Foster Care Training

Grief is our natural response to loss. It is an innate process that is wired into human beings so that we can understand what we need, release emotions, and adapt to loss. However, there are multiple factors – internal and external – that complicate grief, causing this natural process to become stalled or derailed. This training will educate participants about common grief complications – with a focus on non-death (ambiguous) loss, stigma, and disenfranchisement. Instructor will teach techniques and demonstrate interventions to effectively support system-involved youth and their families experiencing complicated grief. Participants will be informed through presenter instruction, a slide presentation, self-reflection, explanation of supportive techniques, and intervention demonstration. To increase participant engagement and content retention, presenter will also utilize the chat box, reaction emojis, guided participant discussion, learning activities, and Questions & Answers.