Amaris Adoption and Family Support Services

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Help Shape the Future of Adoption & Family Support- Join Our Board of Directors and Make a Lasting Impact - https://mailchi.mp/amarisadoption.com/wearehiring-18240234

You Don't Have to Get It Right — You Just Have to Come Back Rupture and Repair doesn't build the absence of hard moments, but a relationship that can hold them.

We are hiring! - https://mailchi.mp/amarisadoption.com/wearehiring

M.I.understanding is proud to introduce FASD Understanding: a new, free online resource designed to support families, educators, and communities.
Through short, accessible videos and practical tools, FASD understanding helps build awareness, reduce stigma, and strengthen support for individuals living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
This is about making understanding easier, and support stronger, when it matters most.
Explore the resource: https://fasdunderstanding.ca/

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Registration for Andrea Chatwin’s Parenting Developmental Trauma spring 2026 course is OPEN for enrolment. Space is limited to 15 participants to support safe and productive discussions. Past course participants have reported that the discussions are the most effective way to integrate each week’s learning. They also offer an opportunity to give and receive support from others who ‘get it.’

Course Details:
12-Week ONLINE Parenting Course
Facilitated by Andrea Chatwin, MA, CCC | Clinical Therapist and Parent Educator
Next Group Begins: March 25, 2026
11 Prerecorded downloadable teaching videos (available weekly on Wednesday’s)
12 Live Zoom discussion sessions (Tuesday evenings)
Private page to engage with other group members for support and strategies
Parent Handbook to accompany your learning journey
Additional resources for meeting your child’s unique needs

Open to anyone parenting children and teens who have experienced developmental trauma. Spots are limited and this course fills up quickly.

Link to more info & to register here. https://achildssong.ca/parenting-children-with-developmental-trauma/

This Month at AMARIS - https://mailchi.mp/amarisadoption.com/bigheartsbravefamiliesrealpermanency

For the parent who feels stuck on autopilot...join us for lunch! Find refreshing parenting strategies at our NEW virtual Lunch-N-Learns happening each month and break free from life's monotonous routine.

(Pssst: February's Lunch-N-Learn is FREE!)

FEB 11: THEY ARE NOT INVISIBLE
With Dr. Adam Anthony

Boys and young men who have experienced adoption or foster care are multifaceted individuals whose behaviors often reflect unspoken grief, active identity formation, and powerful resilience.

Drawing from his personal story and clinical practice, Dr. Anthony offers concrete, trauma-informed strategies to help us:

More accurately interpret and respond to their behaviors
Deepen trust and connection in everyday interactions
Create intentional pathways for their leadership, belonging, and voice
Guard against them being overlooked, mislabeled, or misunderstood in home, school, and community settings

More info and register:
https://wearefamiliesrising.org/event/lunch-n-learn-they-are-not-invisible-with-dr-adam-anthony/

Free online learning