Fall TBRI Workshops at Holt-Sunnyridge!

Fall TBRI® Workshops Grab your early bird prices before July 13th! Are you looking for parenting strategies to help you address your child’s trauma history? Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI) is a family-based intervention that is designed for children who have experienced relationship-based traumas such as: institutionalization, multiple foster placements, maltreatment and neglect.  Learn More! September 8|Introduction & Overview October 13 |Connecting November 3 |Empowering December 1 |Correcting 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Parent workshops are led by Pam Shepard, LCSW, supervisor of clinical services at Holt-Sunny Ridge and Jessica Augsburger, LCSW, branch social worker at Holt-Sunny Ridge. Pam and Jessica are both TBRI® practitioners. Space is Limited, Register Today! Early bird registration through July 13, 2018:  $175 per person, all 4 workshops $250 per person, all 4 workshops with 20 CEU’s for LSW/LCSW Regular registration starting July 14, 2018: $250 per person, all 4 workshops $325 per person, all 4 workshops with 20 CEU’s for LSW/LCSW For questions or more information, please contact Pam Shepard at pams@holtsunnyridge.org.  Therapy Services at Holt-Sunny Ridge IL License #529708

The Interstate Adoption Option!

Young Adult Adoptee Group!

Upcoming Group - June 6th Young Adult Adoptee Group This event is for older teens and adults (15 years old or older) who would like to discuss adoption-related topics in a safe and open environment. Parents can also attend a separate group simultaneously, led by a licensed therapist (no fee for parents, but please RSVP). Discussions will range in topics from: peer relationships,  launching out of their parents home,  college/career,  and other adoption related issues. Facilitated by Pam Shepard, LCSW and an adult-adoptee.   When? June 6, 2017 Tuesday, 6:30pm to 8:00pm Where? Holt-Sunny Ridge Children's Services 270 Remington Blvd  Suite D  Bolingbrook, IL 60440   Register Here!  Holt-Sunny Ridge | 630-754-4500 | illinois@holtsunnyridge.org

Adoptive Family Camp Featuring TBRI!

Journey of Hope Adoptive Family Camp - Apply by March 31st!

This summer, Holt-Sunny Ridge will be hosting our first Journey of Hope summer camp for domestic and international adoptees and their families. This three-day camp is designed around the Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI)® parenting curriculum for adoptees and their families. Even years after their adoption, some children may struggle with behavior regulation, attachment and social skills. This camp will equip families with tools and strategies they can use to help their child learn self-regulation skills and deepen family attachment. Parents will also receive specialized TBRI training.  Other activities include fun sensory games, art and equine therapy. When: Friday, June 23 – Sunday, June 25, 2017 | 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Where: The Ranch of Hope Reins Equine Camp in Hampshire, IL Cost: $350 per family or $450 for a family with more than one child Requirements to Attend: Attending families must have both parents attend all 3 days For families who want to register siblings, both children must meet the requirements. If one does not, then childcare arrangements will need to be made for the sibling that is not eligible. Child(ren) must have been home for at least 1 year, and be between 7 to 11 years old. Please see flyer for more details before you apply. Only ten spots are available for this pilot camp and applications are due by  March 31, 2017. So apply now!

Download Application Here

 Questions? Contact Pam at pams@holtsunnyridge.org

Young Adult Adoptee Group!

Young Adult Adoptee Group

This event is for older teens and adults (15 years old or older) who would like to discuss adoption-related topics in a safe and open environment. Parents can also attend a separate group simultaneously, led by a licensed therapist (no fee for parents, but please RSVP). Discussions will range in topics from:

• peer relationships, 
• launching out of their parents home, 
• college/career, 
• and other adoption related issues.

Facilitated by Pam Shepard, LCSW and an adult-adoptee.  

When? March 7, 2016 Tuesday, 6:30pm to 8:00pm Where? Holt-Sunny Ridge Children's Services 270 Remington Blvd  Suite D  Bolingbrook, IL 60440

Register Here!

Holt-Sunny Ridge | 630-754-4500 | illinois@holtsunnyridge.org

Young Adult Adoptee Group

Young Adult Adoptee Group This event is for older teens and adults (15 years old or older) who would like to discuss adoption-related topics in a safe and open environment. Parents can also attend a separate group simultaneously, led by a licensed therapist (no fee for parents, but please RSVP). Discussions will range in topics from: peer relationships,  launching out of their parents home,  college/career,  and other adoption related issues. Facilitated by Pam Shepard, LCSW and an adult-adoptee.

When? February 7, 2016 Tuesday, 6:30pm to 8:00pm Where? Holt-Sunny Ridge Children's Services 270 Remington Blvd  Suite D  Bolingbrook, IL 60440

Register Here!

Holt-Sunny Ridge | 630-754-4500 | illinois@holtsunnyridge.org

Tween Support Group!

New Tween Group!

We are dedicated to supporting our Holt-Sunny Ridge families for life — through every age and stage. And recently, we’ve heard a lot of you ask for a program especially for your tween-aged kids…  So we are very excited to announce a brand new Tween Adoptee Group at Holt-Sunny Ridge! Starting on December 13, we invite all 11 to 14-year-olds to come together for a fun, interactive time that focuses on building self worth. The group will be led by Carly Schrimpl, LCSW, and will take place from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. at our office in Bolingbrook the second Tuesday of each month. While tweens meet, parents can also meet together at our office.  Click here to register for the first Tween Adoptee Group on December 13! The cost is $20 per child, and space is limited.  If you have any questions, please contact Pam Shepard, Supervisor of Clinical Services, at pams@holtsunnyridge.org or 630-754-4523. We hope to see you there!

HOLT-SUNNY RIDGE 270 Remington Blvd, Suite D Bolingbrook, Illinois 60440