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Archives: Modules
Module 1: The Foundation for Meeting Developmental Needs of Children at Risk
1. Understanding and Assessing Self-Esteem 2. Building Self-Esteem and Understanding Behavior 3. Communicating with Children and Youth (Part I) 4. Communicating with Children and Youth (Part II).
Module 2: Using Discipline to Protect, Nurture, and Meet Developmental Needs
1. Promoting Positive Behavior and Responding to Challenges 2. Promoting Self-Responsibility and Responding to Unacceptable Behavior
Module 3: Developmental Issues Related to Sexuality
1. Addressing Developmental Issues Related to Sexuality 2. Sexual Orientation and Youth
Module 4: Responding to the Signs and Symptoms of Sexual Abuse
1. Understanding Sexual Abuse 2. Responding to the Issues of Sexual Abuse
Module 5: Supporting Relationships between Children and Their Families
1. Respecting and Supporting Child/Birth Family Ties 2. Supporting Contacts between Children and Their Families 3. Becoming Partners in Parenting
Module 6: Working as a Professional Team Member
1. Strengthening Teamwork Skills 2. Developing Your Professional Role 3. Conflict as Opportunity
Module 7: Promoting Children’s Personal and Cultural Identity
1. Valuing and Making a Commitment to Cultural Competence 2. Helping Children Develop Life books There are two sessions in this module, held over two evenings one week apart.
Module 8: Promoting Permanency Outcomes
1. An Overview of Permanency Goals 2. Understanding Permanency Goals 3. Supporting Transition to Permanent Homes through Reunification or Adoption Placement 4. Foster Parent Adoption
Module 9: Managing the Foster Experience
1. Managing Change in Your Family 2. Managing the Impact of Child Abuse/Neglect Allegations
Module 10: Understanding the Effects of Chemical Dependence on Children and Families
1. Understanding Risk and Protective Factors and Understanding Chemical Dependency 2. Recognizing the Impact of Parental Chemical Abuse on the Child and Family 3. Understanding the Implications of Prenatal AOD Exposure for Parenting Young Children 4. Developing Partnerships with Birth Parents and Working with the Team to Strengthen Families