Families For Children, Inc

Only 150 FREE registrations still remain for this month's SYF webinar. Register FREE today: https://goo.gl/JT5Wzw This webinar will offers practical guidance fo...r parents and professionals on how to create and sustain developmentally appropriate conversations about race in the context of racism and its intersection with transracial adoption. See more

*Attention Local MD DC VA Families* Do you have an adopted high schooler who is preparing to apply for college? We know the college admissions process can be a ...stressful experience for students and families. Adoption can add a layer of complication to the process. Join us on Saturday, November 18th from 1-3PM in our main office location as we discuss strategies for helping families recognize and reflect on adoption issues in the college process. Register today! https://goo.gl/t17atU See more

The National Association of Social Workers (NASW NYS Chapter ) is hosting a four-part virtual series focusing on Social Workers and Adoption. The workshops plan... to cover how the adoption process can impact adopted people, birth parents, and adoptive parents from both a social work and parental point-of-view. Registration is available per workshop, or register for the full series to receive a discounted rate. For more information, visit their website:

Our Program Director for C.A.S.E.’s Prince George’s County Maryland office in Riverdale Park, MD, Sean Delehant was recently interviewed about the clinical view... of trauma by VoiceAmerica - Live Internet Talk Radio. Listen in as Sean takes a deep dive into trauma from the clinical perspective and its effects not only on the adopted child but on the entire family and support network. https://goo.gl/2Q6b3N See more

Outside of the family network, teachers and other school personnel play the largest role in children’s development. Because children spend a great deal of thei...r daily lives in school settings, it is important for teachers to be aware of adoption and the behaviors that some children both pre- and post-adoption might exhibit in the classroom. The National Quality Improvement Center for Adoption/Guardianship Support and Preservation (QIC-AG.org) created a helpful Fact Sheet on #adoption that all teachers and child care providers should look at What Teachers Should Know About Adoption.

Adoptions in America are declining Meanwhile, more children need foster care http://www.economist.com//21723876-meanwhile-more-children

"Parenting a Child Who Has Been Sexually Abused: A Guide for Foster and Adoptive Parents" #PreventionMonth #NCAPM2017 #FosterCareMonth #NFCM2017

Questions from their peers get more complicated for our teensand their peers' questions may reflect their own worries about adoption. http://bit.ly/2mTblWy

Recently UPDATED: In this In-Demand webinar, Clinical Director, Lisa Dominguez addresses the unique loss experienced by children in foster care and adoption. Th...is webinar increases parents’ understanding of how children experience the ambiguities of foster care and adoption, and provides effective ways for parents to assist and support their children that also promote attachment. Purchase this in-demand for $10 and receive 48-hour access: http://adoptionsupport.org//many-losses-soon-loss-grief-a/

Are you familar with the Seven Core Issues of Adoption? http://bit.ly/2kvcEGF

Presenting our annual roundup of new memoirs, novels, children’s books, and non-fiction with adoption storylines or themes. Here are 19 notable adoption books published in 2016.

Thank you to our wonderful men and women from TAFB for donating a ton of great gifts to our children in foster care!! Thank you for your service, too. You are so generous and thoughtful!! Happy Holidays!!

The end of the year is upon us. Do you have enough hours of training as a foster parent? You can get online training right now, and easy. 12 online training we...binars for you, from me. I will send you a signed certificate when you are done! Let's do it! http://drjohndegarmofostercare.weebly.com/trainingwebinars. See more