Caregiver Core Training Participant Manual – Session 5: Growing up with Trauma, and Loss We started off CCT with an overview of the welfare system from intake to permanency. We talked about how and why kids come into care; the decision-making process of a social worker; legal authority; the court timelines; and the possibility of Tribal involvement. We also emphasized concurrent planning and where the foster parent, the relative parents, and the adoptive parents fit into the system. We then focused in on the child welfare team and the role of the caregiver, including team meetings, your report to the court and advocacy. In addition, we focused in on the continuum of caregiver involvement with birth families, with topics like visitation and parenting/mentoring the parent. We concluded with a focus on cultural connections and how to keep these connections for children who are in care connected. For the remainder of CCT, we will primarily focus on the child’s experience in developing attachment and dealing with trauma, grief and loss, and building a basic framework for parenting children in care. This session will cover brain development, exposure to drugs and alcohol in utero, child development, and attachment, ending with an exploration of grief and loss and the essential connections. Session 5: Growing up with Trauma, Grief, and Loss
Caregiver Core Training – Participant Manual Session 5: Growing up with Trauma, and Loss We started off CCT with an overview of the welfare system from intake to permanency. We talked about how and why kids come into care; the decision-making process of a social worker; legal authority; the court timelines; and the possibility of Tribal involvement. We also emphasized concurrent planning and where the foster parent, the relative parents, and the adoptive parents fit into the system. We then focused in on the child welfare team and the role of the caregiver, including team meetings, your report to the court and advocacy. In addition, we focused in on the continuum of caregiver involvement with birth families, with topics like visitation and parenting/mentoring the parent. We concluded with a focus on cultural connections and how to keep these connections for children who are in care connected. For the remainder of CCT, we will primarily focus on the child’s experience in developing attachment and dealing with trauma, grief and loss, and building a basic framework for parenting children in care. This session will cover brain development, exposure to drugs and alcohol in utero, child development, and attachment, ending with an exploration of grief and loss and the essential connections. Session 5: Growing up with Trauma, Grief, and Loss
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