1) Permanency Tip of the Week: When Are They Going to Act Their Age?; 2) Permanency Success Story of the Week: 15+ Heartwarming Pictures of Children Who Were Just Adopted; 3) New ASU Online Course Designed to Help Youth in Foster Care Pursue Higher Education; 4) The Mockingbird Family Model; 5) Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption – 13th annual Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces List; 6) Healthy Relationships Matter: Building Resilience in the Face of Traumatic Experiences; 7) 3 Things to do Before Becoming A Foster Parent
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Dr. Greg Manning – Permanency in the News – Week of 9/30/19
1) Permanency Tip of the Week: Abnormal Behavior ~ Normal Reaction to an Abnormal Reality; 2) Permanency Success Story of the Week: LOVE HAS NO BOUNDARIES; 3) How Opioids and Meth Have Forced Minnesota Counties to Rethink Foster Care; 4) Webinar – Youth Voices: Why Family Matters; 5) Boys Town Inspires Teen to Share Her Voice and Become Foster Care Advocate; 6) Open Adoption in Diverse Families: Complex Relationships in the Digital Age; 7) To Ease Reentry, Help the Hosts Who Offer Couch Hopping
Dr. Greg Manning – Permanency in the News – Week of 9/9/19
1) Permanency Tip of the Week: Let’s All Practice Some Patience; 2) Permanency Success Story of the Week: The Brydges Family; 3) The Family First Prevention Services Act Can Fund Needed Services and Supports for Older Youth in Foster Care; 4) Aftercare Services are Key to Positive Community Adjustment; 5) 50 SIMPLE SELF-CARE TIPS; 6) “Back to School” with Ernest Henderson, Jr (Podcast); 7) Webinar – The Promise of Adolescence: Realizing Opportunity for All Youth
Dr. Greg Manning’s – Permanency in the News – Week of 7/15/19
1) Permanency Tip of the Week: Connections, Relationships, Permanency, and THEN Permanent Placement (hopefully) – Part 1 – Proper Sequence; 2) Permanency Success Story of the Week: A Place to Call Home; 3) Kinnect – Ohio – Video; 4) What Educators Should Know About Adoption – National Adoption Month (2018); 5) National Institute for Permanent Family Connectedness (NIPFC); 6) Young People are Using Musical Theatre to Heal Their Trauma – And It’s Working; 7) Try for a Moment to Put Yourself Into Your Foster Child’s Shoes;
Permanency in the News – Week of 3/18/19
1) Permanency Tip of the Week: Reframing Mental Illness Diagnosis through a Trauma and Permanency Informed Lens – ADD/ADHD; 2) Permanency Success Story of the Week: Isaiah’s Homecoming: Adoption at Age 17 Highlights the Need in Minnesota, Especially for Teens; 3) A Nurse Moved to do Something, Haunted by the Lonely Faces of Foster Children; 4) Kyle Forti: Go Love a Kid in Need and Change the World’s Perception of “Foster Dad” While You’re at it; 5) Youth Aging Out of Foster Care Need a Runway, Not a Cliff; 6) How Wendy’s Wonderful Kids is Changing Lives in Louisiana; 7) Listen to Crossover Girls Talk About Their Reality, Then Act