In conjunction with our adoption advocacy partner, The Jockey Being Family Foundation, C.A.S.E. offers 600 FREE registrations to each Strengthening Your Family (SYF) Webinar with 10 webinars offered each year. These webinars focus on a variety of relevant topics for adoptive, foster and kinship parents as well as the professionals who serve them.
| Title | Date | Time | Presenter | Free Registration Code (600 Available Monthly) | Registration Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Managing the Toll of Caregiver Trauma and Building Resiliency in Families of Children with Complex Needs | 1/15/26 | 1:00 - 2:30 PM EST |
Eileen Devine, LCSW
Brain First Parenting Consultant, Parent Coach, and Trainer |
RESILIENCY | |
| Emptying the Nest: The Art of Launching Differently | 2/19/26 | 1:00 - 2:30 PM EST |
Leslie Hales, LICSW, PIP Credentialed Course Instructor & Field Liaison, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Social Work |
NEST | Registration Coming Soon |
| Recovery and Repair After Conflict | 3/19/26 | 1:00 - 2:30 PM EST |
Gwen Bass, Ph.D., MEd Founder and CEO, Dr. Gwen Bass Consulting, LLC., Educational Consulting |
REPAIR | Registration Coming Soon |
| Navigating the Intersection: Black Adoptee Mental Health and the Search for Identity | 4/16/26 | 1:00 - 2:30 PM EST |
Tony Parsons, MPM C.A.S.E.’s Emerging Leader, Chairman, C.A.S.E. Academy Faculty, Director of Pubic Policy and Finance at Oakland Thrives |
INTERSECTION | Registration Coming Soon |
| Bridging the Gap: Preparing Expectant Parents for Open Adoption | 5/21/26 | 1:00 - 2:30 PM EST |
Kelsy Vander Vliet Ranyard
Director of Policy and Advocacy at
Ethical Family Building
Katie Monroe, MSW Senior Adoption Social Worker |
EXPECTANT | Registration Coming Soon |
| Are You My Mother? An Adoptee’s Search for Self and Belonging | 6/18/26 | 1:00 - 2:30 PM EST |
Dee Dee Mascarenas, LMFT | BELONGING | Registration Coming Soon |
| Centering Parents Who Have Relinquished a Child: Mental Health, Healing, and Lived Experience | 7/16/26 | 1:00 - 2:30 PM EST |
Abigail Hasberry, Ph.D.,
LCMFT, LMFT Therapist, Executive Leadership Coach, Author, Speaker, Educator |
RELINQUISHED | Registration Coming Soon |
| Supporting Kinship Care: What Kinship Families Wish They Knew | 9/17/26 | 1:00 - 2:30 PM EST |
Ali Caliendo, Ph.D. Executive Director of Foster Kinship |
KINSHIPCARE | Registration Coming Soon |
| Punishment vs. Discipline: Why Traditional Parenting Doesn’t Work with Kids Who Have Experienced Trauma and What We Can Do Instead | 10/15/26 | 1:00 - 2:30 PM EST |
Deb Schugg Family Coach at Kinship Center, A Member of Seneca Family of Agencies |
TRADITIONAL | Registration Coming Soon |
| Belonging and Becoming: Centering LGBTQ+ Voices in the Adoption Narrative | 11/19/26 | 1:00 - 2:30 PM EST |
Tony Hynes, Ph.D. C.A.S.E. Training and Content Development Specialist Regi Corbie, LCMFT C.A.S.E. Adoption- Competent Therapist |
CENTERING | Registration Coming Soon |
Thanks to our partner Jockey Being Family we can offer 600 free registrations each month for the Strengthening Your Family webinar series.
You will need a Certificate of Attendance (COA) which is included with ALL free and paid SYF webinar registrations. COAs are available for attending the live webinar event or view the extended access recording to completion.
Yes, after free registration is full, you can still register to attend the live event and receive extended access for just $15.00.
To receive Category I or Category II Continuing Education (CEs) you must pay the $15.00 webinar registration fee for each webinar you would like to obtain CEUs.
Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.) is authorized by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) to sponsor social work continuing education programs and maintains full responsibility for the programs and their content.
Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7463. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.) is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Make sure to contact your state boards for eligibility verification for both your profession and for live remote participation.
The recording of the webinar is posted in the webinar curriculum the day following the live webinar. After it has been posted to the webinar curriculum you will have access to view it for 30 days. You can view you’re the extended access recording of the webinar by:
You can access your certificate of attendance for either attending the live webinar or watching the full extended access recordings by:
Please allow 1 business day after the live webinar for attendance to be marked and your certificate to populate in your account.
This was one of the best webinars I have been in! So many practical applications… Being able to walk away, not just with knowledge, but with
The presenter was fantastic. She was extremely knowledgeable and engaging. She clearly had a passion for working with adoptive families/ad
The presenter was down to earth and talked in a way I could relate to and understand the topic.
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Due to traumatic life experiences and compromised beginnings, many children who are adopted, who are being raised by relatives (kinship care), or have experienced foster care have higher risks for developmental, health, emotional, behavioral, and academic challenges.
Individuals and participating family members received Adoption Competent Therapy in 2024.
Parents and professionals registered for the Strengthening Your Family (SYF) Webinar Series in 2024.
Children and families have received adoption-competent mental health services since 1998.
