Caregivers
$0.00
This course helps participants learn the three Rs (Regulate, Relate, Reason) and other practical trauma-informed parenting strategies. Trauma support resources for children are described. Participants will recognize the importance of finding activities to have fun with children; recognize the importance of connected parenting and the relationship as the foundational cornerstone; understand how to promote healthy behaviors; and recognize the importance of a parent’s self-regulation.
  • 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
  • Social Worker
  • English
$0.00
TBRI® (Trust-Based Relational Intervention) is an attachment-based, trauma-informed intervention that is designed to meet the complex needs of vulnerable children. This course is an overview designed to give you exposure to all parts of TBRI® by highlighting the ways in which each section of the intervention strategy fits into the holistic nature of TBRI®. The first few activities provide an opportunity for you to become comfortable with each other, share successes and challenges with each other, and become familiar with the basic ideas of TBRI®.
  • 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
  • Spanish
  • Support Groups
$0.00
¿Alguna vez ha sentido que su cultura latino/a/x e idioma impacta su experiencia como padre de crianza?  En este grupo de discusión facilitada de apoyo solo para hispanohablantes, tendrá la oportunidad de hablar con otros padres de crianza y parientes como proveedores de cuidados sobre sus experiencias y compartir las suyas. Como grupo, hablarán sobre herramientas y técnicas útiles para navegar por los problemas comunes que enfrentan los cuidadores de habla hispana y utilizarlas para desarrollar estrategias específicamente para su familia.  
  • Caregivers
$0.00
This topic support group is your chance to discuss adoption and guardianship with others and think through what kind of permanency would work best for everyone involved.  As a caregiver whose child is not able to return home, you may be trying to sort through the other permanency options. You are possibly wondering about the concurrent planning process and what questions to ask about guardianship or adoption. You may also be thinking about how to make plans for yourself and the child in your care.  
  • 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... 

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