Training:

Understanding ACEs: How Early Experiences Shape Children, Families, and Relationships

Dec 10
Thursday, December 10, 2026 – 10:00am
10:00am - 12:00pm

Audience: Caregivers & Professionals

Level: Beginner
Ages addressed: 18 and under

This presentation will provide an overview of ACEs and explore how early experiences can influence a child’s development, behavior, attachment, family relationships, and ability to trust and feel safe. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the connection between trauma and behavior and learn how supportive, consistent, and trauma-informed relationships can help children build resilience and heal. Case examples and practical tools and skills will be provided throughout this presentation.

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Location:

Foster Adopt Minnesota - Webinar

https://www.fosteradoptmn.org/

Dr. Heather Siek is a full-time Assistant Professor of Psychology at Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM). She also is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in the state of Minnesota for the past 14 years, primarily working with childhood anxiety and early childhood trauma within the non-profit setting. Last year, she opened her own small private practice where she continues to see clients on a part-time basis in addition to teaching full-time. She also is an adoptive mother of her 6-year-old daughter.