CORE Teen
Critical On-Going Resource Family Education
A state-of-the-art training program, equipping resource parents with skills necessary to meet the needs of older youth who have moderate to serious emotional and behavior health challenges.
Overview
In October 2016, Spaulding for Children was awarded a 3 year Foster/Adoptive Parent Preparation, Training and Development Initiative grant from the Children’s Bureau, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, under grant #90CO1132. The grant is in partnership with the Child Trauma Academy; the Center for Adoption Support and Education; the North American Council on Adoptable Children; and Wayne State University.
Acerca del programa
The CORE (Critical Ongoing Resource family Education) project will develop a state-of-the-art training program, equipping resource parents with skills necessary to meet the needs of older youth who have moderate to serious emotional and behavior health challenges. This training program will guide families through a self-assessment (RPSAC-T) process; provide classroom instruction to build their understanding of trauma; and support skill development through the creation of real-time training tools. Spaulding will work with the partnering agencies and a national committee of experts to identify core competencies; develop the training curriculum; and pilot the implementation of the curriculum in multiple sites.
The Objective
The objective is to provide resource parents (Foster, Adoptive and Kinship) with the knowledge, skills and assets they need to effectively manage the behavioral challenges older youth exhibit, resulting in an increased likelihood families will welcome these children into their homes, maintain placement stability and commit to permanence, thus enhancing the youths well-being.
El proyecto contará con el apoyo de un Comité Consultivo Nacional. El Comité Consultivo Nacional estará formado por antiguos alumnos de centros de acogida, familias de acogida, dirigentes estatales y tribales, expertos en bienestar infantil, salud mental y otras partes interesadas esenciales.
