Foster Care Training

This course is designed for supervisors of youth professionals and will explore the Ecological Lens including how we understand the impact of identity, community, and context around youth and families on their well-being. Participants will review the key components of an Ecological Assessment and the impacts of various domains on the relationship and behaviors of youth and families. Then the group will review examples of micro-level, mezzo-level, and macro-level strategies to support families and explore common barriers and solutions in supervision. This course will also consider the parallel process of how various ecological factors impact supervisees and how to address those challenges in supervision