Workshop Archives - Amara

Brave Conversation

Brave Conversations are welcoming virtual spaces for conversation about building supportive relationships between parents whose children are placed in out-of-home care and those who are caring for the children (both foster parents and relative/kinship caregivers). Our goal is to help bridge the gap between parents and caregivers, and center the children so all can learn

Collaborative Parenting Workshop, a brave space for kinship families

Amara’s Collaborative Parenting Workshop is a free, six-week virtual course for parents and kinship or foster caregivers that will support the “shared parenting” relationship between them. We invite kinship caregivers to attend with their co-parent to learn about different communication styles, conflict management, and more! We hope participants walk away feeling more empowered in successfully

Navigating Openness In Adoption: Where Is Your Family On The Journey?

Join Angela Tucker from The Adopted Life, Lori Holden, author of The Open-Hearted Way to Open Adoption, Kara Anderson, Amara Post Adoption Family Support Specialist and Katie Biron, Adoptive Parent as they dive deep in explaining what openness in adoption really means. This fast paced, interactive workshop will leave you reflecting on what level of openness your family has about adoption and perhaps more importantly, what level of openness your child needs you to have to support healthy identity development.