The Impact of Fostering, Kinship Care, and Adoption on Birth Children
About Course
Participants will learn the impact of fostering, kinship care, and adopting on birth children and the challenges that birth children face as their families change. Presenter will share her personal story and experiences as the birth child, 40 years of relevant research, and suggestions and recommendations for parents and stakeholders in the social services field. Presentation has been adapted from a Master’s thesis researched and written by Dr. Eshele Williams.
Course Content
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Student Ratings & Reviews
Good match for us, having bio and adopted kids. Info is much needed, and resources to get the help the children and foster/adoptive parents need should be more accessible
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It's good to hear both sides of the experience.
It was very interesting and insightful.
I love the honesty
It was good and knowledgeable
This was a great course that's really pertinent to my family. I wish there was more practical suggestions for parents rather than just descriptions of the areas of need.
my children are now adults so it did help to some degree. This seminar open your eyes and heart to how even adult children may feel abandoned
No one really knows the impact it has on birth childern on the foster parent s so this really helps get a better understadning
Yes GREAT
good course
Great course.
One of best classes I’ve taken. I think this should be part of IMPACT
Excellent perspective
good
Was hoping for more examples of behaviors and tips on helping bio kids
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Important information.
Definitely is a reality check!!
Very informative. Lots to discuss with my chilfredn.
This was a great training for me, I am a birth child of a foster mom and because of how I and my brothers were impacted as birth children I actually decided to wait until my birth children were adults living on their own and even with that said I still asked each one of them how they felt about me becoming a foster mom, I was not surprised that each one was fully supportive of the idea. I never wanted them to feel left out over looked unrecognized or any of the negative feeling I and my siblings felt. At 48 years of age my younger brother said to me he grew up feeling like he was fostered instead of being a birth child, he was impacted more than I or my middle brother. This has helped me understand in a way I had not and I can talked to my brothers about how they were impacted,
Thank you Dr. Williams
Thank you Dr. Williams
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We included our birth kids on all aspects of the adoption's even naming one of our girls
Very insightful course!