The SAFE Initiative team at JRI provides FREE, Virtual Trauma-Informed Caregiving Workshops for foster, adoptive, kinship, and biological caregivers of children who have experienced trauma.
This group uses the Resource Parent Curriculum (RPC), which is an 8-week course for foster, adoptive, pre-adoptive, and kinship caregivers. If you are interested in a course for biological parents, please email Katie at km*******@*ri.org to be added to the waitlist.
Schedule:
Tuesdays from 12-2pm, starting October 27 and ending December 15, 2026.
Eligibility:
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These workshops are open to Foster, adoptive, pre-adoptive, and kinship caregivers of trauma-impacted children ages 0-21.
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Families who live in New England (i.e., MA, CT, RI, VT, NH, ME)
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The family does not need to already have JRI services to access the workshops.
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These workshops are for caregivers and are not intended as a professional development workshop.
What Caregivers Will Learn:
In the workshops, caregivers will learn about the impact of trauma on the development and behavior of children and how to:
- The impact of trauma on child development and behavior.
- How to respond to the behavioral and emotional needs of trauma-impacted children.
- Strategies to help children develop healthy attachments, recognize their strengths, and build coping skills.
- Tools to increase trauma-informed advocacy, self-care, and support.
Questions & How to Sign Up:
Caregivers are invited to schedule a 60-minute intake meeting
here as soon as possible, as space is limited!
If you have questions or would like to be added to the waitlist for the next group (or a group for biological parents), please email Katie at
km*******@*ri.org.
Testimonial from a kinship foster parent:
“I found the workshop so helpful - the subject matter was very relevant and relatable, the presenters were extremely good, and it was very helpful to hear the other participants’ experiences and methods they found successful with their children.”
The SAFE Initiative is supported by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services, through the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative (NCTSI), Category III: Community Treatment and Service Centers (SAMHSA Award No. 1H79SM092513-01), as part of a financial assistance award totaling $600,000, with 100% funded by SAMHSA/HHS. The contents are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, SAMHSA/HHS or the U.S. Government.
