Welcome to our Calendar of Events!
This calendar includes opportunities for learning and connection from the Wisconsin Family Connections Center, the Coalition for Children, Youth & Families, and several other organizations across Wisconsin. (NOTE: Opportunities from the Wisconsin Family Connections Center are noted with a blue ribbon on the calendar below.)
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Events are added as information is made available to us. If you’d like to share an upcoming event with us, please contact us at info@wifamilyconnectionscenter.org.
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Journeys & Jockey Being Family Conference w/ Dr. Jana Hunsley: De Pere
April 5 @ 9:30 am - 3:30 pm
Navigating Challenges Post-Placement. A conference for parents, caregivers, and professionals impacted by adoption or out-of-home care.
Adoptive parents, guardianship parents, foster parents, relative caregivers, pre-adoptive parents, and professionals — please join the Journeys Program and Jockey Being Family for a spring conference in De Pere! Dr. Jana Hunsley will be speaking about Navigating Challenges Post-Placement: Tools and Techniques for Caregivers. This comprehensive all-day training is designed to help caregivers build the skills necessary to meet the complex needs of children who have been adopted or spent time in out-of-home care, bringing greater peace and stability to the home. The morning session will provide a deeper understanding of the core beliefs about self and others that often shape the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of children who have been adopted or spent time in out-of-home care. In the afternoon, caregivers will learn practical, effective strategies for addressing common behavioral challenges such as meltdowns, aggression, lying, stealing, and defiance.
Dr. Hunsley is a psychologist who offers consulting, training, coaching, and counseling for families and professionals involved in foster care and adoption. Jana’s work focuses on understanding and meeting the needs of every member of the family constellation. She has counseled, studied, taught, trained, created, and researched foster and adoptive families for years. Taking what she has learned, Jana has developed a holistic model that has proven effective for meeting the needs and improving the quality of life for foster and adoptive families. We are so excited for her to be with us!
Overview
Lunch will be provided, as well as fruit/pastries/coffee in the morning and an afternoon snack. Certificates of attendance for 5 hours of training will also be available. The agenda for the day is shown below.
There will also be a chance to enter giveaways at the end of our day together!
Registration for this conference closes on Wednesday, March 26th, at 6 PM. Please email creppe@cclse.org with any questions.
*Please note: There is no childcare available at this conference; adults only, please.
Agenda
9:00 AM Registration (Fruit, Pastries, & Coffee Available)
9:30 AM – 12:00 PM Welcome & Morning Session
12:00 PM – 12:45 PM Lunch
12:45 PM – 2:15 PM Afternoon Session Part 1
2:15 PM – 2:30 PM Afternoon Break (Refreshments Available)
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Final Afternoon Session, Questions, & Giveaways
About our Presenter
Dr. Jana Hunsley received her doctorate in experimental psychology from the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development at Texas Christian University, where her research focused on developing post-adoption supportive services. Over the years, Jana has worked in various clinical settings as a therapist with children and youth who have experienced trauma, including residential treatment, institutional care, schools, child welfare, and juvenile detention. Jana credits her passion for this work to her siblings, who were adopted when she was a teenager.
This event is being sponsored by Jockey Being Family. To learn more about Jockey Being Family, visit their website here: https://www.jockeybeingfamily.com/
