Support Services
Today, in our province there is critical shortage of foster homes. Homes like yours.
On Demand Training Sessions
Select a topic below to see a list of training sessions that are readily available online:
Trauma
- https://fosteringfamily.com/trauma/
- Building the Buffering: A Series on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
- Supporting Children and Youth who Have Experienced Trauma
- Summarizing the Brain Story and The Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences
- Brain Story Certification » Alberta Family Wellness Initiative
- Trauma Informed Care: CindyLee - Wait No More
- Top 10 Things You Need to Know About Permanency - Vimeo
Culture
- The Importance of Cultural Connection Planning
- Building Collaborative Relationships and Fostering Cultural Competency - YouTube
- Courage to Remember: Stories of our Labrador Residential School Experience
- Documentary Place of the Boss: Utshimassits - Vimeo
- Indigenous Canada Course
- Canadian Residential Schools – Their Survivors and their Descendants - YouTube
- Intergenerational trauma and resiliency on health and wellness of First Nations peoples in Canada - YouTube
- Effective Practice and Service Delivery for Inuit Understanding Historical Trauma - YouTube
- Identity Matters
- The Last Days of Okak - YouTube
- Relocating Hebron - YouTube
Mental Health and Addictions
- Fundamentals of Vaping - The New look of Nicotine Addiction as a Public Health Issue - YouTube
- Just a Game Understanding Gaming Behaviour in Youth - YouTube
- Recognizing and Treating Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - YouTube
- Is the Bucket Half Full or Half Empty? Examining the Mental Health of Children and Adolescents Now - YouTube
Grief/Loss
FASD
- FASD – Becoming the Sensory Detective at Home
- Support and Strategies for Substance-Exposed Children
- Parenting a Child with FASD
Self-Care
- When the Body says No – Caring for Ourselves while Caring for Others
- The Four Reasons you Feel Lost and How to Find Yourself
- Self-Care: Opportunities to Reflect and Re-Connect
Relative/Significant Other Foster Parents
support services
Training & Education