Foster Families are needed throughout Newfoundland and Labrador. To Foster is to share heart and home with a child/youth. Foster Families provide a nurturing, supportive home environment for children. Foster Care is meant to be a temporary arrangement to allow birth families to work on a range of challenges that resulted in their child being placed in foster care. All families have problems sometimes and the main goal in most circumstances will be reunification. Foster Families support children/youth’s individuality, cultural connections, spiritual beliefs, sexual orientation etc. There …

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Relationships – Why They Matter (Training)
September 28, 2022 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
This training is offered virtually by Waypoints. For this training pre-registration is required by calling 728-3485 or emailing reneepiercey@waypointsnl.ca.
Often children in care are viewed as “relationship resistant.” Sometimes because of their life experiences they are reluctant to trust and take a chance on getting hurt by emotionally investing in a relationship with a caring adult. Building healthy relationships is the cornerstone of work with children in care. We will explore why it is vital that you have positive relationships with the children in your care as well as the importance of teaching the children how to build relationships in other social contexts. We will discuss the impact of past and present relationships on the child’s self esteem, the importance of permanent connections and the function of relationship during transition. Presented by: Waypoints