Fostering Parenthood

National Center for Youth Law
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Fostering Parenthood

Talking to our teens about their sexual health journey and reproductive rights is a multi-faceted conversation and can be intimidating, but with Fostering Parenthood, you're not alone. Together, we will talk about these important conversations through lived experience and provide helpful ideas, best practices, and resources. The end goal? Helping our children and youth in foster care become informed, strong, and confident individuals. Watch our episodes at https://rhep.info/fosteringparenthood-watch!

  1. 26/06/2023

    Q&A Special: Social media & online safety

    Send us a textWe're diving into an incredibly important topic in today's day and age - Navigating social media and other internet technologies, with a special emphasis on fostering digital safety for our foster youth.We'll be discussing the legal rights of youth in foster care regarding internet access, the importance of fostering digital education and empowerment, and providing tips and resources to help you through this journey. This episode will center caregiver and youth empowerment ...

    1 h y 13 min

  2. 19/06/2023

    Talking about sex should be liberating. Here's why.

    Send us a textCaregivers will be equipped with the necessary tools to engage in conversations with the youth in their care about sexuality and sex education that goes beyond prevention and instead focuses on liberation, all within a secure and receptive environment that encourages openness.Guest on the show: Steph Zapata, she/they, sex educator & anti-oppression consultant Calls To Action: How to use liberation approach vs. prevention approach (29:13)About Fostering Parenthood: Fostering ...

    37 min

  3. 12/06/2023

    Unveiling child sex trafficking in indigenous communities

    Send us a textThis episode will give caregivers of indigenous youth a new understanding of how to help indigenous youth in care who've experienced abuse and/or commercial sexual exploitation and how to support them. Indigenous youth in care are a vulnerable population, we will discuss ways to protect indigenous youth from CSEC and the resources available to these youth in care.Guest on the show:Raechel Ibarra, Senior CSEC Case Manager for Children’s Law Center, Chiricahua Apache descenda...

    30 min

  4. 05/06/2023

    Nurturing foster youth's mental health in new placements

    Send us a textThis episode will explore how caregivers can support the mental health of youth in foster care through the eyes of a former foster youth, Elyzabeth. She tells the story of her mental health journey and entering new homes and what would’ve made her feel more safe, comfortable, and welcome.Guest on the show:Elyzabeth, former foster youth, RHEP Youth Advisory Board memberResources:Presumptive Eligibility- Super important to note here that diagnostic criteria is no longer the b...

    31 min

  5. 29/05/2023

    Unlearning biases: How to best advocate for your youth's mental health

    Send us a textThis episode will explore how caregivers can support the mental health of youth in foster care, access Medi-Cal mental health services, and how to advocate for their youth in care to get the services they require. Guests on the show: Nancy Netherland, mother and advocate for her two daughters, both former foster children living with rare, chronic medical complexities. Nancy founded Kids and Caregivers; a nonprofit supporting families, caregivers, and providers of chron...

    49 min

  6. 22/05/2023

    "Remember, you were a teenager once" How to support pregnant and parenting youth

    Send us a textIn this episode we will explore the experiences of youth in care who faced the challenges of homelessness and teen pregnancy, and discover new ways of support.Maria will join us to share her story of both struggles and victories. Her journey will shed light on what it truly means to provide care for a pregnant youth in need. As we listen to Maria, we'll gain insights into what she needed from caregivers and how they can offer the best support possible.Join us for an episode that...

    49 min

  7. 15/05/2023

    Fostering open communication with neurodivergent, non-binary youth

    Send us a textThis episode will bring the perspective of a caregiver currently fostering a neurodivergent, transgender male youth in care. Joyce opens up about her experience in guiding a conversation about her youth's menstrual cycle. A conversation that led to trust and open communication in the future.Guests on the show:Joyce Ma: Fostering UNITY’s Organizational Development Coordinator, foster parent for neurodivergent transgender youthResources:-Neurodiversity definitions-Sexual Education...

    39 min

  8. 08/05/2023

    Breaking the cycle: Voices of trafficking survivors in foster care

    Send us a textContent Warning: This episode discusses sensitive subjects, including abuse and child sexual exploitation. Please exercise discretion while listening.Episode Description: This episode will give caregivers a new understanding of what youth in care who've experienced abuse and/or commercial sexual exploitation go through and how to support them. Guests on the show:Brandy: Former foster youth, survivor of commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) in foster care, m...

    50 min
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Talking to our teens about their sexual health journey and reproductive rights is a multi-faceted conversation and can be intimidating, but with Fostering Parenthood, you're not alone. Together, we will talk about these important conversations through lived experience and provide helpful ideas, best practices, and resources. The end goal? Helping our children and youth in foster care become informed, strong, and confident individuals. Watch our episodes at https://rhep.info/fosteringparenthood-watch!

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  • Creador
    National Center for Youth Law
  • Años de actividad
    2022 - 2023
  • Episodios
    18
  • Clasificación
    Explícito
  • Copyright
    © 2024 Fostering Parenthood
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