Strategic Thinking for Everyone Specialization – Arizona State University

With the expertise of Dr. Timiebi Aganaba from the ASU School for the Future of Innovation in Society, the Strategic Thinking specialization will put the tools, knowledge and strategies of strategic thinking directly into your hands. You’ll learn the fundamentals and get acquainted with your strategy toolkit. Then, you’ll directly apply them in hands-on scenarios.

By the end of the specialization, you will be able to:

• Imagine possible futures with intentional questions and maintain agency over those futures.

• Analyze possible scenarios to plan for each and identify how to achieve desired outcomes.

• Gather relevant, comprehensive data for scenario planning and retain lasting insights to share.

• Identify the perspectives and strategies of others and gain influence using these insights.

Courses:

Futures Thinking (7 Hours)

Information Gathering and Vetting (5 Hours)

Perspective-Taking (5 Hours)

Strategic Thinking (7 Hours)

To register: Coursera – Strategic Thinking Specialization

The Revolutionary Love Training Course: How to Love Others, Our Opponents, and Ourselves – Valarie Kaur

A renowned visionary presents a training course in love-centered practices for transforming ourselves and our world.

How do we show up with love in a time of turmoil? What can love do in the face of fear and oppression? How do we find longevity and joy and beloved community? In The Revolutionary Love Training Course, renowned activist and visionary Valarie Kaur shows us how to harness the force of love in our relationships with others, opponents, and ourselves. It begins with wonder. You can look at anyone and say: You are a part of me I do not yet know. From there, we begin to transform the world around us—and within us.

In these sessions, you will explore the ten core practices of Revolutionary Love—how to reclaim wonder, be brave with your grief, harness your rage, reimagine solutions, embrace joy, and more. Drawing on wisdom learned on the front lines of social justice movements and research in religion, law, ethics, and science, Kaur’s new framework has been called a moral compass for our time.

Your training will include:

• The three pillars of Revolutionary Love: See No Stranger, Tend the Wound, and Breathe & Push

• Cultivating wonder as the building block for love

• Fighting for justice and liberation through fierce nonviolence

• Creating safe containers for our rage and harnessing rage for action

• Deep listening beyond “us” and “them”

• Loving ourselves as a way to find longevity and joy in all our labors

“The world is in transition,” says Kaur. “Some days are so deadly, I can taste ash in my mouth. Other days, I see glimpses of the world wanting to be born. A society awakened to the truth of our interdependence. How do we birth that world together? We can create a shift in consciousness and culture. A love without limit. Revolutionary love.” This is a powerful course to transform the way you relate to everyone in your life—and inspire you with a vision of a world that leaves no one behind.

Offered as either streaming audio or a CD.

To register: VK – TRLTC

Ethics and Ethical-Decision Making Essentials – Dr. Ian Messenger

In this course, you will learn a number of different ethical theories, identify which ethical approach you align to based on your values, and discover how to make ethical decisions.

The philosophy of ethical behavior is the basis of any professional. You must always act with integrity and in your clients' best interests, no matter what. This means being honest and transparent in all your dealings, even when it may be difficult or inconvenient. It also means refusing to take shortcuts or engaging in unethical behavior, such as bribery or corruption. By following this philosophy, you can build a reputation as an honest and reliable professional, which will benefit you throughout your career.

This knowledge will help you stay on top of the latest changes in the field and ensure that you are always acting within the law.

The impact of ethics on society is undeniable. By following a code of ethics, individuals help maintain the trust and integrity of their professions. Following this course, you will be able to not only understand your values, but make effective ethical decisions.

In addition, by upholding high ethical standards, professionals set an example for others to follow. This can help create a culture of honesty and integrity, which is essential for the healthy functioning of any society.

To register: Udemy – DIM – EEDME

Ethics Fundamentals - Guthrie Weinschenk

Ethics impact you every day – in your personal choices, in your workplace, in your government, and more. Understanding ethics is integral to understanding different perspectives of right versus wrong and will fundamentally shift your world view.

This course serves as the introduction to some of the biggest concepts within ethics and set up the rest of the Ethics Certificate. Your instructor, Guthrie Weinschenk, is a licensed attorney in the state of Illinois and has extensively researched different schools of ethical philosophy to provide you a generalist, applicable understanding of ethics.

Topics in this course include:

• Understanding ethics in corporations.

• Discussing dark patterns and the ethics of nudges.

