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SUMMARY:APAC's 20th Annual Permanency Conference - A Legacy of Permanency: Celebrating 20 Years of Growth & Stability
DESCRIPTION:Trauma-Informed Adoption and Permanency Conference for Child Welfare Professionals and Caregivers Across Alabama\nHosted by Alabama Pre/Post Adoption Connections (APAC)\, a program of the Children’s Aid Society of Alabama\n💲 Registration: $275.00 for room and CEU certification\nFREE for all Alabama DHR staff in attendance \nFor 20 years\, the APAC Permanency Conference has served as Alabama’s premier adoption and child welfare training conference\, bringing together Alabama DHR staff\, clinicians\, social workers\, counselors\, child-serving professionals\, as well as foster and adoptive parents\, committed to permanency\, healing\, and healthy lifelong family connections. \nThis milestone year features nationally recognized keynote speaker Jamole Callahan\, a foster care alum and systems-change leader\, presenting “Rooted in Belonging.” His keynote reframes permanency as a lifelong promise built through relationships\, culture\, and community accountability. \nWhat to Expect: \n✔️ Trauma-informed\, adoption-competent workshops\n✔️ Practical tools for supporting foster and adopted children\n✔️ Strategies to strengthen permanency outcomes\n✔️ Content for professionals and caregivers across Alabama\n✔️ Opportunities for reflection\, renewal\, and connection \nWho Should Attend: \n– Alabama DHR staff\n– Social workers\, counselors\, and clinicians\n– Child welfare and youth-serving professionals\n– Foster & adoptive parents\n– Advocates supporting permanency and family stability \n🎓 Earn up to 13 CEU contact hours for social workers and counselors (including clinical\, ethics\, and supervision hours; details forthcoming). \nJoin us April 22nd – 24th at the Embassy Suites by Hilton\, Hoover and reconnect with your purpose\, strengthen your practice\, and recommit to ensuring every child experiences belonging\, stability\, and family. \nRegister today to secure your spot https://bit.ly/APACPermanency2026.
URL:https://bhamnow.com/bhamn-event/apacs-20th-annual-permanency-conference-a-legacy-of-permanency-celebrating-20-years-of-growth-stability/
CATEGORIES:Adult Classes,Agency Training,Conference
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SUMMARY:Understanding & Addressing Complex Trauma and Loss In Childhood (Birmingham)
DESCRIPTION:🗓️ Date: September 5th\n📍 Location: Birmingham\, The Harbert Center\n🕘 Time: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm\nEarn 5.5 NBCC Approved CEU Credits\n***No registration fee for any attendee\nLunch is included! \nChildren who’ve experienced separation from their birth families\, whether through foster care\, adoption\, or kinship placement; often carry unseen wounds of trauma and loss that can deeply impact their development\, behavior\, and relationships. \nJoin us for a powerful\, full-day in-person training that goes beyond the surface to explore how complex trauma shows up in children and adolescents\, and how caregivers and professionals can respond with intention\, empathy\, and effective strategies. \nLed by nationally recognized trauma and adoption expert\, Laura Ornelas\, LCSW\, this interactive workshop will empower attendees to understand the bio-psycho-social effects of trauma and grief\, and equip them with meaningful\, trauma-informed interventions rooted in relationship-based healing.\n💡 You’ll Learn How To:\nUnderstand the impact of trauma and loss on childhood development\nIdentify behavioral and emotional responses linked to complex trauma\nApply empowering\, practical strategies that support long-term healing\nWhether you’re a mental health professional\, social worker\, educator\, or a foster\, adoptive\, or kinship caregiver\, this training will deepen your understanding and sharpen your ability to walk alongside children on their path to resilience.\nAbout the Trainer – Laura Ornelas\, LCSW\nLaura brings over 30 years of experience in child welfare\, clinical practice\, and curriculum design. Formerly the Regional Director of Mental Health Services for California’s Kinship Center and current senior faculty at the Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.)\, Laura is a national thought leader in attachment\, loss\, trauma\, and permanency. She co-developed the National Training and Development Curriculum (NTDC) for foster and adoptive parents and now leads the Academy of Elevating Clinical Practice in Permanency.\nHer workshops are known for blending deep clinical insight with warmth\, humor\, and humanity.\n🎯 Who Should Attend?\nThis training is designed for:\n– Therapists and clinicians\n– Case managers and social workers\n– Foster\, adoptive\, and kinship parents\n– Educators\, child welfare professionals\, and youth advocates\nSpace is limited. Reserve your seat and be part of this transformational day of learning and connection.\n🔗 https://training.childrensaid.org/…/understanding…/…\n📧 For questions\, contact training@childrensaid.org
URL:https://bhamnow.com/bhamn-event/understanding-addressing-complex-trauma-and-loss-in-childhood-birmingham/
LOCATION:The Harbert Center\, 2019 Fourth Ave N\, Birmingham\, 35203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Classes,Agency Training,Community,Downtown,Early Childhood,Workshop
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