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Foster PRIDE/Adopt PRIDE PRIDEbook 2009 Revision Writing Team Maureen Leighton Joanne Mathews Eileen Mayers Pasztor* Michael E. Polowy** Janet Watson with contributions from: Denise Goodman Joan Langan Karen Lasseter Emily Jean McFadden Jane Moore Kathy Morosz Donna Petras Patricia Ryan Julie Sweeney-Springwater Eileen E. Torpey Edited by: Michael E. Polowy Beth Spring * Principal designer ** 2009 Revision author C hild W e l f a r e Le a g u e o f America © Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, 2009 A r l in g t o n, VA Limited permission is hereby granted by the publisher for the reproduction of the PRIDEbook, the resource workbook for participants, for use in conjunction with the Foster PRIDE/Adopt PRIDE training sessions only. All other rights reserved. Subject to the above, neither this book nor any part may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, microfilming, and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright holder and publisher. For information on this or other CWLA publications, contact the CWLA Publications Department at the address below. CHILD WELFARE LEAGUE OF AMERICA, INC. 2345 Crystal Drive, Suite 250, Arlington, VA 22202-4815 CURRENT PRINTING (last digit) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ISBN-13: 978-0-87868-861-6 Text design by Pen and Palette Unlimited Printed in the United States of America © Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, 2009 FOSTER PRIDE/ADOPT PRIDE Developed by Child Welfare League of America Illinois Department of Children and Family Services in collaboration with Arkansas Department of Human Services California Department of Social Services Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families Hawaii Department of Human Services Kentucky Department for Social Services Michigan Department of Social Services Minnesota Department of Human Services Missouri Department of Social Services New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services New Jersey Foster Parents Association North Dakota Department of Human Services Oklahoma Department of Human Services South Dakota Department of Social Services Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services The Casey Family Program with assistance from Annie E. Casey Foundation “Family to Family” Program National Foster Care Resource Center for Family, Group and Residential Care Eastern Michigan University National Resource Center for Special Needs Adoptions Spaulding for Children San Felipe del Rio Foundation with appreciation to California Community Colleges, Chancellor’s Office Governors State University, Illinois University of Kentucky University of Missouri University of South Dakota The Foster Parent Training Partnership The University of Vermont and the Vermont Department of Social Rehabilitation Services iii © Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, 2009 © Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, 2009 FOSTER PRIDE/ADOPT PRIDE This workbook is for participants in the Foster PRIDE/Adopt PRIDE training program. It is an essential resource which contains material you will use during the training sessions and in the at- home meetings you will have with your Family Development Specialist. Please be sure to bring it with you to the training each week. © Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, 2009 v © Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, 2009 FOSTER PRIDE/ADOPT PRIDE Insert here a letter of welcome from the agency director. (See sample which follows) © Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, 2009 vii © Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, 2009 © Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, 2009 FOSTER PRIDE/ADOPT PRIDE Insert letters of welcome from your local and/or state foster parent association and adoptive parent support group © Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, 2009 xi © Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, 2009 Contents Session One: Connecting with PRIDE . 1 Session Two: Teamwork Toward Permanence . 39 Session Three: Meeting Developmental Needs: Attachment . 67 Session Four: Meeting Developmental Needs: Loss . 131 Session Five: Strengthening Family Relationships . 157 Session Six: Meeting Developmental Needs: Discipline . 199 Session Seven: Continuing Family Relationships . 239 Session Eight: Planning for Change . 283 Session Nine: Taking PRIDE: Making an Informed Decision . 315 Promoting Safety, Permanence, and Well-Being . 329 Annotated Bibliography . 417 Making Cultural Connections: Hair and Skin Care for Children of African Descent (booklet insert, follows page 444) © Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, 2009 xiii © Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, 2009 FOSTER PRIDE/ADOPT PRIDE PRIDEbook Session One Connecting with PRIDE © Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, 2009 1 © Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, 2009 Foster PRIDE/ Session One Adopt PRIDE Competencies and Objectives PRIDEbook Session One: Competencies Connecting with Prospective foster parents and adoptive parents: PRIDE • Understand the factors that contribute to neglect, emotional maltreatment, physical abuse, and sexual abuse. Resource 1-A • Know the conditions and experiences that may cause developmental delays and affect attachment. • Understand the concept of permanence for children and why children in family foster care are at risk for not being connected to lifetime relationships. • Know how adoption is a legal and social process that transfers parental rights to adoptive parents. • Know the needs of specific children awaiting adoption. • Know the implications of adoption for children at different stages of their development and can provide appropriate information and support. • Know the roles, rights, and responsibilities of foster parents and adoptive parents. In-Session Learning Objectives As a result of their participation in this training program, prospective foster parents and adoptive parents will be able to: 1. Define family foster care and adoption. 2. Explain how family foster care and adoption fit into the larger child welfare picture. 3. Explain how the agency uses foster care and adoption services to carry out its mission to protect children and strengthen families. 4. Describe why children and families need family foster care services and adoption services. © Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, 2009 3 Foster PRIDE/ Adopt PRIDE 5. Identify the value of helping children and youth stay part of their families and culture, because strengthening families is the first goal of child PRIDEbook welfare services. Session One: 6. Identify what foster parents and adoptive parents are expected to know Connecting and do as members of a professional team whose goal is to protect with children and strengthen families. PRIDE 7. Identify the benefits of family foster care and adoption for children and Resource 1-A families. Page 2 8. Describe the rewards of fostering and adopting for foster families and adoptive families. 9. Describe the special situations and needs of the various types of children who receive foster care and adoption services. At-Home Learning Objectives Through reviewing, at home, the information in their PRIDEbooks, prospective foster parents and adoptive parents will be able to: 1. Describe how foster parenting has changed during its 150-year history. 2. Describe how adoption services have grown more professional in the United States. 4 © Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, 2009 Foster PRIDE/ Session One Adopt PRIDE Agenda PRIDEbook Session One: Part I: Welcome and Introductions Connecting with A. Participant Introductions PRIDE B. Use of the PRIDEbook Resource 1-B C. Review of Session One Competencies, Objectives, and Agenda D. Discussion of Teamwork Agreements E. Purpose of the Program: Connecting Preservice Training with Assessment, Licensing, and Certification Part II: Connecting with Family Foster Care and Adoption: What? Why? Who? How? A. Making a Difference! Video B. Discussion of Perspectives Part III: Closing Remarks A. PRIDEbook Resources B. You Need to Know and You Need to Know in Illinois C. Foster Family Handbook D. Promoting Safety, Permanence and Well-Being E. PRIDE Connections F. Preview of Session Two G. Making a Difference! H. End Session © Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, 2009 5 Foster PRIDE/ Adopt PRIDE Requirements for Participation in the PRIDEbook Foster PRIDE/Adopt PRIDE Training Program Session One: Connecting with Participants wanting to care for related children only must complete the PRIDE six hour relative only in-class or DVD training. Completing sessions 1- 9 is strongly encouraged. Resource 1-C Participants who wish to become licensed for the placement of unrelated children in their home must complete sessions three through nine. For married couples, both spouses are required to attend the nine Foster PRIDE/Adopt PRIDE training classes Participants who complete all nine sessions of Foster PRIDE/Adopt PRIDE and complete and turn in all PRIDE Connections to the trainers will receive 27 hours of foster parent training credit The sessions are designed to be presented in order. Participants who attend them in order will benefit most from the training. Participants who must miss a session because of an emergency or who know in advance that they will be unable to attend a sessions or sessions should notify the trainers or their