New Jersey Adoption Resource Clearing House

The conference will feature amazing presentations on current and cutting-edge topics that will inspire you, broaden your knowledge, and provoke discussions about issues facing the juvenile and family court system.

Price: 10.00 USD

There are different de-escalation strategies that can used at the different levels of a crisis situation. This webinar will focus on when to use different strategies at different times, how to present yourself as an ally to a child and not be another obstacle within the crisis, and what to say and what not to say.

Are you considering adoption and want to know more about the home study process?

Join us for this FREE webinar to learn more about the home study process, including the purpose of the home study, what a home study entails, and how to make the most of your home study experience. We’ll save plenty of time for Q&A so bring your questions or feel free to submit questions in advance to Sophia Gardner at sgardner@spence-chapin.org.

In this support call first/birth parents will be able to connect, listen and share their experiences of adoption, both private and through the child welfare system. Space will also be provided for participants to explore and share experiences around open adoptions, closed adoptions, recent reunions, same-race adoption, transracial adoption, termination of parental rights, and other topics as decided by the group.

Please remember that this group is for birth/first parents who are related by birth to a child placed in adoption or foster care.  This group is not for adoptive parents.

Free!

This webinar is for prospective adoptive families with histories of infertility or child loss. We encourage you to share this resource with the families you work with!

A significant percentage of families that enter the adoption process have experienced infertility or child loss. Processing grief and loss is a common issue that must be sensitively addressed with families both before and after an adoption takes place. This is especially important as all children joining their family through adoption bring with them their own prior experiences of grief and loss. In this webinar, we will help prospective adoptive families identify and practice tools, skills, and resources for appropriately processing their own grief and loss and explore how doing so can strengthen their bond with each other and prospective children.

Roots Matter: The Importance of Connection in Adoption, Foster & Kinship Care

The California Adoption Conference is a two-day virtual event featuring talks and workshops for adoptive, foster and kinship care families, adult adoptees and former foster youth, first/birth parents, and adoption professionals. “Adoption is a lifelong journey,” says Beth Hall, Executive Director of Pact, An Adoption Alliance, and one of the conference organizers. “Placement is only the beginning—everyone involved needs ongoing education and support. That’s why programs like the California Adoption Conference are so important. We’re trying to provide something for all members of the constellation—anyone whose life has been touched by adoption or foster care.”

Each day the conference begins with a morning keynote presentation followed by a variety of workshops to delve deeper into topics such as open adoption, transracial adoption, attachment, and searching for first/birth family along with panels featuring birth/first parents and adopted adults. There are sessions specifically for prospective adoptive parents, first/birth parents as well as adoption professionals, educators and extended family members.

MHS is offering a free virtual training for parents, caregivers, and professionals who are interested in learning about ways to prevent problem behaviors among individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder and other disabilities. You do not have to be a current client at MHS in order to attend the training, but we do ask that you register on our website. This training will be held via Zoom on Saturday, March 25th from 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM and Saturday, April 1st from 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM.

Monthly virtual support calls provide a safe space for adoptive parents of color to connect and share their experiences.

This is a group intended to meet the needs of people of color who have built their families through domestic adoption, kinship adoption, international adoption, foster care, same race and transracial/interracial adoption.   This is a free event.  This programming is for adoptive parents of color. Please be respectful of their space.

Attendees comprise a cross-section of experts including child welfare, mental health, and juvenile justice service providers; legal professionals; advocates for children; and tribal and federal leaders, convening to continue our work towards building the capacity of tribal nations and ensuring that all Indian children have safe, permanent homes.

This is a free event open to adults of color who were adopted or are former foster youth. Space will be provided for participants to explore and share experiences around international adoption, foster care, transracial/interracial adoption, search and reunion, birth/first family and other topics of interest to the group. Space is limited.

Viewing & Live Discussion

Receive a pre-recorded webinar to view prior to attending a live conversation and Q&A session.

Learn how adopted tweens are developing new analytical abilities, and beginning to explore new ideas, identities and world views. They are getting messages from media and peers that they should begin to separate from their family, but most of them are not emotionally ready to do so. Understanding what is happening, and why, really does help!

Target audience: Adoptive parents, first/birth parents and professionals.

The 23rd National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect (NCCAN), sponsored by the Children’s Bureau, will be held virtually over the course of two weeks in April 2023. The 23rd NCCAN will offer a unique opportunity for thought leadership and action-oriented dialogue around Doing Things Differently: Moving from the Challenge to the Change, the theme of this year’s conference. At the 23rd NCCAN, participants will explore strategies for making this vision a reality.

Our virtual conference venue will offer both live and recorded sessions, posters, and a variety of special features, making the 23rd NCCAN not only an event but a destination for learning, engaging, and accessing diverse resources. Join us to learn more about moving from the challenge to the change.

Join us for a deeper conversation into a world without the Family Regulation System from those with lived experience, experts, legal scholars, and more…

Show Hope’s Hope for the Journey Conference (formerly the Empowered to Connect Conference) is designed to encourage and equip parents and caregivers meeting the everyday needs of children impacted by adoption and/or foster care. The conference is also a much-needed resource for churches, agencies, and organizations in their care and support of the families and communities they serve.

Premiering Friday, April 14, 2023, With a NEW On-Demand Viewing Period Through June 30, 2023

Free!

Family formation through adoption, for all of its rewards, can also be a time-consuming and emotionally draining process. Robust adoption benefits go far toward mitigating these challenges, but individuals pursuing adoption may still need additional support and flexibility from their employers. In this webinar, NCFA offers a training process for managers and human resource professionals on strategies for best supporting and retaining employees, before, during, and after the adoption process. The speakers will outline what a helpful adoption benefits package looks like, as well as practical ways to offer employees the flexibility they need to successfully pursue an adoption. The speakers will also highlight the multitude of benefits to organizations that support family formation through adoption.

The 23rd NCCAN offers a unique opportunity for thought leadership and action-oriented dialogue around the conference theme, Doing Things Differently: Moving from the Challenge to the Change.

Our virtual conference venue will offer both live and recorded sessions, posters, and a variety of special features, making the 23rd NCCAN not only an event but a destination for learning, engaging, and accessing diverse resources. Join us to learn more about moving from the challenge to the change.

Receive a pre-recorded webinar to view prior to attending a live conversation and Q&A session.

Parenting teens can require deep wells of patience, and challenge you to suspend judgement and listen closely.  Explore how adoption and racial identity formation add to the mix of issues that teens and their parents are navigating. Topics covered include general identity formation, adoption identity, and racial identity.

Target audience: Adoptive parents, first/birth parents and professionals.

Monthly virtual support calls provide a safe space for adoptive parents of color to connect and share their experiences.

This is a group intended to meet the needs of people of color who have built their families through domestic adoption, kinship adoption, international adoption, foster care, same race and transracial/interracial adoption.   This is a free event.  This programming is for adoptive parents of color. Please be respectful of their space.

In this support call first/birth parents will be able to connect, listen and share their experiences of adoption, both private and through the child welfare system. Space will also be provided for participants to explore and share experiences around open adoptions, closed adoptions, recent reunions, same-race adoption, transracial adoption, termination of parental rights, and other topics as decided by the group.

Please remember that this group is for birth/first parents who are related by birth to a child placed in adoption or foster care.  This group is not for adoptive parents.