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X-WR-CALNAME:Kinship Family Education Group
X-WR-CALDESC:Adoptive &amp\; Foster Families of Maine
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SUMMARY:Kinship Family Education Group
DESCRIPTION:All kinship providers are welcome to attend with an emphasis
  on supporting families providing care who are not involved with the for
 mal foster care system.\nAddiction affects the entire family system. Chi
 ldren growing up exposed to addiction are more likely than others to abu
 se substances themselves\, engage in relationships with people who have 
 addictions or have other chronic emotional\, psychological or physical d
 isorders. To break the cycle\, children need to learn about the addictio
 n as a disease and the effects of trauma in an age-appropriate way.\nThe
  educational group will provide a safe environment for children to talk 
 about what has happened to them\, express their feelings and have confir
 mation that they did not cause the family disruption. The design of the 
 educational group will also support Kinship caregivers as they learn how
  to support the child and give language to what has happened to the fami
 ly\, allowing healing to take place. Modeling and assistance in talking 
 about difficult topics will be provided for the children and their careg
 ivers.\nThe first 45-minutes of the program will have the children meet 
 with their peer group and facilitator to follow SAMHSA’s Opening Forma
 t Primary Activity to teach the key concept and discussion on the topic.
  During this time\, the Kinship providers will meet separately with anot
 her facilitator and be introduced to the same key concept but focus on h
 ow the whole family system has been affected by trauma. After a short br
 eak\, the caregivers will join the children’s group for a family based
  activity to practice skills learned from that session.\nBelow are a lis
 t of sessions that are planned to take place.\n \nOctober 10 – Addict
 ion:\nNovember 14 – Feelings:\nDecember 12 – Problem Solving:\nJanua
 ry 9 – Treatment and Recovery:.\nFebruary 13 – Safe People:\nMarch 1
 3 – Develop coping strategies.\nApril 10 – Stages of Change:\nMay 8 
 – Self-Care Plans:\nJune 12 – Grief and Loss:\nJuly 10 – Emotional
  Management:\nAugust 14 – Trauma Reenactments:\nSeptember 11 – Explo
 ring the Family’s Future\nShare and Support AFFM:FacebookTwitterPinter
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171212T180000
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LOCATION:Children’s Center @ 1 Alden Ave\, Augusta\, ME 04330\, USA
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