Facilitators: Meg Garey, LPCMH/Executive Director and Celeste Bishop, Permanency Specialist Adoptive Parents, Permanent Guardians, Guardians, and foster parents often struggle to find just the right words to help their children […]
Facilitated by: Amy Morgan, LPCMH, CPAT and Celeste Bishop, Permanency Specialist We are so excited to once again offer this seven-part series created by Robyn Gobbel, based on her book, […]
Facilitated by: Amy Morgan, LPCMH, CPAT and Celeste Bishop, Permanency Specialist We are so excited to once again offer this seven-part series created by Robyn Gobbel, based on her book, Raising Kids with Big, Baffling Behaviors. This course will help to demystify the most baffling behaviors. Your parenting toolbox will be stuffed with brain, body, […]
Special Guest Presenters: Isaac Etter, Transracial Adoptee and Social Entrepreneur Adopted at the age of two, Isaac Etter brings both lived experience and professional expertise to his work as the founder of Identity and Parenting Different. Isaac sparks honest conversations about how to support adopted children as the grow up. He equips parents with the […]
Facilitated by: Amy Morgan, LPCMH, CPAT and Celeste Bishop, Permanency Specialist We are so excited to once again offer this seven-part series created by Robyn Gobbel, based on her book, Raising Kids with Big, Baffling Behaviors. This course will help to demystify the most baffling behaviors. Your parenting toolbox will be stuffed with brain, body, […]
Facilitated by: Amy Morgan, LPCMH, CPAT and Celeste Bishop, Permanency Specialist We are so excited to once again offer this seven-part series created by Robyn Gobbel, based on her book, Raising Kids with Big, Baffling Behaviors. This course will help to demystify the most baffling behaviors. Your parenting toolbox will be stuffed with brain, body, […]
Facilitated by: Amy Morgan, LPCMH, CPAT and Celeste Bishop, Permanency Specialist We are so excited to once again offer this seven-part series created by Robyn Gobbel, based on her book, Raising Kids with Big, Baffling Behaviors. This course will help to demystify the most baffling behaviors. Your parenting toolbox will be stuffed with brain, body, […]
Facilitated by: Amy Morgan, LPCMH, CPAT and Celeste Bishop, Permanency Specialist We are so excited to once again offer this seven-part series created by Robyn Gobbel, based on her book, Raising Kids with Big, Baffling Behaviors. This course will help to demystify the most baffling behaviors. Your parenting toolbox will be stuffed with brain, body, […]
Facilitated by: Amy Morgan, LPCMH, CPAT and Celeste Bishop, Permanency Specialist We are so excited to once again offer this seven-part series created by Robyn Gobbel, based on her book, Raising Kids with Big, Baffling Behaviors. This course will help to demystify the most baffling behaviors. Your parenting toolbox will be stuffed with brain, body, […]
Special Guest Presenter: Jaclyn Kodosky, LMSW This workshop will help participants recognize that behavioral outbursts in young people often follow a predictable “arc of escalation.” By understanding this arc—ranging from initial triggers and progressing to a full-blown crisis—caregivers and professionals can learn to anticipate behaviors, intervene early, and respond effectively at each stage. Participants will […]
Special Guest Presenter: Barb Clark, Adoptive Parent, Author, & Founder of FASD Mosaic Child welfare professionals and caregivers alike often support children, teens, or adults who struggle with emotional regulation, impulse control, and behaviors that may appear defiant, disruptive, or confusing. Traditional behavior management strategies frequently fall short—especially when trauma, neurodiversity, or brain-based conditions are […]
Special Guest Presenter: Kyle Teller, PhD, of The Trevor Project Many LGBTQ+ youth report feeling ignored or discounted when their foster and adoptive parents or other caretakers are unable to talk about gender and sexual identity issues. LGBTQ+ youth who are struggling with self-identification often aren’t able to explain their sexual orientation, because they themselves […]