Webi-Conference: Honoring the Birth Parent Connection
Topics: Family contact and birth parents
format: Webinar
Honoring the birth parent connection
To earn training credit, please fill out the questionnaire to earn 1.0 hour of training credit for each of the following webinars.
Recorded March 2023, conference co-sponsored by ACRF, Beacon Hill, and the Alaska Child Welfare Academy.
Sessions
- The voice of foster parent: Working with birth parents
- Approaching family contact with attitude: The role of the foster parent
- If you are asked to supervise a visit
- Tips and strategies for family contact
The voice of foster parent: Working with birth parents
Panel discussion
Approaching family contact with attitude: The role of the foster parent
with Sommer Nielson, Beacon Hill
Resources:
Tips and strategies for family contact
with Sommer Nielson, Beacon Hill
Resources:
- Icebreaker Meeting (Parent)
- Icebreaker Meeting (Child)
- Icebreaker Meeting (Teen)
- Virtual Visits Recommendations
- Successful Video Visits with Young Children
- Icebreaker meetings (video)
- What is culture (video)
Flash Training: LIFEBOOKS (Rachel Hanft and Maria VanOrd) Flash Training; LIFEBOOKS
Resources
Books and handouts
- “Caring Together: A Guide for parents, foster parents and adoptive parents of children who are in care,” Mary-Jo Land
- “Love You From Right Here,” Jamie Sandefer, children’s book
- “A Book of Answers from Your Birth Mother- A Guided Journal for Birthmothers to share their life story,” Jenny Lynn Delaney
- Bridging Family Connections handout
- Removed 3: Love is Never Wasted video
- An Interview with Birth Parents/Foster Care Stories video
Honoring the birth parent connection
To earn training credit, please fill out the questionnaire to earn 1.0 hour of training credit for each of the following webinars.
Recorded March 2023, conference co-sponsored by ACRF, Beacon Hill, and the Alaska Child Welfare Academy.
Sessions
- The voice of foster parent: Working with birth parents
- Approaching family contact with attitude: The role of the foster parent
- If you are asked to supervise a visit
- Tips and strategies for family contact
The voice of foster parent: Working with birth parents
Panel discussion
Approaching family contact with attitude: The role of the foster parent
with Sommer Nielson, Beacon Hill
Resources:
Tips and strategies for family contact
with Sommer Nielson, Beacon Hill
Resources:
- Icebreaker Meeting (Parent)
- Icebreaker Meeting (Child)
- Icebreaker Meeting (Teen)
- Virtual Visits Recommendations
- Successful Video Visits with Young Children
- Icebreaker meetings (video)
- What is culture (video)
Flash Training: LIFEBOOKS (Rachel Hanft and Maria VanOrd) Flash Training; LIFEBOOKS
Resources
Books and handouts
- “Caring Together: A Guide for parents, foster parents and adoptive parents of children who are in care,” Mary-Jo Land
- “Love You From Right Here,” Jamie Sandefer, children’s book
- “A Book of Answers from Your Birth Mother- A Guided Journal for Birthmothers to share their life story,” Jenny Lynn Delaney
- Bridging Family Connections handout
- Removed 3: Love is Never Wasted video
- An Interview with Birth Parents/Foster Care Stories video
