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SUMMARY:Peer Group Training - Bridging the Gap: Birth and Foster Families Working Together
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Chauncey Strong\, MSW. Executive Director\, Strong Training and Consulting\, LLC\nThis interactive workshop will explore practical child welfare strategies that improve family engagement\, well-being\, and impact permanency for children/youth in foster care. The session will highlight the work related to building and maintaining relationships and communication between birth parents and foster/adoptive parents. The workshop will help workers better understand the value of families working together\, examine the benefits and challenges of these working relationships\, and explore strategies to ensure these working relationships are successful. Key areas include Comfort Calls\, Icebreakers\, and a Continuum of Contact. \n>> REGISTER
URL:https://www.dcfapac.org/event/peer-group-training-bridging-the-gap-birth-and-foster-families-working-together/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Foster Parent Training,Peer Support Group
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SUMMARY:Peer Group Training - Helping Your Child Blossom: 7 Tips for Resource & Adoptive Parents
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Ben Simon\, International Foster and Adoptive Parent Trainer\nRaising adopted and foster children comes with unique challenges—and incredible growth opportunities. This training is based on insights from over 500 voices within the adoption community and offers resources and practical tools for adoptive parents to support their children while caring for themselves. In this engaging session\, you’ll learn how to: – Turn past challenges into opportunities for growth – Clear out obstacles that may be holding your family back – Tailor your parenting approach to meet your child’s individual needs – Practice self-compassion and quiet your inner critic – Build a healing\, nurturing environment that supports trauma recovery – Strengthen your child’s emotional foundation so they can flourish – Deepen connections and create lasting\, loving relationships Join us to gain fresh perspectives\, practical strategies\, and renewed energy to help your child blossom. \n>> REGISTER
URL:https://www.dcfapac.org/event/peer-group-training-helping-your-child-blossom-7-tips-for-resource-adoptive-parents/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Foster Parent Training,Peer Support Group
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250528T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250528T193000
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SUMMARY:Peer Group Training - Managing Emotions: How to Manage Challenging Emotions Through Family Togetherness
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Dr. Alina Hernandez\, OTD\, OTR/L | Pediatric Occupational Therapist\nFoster parenting comes with unique emotional challenges and opportunities. This course is designed to help foster parents understand and support the emotional needs of young children in their care. Participants will explore how early experiences and trauma can affect a child’s ability to regulate emotions\, and how co-regulation—adults helping children manage their feelings—plays a vital role in healing and development. Grounded in the principles of Polyvagal Theory\, the course explains how a child’s nervous system responds to safety\, stress\, and connection\, and how foster parents can be powerful agents of emotional stability. We will also emphasize the importance of creating a sense of family togetherness and belonging\, and how these consistent\, nurturing relationships can positively shape a child’s emotional world. Through tools and guidance\, this course empowers foster parents to build strong emotional connections and promote resilience in the children they support. \n>> REGISTER
URL:https://www.dcfapac.org/event/peer-group-training-managing-emotions-how-to-manage-challenging-emotions-through-family-togetherness/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Foster Parent Training,Peer Support Group
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250510T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250510T140000
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SUMMARY:Rock Climbing for Parents and Kids
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Movement Crystal City for a special Parent & Child Rock Climbing Event\, all ages welcome! Whether you’re new to climbing or seasoned pros\, this event is designed to help families and children connect and have a blast — all while reaching new heights together. Light refreshments will be served. Free for DC and MD resource parents. To register\, click the link below\, watch a short video and complete the waiver.\n>> REGISTER
URL:https://www.dcfapac.org/event/rock-climbing-for-parents-and-kids/
LOCATION:Movement Crystal City\, 1235 S Clark St Suite CGRC\, Arlington\, VA\, 22202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event,Youth Program
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250502T180000
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SUMMARY:3rd Annual Gala for Foster Care
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a night of cocktails\, light fare\, live music\, and dancing as we honor champions of children in foster care. Award recipients include:\nCFSA Foster Parent of the Year\nFoster Youth of the Year\nLifetime Advocate Achievement\nAdvocate of the Year\nModel Parent of the Year\nStar Summit Participant\nPartner of the Year \n>> LEARN MORE
URL:https://www.dcfapac.org/event/3rd-annual-gala-for-foster-care/
LOCATION:Martin Luther King Memorial Library\, 901 G St. NW\, Washington\, DC\, MD\, 20001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250423T193000
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SUMMARY:Peer Group Training - From Chaos to Connection: Unlocking the Potential in Challenging Behavior
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Barb Clark\, Director of Training at Families Rising\nChildren and adolescents with trauma histories often have unique brain wiring and may function at varying developmental ages. Traditional consequence-based behavioral strategies frequently prove ineffective\, potentially exacerbating trauma and straining relationships between children and the adults in their lives. This session will introduce trauma-responsive approaches designed to better understand and support children with trauma histories\, fostering improved communication and stronger relationships. Strategies discussed will be particularly relevant for those impacted by in-utero trauma\, such as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)\, as well as trauma experienced post-birth. Specific behaviors like raging\, lying\, and stealing will be addressed with practical techniques. This session aims to shift perspectives and equip participants with tools to transform chaos into connection. \n>> Register
URL:https://www.dcfapac.org/event/peer-group-training-from-chaos-to-connection-unlocking-the-potential-in-challenging-behavior/
CATEGORIES:Foster Parent Training,Peer Support Group
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SUMMARY:Annual Foster Youth and Parent Summit
DESCRIPTION:Youth in foster care\, aged between 14-21 and foster parents are invited to join us\, for this amazing learning and fun experience. Parents and Youth do not need to be living together. During the weekend-long event\, youth will gain great insight on various topics\, including career tracks\, financial management\, self-care\, and housing information after they exit foster care. Youth will connect with their peers\, amazing speakers\, and enjoy fun games and prizes. Parents will engage in informative workshops and earn credit hours towards their fostering license. \n>>REGISTER
URL:https://www.dcfapac.org/event/annual-foster-youth-and-parent-summit/
CATEGORIES:Foster Parent Training,Special Event,Youth Program
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250326T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250326T193000
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SUMMARY:Resource Parent Peer Group and Training
DESCRIPTION:A monthly support group that provides a safe place for foster\, kinship\, and adoptive parents to connect with their peers. Participants are encouraged to discuss the rewards and challenges of caring for children in foster care. The group is open to all foster and adoptive parents\, kinship caregivers\, and legal guardians parenting children through the DC foster care system. \n>> REGISTER
URL:https://www.dcfapac.org/event/foster-and-kinship-parent-peer-support-group/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Peer Support Group
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241207T140000
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SUMMARY:Christmas for Kids in Foster Care
DESCRIPTION:We host a holiday event each year for several hundred children and families in foster care who have been separated from their siblings. During this heartfelt reunification event\, every child who attends receives a gift and enjoys reconnecting with family through fun activities\, pictures with Santa\, and a great meal. Please support our efforts to bring families together by hosting a gift drive or donating to help us reach our goal of 300 gifts and $30\,000. Contact us at info@dcfapac.org for more information. FAPAC is a 501C3 charity organization. All donations are tax-deductible. \n>> LEARN MORE
URL:https://www.dcfapac.org/event/christmas-for-kids-in-foster-care/
CATEGORIES:Special Event,Youth Program
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241026T160000
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SUMMARY:Foster Parent Training Day
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a full-day of training courses for foster parents. Workshops will be accredited to contribute towards foster parent licenses. \nREGISTER
URL:https://www.dcfapac.org/event/training-day/
CATEGORIES:Foster Parent Training
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