Thurs., Mar. 14, 2024

10:30am – 1:30 pm

W.I.S.E. Up!, a signature program developed by C.A.S.E., is an empowerment workshop for families to help children respond to intrusive questions about being adopted. It is intended as a face-to-face training (approximately 2 hours) where one facilitator works with parents on understanding what their children may be experiencing while other facilitators work with children learning the W.I.S.E. Up! skills, doing crafts and role-plays in which children practice W.I.S.E. Up! skills. The workshop then brings the parents and kids together to share their learnings. C.A.S.E. authorizes agencies to be W.I.S.E. Up! sites by training their staff to facilitate the W.I.S.E. UP! workshops with families through a Train the Trainer Model. W.I.S.E. Up! Train the Trainer is provided virtually via Zoom to agencies interested in offering W.I.S.E. Up! to families in their community. Professionals in this training will learn how to offer the W.I.S.E. Up! concurrent workshops for children and parents and become certified W.I.S.E. Up! trainers. Agencies must commit to train a minimum of three staff and can include up to 5 staff in the training. We ask that at least one of the participants have a clinical background since the content can be triggering for children. This training is interactive and program materials are provided. New organizations also receive the WISE Up! Starter Kit with materials used in the parent/youth workshops and 10 copies of the WISE UP! Powerbook.