Parenting is hard!  Foster and adoptive parenting is even harder.  Often parents do not have the support, resources or effective trainings that are proven to actually help parents, especially those with children who have been traumatized or have difficult to understand behaviors.  

We believe that trainings and education can be effective in helping parents, but they must go deeper than the "typical' trainings foster and adoptive parents receive.  Psycho-education is training that has a more intense psychological basis and is designed to do more than just deliver information.  There are many techniques and clinically informed tools that parents can use at home with their children! This is especially important for families who do not have access to clincial services.  

As a community, we need to "up the game" with the quality of interventions, trainings and supports that are available for families and the professionals who serve them. The Family Minds Institute is hoping to contribute to this change.