Successful peer leadership of parent support groups
The presenter, an adoptive parent, author, and consultant, discusses navigating the complexities of leading an adoptive, foster, or kinship support group while parenting yourself.
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National Adoption Month: engaging with youth
Young adults and professionals discuss the importance of involving youth in permanency planning and share resources that can support your efforts to achieve adoption for older youth.
Tool for assessing your family support services
Presenters demonstrated the features of a new AdoptUSKids tool designed to help systems assess their support-service array for foster, adoptive, and kinship families.
Supporting families during the transition from foster care to adoption
Tips for supporting foster families who are adopting the children in their care.
Using a speakers bureau for recruitment
Suggestions for using a speakers bureau to promote positive stories and increase awareness of foster care and adoption—including among members of the media.
Peer support strategies for families in tribal communities
Presenters discuss the forms peer support can take and strategies for incorporating it.