Advice to Foster Parents From a Current Foster Youth

Type:
  Video
Duration:
2 minutes
Presented by:
UCLA Child & Youth Behavioral Health Center of Excellence
Relevant categories:
Child Welfare Family Engagement
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Overview

This video features a current foster youth offering advice to potential resource parents, such as taking time to listen, offering advice, and being a role model. This video will help you to guide resource parents to create strong bonds with their foster youth.

  Keywords: adolescent, caregiver, connection, foster care, youth
  Public link for sharing: https://learn.wellbeing4la.org/detail?id=1703&k=1784069015  
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Added on 5/28/2020   ·   Last updated on 5/28/2020