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This podcast will explore frameworks for understanding escalation. In addition, we will discuss effective and corresponding interventions to match the level of escalation. Lastly, we will focus on self-management to enhance the de-escalation skills. You can register for Jimmie’s webinar in April here. Jimmie Heags, MA LSC, LPCC, LADC, ACS is a trainer and consultant…

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Hear from child welfare professionals, Brianna and Stephanie Coleman, about their years of experience working with children, adolescents, and adults with marginalized identities.  They will also share the various types of safe care supports available in our communities.  You will leave feeling encouraged to open your heart and home to LGBTQ+ youth. Next up is…

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We will take a deeper dive into Barb Clark’s personal passion, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.  Learn how the world of FASD has changed throughout the years and what it means to parent those with FASD into adulthood. Barb Clark works at the North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC) and provides training on trauma-informed strategies,…

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We are FAM-ily!  MN ADOPT is now Foster Adopt Minnesota! As we start a new year, we are excited to also begin this chapter of our organization. Since 1980, we have focused on the goal of ensuring every Minnesota child grows up in a safe and nurturing family. During this time, we have had several…

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Join us for a discussion of the memoir Goodbye Again. This book is the story of one birth mother’s relinquishment, reunion, secondary loss, and journey to acceptance and healing. Her heart-wrenching book details how she lost her son – twice. The first time to adoption and the second not long after reuniting with him. Candace…

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