Teens, Tweens, & Everything In-Between:
Helping foster children become successful adults, one step at a time.
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Class Description:

This half-day day Distance Learning Training will focus on youth in care, age thirteen and above, paying particular attention to the skills they need to survive and compete as young adult “graduates of the system”. Topics discussed will include: prioritizing permanency for youth, helping youth make permanent connections, assessing the ability of children to meet post-placement challenges and providing youth with the skills necessary to make good decisions.

 

Target Audience:

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

 

Competencies:
  • Learn to assess the ability of youth to meet post-placement challenges.
  • Learn skills to help youth make better decisions.
  • Learn how to help youth make permanent connections.

 

 

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Trained by:
Chris Lynch

 

Class Code & Date:
TTEI110408D: Nov. 4, 2008
TTEI110408SW: Nov. 4, 2008
TTEI032409D: March 24, 2009
TTEI032409SE: March 24, 2009

 

Training Flyer:
TTEI_Nov2008.pdf
TTEI_March2009.pdf

 

Training Location:

Nov. 4, 2008
Broadcast from:
University of Denver
Craig Hall, Room 417
2148 S. High Street
Denver, CO 80208

Nov. 4, 2008
Broadcast to:
Montrose County HHS
1845 S. Townsend Ave.
Montrose, CO 81401

 

March 24, 2009
Broadcast from:
University of Denver
Craig Hall, Room 417
2148 S. High Street
Denver, CO 80208

March 24, 2009
Broadcast to:
Prowers County DSS
Lamar, CO
(Exact location TBA)

 

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Time(s):

Nov. 4, 2008 (9:00am - 1:00pm)

March 24, 2009 (9:00am - 1:00pm)

This training is eligible for 4 continuing training hours.

 

Cost:

FREE for all Colorado County Foster Parents/Kinship Care Providers, and Colorado County Caseworkers.

$15.00 if you are with a Private Agency or an Adoptive Parent.