Course Description:
Foster parents have one of the most stressful roles in the child welfare system. Though we know this to be true, we don’t often talk about what promotes foster parent resilience within their challenging role. This two-part webinar will focus on the role of social support in reducing the impact of stress on foster parents. The first session will include information on common sources of stress in fostering, and the role of social support in promoting foster parent resilience. We will discuss the various types of social support and how they each meet unique support needs for foster parents. The second session will focus on application of ideas learned in the first session. Participants will complete a guided self-assessment of their own support networks, which will include examples of each type of support and space to consider how each is fulfilled (or lacking) in their own lives. Participants will complete the two-part series with increased understanding of social support as a key component of fostering, and increased awareness of their own support systems’ strengths and gaps.
Course Link:
http://www.socialwork.msu.edu/ceu
CE Value (credits): 1
CE Type: Standard
Sponsor:
Michigan State University School of SW
Contact Information:
Ryan Hasselbach
517-353-3060
swkce@msu.edu