"Growing A Connected Family" is a 4 part training series for Ohio licensed foster and adoptive families on the 1st Monday of each month through May on Zoom from 6-7:30pm EST. The focus is on building relationships to foster healing and to help foster and adoptive families thrive. Registration links can be found at the bottom of this page.
What people are saying, "I asked a question about how to deal with closed adoption when open adoption was not a possibility. I gained a better understanding of how to address and cope with this."
"Everyone coming through SOFA needs to take this training!"
It is very common for biological parents to have experienced some form of trauma while pregnant and/or during other times in their lives. In this series, parents will learn the foundations of trauma, and the impact trauma can have on relationships.
Foster and adoptive parents can be pivotal in the hope and healing their children and their children's biological parents experience, establishing healthy familial roles and boundaries within the family, and strategies for the family to thrive long-term.
NiCole Thomas is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor Supervisor in the State of Ohio, and her area of specialization is trauma recovery. For 17 years, she has supported many foster and adoptive families and birth families, in learning fundamentals and strategies to connect with their children and improve familial connections to support and sustain healthy relationships.
Connection begins with the biological family and can be shaped and impacted through the entire adoption process with consistent, loving, child-rearing from the adoptive family.
Live Ohio Foster Parent Training Hours Available as well as CEUs for Ohio Licensed Counselors, Social Workers and Adoption Assessors.
Attendance at all 4 live training sessions is strongly encouraged, but not required.
Click to Register:
Session #4 5/2/22 6-7:30pm EST Adoptee Panel: Voices of Resilience
*Sessions 1, 2 & 3 were recorded. Please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Here's what some are saying that attending Session #1:
"We love how there can be less impact of trauma with an open adoption and greater appropriate age level dialogue with the adoptive child as they grow." ~ adoptive mom and dad
"I appreciated that NiCole spoke on the trauma adoptive parents may have. I also liked how she said therapy isn't for every child. I so appreciated the empathy NiCole held for adoptive parents." ~ adoption staff member
"I have read "The Body Keeps the Score" and this covered some of his concepts nicely." ~ licensed counselor
