Holiday Resources

Madeline Krebs, LCSW explains how parents, in the busyness of the season, will have to take the time to slow things down, pay close attention to what may be happening for their children and talk with them about what they are feeling.

Ellen Singer, LCSW-C gives adopted parents tips to help extended family members broaden their understanding of adoption in order to help build connections with adopted children.

Kim Stevens stresses the importance of helping children and youth maintain their relationships with birth families by defining positive identity formation and listing the roles of professionals and adoptive parents in maintaining connections.

Elizabeth Emen, LMHC, NCC explores the importance of sibling relationships, how children experience relationships with siblings they are separated from, and what parents and professionals can do to help separated siblings maintain healthy connections. Receive FREE webinar access for 48 hours with promo code HOLIDAY22, valid until 12/31/22.

To empower BOTH foster and adopted children to handle comments and questions about foster care/adoption, C.A.S.E. developed the W.I.S.E. UP! tool. Ellen Singer, LCSW shares what parents need to know to effectively teach W.I.S.E. UP! to their children. Receive FREE webinar access for 48 hours with promo code HOLIDAY22, valid until 12/31/22.

Adoption Competent Therapist Penny Zimmerman introduces massage, relaxation, sensory, and mindfulness techniques parents can easily put to use at home to improve this area of functioning for their children. Receive FREE webinar access for 48 hours with promo code HOLIDAY22, valid until 12/31/22.