Foster Care Training

Working with system-involved youth can be challenging given the generational patterns of trauma, poverty, incarceration, etc. So, it’s essential for providers to understand generational trauma and how to work with system-involved youth from a generational perspective. Without this perspective, we can have unrealistic expectations for youth and their families and encounter barriers to engagement. This training will highlight examples of generational trauma amongst Native families, African American families and Latino families. The training will end with strategies for social service providers to work with youth and families from a generational lens.