Foster Care Training

Online Training

How we begin to form and shape our understanding of ourselves, our surroundings, our values and beliefs are influenced heavily by the people who predominantly raised us, the institutions we attended and the kind of media we were exposed to. This cycle of socialization can be applied to how we think of our gender, our race/ethnicity, culture, etc and the intersectionality of so many identities. This course provides participants with a thorough examination of how we have been socialized in terms of our gender and dissect what is socially constructed. Participants will do self-reflective explorations around their own personal gender story, reflecting on their socialization around gender roles, expressions, influences. Translating one’s personal stories into the larger picture will help paint a picture of how gender dynamics then play out in the child welfare system, as well as within the profession. The disproportionate number of women in the field of education, social services, psychotherapy and other similar caretaking occupations are also a direct result of how gender dynamics influence people’s choices and what society values.