Foster Care: A Means to Support Families

This 2 hour course helps participants understand the child welfare experience from the perspective of the child’s parents and supports finding compassion for parents and the challenges they may be facing. Strategies to nurture children’s relationships with their parents and to integrate and maintain on-going communication and connection between parents and children are covered. This theme describes the potential challenges in partnering with the child’s parents and for helping children prepare for Family Time, including understanding and managing reactions.