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A Conversation with Dr. Bruce Perry About Trauma
In this podcast from Creating a Family, Dr. Bruce Perry answers your questions about how trauma impacts adoptive, foster, and kinship kids and families.
The Youth in Care Chronicles: Voices from Former Youth in Care
The Youth in Care Chronicles is about the lived experiences of former youth in care, now as resilient adults, who want their voices to be heard.
Online Courses For Kinship, Foster and Adoptive Parents from Creating A Family
A large body of coursework to support families looking for elective ways to better serve their foster children.
Safe Bathing and Showering Training (ACDS)
Ensure that frontline staff and their Supervisors and Managers have the knowledge, skills and support they need to keep people safe while bathing and showering.
Online Course for Caregivers - Giving & Receiving Healing (CTR)
Foster parents, kinship caregivers and others who provide care to children and youth
ALIGN CONNECTIONS For Indigenous Children/Youth & Caregivers April 2024
CONNECTIONS is monthly newsletter designed to support Foster and Kinship Caregivers to ensure First Nations, Metis & Inuit children in their care have access to cultural resources, activities and events that broaden their cultural awareness.
ALIGN’s Indigenous Word Search Puzzles
This activity was in conjunction with ALIGN CONNECTION Newsletter which provides resources that assist broadening cultural awareness for Indigenous children, youth and their caregivers
Alberta.ca Increases to Caregivers Rates & Information Regarding Transition to Adulthood Program March 2024
The Alberta Government is investing in increases to caregivers rates over the next 3 years. The total amount to be invested in this support is $22 million, divided over the next 3 years, based on the Consumer Price Index.
ALIGN CONNECTIONS For Indigenous Children/Youth & Caregivers February 2024
CONNECTIONS is monthly newsletter designed to support Foster and Kinship Caregivers to ensure First Nations, Metis & Inuit children in their care have access to cultural resources, activities and events that broaden their cultural awareness.