Past HGTX Webinars
We provide free monthly webinars to the child welfare community with the goal of bringing awareness to current child practices related to adoption and post permanency. Our webinars help keep communities connected and build collaboration within the child welfare community.
All webinars are virtual, free to attend, and recorded. Each recording will be posted to our Youtube channel and this page within two weeks of the original webinar date.
2026 Webinar Recordings
Responding to Difficult Questions in Adoption Conversations
May 14th, 2026
12–1PM CST
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Navigating Adoption Conversations with Children
March 12th, 2026
12–1PM CST
2025 Webinar Recordings
Centered and Heard: Empowering Youth in their Adoption Journey
October 30th, 2025
12–1PM CST
Texas Adoption Assistance
September 18th, 2025
12–1PM CST
Legal Process of Adopting from Foster Care
August 14th, 2025
12–1PM CST
Texas Medicaid Essentials for Foster and Adoptive Families
June 12th, 2025
12–1PM CST
Guiding Connections: Facilitating Support Groups for Caregivers
April 17th, 2025
12–1PM CST
Navigating Informal Kinship Care
February 13th, 2025
12–1PM CST
Wendy’s Wonderful Kids Overview
January 30th, 2025
12–1PM CST
2024 Webinar Recordings
A Year in Review: Texas Heart Galleries
December 4th, 2024
12–1PM CST
Supporting all Children in the Home Through the Adoption Transition
October 17th, 2024
12–1PM CST
Helping Children Who Have Experienced Trauma Through Transitions
September 19th, 2024
12–1PM CST
Consent Conversations: Engaging and Involving Youth
August 29th, 2024
12–1PM CST
Introduction to Trust-Based Relational Intervention
June 27th, 2024
12–1PM CST
Unique Needs of Kinship Caregivers
May 30th, 2024
12–1PM CST
Effective Programs and Approaches in Adoption
April 24th, 2024
12–1PM CST
Words Matter: The Impact of the Language We Use
March 25th, 2024
12–1PM CST
Innovative Practices in Adoption and Permanency
February 29th, 2024
11AM–12PM CST
If you have any specific questions about these webinars, please email Cassandra Mendoza at cassandra.mendoza@austin.utexas.edu.