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	Reducing Family Stress Preview Description Testimonials Related Courses Share Day-to-day life is full of naturally occurring stress. The addition of a foster child, especially one with problem behaviors, can alter the family dynamic, compounding existing stress. This course discusses how the stressors that accompany fostering can be reduced and provides insight into and strategies for preserving a nurturing family environment. At the end of this course, you will be able to: identify sources of stress in the foster family describe the impact fostering a traumatized child can have on family members describe the physical and emotional impact of stress and trauma describe how stress can be minimized during all phases of placement describe how a support system can help reduce stress for the foster family and help preserve a nurturing family environment wow! this is exactly what we went through...wish we had seen this a year ago! Sandra C. I love this topic about stress in the foster parents lives. So much of what I was thinking and feeling, but afraid to say out loud, is all right here. This makes me feel like my feelings are "normal". Janice M. It's My Marriage! Explores how resource parent couples can resolve conflict and promote intimacy in the family through improved communication. The Impact of Fostering on Birth Children Explores the challenges foster families face pre-placement, during placement, and post-placement and offers insights and advice for helping birth children through those challenges. [Also available in Spanish] Trauma-Informed Parenting Explores how parents can care for a child while being sensitive to his or her past traumatic experiences. [Also available in Spanish] Share this with friends. Link to share: This course examines the stress of fostering including: sources of stress impact of trauma support systems 4 credit hours, $20.00 per person