Hope, Healing, and Connection: A Trauma-Responsive Journey for Families Hope, Healing, and Connect

Each family brings their own story—and with it, unique needs. Sometimes that story includes foster care, adoption, or guardianship. Often, needs show up right away, while others emerge as children grow and develop. In this webinar, we’ll take a gentle, trauma-responsive look at the emotional and behavioral challenges that can arise throughout the family’s journey. Together, we’ll explore how early adversity shapes the brain and behavior, how grief and loss may surface in different seasons of life, and how questions about identity and belonging can affect children as they grow. Most importantly, we’ll share practical ways families can nurture strong, healthy relationships and create deeper connections with their children.

Presenter: Samantha L. Wilson, PhD, IMH-E® IV, is Professor of Pediatrics in the division of Pediatric Psychology and Developmental Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin. She is the Director of the International Adoption Clinic at Children’s Wisconsin and has been licensed as a Clinical Psychologist in Wisconsin since 2008. She provides trauma-informed, relationship-based assessment and intervention to children/teens and their families, exclusively with families formed by adoption/foster care.

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 | 6:00-8:00 PM

Free | Registration is limited to 500 participants. Licensed foster parents will receive 2.0 training credits for participation in this webinar. Each individual participant must register separately to receive credit. Questions? Call us at 1-800-762-8063 or email aW5mbyB8IHdpZmFtaWx5Y29ubmVjdGlvbnNjZW50ZXIgISBvcmc=

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• Next Wednesday, 17th September, 05:00 pm, Fatherhood Is Sacred®, Motherhood Is Sacred® in West Allis, Wisconsin
• Next month, 28th October, 11:00 pm, Inherited Wounds: The Legacy of Trauma and Adoption Across Generations in West Allis, Wisconsin
• This November, 15th November, 08:00 am, Healing Centered Families Conference 2025 in Wisconsin Dells