CPHSSWCE0452 - Engaging in Youth Foster Care

Course Description

Children who enter the child welfare system face many obstacles and challenges. When children are separated from their family and enter foster care, their willingness to trust and make positive connections can be extremely difficult. This training will discuss how to improve engagement with youth in foster care of all ages, races, and sexual orientations and gender identities. We will explore risk and resilience factors emphasizing the importance of strength based-solution focused strategies to support and engage these individuals.

Target Level Audience: Intermediate

Course Outline

Timed Agenda

9:00 - 9:10am Introductions: Who We Are; Roles; Goals and Objectives; Overview; Ice Breaker

9:10 - 10:30am Expectations of Parenting Youth; Risk & Resilience Factors

10:30 - 10:45am Break

10:45 - 11:30am Burnout and Trauma; Child and Adolescent Behaviors; Youth Transition

11:30 - 12:00pm Solutions to Treatment; Strength Based Strategies; Resources

12:00 - 12:15pm Summary and Evaluations

Learner Outcomes

By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

· List the risk and resilience factors specific to youth in foster care.

· Compare and contrast skills to engage youth in foster care.

When participants return to the workplace, they will be able to:

· Engage kin in supportive services.

· Critically appraise their agencies’ approaches to serving youth in car.