Reccommended Reading

• The Connected Child
• The Out-of-Sync Child
• Attaching in Adoption
• Parenting From the Inside Out
• Adopting the Hurt Child

Commissioned to Care

2 hour training covering what you need to know about trauma in order to best serve kids from hard places and their families

Empowered to Connect

An interactive learning experience designed for parents and caregivers whose children have experienced adverse childhood experiences, toxic stress, and maltreatment based on Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) model.

Foster Parent College

Online training for caregivers, parents, and agency staff.

Reccommended Listening

• The Honestly Adoption Podcast
• The Empowered Parent Podcast

SPOT Trainings

One hour trainings where, at no cost, a representative from Indiana Department of Child Services comes to your location to train individuals. You advertise and promote. If interested email us at info@handsofhopein.org. Topics available for training are:

• Attachment
• Fostering Older Youth
• Poverty
• Power of Peers
• Resource Family Self-Care
• Understanding Culture and Power

Trauma Competent Care

Choose from either a one day, two day, or three day training intended for professionals, parents, and other concerned adults on Trauma Informed Caregiving.