Foster Care Training

Working with system-involved youth can be challenging given the generational patterns observed in families. These can include trauma, poverty, incarceration, teen pregnancy, etc. The better we understand the youth’s trauma and adversity in light of what has happened to the generations who came before them, the better we can support the youth. Without this perspective, we can have unrealistic expectations for youth and their families and encounter barriers to engagement. This training will provide an overview of generational trauma, examples of generational trauma, impacts of generational trauma and strategies to support youth and families.