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.)
–> Find training and event flyers here.
–> For a complete listing of Regional Events and Support Groups, please visit the Wisconsin Family Connections Center Eventbrite Page.
–> Find support group flyers here.
–> For information about Recorded Webinars, Upcoming Live Webinars, Courses, and Conferences, please visit the Champion Classrooms.
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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Caring for children who have experienced trauma can be both rewarding and challenging. This webinar is designed specifically for caregivers navigating the emotional complexities of supporting children with a history of childhood trauma. We will explore how anxiety arises within our physical and emotional systems, helping caregivers better understand their own reactions when fear and […]
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Hard conversations with parents can leave even seasoned clinicians feeling stuck or discouraged. This session offers a compassionate, trauma-informed approach to shifting from conflict to collaboration in parent sessions. Participants will learn practical strategies to de-escalate resistance, strengthen trust, and invite parents into true partnership. Through real-world examples and usable language, clinicians will leave feeling […] |
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This session explores how adopted boys—particularly Black adopted boys—are often rendered invisible when adoption is understood as an endpoint rather than a lifelong experience. While stability and love are essential, they do not automatically address the layered identity, emotional, and belonging needs adopted boys carry as they grow into adolescence and adulthood. Drawing from his […]
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Being a grandparent to a transgender child may feel isolating. Generational differences can make it challenging to understand what a grandchild is going through. The vocabulary is unfamiliar, friends can’t relate, and turning to the parent – one’s own son or daughter – for support may add further tension to the equation. The love for […] |
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Learn the basics about adoption assistance for children adopted from foster care, including eligibility, benefits, taxes, and more. The workshop is designed for both: Prospective parents seeking to learn more about the support available for the children they adopt Parents who are seeking an adjustment due to a change in their child’s needs or circumstances […]
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