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CAFO2025 Full Conference Audio Download
CAFO2025 Full Conference Audio Download
Now available! Purchase the audio recordings from the General Sessions and Instructional workshops from the CAFO2025 conference in Houston, TX to enjoy at your own pace. This year’s CAFO2025 theme is “DISTINCT: Different from the World, for the World. Of this we can be sure: what our world needs most is not just more of … Read more
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Research Symposium at CAFO2025
Research Symposium at CAFO2025
The Research Symposium at CAFO2025 brought together scholars, practitioners and leaders to explore what fosters resilience, belonging and long-term well-being for children and families. The videos in this showcase highlight five featured talks on the topic of resilience, each filled with evidence-based practices to help you foster meaningful change in the lives of children who … Read more
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When There is Crisis
When There is Crisis
A Handbook for Christian Foster & Adoptive Families Facing Serious Struggle. Foster and adoptive parents long for their children to experience hope in places of deep and complex pain. Yet seasons of behavioral, emotional or developmental crisis can be part of the journey — and may feel overwhelming. When There Is Crisis is a handbook … Read more
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Complete Care Perspectives: Part 1
Complete Care Perspectives: Part 1
Complete Care Perspectives: Global Insights on Child Separation and Its Lasting ImpactPart 1 – Why Are Children in Care? Insights from a Multinational Study Our multinational study of over 1,000 adults with childhood care experiences revealed that more than 80% had at least one living biological parent while in care, demonstrating that family separation is … Read more
Gen Z Mental Health & Well-Being: A Faith-Based Response to a Generation Under Pressure
Gen Z Mental Health & Well-Being: A Faith-Based Response to a Generation Under Pressure
Gen Z Mental Health & Well-Being: A Faith-Based Response to a Generation Under Pressure is a vital resource for those serving Gen Z, including foster and adoptive families and those working with vulnerable youth. Grounded in scientific research and biblical truth, this Barna report offers practical strategies for supporting young people facing anxiety, loneliness and identity … Read more
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Giving Children the Gift of Resilience, Part 1 – Understanding Protective Factors: The Building Blocks of Resilience
Giving Children the Gift of Resilience, Part 1 – Understanding Protective Factors: The Building Blocks of Resilience
Protective factors play a significant role in protecting children from the negative impacts of adverse experiences. The better we understand what protective factors are and how they function as building blocks of resilience, the better we can care for children who have experienced adversity. Join Drs. Nicole Wilke and Mandy Howard to explore this topic … Read more
El Papel de Los Factores de Protección y La Resiliencia
El Papel de Los Factores de Protección y La Resiliencia
Esta infografía comparte los aspectos más destacados de un estudio que analiza el papel que desempeñan los factores de protección en la amortiguación de las adversidades tempranas, lo que puede ayudarnos a promover mejores resultados en los niños a pesar de experiencias infantiles difíciles.
The Role of Protective Factors & Resilience
The Role of Protective Factors & Resilience
This infographic shares the highlights of a study looking at the role protective factors play in buffering early adversity which can help us promote better outcomes in children despite difficult childhood experiences.
Vencer: Lo que las escrituras y la ciencia dicen sobre la resiliencia
Vencer: Lo que las escrituras y la ciencia dicen sobre la resiliencia
A través de historias convincentes, ejemplos y explicaciones de estudios importantes, Vencer integra la investigación científica con la verdad bíblica para revelar cómo la adversidad puede convertirse en un ingrediente esencial para cultivar la resiliencia. Nueve estrategias prácticas y centradas en las relaciones brindan orientación para quienes buscan fomentar la resiliencia en niños que han … Read more
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Caleb Koala’s Comeback Ride: A Journey to Overcoming
Caleb Koala’s Comeback Ride: A Journey to Overcoming
It can be challenging for adults to convey complex life concepts like resilience to the children they care so much about. Resilience is crucial for their development, but finding the right words can feel like a puzzle. Caleb Koala’s Comeback Ride tells the heartwarming story of Caleb Koala, a sweet and spirited young cub who … Read more
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Overcoming: What Scripture and Science Say About Resilience
Overcoming: What Scripture and Science Say About Resilience
Through compelling stories, examples, and explanations of important studies, Overcoming integrates scientific research with biblical truth to reveal how adversity can become an essential ingredient for cultivating resilience. Nine practical, relationship-centered strategies provide guidance for those looking to nurture resilience in children who have experienced early adversity. LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BOOK >>
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Created to Heal: How Neuroplasticity Offers Hope for Children & Their Families
Created to Heal: How Neuroplasticity Offers Hope for Children & Their Families
Brains can heal from trauma. The brain is infinitely complex and easily molded by the environment around it. For children who have experienced early adversity, this can seem like bad news. Maltreatment and other obstacles can lead our brain to form in unhealthy ways. However, the brain can also be positively influenced by its environment. … Read more
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Creado Para Sanar: Cómo La Neuroplasticidad Ofrece Esperanza para Los Niños y Las Familias
Creado Para Sanar: Cómo La Neuroplasticidad Ofrece Esperanza para Los Niños y Las Familias
El cerebro puede ser sanado del impacto del trauma. El cerebro es infinitamente complejo y fácilmente moldeable por el entorno que le rodea. Para los niños que han sufrido adversidades tempranas, esto puede parecer una mala noticia. Los malos tratos y otros obstáculos pueden hacer que nuestro cerebro se forme de manera no saludable. Sin … Read more
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La relación entre la Espiritualidad, la Resiliencia y el Bienestar
La relación entre la Espiritualidad, la Resiliencia y el Bienestar
Un estudio que explora el papel de la espiritualidad en la resiliencia y el bienestar entre 529 personas con experiencia en cuidado alternativo en 11 países.
La Espiritualidad como Factor Protector
La Espiritualidad como Factor Protector
Los adultos que fueron separados del cuidado de sus padres cuando eran niños y residieron en entornos de cuidado alternativo suelen experimentar dificultades a lo largo de su vida. Por ello, es importante explorar los factores que conducen a mejores resultados. En esta infografía se comparten los resultados de un estudio en el que se … Read more
Current Trauma Research: A Collaborative Review
Current Trauma Research: A Collaborative Review
For those interested in current developments in trauma-related research and how it may intersect with their day-to-day work, the CAFO Institute for Family-Centered Healing & Health has created this collaborative review working document of current trauma research. Trauma-informed care is an emerging and dynamic field. It is rich in opportunity for fresh exploration, discovery, application … Read more