• Learning some of the basic "big ideas" in ethics, like the trolley problem.

• Inspire ethical change and ethical leadership.

To register: Udemy – GW - EF

Social Media Ethics – Eric Schwartzman

Social media ethics training course explains the requirements of the law, how ethics policy applies to social networking and how to engage in ethical conversations on social networks.

Promote ethical conduct online in this self-paced employee training on social media ethics. Certify employees and professionals to use social media effectively while enhancing ethics and compliance. This course is appropriate for anyone who wants to learn to use social media for business without violating Federal, State and local rules and regulations.

Covers liability for unethical behavior, how the National Labor Relations Act governs social media use at work, professional netiquette standards, rules concerning work related social media use on personal vs. branded social networking accounts, how to avoid provoking defamation, discrimination and harassment claims on social networks, the risks associated with confidentiality and confidential sources and much more.

What you'll learn:

• Exercise good judgment when using social networks for work

• Avoid tweeting something that could get you sued or fired

• Understand what constitutes ethical, respectful behavior on social media

• Demonstrate tolerance and consideration for others on social networks

To register: Udemy – SME – ES

Business Ethics: How to Create an Ethical Organization – Denis Collins

This Business Ethics course teaches managers, business leaders and corporate trainers how to design ethical organizations and manage organizations of high integrity. You will learn the 90 best practices for hiring ethical people, implementing codes of ethics, ethical decision making, ethics training, respecting employee diversity, ethics reporting systems, ethical leadership, engaging and empowering ethical employees, environmental management and community outreach. Assessment tools are provided to analyze the ethical performance of your organization.

Who this course is for:

• Managers

• Corporate Trainers

• Organizational Leaders

What you'll learn:

• Describe best practices for screening job candidates for ethics.

• Utilize best practices for managing ethics codes.

• Use a systematic ethics decision-making framework to arrive at moral conclusions.

• Conduct ethics and diversity training workshops.

• Create an ethical reporting system.

• Integrate best practices for ethical leadership into the organization.

• Integrate ethics into work goals and performance appraisals.

• Engage and empower employees.

• Develop an Environmental Management system plan.

• Align community outreach with the organization’s mission and assets.

To register: Udemy – DC – BEHCEO

Helping Our Kids Regulate Big Emotions - Creating a Family Adoption and Foster Care Education

In this course, we will talk about how to help our kids cope with their big feelings through self-regulation.

The instructor will be Dr. Stuart Shanker, a Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Psychology at York University, the Founder of The MEHRIT Centre, and author of several books, including Self-Reg: How to Help Your Child (and You) Break the Stress Cycle. He is also an adoptive dad.

This course covers the following learning objectives:

• List 5 steps to help our kids manage stress.

• Explain the difference between misbehavior and stress behavior.

• Explain what hidden stressors are.

• List 3 techniques to reduce stress.

To register: Creating a Family – HOKRBE

Talking About the Difficult Parts of Your Child's History - Creating a Family Adoption and Foster Care Education

Learn how to share difficult news with your child.

Should you tell your child that her birth father is in jail or that her birth mother is addicted to drugs, or that she was conceived by rape? If so, how in the world do you share this news. In this course, we talk with Lesli Johnson, an EMDR therapist who specializes in adoption and foster care and an adult adoptee; and Susan Myers, a licensed Master Social Worker with Adoptions from the Heart Adoption Agency.

This course covers the following learning objectives:

• List 3 reasons why parents should tell their adopted or foster child about the hard parts of their story.

• Identify at about what age parents should have shared all the information that they know.

• Explain what a Lifebook is.

• List 2 reasons why parents should not share with others the personal parts of their child's adoption/foster story.

To register: Creating a Family - TADPYCH

Suicide Awareness and Prevention - Creating a Family Adoption and Foster Care Education

In this course we cover the risk factors and warning signs of suicide and what can be done to prevent it.International

The instructor is Dr. Angela Tunno, a licensed Clinical Psychologist and Assistant Professor at Duke University Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science. One of her areas of specialty is trauma-informed suicide prevention.

This course covers the following learning objectives:

• List 3 protective factors that caregivers can do to support the youth in their home.

• List 3 ways that caregivers can safeguard their home if they suspect an acute risk for self-harm or suicide.

• Define and provide an example of a precipitant factor.

• List 2 societal inequities that contribute to increased risk for suicide.

• List 3 symptoms of depression.

