1) Permanency Tip of the Week: Sources of Support #3 – I Am A Trained Professional, I Can Handle This Situation; 2) Permanency Success Story of the Week: Ariana’s Story; 3) Utah First State to Receive Federal Approval of Family First Act Plan; 4) State (Florida) Struggling with High Turnover of Child Protective Investigators; 5) Secondary Traumatic Stress/ Compassion Fatigue: This Is Hard, This Work That We Do, AND We Are Making A Difference – Free Webinar; 6) The Future of (International) Adoption is in a Child’s Own Community; 7) Washington ‘State-raised’ Inmates from Foster Care Urge Better Youth Support;
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Permanency in the News – Week of 6/18/18
Excerpt: 1) Permanency Tip of the Week: Helping the Youth to be Welcoming of the Concept of Permanency; 2) Permanency Success Story of the Week: From Teen Foster Kid to an Adoptive Mother: ‘It’s Such a Good Life’; 3) Just for Foster Dads – Part 1 by Dr. John DeGarmoe; 4) Just for Foster Dads – Part 2 by Dr. John DeGarmoe; 5) Baylor Adoption Expert Says Birth Mothers Need Increased Support During, Following Adoption Process; 6) Competencies for Supervisors to Address Secondary Traumatic Stress; 7) 10 Key Resources for Child Welfare Professionals