Child Intervention
View All ResourcesThe 'Four Stories' Approach: A Conceptual Clinical Model for Moving Families and Caregivers Beyond Trauma
Little Warriors, in collaboration with the Scientific and Clinical Council, has successfully published a new article: "The 'Four Stories' Approach: A Conceptual Clinical Model for Moving Families and Caregivers Beyond Trauma," in the Clinical Social Work Journal!

ALIGN's Well-Being in Child and Family Services Toolkit
The way we define and understand child and youth well-being matters.

ALIGN's Indigenous Cultural Understanding Framework (ICUF)
A Digital Interactive Journey to increase cultural understanding within Alberta agencies so that all Indigenous children living in Alberta can live in dignity and respect, supported by people with a deeper understanding of Indigenous worldviews, history and current reality.

Available Now! ALIGN's OCOW Presentation: Parallel Process: Leadership & Practice as Ceremony
On May 16, 2025, Our Children Our Way proudly hosted ALIGN Community Services of Alberta and Bent Arrow Traditional Healing Society for a powerful webinar titled “Parallel Process: Leadership & Practice as Ceremony.” This session explored how leadership and service delivery can be deeply rooted in Indigenous worldviews and ceremonial practice.

Mattering in Early Childhood: Building a Strong Foundation for Life
This working paper from CDC Harvard University, co-authored with Jennifer B. Wallace, best-selling author and founder of the Mattering Institute, explores how mattering affects children's lifelong health and well-being.

ALIGN’s Well-Being Toolkit Community of Practice (CoP)
Next meeting is Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. The Well-Being Community of Practice (CoP) is intended for service providers who are currently implementing ALIGN Association's Well-Being Toolkit. A Community of Practice (CoP) is an informal learning space where like-minded practitioners come together to share experiences, challenges, tools, and promising practices. The Well-Being Community of Practice focuses on strengthening the impact of child- and family-serving organizations on child and youth well-being.

ALIGN Introduction to Child Intervention In Alberta Online Self Study Guide
This self-paced online self-study guide is an orientation for those new to the work with children and families in Alberta.

Upcoming Presentations: Showcasing the ALIGN Well-Being Toolkit
ALIGN is proud to announce our participation in two major upcoming conferences where we’ll be presenting our Well-Being Toolkit—a culturally informed framework designed to support psychological health and safety in community service organizations.

ALIGN CONNECTIONS For Indigenous Children/Youth & Caregivers October 2025
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.
