Donate What We Do Pick. Click. Give Become a Foster Parent Employment Opportunities Board Portal Login Blog Photos Events & Information Joint Commission Accreditation Supporting Denominations Notice of Privacy Practices Blog JANUARY 23, 2020 Does Self -Care feel like a second job? byTeagan Presler, Training Manager APRIL 30, 2019 R-E-S-P-E-C-T & Child Abuse Prevention Month byLauren Wanamaker, Communications Coordinator As you probably know, April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Working to prevent child abuse is absolutely critical, but so is learning how to respond when abuse has already taken place. If you’ve been following AK Child & Family for any recent amount of time, you are probably familiar with the “ACEs”—Adverse Childhood Experiences. Defining and analyzing these experiences helps us understand the extent of trauma a child may have endured, how that trauma affects the brain, and ultimately helps us navigate treating a child who has experienced them. FEBRUARY 28, 2019 Learning to Love Open Communication byAddy Peters, Training Manager It’s February, Valentine’s month, and rather appropriately, our theme of the month here at AK Child and Family is Communication. As any relationship counselor worth their salt will tell you, good communication is the bedrock of a healthy relationship. This is true of romantic relationships, and it’s equally true of the relationships we have with our colleagues, our supervisors and the students and families we care for. JANUARY 28, 2019 Self-care is Hard! byTeagan Presler This is a recycled blog from January 2017; we feel that it is too good to use just once! We hope you enjoy the read, and glean something to take with you on your own self-care journey. DECEMBER 28, 2018 12 Days of Christmas (AK Child & Family style!) byKelli Williams We love to sing around here at AK Child & Family. To share our holiday spirit we decided to tweak the lyrics to a very familiar song; knowing everyone knows the tune and can easily sing along. The reference to cookies is of course a nod to storytime where our students enjoy warm chocolate chip cookies straight out of the oven– and there was no need to change the drummers drumming because it reminds us of the monthly drum circles we do with our kids. NOVEMBER 29, 2018 Giving Thanks! byKelli Williams, Director of Spiritual LIfe Here in this place of healing called AK Child & Family – we are filled with gratitude for many things....most especially: OCTOBER 25, 2018 It Takes Strength to Accept Help byVarious Each year, we send a letter to our friends & supporters. This year's theme was "Reaching My Goals" and included the brave first person testimony of a student in residential treatment. We wanted to share it with you here, along with some original art by other students currently undergoing treatment, (and also themed). These are featured at the end of the letter--Enjoy! SEPTEMBER 24, 2018 Day of Caring 2018 byNelson Carpluk, Oil Movements Representative, Alyeska Pipeline Company Reflections on the importance of volunteering from employees of Alyeska Pipeline, who donated their time to AK Child & Family on September 12, 2018. AUGUST 23, 2018 Back to School! byKaty Smith, Director of Community Programs & Rachel Cooper, Chief Clinical Officer AK Child & Family's Director of Community Programs, Katy Smith, was recently interviewed on KTUU's Moms Everyday about how parents can help their children transition into the new school year. verbal responses to the questions had to be condensed for the interview, but her full-length, written answers are detailed below. Enjoy and happy Back-To-School! JULY 27, 2018 Alaska Flag Day 2018 byVarious Our 2018 Alaska Flag Day Celebration was another smashing success! Below are some of our favorite pictures. View Archive 4600 Abbott Road Anchorage, AK 99507 Phone (907) 346-2101 Fax (907) 348-9230 Contact Us Professional Resources Join Us Our Story Contact Privacy Policy Terms & Conditions © 2021 AK Child & Family Powered by Firespring