Are your kids turning to AI for advice and emotional support? Join the NJ4S Bergen Hub and licensed psychotherapist Lauren Muriello, LPC, for an eye-opening webinar on how children and teens are really using AI and what it means for their mental health. See live demos and learn practical ways to guide and protect your child in an ever-changing digital world.

FREE!

The Meet the Model series from the Post-Adoption Center introduces the core components of the Post-Permanency Model, designed to guide states, tribal nations and territories in delivering coordinated services to adoptive and guardianship families. The model is outlined in detail in the Post-Adoption Center’s Program Manual, which services as the blueprint for building comprehensive, community centered and accessible post-permanency services. We break down the 253-page manual into smaller pieces. This session focuses on the Crisis Intervention Component.

Whether you just started exploring your family tree or you’ve been at it for a while and have hit the proverbial genealogy brick wall, this webinar will give you practical tools to dig deeper and make meaningful discoveries in your family tree. From simple but effective searches to more advanced tips and tricks, we’ll help you track down census records, birth certificates, immigration documents, and more. You’ll be telling our ancestors’ stories in no time!

Join us for an informative session learning about adoption & foster care options in Pennsylvania.

The information session can help you decide whether you are comfortable taking the next steps to become a licensed Diakon foster family. Sessions are offered without obligation; participants are not required to proceed following the presentation.

Pre-registration is required so that the ZOOM link can be shared.

Registration Fees:

1. FFTA Members: $195

1. Non-members: $235

In this learning session, Dr. Christina Vela and Lived Experience Expert Annika Huff will explore the landscape of human trafficking in the United States and examine the primary motivations of those who perpetrate these crimes. Together, they will outline the vulnerabilities that increase a young person’s susceptibility to exploitation, with particular attention to the unique risks faced by youth in foster care. The session will also highlight indicators of grooming—both online and in personal relationships—and offer actionable strategies that care professionals can use to strengthen protective factors, build trust, and engage youth in conversations that help prevent child trafficking.

FREE!

A Free, Virtual, Parent Support Group for adoptive, foster, or kinship families.

All the single parents (all the single parents) Put your hands UP!

We have a support group just for YOU! The parent who is doing the most rewarding and challenging job in the world!

We know single parenting isn’t for the faint of heart and we face unique issues. We don’t have a partner to “tag out” with when our kid is overwhelming us with their needs or to share the sense of pride when our kid learns to walk, scores a goal or graduates from high school. Our hope is to have a safe place where you can connect with other single parents to share your triumphs and joy, your strategies for staying sane amidst the chaos and also find new ways to recharge and take care of the most important person in your child’s life…YOU!

Scheduled to meet monthly on the second Friday from 7 to 8:30 PM

June 12, 2026; July 10, 2026; August 14, 2026; September 11, 2026; October 9, 2026; November 13, 2026; December 11, 2026

About the Event

FREE!

Join Dr. Khoury online to spot early mental health warning signs and learn how to help yourself and others!

Join us online for a casual and eye-opening session with Dr. Khoury, a Stanford professor, as we dive into the key warning signs of mental health issues. This event is perfect if you want to better understand yourself or support friends and family. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from an expert in a relaxed, informal setting!

Attending the APHSA National Human Services Summit provides attendees and their organizations with invaluable knowledge and insights. Attendees can network with others in the human services sector, connect with our extensive range of Strategic Industry Partners, and gain unparalleled access to learning through three days of small-group sessions and presentations. The categories of the sessions are below:

• Moving Human Services Upstream
• Advancing Social and Economic Mobility
• Strengthening the Human Services Sector

Join us for an informative session learning about adoption & foster care options in Pennsylvania.

The information session can help you decide whether you are comfortable taking the next steps to become a licensed Diakon foster family. Sessions are offered without obligation; participants are not required to proceed following the presentation.

Pre-registration is required so that the ZOOM link can be shared.

Two Virtual Sessions (three hours each) June 9 and June 16.

Parenting a child with a history of sexual abuse can be frightening—from responding to the child’s acting out behavior to dealing with emotions.  Discussions focus on the best ways to minimize the trauma and help your child heal. Sex trafficking will be explored in the training. This is a two-week class, attendance at both weeks is strongly encouraged.

These classes will be held online and a link to the class will be sent out ahead of time.

FREE!

In today’s increasingly diverse practice environments, gaps in cultural competency and humility can limit trust, effectiveness, and outcomes. This webinar provides the framework for applying these essential skills through the lens of Relational‑Cultural Theory (RCT). Through practical strategies, case examples, and actionable insights, participants will strengthen their ability to navigate cross‑cultural dynamics and foster more inclusive, culturally responsive practice.

Topics Covered

• Parkinson’s Today:  Emerging Treatments and the Critical Role of the Multidisciplinary Healthcare Team
  Speaker: Drew Falconer, MD, FAAN
  Medical Director, Inova Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center
• Seeing the Whole Person:  Advocacy, Safety and Everyday Excellence in Parkinson’s Care
  Speaker: Heather Suri, BSN RN CMC
  Care Manager & CEO, Pathways in Aging
• Beyond Movement: Brain Health, Cognition, and Whole Person Care in Parkinson’s Disease
  Speaker: Jennifer Pauldurai, MD
  Medical Director, Inova Brain Health and Memory Disorders Program

**CEUs will be available.**

Cost to attend (includes lunch): $45.00

FREE!

We often struggle to find the words to talk to kids about life-changing diagnoses, illness and death. Sometimes, we feel so unsure of what to say that we don’t say anything at all. But our kids need to be given the opportunity to engage in honest conversations about these life-changing events. Those attending the webinar will learn to:

• Understand why it’s important to talk to kids about death
• Create opportunities to develop children’s understanding of death
• Normalize conversations about death and grief
• Provide concrete tools and language to use in these conversations

Fee: $60.00

The goal of this interactive webinar is to identify the changes that have occurred in the NJ Medical Marijuana Program. The history of marijuana legalization and major events that have shaped this history are discussed. Known scientific research on the benefits of medical marijuana and the risks associated with marijuana usage are covered, as well as the continued barriers to better scientific research on this topic. Interactive exercises are incorporated in order to have participants analyze child custody issues for clients who are on the NJ medical marijuana program. Other exercises include the participants discussing how treatment is impacted by medical marijuana and participants will analyze under what conditions there would be a “duty to report” a coworker on medical marijuana.

*A link to register with Zoom to get your login information will be emailed the day before the webinar, and again on the morning of the webinar. Please register at least one hour before the webinar starts, so you have time to receive your login.

Have a research question stumping you, or a specific Ancestry tool you’ve been trying to master? This is your chance to get answers directly from two of the top professional genealogists in the field. Join us for a live “Ask Me Anything” session with Nicka Sewell-Smith and Christophe Landry. Whether you are navigating difficult census records or looking for professional tips to streamline your research, bring your toughest questions and learn the methodologies the pros use to solve family mysteries.