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Class Description:
In this half-day course participants will learn how to create and maintain life-books for children in care, and the role life-books play in maintaining continuity for children, preserving their past and helping them understand their current situation. Participants will practice specific strategies for engaging children in the development of their life-book, and will learn about methods for locating, collecting and maintaining items for inclusion. Throughout this training participants will gain an understanding of how life-books can be used to build and enhance a child’s sense of self-esteem and positive identity.
Target Audience:
Foster parents, kinship care providers, adoptive parents, and interested child welfare professionals.
Competencies:
This training is brought to you in partnership with the Adoption Exchange.
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Trained by:
Adrienne Elliott
Class Code & Date:
LCCP060810SE: June 8, 2010
Training Flyer:
Training Location: June 8, 2010
Time:
5:00pm - 9:00pm This training is eligible for 4 of the state's 27 required continuing training hours.
Cost:
FREE for all Colorado County Foster Parents/Kinship Care Providers, and Colorado County Caseworkers.
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