This half-day distance learning training will provide a practical approach to understanding and managing the increased needs of medically fragile and/or developmentally delayed children who are also contending with the emotional issues of out of home placement. Participants will gain a better understanding and working knowledge of the needs of developmentally delayed and/or medically fragile children in order to better facilitate collaborative relationships with medical professionals.

Foster parents, kinship care providers, adoptive parents, and interested child welfare professionals.

• Learn specialized educational, developmental and recreational services in the community for children and youth with developmental disabilities.
• Become a ware of negative stereotypic attitudes and misconceptions regarding developmental disabilities, and know how these attitudes can interfere with children and youth receiving services, as well as know how to advocate to obtain needed services.
• Understand the likely impact of chronic illness on family life and assist biological and foster children in dealing with these challenges.
• Learn how to effectively communicate with medical personnel to determine their role in the treatment that may be required by the medical conditions of children and youth in your care.