Raise the Future training webinars:
Facilitator: Lauren Fishbein
In this panel, you will hear from adoptees who have “woken up from the adoption fog.” The objective of this panel is to give insight into the process of realizing that adoption is a trauma that impacts adoptees in various aspects of their lives. You will hear about our panelists' journeys through this intense yet extremely healing process
Fostering and Developing Self-Reliance in Youth (FREE Webinar)
Facilitator: Delores Carr
As caregivers, we have a responsibility to prepare our children for independence as they become adults. The process of enhancing a child’s ability to be self-reliant begins when children are very young and continues into young adulthood. Caregivers begin this process with the simplest learning opportunities in daily living skills, increasing the complexity of the activities and skills as the child succeeds and matures. Building self-reliant teenagers is an intentional process. Tools to foster self-reliance in teenagers at various stages and developmental levels will be covered in this training.
Facilitator: Lauren Fishbein
This panel discussion will be focused on the teen experience of adoption. We do not often get to hear adolescents speak candidly and openly about their lives as adoptees. This webinar will give you more insight into how teens really feel about being adopted and the struggles they face in day-to-day life. We will explore how adoption impacts teens' relationships with family, friends, and school.
Facilitator: Allison Cooke Douglas
A long, lazy summer sounds soothing...but for caregivers of kids with trauma histories, the lack of structure and consistency can lead to drama, meltdowns, and behavior issues. Gain a new understanding of your child’s needs, while discovering six fun, attachment-building principles to support your summer success!
Facilitator: Abigail Esquivel
In this workshop, we will explore how to hold the complexities of parenting a child with higher needs. Many parents feel overwhelmed and paralyzed by two opposing beliefs being true at the same time! For example: “I love my child AND I don’t know how I can continue to live like this.” You will learn how to hold, at the same time, both gratitude and joy as well as fatigue and helplessness. Research supports that being able to embody “both/and” is the essence of mental health and creates resiliency in parents. By learning how to hold tension and dualities within parenting, you will experience more self-compassion and be able to show up authentically with your children.
Facilitator: Abigail Esquivel
You have almost certainly heard of Post-Traumatic Stress. In this webinar, we will explore a less well-known but far more hopeful phenomenon: Post-Traumatic Growth. You will learn about the neuroscience of memory and how the body holds trauma — and more importantly, the implications of healing and what this looks like in your child’s body. You will learn practical strategies for how to lend your own nervous system to your child, how to re-member with your littles at home through somatic and rhythmic strategies, and how to quantify healing at home to see that you are making progress with your child.
