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Virtual Regional Training: Resiliency and Coping: A Guide for Helping Families

Region 8 GA, United States
Virtual Event Virtual Event

This workshop will explore the physical mental, emotional, and behavior reactions to stress and trauma.  Resiliency is the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats, or other significant sources of stress.  Resiliency is the capacity to bounce back.  Participants will also understand resilience and the six domains of resilience.  By […]

Free

Webinar: The Dangers of Social Media

Virtual Event Virtual Event

This virtual training is designed to provide participants information on the dangers that social media poses to teens and young children. Participants will be given information on those dangers as well as tips and tools to monitor their children’s internet usage. All Participants should RSVP individually even if you will be listening on the same […]

Free

Cafe Chats: A Parent to Parent Support Group- May 2022

Virtual Event Virtual Event

Join GACRS for a monthly virtual adoption support group- Café Chats. This event is for adoptive families who share one thing, the journey of adoption.  And while adoption is rewarding it also has challenges.  GACRS wants to provide a virtual platform for you to exchange information and learn from one another. It’s also your opportunity to share your experiences, what’s in your […]

Free

Parenting Well: Mind and Body Stress Management Practices

Virtual Event Virtual Event

Parenting Well is a mental health and wellness educational and supportive space for foster, adoptive and kinship parents. Parenting Well focuses on the well-being of caregivers including their mental, emotional, and psychological health. It is not therapy but will provide psychoeducational information and strategies to help improve mental wellness. This session will focus on tips […]

Free

Virtual Regional Training: Self-Care Strategies for Resilience

Region 1 Atlanta, GA, United States
Virtual Event Virtual Event

In this presentation, we will learn a variety of ways to use mindfulness to practice better self-care and build resiliency. In the process, we will discover how this effort can increase our capacity to be more fully present - with ourselves, with our children, and with others in our lives. Through a combination of instructional […]

Free

Virtual Regional Training: Grief and Loss

Region 13 GA, United States
Virtual Event Virtual Event

 Grief is a deep sadness following a death or loss.  How can you as parents best support a child and yourself through this difficult and challenging time?   This Session will cover how children grieve differently than adults and the basic tasks of mourning.  All Participants should RSVP Separately Please complete the Pre Test Prior to […]

Free

Webinar: Roles and Responsibilities of the Guardian ad Litem (GAL)

Virtual Event Virtual Event

Every child in dependency proceedings SHALL be appointed a Guardian Ad Litem. So what is a GAL required to do by law in the best interest of the child? What should a GAL do as best practice? Join to learn about and discuss the roles and responsibilities of the GAL. Presented by Judge Ashley Wilcott […]

Free

REAL TALK on Core Issues in Adoption Pt. 2

Virtual Event Virtual Event

GACRS is offering a Monthly Virtual Adoption Support Group featuring a New Topic each month presented by a trained adoption clinician.  Real Talk is a non-therapeutic conversational experience about issues relevant to adoptive families. It is not presented as a time of therapy; it is for informational purposes only. Join Chena Blanchard in this Two-Part […]

Free

Cafe Chats: A Parent to Parent Support Group- June

Virtual Event Virtual Event

Join GACRS for a monthly virtual adoption support group- Café Chats. This event is for adoptive families who share one thing, the journey of adoption.  And while adoption is rewarding it also has challenges.  GACRS wants to provide a virtual platform for you to exchange information and learn from one another. It’s also your opportunity to share your experiences, what’s in your […]

Free

Webinar: Circle of Care

Virtual Event Virtual Event

Having a Trauma-Informed Lens in the Home. Empathy is not just a skill; it's a broad and deep sense of care and humanity—and that's what we need to develop in children. When a youth discloses an experience that may have caused trauma, you as a guardian have to be prepared in your reaction. This webinar will […]

Free

Virtual Regional Training: Financial Planning for Your Special Needs Child

Region 12 GA, United States
Virtual Event Virtual Event

This virtual training is designed to provide participants information on the importance of financial planning for special needs children. Topics will include; wills, special needs trust, naming a guardian, naming a trustee, life insurance, and building your savings Presented by: Jeff Anderson, ABJ

Free