Training Opportunities
Ask the Expert Session: Fostering Teen Mothers: Connecting, Healing, Developing and Empowering
This Ask the Expert Session is presented by Dr. Sayida Peprah. This session will review the following 10 key considerations for supporting teen mothers in the foster care system: Understanding the foster system for a teen mom; Understanding the impact of threats of separation as a trauma specific to teen mothers; How fear inhibits healthy parenting; How to create a sanctuary for a teen mom; Guidance on the initial transition and adjustment phase; Clarifying foster parent and teen parent roles; Healthy modeling; Attachment and Bonding; Good enough parenting; The power of expectation.