Raising a Foster Child to Thrive
This training can be customized to the unique needs of foster, adoptive, kinship, & biological parenting.
Session Description
As foster parents and advocates, we want our children to succeed, to thrive. But our kids are coming to us with a past that we cannot control or change. How can we help our kids overcome past experiences and enable them to grow into thriving adults?
In this interactive session, we look at how to connect neuroscientific knowledge and practical application to develop confident adults equipped with the tools to achieve their potential.
Using visuals, animations, real world examples and audience participation, this session focuses on helping foster parents understand how memories impact the behaviors they are experiencing with their foster children, and how to use this knowledge to help them grow into their potential as adults
Provides an introduction to BioSocial Cognition and specifically applies it to understanding development, memory formation, and decision making.
You'll Learn
- The impact memories have on behavior
- How memories are formed and why it matters
- How to intentionally & consciously create new memories
- How to develop an environment that creates positive decisions and behavior
Intended Audience
- Foster & Adoptive Parents
Level
1 - no previous training required
Time
Intro - 75 min
Workshop - 90-120min
Deep-Dive - 2-4 hours
What to Expect
Throughout the session, Thomas C. Rector encourages audience participation and shares insights, examples, and experiences gained over 20 years of training parents, advocates, and professionals.
In workshops and deep dives, the second half of the session is spent in a hands-on, interactive, role-playing activity that gets participants up and out of their seats and working together to implement the methodology.
What Past Participants of Raising a Foster Child to Thrive Say
“So, so, so good, smart, relevant, new insightful, thank you.”
National Foster Parent Association Annual Conference, 2018
"Fantastic Information. Amazing Speaker."
National Foster Parent Association Annual Education Conference, 2019
Presenter: Thomas C. Rector
As a father of five, adoptive parent, a foster care mentor and trainer, CASA, and board member for child advocacy organizations, Thomas C. Rector brings a unique perspective to child advocacy and parenting.
He is a CEO, national speaker and presenter on BioSocial Cognition theory, and founder of Accrescent Institute, as well as the former Executive Director for CASA of Del Norte and Vice President of the NFPA Board of Directors.