Webi-Conference: Supporting Cultural Connections for Children in Care
Topics: Alaska Native, Cultural awareness and cultural competency, Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Tribal placements
format: Webinar
Supporting Cultural Connections for Children in Care
To earn training credit, please fill out the questionnaire to earn 1.5 hours of credit for each workshop watched.
Recorded September 2021, funded through a grant from the State of Alaska Office of Children’s Services.
Day 1 sessions:
- Talking about culture, ethnicity, and race
- Elements of culture within an indigenous framework in child welfare
- Talking to children about culture and identity
- From a family’s view: Family values regarding culture
Day 2 sessions:
- Preserving and nurturing cultural connections
- A snapshot of Alaska Native cultures and history
- The Alaska blanket exercise
- Pivoting for support: Educating yourself and your child
Additional resources:
- Micro trainings
- Selected videos
Talking about culture, ethnicity, and race
with Rachel Hanft, Casey Groat and Tasha Yatchmeneff
Resources:
Elements of culture within an indigenous framework in child welfare
Take the training Take the test for creditFrom a family’s view: Family values regarding culture
Parent panel discussion
Pivoting for support: Educating yourself and your child
with Cyndi Smith and Stephen Adams, Knik Indian Tribe
Micro trainings
To earn credit for watching these short under 30 minutes, use the micro training questionnaire. You can list up to three (3) micro trainings.
An introduction of Kayla Briet (3 min)
A film by Kayla Briet (13min)
18 cultural films: Indigenous Cinema in the Classroom
Film times run from 3-4 min, some are 15-30 min, and two films are over 1 hour
Third Culture Kids (30 min)
Though foster children may not be considered ‘Third Culture Kids’ I think they could relate to many of the experiences these young people share in the video. It may also provide some insight to foster families.
How to talk to kids about culture: A short article accompanied by a 3-minute video. (3 min)
Selected videos
The John Walkus Story (46 min)
Heikima (Wisdom) Their History is Our History, history of Anchorage’s Black community leaders, (46 min)
Preserving and Nurturing Cultural Connections in Children and Families, Carol Campbell Edwards, MSW LCSW, Assistant Teaching Professor, College of Social Work, Florida State University, (60 min)
Supporting Cultural Connections for Children in Care
To earn training credit, please fill out the questionnaire to earn 1.5 hours of credit for each workshop watched.
Recorded September 2021, funded through a grant from the State of Alaska Office of Children’s Services.
Day 1 sessions:
- Talking about culture, ethnicity, and race
- Elements of culture within an indigenous framework in child welfare
- Talking to children about culture and identity
- From a family’s view: Family values regarding culture
Day 2 sessions:
- Preserving and nurturing cultural connections
- A snapshot of Alaska Native cultures and history
- The Alaska blanket exercise
- Pivoting for support: Educating yourself and your child
Additional resources:
- Micro trainings
- Selected videos
Talking about culture, ethnicity, and race
with Rachel Hanft, Casey Groat and Tasha Yatchmeneff
Resources:
Elements of culture within an indigenous framework in child welfare
Take the training Take the test for creditFrom a family’s view: Family values regarding culture
Parent panel discussion
Pivoting for support: Educating yourself and your child
with Cyndi Smith and Stephen Adams, Knik Indian Tribe
Micro trainings
To earn credit for watching these short under 30 minutes, use the micro training questionnaire. You can list up to three (3) micro trainings.
An introduction of Kayla Briet (3 min)
A film by Kayla Briet (13min)
18 cultural films: Indigenous Cinema in the Classroom
Film times run from 3-4 min, some are 15-30 min, and two films are over 1 hour
Third Culture Kids (30 min)
Though foster children may not be considered ‘Third Culture Kids’ I think they could relate to many of the experiences these young people share in the video. It may also provide some insight to foster families.
How to talk to kids about culture: A short article accompanied by a 3-minute video. (3 min)
Selected videos
The John Walkus Story (46 min)
Heikima (Wisdom) Their History is Our History, history of Anchorage’s Black community leaders, (46 min)
Preserving and Nurturing Cultural Connections in Children and Families, Carol Campbell Edwards, MSW LCSW, Assistant Teaching Professor, College of Social Work, Florida State University, (60 min)
