PRIDE

Parent Resources for Information Development, and Education

(for foster/adoption care)

Reasons for Involvement

• Kinship Care

• Foster Care: child, teen, unwed mothers

• Adoption

• Fulfillment

• Community Responsibility

• License Recertification

Why is there a need for foster/adoption program

• Neglect

• Abuse: physical, sexual, emotional

• Runaway

• Drugs/Alcohol

• Death

• Lack of Resources

• Trauma

How to facilitate the healing processLoss/Trauma

Health Significant PersonsSelf-Esteem

Shock/Denial

Bargaining

AngerFear Pain

Understanding

Coping

Managing loss/ Healing

How Attachment Develops

Child feels discomfort

Child expresses discomfort (a need)

Child feels comfortable

Parent comforts child (meets need)

It only takes 12 days for attachment or detachment to occur

The Child’s Future,and Concurrent Planning

• Returning Home

• Termination of Rights

• Remaining in Foster Care

• Being Adopted

Returning Home

• If even possible

• Restrictions and requirements

• Visitations

• Mentoring

Termination of Rights

Remaining in foster care• Medical Needs• Age• Legal Guardianship

Being Adopted• New life• Emotional needs meet• Physical needs meet

Planning for change and a healthy child

Listen-

Do not problem solve

Validate-

Justify the child’s emotions

Empower-

Give the child choices and a voice in decisions

Mrs. Marquett’s Class

• Divorce• Restraining Orders• Special Needs• Emotionally Disturbed

Class Project

• Health journals• Picture of emotion• Interpretation of

emotion• Favorites