Trauma Stewardship for Foster Parents
Caregiver Curriculum: Physical, Mental, & Emotional Health Training
About this Course:
What is important for parenting a child who has experienced trauma? How can foster parents recognize and compassionately and therapeutically respond to behaviors that stem from trauma? How can foster parents recognize when their children’s trauma is getting under their own skin? The first workshop in the series begins with learning about
and identifying our own signs of trauma exposure response and our emotional triggers. Participants practice strategies for deescalating their own and others’ emotional responses in the moment. The second workshop introduces and explores a framework for reading and shifting their own and others’ energy to move into a positive relational zone. This workshop offers tools for increasing staff awareness, skills, and tools for understanding, how to best respond when trauma or trauma, history is in play. The third workshop introduces the Anu Family Services healing trauma paradigm shift from Blame-Shame-Punish-Disconnect to Protect-Connect-Grieve-Regulate and begins a conversation about practical, realistic, responsive trauma-informed parenting.
Please note, this training is a three-part series and will take place on Thursdays, February 7, 14, and 21th from 9:30am-11:30am at the Lockport Village. Participants must attend all three sessions.
Who should attend:
This training is open to both Professional Foster Parents and community foster parents.
Important Reminders:
- Training will start promptly at 9:30 am, and no participants will be admitted after 9:45 am.
- Be sure to come prepared, including anything you may need to take notes.
- Refreshments will be provided.
About the Instructor:
This course is developed and facilitated by Be Strong Families and led by Robyn Harvey, Be Strong's Central Region Program Manager and Senior Trainer.