To register: Creating a Family - SAP

Raising a LGBTQ+ Child or Youth - Creating a Family Adoption and Foster Care Education

Learn how to provide a supportive and nurturing home for 2SLGBTQ+ youth.

There is a huge need for foster and adoptive homes for 2SLGBTQ+ youth in foster care. In this course, Holly Harridan and Dr. Shelly Ronen help caregivers understand how to support and provide nurturing homes for 2SLGBTQ+ children and youth. Holly is a Senior User Experience Researcher at Bloom Works and an applied Anthropologist with a background in queer and feminist studies. She lived with an informal kinship caregiver as a queer youth. Dr. Shelly Ronen is a Senior User Experience Researcher at Bloom Works. She has a PhD is in Sociology, and specializes in gender and sexuality.

This course covers the following learning objectives:

• Explain what it means to be an "affirming" home for 2SLGBTQ+ youth.

• Explain why 2SLGBTQ+ youth are more likely to have a foster placement failure.

• List 3 resources for guidance on how to be affirming of 2SLGBTQ+ youth.

To register: Creating a Family - R2SLGBTQ+CY

Practical Tips for Disciplining While Maintaining Attachment - Creating a Family Adoption and Foster Care Education

In this course we talk with Amanda Purvis, a Training Specialist at the Karyn Purvis Center for Child Development, about practical tips for disciplining while maintaining attachment.

Amanda is a social worker, and a mom of five, some of whom have experienced early life trauma.

This course covers the following learning objectives:

• List 2 reasons why spanking, shaming, and time-outs are not effective disciplinary techniques for children who have experienced trauma.

• Explain what the acronym IDEAL means as far as an approach to disciplining children.

• Identify two reasons to allow children to have a do-over when they have misbehaved.

• List two ways to handle triangulation.

To register: Creating a Family - PTDWMA

Practical Tips for Disciplining Children Who Have Experienced Trauma - Creating a Family Adoption and Foster Care Education

How do you discipline kids who have experienced trauma? We provide 5 tips and then discuss 5 challenging parenting situations.

Our expert is Karen Doyle Buckwalter, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Registered Play Therapist and Supervisor, and co-author of "Raising the Challenging Child".

This course covers the following learning objectives:

• List 5 tips for addressing challenging parent situations.

• List 3 parenting techniques to help respond to challenging behavior.

• Understand how and why to set realistic expectations of the adopted child.

To register: Creating a Family - PTDCWHET

Practical Solutions to Typical Food Issues - Creating a Family Adoption and Foster Care Education

Learn ways to address food issues that your children may have. International

Food issues are very common with adopted and foster children and are one of the most frequent concerns adoptive and foster parents have. This course will discuss common feeding and food issues, including picky eating and overeating. The instructor will be Dr. Katja Rowell, a family doctor and author of Love Me, Feed Me, 2nd edition and Helping Your Child with Extreme Picky Eating. She has a special interest in supporting foster and adoptive parents.

This course covers the following learning objectives:

• Explain how trauma impacts feeding.

• Explain what is meant by "felt safety."

• List 5 tips for overcoming eating issues with children.

To register: Creating a Family - PSTFI

Parenting Toolkit for Harder to Parent Kids - Creating a Family Adoption and Foster Care Education

In this course, Sarah Naish, the CEO of the Center of Excellence in Child Trauma and founder of the National Association of Therapeutic Parents discusses therapeutic parenting strategies for parenting harder to parent kids.International

She is the author of "The A-Z of Therapeutic Parenting" and "The A-Z of Survival Strategies for Therapeutic Parents." She is the adoptive mom to a sibling group of 5 who are now adults and she has fostered over 40 kids.

This course includes the following learning objectives:

• List 5 ways to establish a secure base for our children who have experienced trauma.

• Explain the steps to use when handling an incident in the heat of the moment.

• Explain the use of natural or logical consequences and give two reasons why they are important.

• List 3 other tools for parenting harder to parent kids.

To register: Creating a Family - PTHPK

Parenting Children Who Have Experienced Trauma - Creating a Family Adoption and Foster Care Education

How can we parent our children who have experienced trauma?

How can we discipline them in a way that will help them learn and grow? In this course, The instructor will be Dafna Lender, a LCSW and a certified trainer and supervisor/consultant in both Theraplay and Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy. She is also an EMDR therapist. She is the author of Theraplay® – The Practitioner’s Guide and Integrative Attachment Family Therapy: A Clinical Guide to Heal and Strengthen the Parent-Child Relationship.

