Trauma-Informed Care for Foster & Adopted Kids

The Need for Trauma - Informed Care

Not everyone is called to foster or adopt but those that do could use your support. Kids with a trauma history have unique needs and responses which require a different approach from caregivers. Many of the standard parenting techniques can trigger children and teens causing them to act out or push away.

This 90-minute course will empower extended family members, friends, and respite caregivers to be unsung heroes in these children's lives and provide tools that increase felt safety and healing. Whether you offer childcare for individual families or host a respite event, the practical tools and trauma-informed insights will go a long way to helping feel safe and succeed. Are you ready to be a beacon of hope for foster and adopted kids?

Course Instructors

Tiffany Loeffler, DPT

Tiffany has been an advocate for vulnerable children since 2010 and has extensive training in trauma-informed care. Over the past decade she has worked closely with local agencies and nonprofits, been involved in launching and leading several church-based foster care & adoption ministries, and is the Founder/Director of The Alliance. Tiffany and her husband Matt live in Northern California with their 2 children who were adopted from Haiti in 2017. In addition to nonprofit work, Tiffany has a Doctorate in Physical Therapy and still treats patients on a limited basis. She loves animals, mystery novels, and being outdoors.

Heidi White

Heidi's passion for foster care and adoption began when she was 15 years old after watching a situation unfold in her neighborhood. She went on to receive a degree in Sociology and began her career working at a local foster family agency. She first served as an adoptions clerk and then as a group home staff. Currently Heidi is a certified TBRI Practitioner, a CASA, and the Educator/Church Relations Director at The Alliance. Her role at The Alliance allows her to equip families and churches to bring hope and healing to the kids in their care. Heidi enjoys coffee with friends, being out in nature, and reading a good book.

Choose a Pricing Option

$35

Individual Registration

For Caregivers, Volunteers, Family Members & Friends Wanting to Support Foster & Adopted Kids

We're so glad you'd like to learn more about providing Trauma-Informed Care for foster and adopted kids! Purchasing this course will give you access to the video content and slides for 12 months allowing you plenty of time to go through each module and revisit certain content as needed. We kindly ask that you do not share your personal login information with others but instead to encourage them to sign up for the course as well.

We look forward to providing you great insights to help you connect with foster and adopted kids and better support their families.

3 day free trial then $350/year

Organization Registration

For Organizations Serving Foster & Adopted Kids

We're so glad your organization would like to provide trauma-informed training for your staff, volunteer team, or the families you serve. Purchasing this course will give you a 3-day free trial to review all material. At the end of your trial you'll receive access to enroll as many participants as you'd like over the next 12 months and each person will be able to revisit the curriculum as long as your subscription is active.

You will receive an email notification prior to annual course renewal and you may choose to opt out at any time. We kindly ask that you do not share your organization login information with other outside your team but instead encourage them to sign up for organizational access as well. If you are an Alliance Member, don't forget to use your course discount code.

This is a subscription product billed on a yearly basis until you cancel. Cancel anytime from the account management page.

Other Courses by The Alliance

Check out the following courses available in The Alliance Learning Center.

Understanding & Responding to Childhood Trauma

Information & strategies to support children with a trauma history.

The Alliance

$35

Trauma-Informed Care for Teens from Hard Places

Understanding childhood trauma & strategies to support teens with a trauma history.

The Alliance

$35

Trauma-Informed Care for Children's Ministry Settings

Helping churches support children with a trauma history.

The Alliance

3 day free trial then $250/year