A Discussion about Permanency for Older Adolescents

A Discussion about Permanency for Older Adolescents
(Archived NRCPFC Webcast)

This free webcast offered by the National Resource Center for
Permanency and Family Connections (NRCPFC) on March 24, 2010 has been
archived on the NRCPFC website. Effective models that empower and
support youth in achieving permanency must be multidimensional. Such
models include recruiting and training appropriate foster and adoptive
families, many of whom were previously known by the young person prior
to their adoption. Effective strategies also include connecting youth
to caring adults; mentoring and building connections with extended
families; and strategies to effectively address the emotional and mental
health issues experienced by youth, including grief and loss.
Strategies can also include community connections, family search and
engagement, family connections, and caseworker and supervisor support
in assessing and supporting a range of permanency options early and
often in their work with youth. View this webcast in which Gerald P.
Mallon, NRCPFC Executive Director, and Pat O’Brien, Founder and
Executive Director of Youth Gotta Believe! The Older Child Adoption
& Permanency Movement, discuss strategies for permanency for older
adolescents. Click on the link below to visit the Archive of Past
NRCPFC Webcasts, where you can view webcasts and download the handouts
for each event.

http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/socwork/nrcfcpp/webcasts/index.html