Resources for Agencies
Are you searching for a comprehensive solution to support the families you serve? Our diverse range of options, including video-based and live classes, workshops and webinars, coaching and custom content is tailored to meet the unique needs of your families and agency staff. By providing essential insights into trauma and its effects, we transform homes into nurturing environments where healing flourishes and meaningful relationships with children grow. Partner with us to elevate your training and support options and create lasting positive change. From equipping families to equipping staff, we have you covered!
Below you will find a variety of resources to help your agency thrive so you can better serve children and families in your community. Please donāt hesitate to reach out to see how we can customize things to best meet your needs.
Enlighten: Pre-service Trauma Training
Equipping families for adoption, foster care, and kinship care can seem like a daunting task. Making sure that you teach them all they need to know in order to equip them well can be overwhelming. Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. We have developed a four-part training that will meet the needs of your agency from understanding trauma, brain development, and attachment as well as practical strategies to connect in relationship even when you have to correct behaviors. Depending on the needs of your agency and state requirements, we can equip your families directly through virtual training opportunities or we can equip your staff to do in-person or virtual trainings. Schedule a consult call so we can customize a solution for you.
Illuminate:Ā Bringing Light to Connected Parenting
All 8 Modules will be available as soon as you sign up. And you donāt need to arrange childcare and you donāt need to leave your home to get some high-quality, easily accessible trauma-informed training.
Agencies Using our Training and Coaching
Build
Build is an interactive learning experience primarily developed for parents who want a foundational understanding of trauma and its impacts and want to develop their connected parenting skills. It is open to anyone who is parenting kids who have experienced trauma and those in the waiting process.
You will have the opportunity to learn each week about the impact of your childrenās history while learning the tools and strategies necessary to meet their needs in a way that will bring hope, healing, and connection.
Live Workshops
Workshops can be customized to meet the training needs of the organization. Workshops vary in length from 1 hour to 6 hours depending on the workshop topic. One to two-hour workshops are typically done in a lecture format with an opportunity for questions and answers at the end of the presentation. Longer workshops are broken up into smaller segments with opportunities for round table discussions and hands-on activities.
Empowered Parent Coaching
Parent coaching is a great way to get to the bottom of challenging behaviors. One-on-one coaching is geared toward families who have particularly challenging situations, or who just want to have focused time to build a plan specific to their family. Group coaching is great for parents who need some help walking through everyday challenges related to parenting kids who have experienced trauma. Parent coaching takes place on Zoom and can include one or both parents.
ONE-ON-ONE-COACHING
One-on-one coaching sessions are tailored to meet the needs of the family. In the intake process, the parent can tell their coach what areas they would like to focus on in the session. As coaches get to know the family dynamics they will make suggestions for family activities, ways to correct behaviors, and additional resources to help in a connected parenting journey. Parents get the most out of these sessions when they do regular coaching sessions. This allows coaches to give feedback and parents to ask questions as they put connected parenting skills into practice.
GROUP COACHING
Similar to one-on-one coaching, group coaching is specifically designed to meet the needs of the parents in the group. Parents come to each session with questions about current struggles and the parent coach offers suggestions on how to proceed. Parents also have the opportunity to go back and watch the recording of the session if they are unable to attend live or want to review what was discussed. Group coaching also allows parents access to a private group where they can interact with their coach and others in the group throughout the month.
These groups are custom-built with families from your agency and can be grouped by ages of children in the home, level of care, special needs, medical needs, or other custom groupings.
TREATMENT FOSTER CARE SUPPORT
Providing support for both the TFC staff and families is crucial to success. In this model of support, families, and staff are connected to an experienced parent and professional who is trained to navigate challenging situations.
TFC FAMILY SUPPORT
Gatherings are a safe place for families to come together with others on the same journey and get support. The groups will consist of teaching on relevant topics, mentoring on crisis intervention strategies, and relationship building with the leader and TFC families.
Individual parent coaching is available to parents who need additional support. Case management can refer families in order to provide additional support and or preserve a placement that is in jeopardy.
TFC CASE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
Coaches check in monthly with TFC case management team to problem-solve issues with families and give coaching on the topic we are discussing in our monthly support gatherings with families. Coaches get input from staff on future topics based on needs they see in families and are available by email and phone to problem-solve issues with kids and families.
