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Visit the Events page on the Northland Foundation website for details, and to register for these and other learning opportunities.

Build Resilient Brains: Strengthen Protective Relationships
Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Holiday Inn & Suites, Downtown Duluth - Great Lakes Ballroom
8:30 a.m. Registration; 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Training (lunch provided)

Teams representing early childhood, K-12 and higher education, child care, mental health, child welfare, public health, health care, substance abuse, juvenile justice/corrections, public safety, faith community, and youth development are invited to a daylong training regarding Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). Through reflection and discussion, participants will identify the strengths in their systems of care and intervention, and consider possibilities for creating even more positive protective relationships.

Circle of Security® Training Seminars
September 29-October 3, 2014

Holiday Inn & Suites, Downtown Duluth - Great Lakes Ballroom
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 29 - Thursday, Oct. 2: 4-Day Parenting DVD Training
Friday, Oct. 3: 1-Day Introductory Seminar

The Northland Foundation is pleased to welcome Glen Cooper, the co-originator of Circle of Security® early intervention program for parents and children presenting their acclaimed parenting education program offering the core components of the evidence-based COS© protocol, which integrates findings from attachment research, brain science, and psychology into a user-friendly conceptual framework.

The 4-day seminar trains mental health, social work, counseling, and other professionals to use an 8-chapter DVD to educate parents and caregivers. The 1-day seminar provides an introduction, to a broad audience, about applying evidence-based practice into interaction with children and families to promote emotional wellbeing and mental health.