Training

About the Training:  Lying is a common (and challenging) protective behavior for all people, but can feel especially baffling in our children who have experienced trauma. Families often get stuck [...]

The greatest gift we can give our children is to teach them to value themselves and to be able to approach life with confidence. This can be especially challenging for children touched by foster [...]

Raising children can be difficult, especially with additional challenges present for children who have experienced trauma. Parenting can become more overwhelming for relative caregivers who have [...]

About the Training: Research on the human brain is moving ahead at an ever-increasing pace, and it can inform our decisions about where to put our therapeutic resources. This class takes a brief [...]

There is no doubt that the back to school season can be overwhelming for everyone in the family. For children touched by foster care and adoption, back to school time can bring up complicated [...]

We are very excited to be launching our all-new training platform: Champion Classrooms! Champion Classrooms is a virtual classroom–a community of connected learners that builds on the [...]

Transracial Adoption Workshop “Transracial Adoption: Unpacking Identity for All” Saturday, July 13, 2019 9:00am to 3:00pm Alverno College Conference Center, Milwaukee $25/person–lunch is [...]

Ever notice how your teen can talk to friends for hours, but can barely manage a syllable when you ask how her day was? It’s easy to think your teen no longer needs you, but nothing can be [...]

Save the Date for Families Like Mine, a statewide conference for relative caregivers who are caring for children both informally and through kinship care. The all-day conference will feature both [...]

Many children in adoptive and foster families come to us with challenging behaviors. Parents and caregivers need to have the knowledge, skills, and understanding of where these behaviors come [...]