Description: When a family is in crisis, it’s often all they can think about, as they move into survival mode. They are focused on the child’s behaviors and frustrations rather than on growth and healing. But the key to successfully handling crisis in our homes begins long before we are in a crisis. In this workshop, Erin Bouchard, owner...
WHY ATTACHMENT DISORDERS LOOK, FEEL, AND RESPOND DIFFERENTLY THAN OTHER TRAUMA CONDITIONS Course Description: Children who have experienced continued disruption in the formation of primary attachments require a unique set of approaches that will often appear counter-intuitive to what most care providers feel is normal or comfortable for them. Primary caretakers and direct service providers...
Show Hope’s Hope for the Journey Conference brings together proven, practical teaching and insight as well as everyday, hopeful wisdom for those who are meeting the needs of children impacted by adoption and/or foster care, such as parents/caregivers, teachers, and youth/children's ministry volunteers. Through this conference, you will gain a better understanding of their complex...
Motherhood, with its special challenges and rewards, is a bond that only other mothers understand. As adoptive, foster, and kinship mothers, you share an even more unique and nuanced set of experiences. Mother’s Day can be difficult and full of complex emotions. We would like to set time aside to recognize and celebrate YOU. Our Mother’s Day...
