Bringing joy to the support group experience
Suggestions for creating a culture where members are encouraged to meet their challenges with hopefulness and making your group a place where joy can grow and thrive.
Parent groups
Using the AdoptUSKids Parent Group Leadership Curriculum
During this webinar, participants learn how to use our new free curriculum and how to prepare and support their parent group leaders.
Free curriculum to help child welfare agencies build better support groups
Scripts, slides, and other tools to guide your group leaders through 12 hours of training
Helping parents embrace trauma-responsive parenting
A parent support specialist and mother of a daughter with FASD discusses the parenting strategies needed for children who have experienced trauma, including trauma in-utero, such as fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.
Tending to group dynamics: four steps to success for support group leaders
Tips to help you manage one of the most challenging and important tasks you face in your leadership role.
While-you-wait support groups for parents
Benefits of offering these groups include making the wait seem shorter, keeping families from giving up, and helping parents build their skills.