A child in care has two families: the primary and the foster family. Research has shown that when these families work together, the child's confusion and anxiety are decreased and the likelihood of reunification increases. Nonjudgmental and respectful communication can be challenging, especially when histories and backgrounds differ or when abuse and neglect are part of the child's past. This course offers foster parents strategies for developing positive communication with and understanding of the primary family.
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
define "primary family"
describe the importance of the foster family's relationship with the primary family
describe the benefits and challenges of shared parenting
state the role of the child protection team
identify typical issues that bring primary families to the court system
give examples of grief and ambiguous loss
understand the role of empathy in foster care
4 credit hours, $20.00 per person.
Course Summary
This course examines the relationship between primary and foster families including:
primary families
shared parenting
grief and ambiguous loss
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Course Testimonials
This was an amazing course!!! We have been foster parents over 12 years now and watched the system change from keeping foster and primary families seperate to what this class discusses. Our last foster child we had, this is exactly how we approached them. I hadn't seen this yet but obviously this is the "New" way to foster.
