Training for professionals is a critical component of a successful post permanency program. Supporting adoptive and guardianship families requires specialized knowledge and skills. When professionals have the training they need, they are better equipped to address the complex needs of the families they serve. Investing in training strengthens professional competence, builds confidence, and enhances the ability to make a meaningful impact.
See Below for a calendar of upcoming live trainings designed to support robust post permanency services.
The Meet the Model series from the Post-Adoption Center introduces the core components of the Post-Permanency Model, designed to guide states, tribal nations and territories in delivering coordinated services to adoptive and guardianship families. The model is outlined in detail in the Post-Adoption Center’s Program Manual, which services as the blueprint for building comprehensive, community […]
In this webinar, adopted adults of color share parts of their lifelong adoption journey, creating an opportunity for you--adoptive parents, pre-adopters and professionals--to hear their inside knowledge and consider how it applies to the children and adults you love and/or serve.
Too often, permanency preparation begins only after a family is found, ignoring the deep-seated trauma that can make trust and attachment feel out of reach for youth. This webinar advocates for starting preparation early, using a network of supportive adults to help youth learn the social and emotional skills necessary for healthy relationships. By focusing […]
Part of a Four-Part Series with Tony Hynes, Ph.D. - Holidays Through the Eyes of Adoptees, this webinar will give insight into holidays from the experience of adoptees, such as feelings of disconnection from their adoptive families, longing for birth families, and a sense of not fully belonging in either world.
Coaching participants must be enrolled in and progressing through the free NTI web-based training. Each coaching session will correspond with the training modules. Sessions will include case studies, interactive activities, and open discussions on key takeaways. Interactive, with participants learning from one another, as well as from the learning gleaned from the NTI modules. June […]
This free 2-hour training is designed for California professionals who support adoptive and post- permanency families. This training will explore how to use strengths-based approaches, recognize the unique needs of these families, and build practical tools that help children and caregivers thrive. You'll Walk Away With: An understanding of adoption as a lifelong process. Strenghts-based […]
Coaching participants must be progressing through the NTI web-based training/Child Welfare or Mental Health versions. Each coaching session will correspond with the training modules. Sessions will include case studies, interactive activities, and open discussions on key takeaways. Interactive, with participants learning from one another, and the NTI modules. June 10th, July 8th, August 5th, September […]
In this interactive/skill based webinar, clinicians will explore strategies to: Increase a child's sense of safety by assisting adoptive parents to anticipate, prepare and trouble-shoot transitions and change to avoid or minimize acting out behaviors, support children to identify and regulate their feelings, teach adoptive parents to respond rather than react to children's behaviors using […]
2-Day Virtual Training with Dr. Ross Greene to reduce adult-child conflicts with proactive practical tools. 5/7 & 8/2026
This workshop supports Peer Partners, all are welcome to learn more about Attachment.
This therapeutic approach developed by a family therapy expert and attachment specialist addresses misalignment in the parent-child relationship. In this training course, students will be walked through the IAFT framework and provided therapeutic insight and concrete strategies to help families achieve meaningful and lasting change.
This workshop supports Peer Partners working in a climate of fear, stress, and immigration‑related pressure. It offers clear, trauma‑informed tools to manage secondary traumatic stress, understand PTSD, and build sustainable resilience. Through hands‑on practice and reflection, participants learn practical strategies to stay grounded, effective, and well in their roles.
