Recommended Reading

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

Commissioned to Care

Host a 2 hour training covering what volunteers in your church 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.

Belong University

A series of courses desinged to empower faith leaders with knowledge and strategy for solving the crisis for kids in foster care wisely and collaboratively. Join us in building belonging and healing for kids and families.

Foster Parent College

Online training for caregivers, parents, and agency staff.

IU Health Trauam-Informed Care Professional Development Certificate

Free, online training provided by IU Health available to anyone. The training is focused on understanding trauma and the basics of Trauma Informed Care.

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

A hub of resources from Back2Back Ministries designed to make trauma-informed care accessible to anyone. They have free, low-cost, online, or in-person training courses available.