Starting the School Year Off Well
As the beginning of school approaches, consider what supports the children and youth in your home or on your caseload might need to thrive academically,
August 19, 2026
TURN TOWARD THE LIGHT
Here in Vermont, we’re entering the height of sunflower season. You might notice them in a neighbor’s yard or in a field...
Here in Vermont, we’re entering the height of sunflower season. You might notice them in a neighbor’s yard or in a field...
NOURISHMENT
Take a few deep breaths and consider what truly nourishes you. Kroma Wellness states that nourishment is “a holistic concept encompassing everything you need to...
Take a few deep breaths and consider what truly nourishes you. Kroma Wellness states that nourishment is “a holistic concept encompassing everything you need to...
ADJUSTING TO CHANGES
Fall is a clear time of change—we can see it and feel it. It’s easy to tell that some of us, the boot-and-sweater-wearing...
Fall is a clear time of change—we can see it and feel it. It’s easy to tell that some of us, the boot-and-sweater-wearing...
MINDFUL KINSHIP
September is National Kinship Care month. Kinship is about connection. Our kin are those to whom we’re related, and also those who aren’t relatives...
September is National Kinship Care month. Kinship is about connection. Our kin are those to whom we’re related, and also those who aren’t relatives...
PAUSING IN DOORWAYS
Pausing in doorways is one way to start easing into the back-to-school transition that may begin in a few weeks for the children...
Pausing in doorways is one way to start easing into the back-to-school transition that may begin in a few weeks for the children...
APPRECIATING WATER:
During these warm summer days, you might find yourself making ice more often than you did a month ago, splashing with your...
During these warm summer days, you might find yourself making ice more often than you did a month ago, splashing with your...
NOTICING COLOR
In her book, Joyful, Ingrid Fetell Lee notes that, “color is energy made visible…a vibrancy that lets us know our surroundings are alive and...
In her book, Joyful, Ingrid Fetell Lee notes that, “color is energy made visible…a vibrancy that lets us know our surroundings are alive and...
BREATHE & SMILE
In the face of stress, notice what it feels like to breathe and smile. Often, we’re smiling outwardly, at others or...
In the face of stress, notice what it feels like to breathe and smile. Often, we’re smiling outwardly, at others or...
CREATE BEAUTY: Whenever you are creating beauty around you, you are restoring your own soul. – Alice Walker There are many small ways to create...
WHAT DO I NEED RIGHT NOW
Pausing for a moment, and asking yourself what you need, can be a powerful way to connect with...
Pausing for a moment, and asking yourself what you need, can be a powerful way to connect with...
NOTICING TREES
Whenever I felt stressed during college, I would sit outside and spend a few minutes looking at the trees around me. At...
Whenever I felt stressed during college, I would sit outside and spend a few minutes looking at the trees around me. At...
What Happened to You
If you have been part of any of our classes or coaching here at the Vermont Child Welfare Training
Reckoning with the Primal Wound
Recently, some colleagues and I watched the poignant documentary, “Reckoning with the Primal Wound.” In this film, Rebecca Autumn Sansom ponders the meaning of the
- Positive and Adverse Childhood Experiences (PACES): Nurturing Resilience
- Kinship Care Beyond the Basics: Adjusting to Changes
- Court Overview Training for Caregivers
- Caring for Opioid Exposed Infants
- Considerations When Caring for Youth
- Kin & Foster Parent Mentor Training
- LGBTQ+ 101: Caring for LGBTQ Children and Youth
- Preventing and Overcoming Secondary Traumatic Stress Through Awareness and Self-Care
- Supporting Children and Youth Affected by Parental Incarceration
- Normalcy and Prudent Parenting for Kin, Foster and Residential Care Providers
- Caregiver Training & Resources – Vermont Child Welfare Training Partnership
- Podcast Library – Vermont Child Welfare Training Partnership
- Trauma Informed Practice/Parenting – Vermont Child Welfare Training Partnership
- Adoption – Vermont Child Welfare Training Partnership
- RPC + – Vermont Child Welfare Training Partnership
- VT-CWTP Publications, Annual Reports, and Newsletters – Vermont Child Welfare Training Partnership
- On-Line Learning – Vermont Child Welfare Training Partnership
A Mindful Moment