IN-HOME INTERVENTION
There are times when families need more intervention than training and coaching. There might be a need for intervention in the home. An in-home program is intense and needs the full commitment of the family. We propose the following framework for in-home intervention:
- Thursday – meet family, discuss the current situation in the home, 4 hours
- Friday – observe family, make a plan based on feedback and observation, 14 hours
- Saturday – implement plan, coach parents in new strategies, 14 hours
- Sunday – implement plan, coach parents in new strategies, 4 hours
- 7 Days Out – check in with family, suggest adjustments, 4 hours
- 30 Days Out – check in with family, suggest adjustments, 4 hours
INTERACTIVE WEBINARS
Similar to live workshops, these webinars can cover a variety of topics and can be customized to meet the needs of the organization. Webinars are 60-90 min in length and may consist of teaching, interview, or be more interactive.
SEXUAL ABUSE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION
Parents need sexual abuse awareness and prevention training to ensure they are equipped to recognize the signs of sexual abuse, understand the complexities of its impact on children, and create a safe and supportive environment for healing. Sexual abuse can significantly affect the behavior and emotional well-being of children who have been abused. By receiving specialized training, parents can learn to identify potential warning signs, implement preventative measures, and respond appropriately to disclosures of abuse.
CASE MANAGER TRAINING
As important as it is to equip parents, it is just as important to equip staff. While case managers can benefit when they participate in parent training, we have outlined two staff-specific trainings on leading families well and helping families in crisis.
LEADING FAMILIES WELL
Staff are primarily thought of as people who help keep a home compliant, but they are more. They have an opportunity to provide leadership for the families they serve. This training will equip case managers to serve in that capacity.
HELPING FAMILIES IN CRISIS
On occasion, case managers need to be crisis interventionists. This training will provide them with a triage framework to conduct some crisis intervention efforts to help get things back on track in the home.
30-DAY CONNECTION CHALLENGEā
This is a parent reset for parents who want to build healthy relationships, see lasting change, and thrive as a family. The challenge is composed of 5 short, weekly videos that cover a topic that is crucial for parents to understand. Parents are then challenged to complete a specific challenge for the week. Whether they have been a parent for 20 years or 20 days, all parents can learn something new and improve their connected parenting strategies in this short challenge.
FOUNDATIONS IN FATHERHOOD
Foundations in Fatherhood is a 4-week parenting boot camp for dads. It was created to encourage and challenge dads of all ages and stages. It is a place where dads can share their hopes and fears, a place where they will be accepted, supported, and challenged. Foundations in Fatherhood is a place where dads can learn and grow.
Each week includes a video with real-life strategies and encouragement, discussion starters to keep the conversation going, questions for self-reflection, and a weekly challenge to keep dads motivated & accountable.
The Empowered Parent Podcast
The Empowered Parent Podcast is for anyone who is parenting kids through adoption, foster care, kinship care, or those who are in the process. This podcast is for anyone who has kids who have experienced trauma. This podcast is for families of all kinds. This podcast is also for professionals who serve families and want more tools to help their families succeed.
The Empowered Parent Podcast has been downloaded more than 625,000 times and is listened to in more than 100 countries globally.
Meet Ryan and Kayla North
Ryan and Kayla North are a dynamic husband-and-wife duo who have dedicated their lives to strengthening families and equipping parents with the tools they need to create loving and thriving homes. Through their impactful work with One Big Happy Home and The Empowered Parent Podcast, Ryan and Kayla have become trusted voices in the realm of foster and adoptive parenting, as well as nurturing healthy family dynamics.
Their unwavering commitment to empowering parents and strengthening families has earned them a well-deserved reputation as leaders in the field of parenting and child development. Through conferences, workshops, online courses, articles, and personalized coaching their transformative work continues to inspire and guide countless parents on their journey towards creating harmonious and thriving households. Their passion for adoption and foster care is deeply personal. They have six children, four of whom joined their family through adoption from the foster care system.
Ryan and Kayla founded One Big Happy Home as a platform to provide parents with valuable resources, guidance, and support as they navigate the journey of raising children. Through their articles, videos, and online community, they offer practical strategies and emotional support that empower parents to address trauma, behavior challenges, and attachment issues. Their approach is rooted in empathy, understanding, and evidence-based techniques, creating a space where parents can learn and grow together.
The Empowered Parent Podcast is a powerful extension of their mission to empower parents and caregivers. Each episode delves into relevant parenting topics, offering insights, expert interviews, and practical advice to help listeners navigate the challenges of parenting. Their warm and relatable on-air presence makes their podcast a go-to resource for parents seeking encouragement, wisdom, and actionable strategies.