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What Foster Care Alumni Want You to Know
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Join our panel of four former foster youth to learn what they wished foster parents and others knew about being in foster care.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Tell us the story of your involvement with foster care and the child welfare system.
- What was something that your foster parent(s) did that helped you cope?
- What did your foster parents do that made things harder for you?
- What are some of the myths that you hear about kids in foster care?
- If listeners are considering becoming foster parents, what should they consider to help them decide if they are the right fit to be foster parents?
Resources:
- The Faces of Foster Care Volume 1, 2, and 3
Resources - Dave Armstrong
- Why Me My Fight For Life (Book)
- From Gangs To Greece (Book)
- www.SenseiDave.com (Speaking page)
- www.upna.net (Coaching/Mentoring)
Please leave us a rating or review. This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them.
Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content:
- Weekly podcasts
- Weekly articles/blog posts
- Resource pages on all aspects of family building
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Manage episode 462412245 series 2880613
Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom.
Join our panel of four former foster youth to learn what they wished foster parents and others knew about being in foster care.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Tell us the story of your involvement with foster care and the child welfare system.
- What was something that your foster parent(s) did that helped you cope?
- What did your foster parents do that made things harder for you?
- What are some of the myths that you hear about kids in foster care?
- If listeners are considering becoming foster parents, what should they consider to help them decide if they are the right fit to be foster parents?
Resources:
- The Faces of Foster Care Volume 1, 2, and 3
Resources - Dave Armstrong
- Why Me My Fight For Life (Book)
- From Gangs To Greece (Book)
- www.SenseiDave.com (Speaking page)
- www.upna.net (Coaching/Mentoring)
Please leave us a rating or review. This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them.
Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content:
- Weekly podcasts
- Weekly articles/blog posts
- Resource pages on all aspects of family building
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