This course includes the following learning objectives:

• List 3 ways that trauma impacts a child.

• Explain typical coping strategies sen in children who have experienced trauma.

• List 3 ways that parents can help resolve conflicts with children who have experienced trauma.

• Explain how parents can mitigate the impact of trauma on their child.

To register: Creating a Family - PCWHET

How a Parent's History with Attachment and Trauma Impacts Adoption and Fostering - Creating a Family Adoption and Foster Care Education

Learn how a parent’s own experiences with relationships can impact the ones they have with their child.

Have you ever wondered why a specific behavior by your child drives you crazy? What do we as parents bring to the relationship that could be part of the problem? In this course, we talk with Dr. Patrice Berry, a licensed clinical psychologist with specialized training in adoption and foster care and over 15 years of clinical experience, about how a parent's history with attachment and trauma impacts our parenting.

This course covers the following learning objectives:

• Explain why a parents history of trauma and their attachment style impacts how they parent.

• List the four attachment styles.

• List two ways we can move towards a more secure style of attachment in adulthood.

To register: Creating a Family - HPHATIAF

Helping Internationally Adopted Children Develop a Healthy Cultural & Racial Identity - Creating a Family Adoption and Foster Care Education

In this course, we interview Dr. Hollee McGinnis, an Assistant Professor in the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Social Work who focuses on mental health and identity for international adopted people. International

She is also an intercountry adoptee from South Korea. 

This course includes these learning objectives:

• Explain why racial, ethnic, or cultural identification is important for the emotional development of a child adopted internationally.

• Explain what a healthy cultural identity looks like for an internationally adopted child.

• Explain what a healthy racial identity looks like for an internationally adopted child.

• List two tips for parents to help create a healthy racial and cultural identity.

To register: Creating a Family - HIACDHCRI

Helping Adopted Children Heal From Past Trauma and Loss - Creating a Family Adoption and Foster Care Education

In this course we will talk about the impact of trauma and loss on adopted kids and what parents can do to help them heal.

The instructor is Dr. Amanda Baden, a Professor and the Doctoral Program Director at Montclair State University in the graduate counseling program and a licensed psychologist in private practice in Manhattan. She is an adult adoptee from Hong Kong and an adoptive parent of a daughter from China.

This course covers the following learning objectives:

• Explain what trauma is.

• Explain why neglect can be a type of trauma.

• List 3 things adoptive parent can do to help their child heal.

To register: Creating a Family - HACHPTL

Helping Children Heal from Sexual Abuse - Creating a Family Adoption and Foster Care Education

In this course we will cover the long-term impacts of sexual abuse and how to help children heal. International

The instructor will be Dr. Eliana Gil is the founder of the Gill Institute for Trauma Recovery. She specializes in the assessment and treatment of trauma in children, especially those who have been sexually abused. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a Registered Play Therapist Supervisor, and a Registered Art Therapist.

Course objectives:

• Describe the types of abuse considered "sexual abuse."

• Describe common behaviors of a child that indicate that child has been sexually abused.

• Describe the safeguards to have in place when accepting placement of a child who may have been sexually abused.

• Describe what parents can do to help children heal from sexual abuse.

To register: Creating a Family - HCHSA

Health, Emotional, and Developmental Issues Common to Children Adopted Internationally - Creating a Family Adoption and Foster Care Education

In this course, we will talk about the process of adoption and the common health, developmental, and emotional issues in children being adopted through intercountry adoption.

The instructor will be Dr. Kimara Gustafson, M.D., M.P.H., an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota Medical School, a Faculty Member in the Division of Clinical Behavioral Neuroscience, and a pediatrician at the Adoption Medicine Clinic at the University of Minnesota.

Our second instructor is Dr. Katie Stone, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Pediatrics at The University of Minnesota Medical School. She is part of the Psychology team at the Adoption Medicine Clinic providing expertise on mental and behavioral health, attachment, and social-emotional development. Her Ph.D. is in Clinical Child Psychology.

This course includes the following learning objectives:

• Understand the factors that lead to children around the world to be in state care and to need adoptive families.

• Understand the intercountry adoption process.

• Understand the common emotional, developmental, and health issues for children adopted internationally.

• Understand the common assimilation issues for internationally adopted children.

To register: Creating a Family - HEDICCAI