Great article by Dr. Nicole Brown about a very real phenomenon facing us in serving our Youth in Foster Care! It seems more and more to me everyday that our youth in foster care are NOT automatically ADHD. Instead of us adults viewing them as having … [Continue reading] about How Childhood Trauma can be mistaken for ADHD
Permanency in the News – Week of 10/20/14
Permanency Tip of the Week: Roles during the Family Finding Process During the family finding process, the roles of all the supportive adults, should adjust to reflect any changing thoughts, feelings and experiences of the Youth. The family … [Continue reading] about Permanency in the News – Week of 10/20/14
Presenting at CA State Foster Parent Association Conference
Incredible experience today presenting at the CA State Foster Parent Association annual conference in Concord, CA. Topics: 1) Transitioning Youth from Group Homes into Foster Family Homes; 2) Preparing Youth in Foster Family Homes for Permanency. I … [Continue reading] about Presenting at CA State Foster Parent Association Conference
National Center on Adoption and Permanency (NCAP) Opens Its Doors
NATIONAL CENTER ON ADOPTION AND PERMANENCY OPENS ITS DOORS, PROVIDING `ONE STOP’ SOURCE FOR INFORMATION, RESOURCES, SERVICES NCAP Features Unique Team of Top Experts, Led by Adam Pertman and Carol Biddle BOSTON, Oct. 15, 2014 – The … [Continue reading] about National Center on Adoption and Permanency (NCAP) Opens Its Doors
Permanency in the News – Week of 10/13/14
Permanency Tip of the Week: Clarifying the Permanency message with the Youth The concept of Permanency is one that many people use within Mental Health and Child Welfare to describe the critically important role that permanent and lifelong … [Continue reading] about Permanency in the News – Week of 10/13/14