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Article
Implementing Pathways to Permanence 2: Parenting Children Who Have Experienced Trauma and Loss: Lessons Learned in Texas
Offers advice for sites that might be interested in implementing Pathways to Permanence 2, based on lessons learned in Texas.
Article
Implementing Reach for Success: Lessons Learned in Catawba County, NC
Offers advice for sites that might be interested in implementing Reach for Success, based on lessons learned by Catawba County, North Carolina.
Article
Implementing the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT) Model: Lessons Learned in Tennessee
Offers advice for sites that might be interested in implementing the Neurosquential Model of Therapeutics, based on lessons learned in Tennessee.
Article
Implementing the Vermont Permanency Survey: Lessons Learned in Vermont
Offers advice for sites that might be interested in conducting a needs assessment survey of their adoptive/guardianship families, based on lessons learned in Vermont.
Article
Implementing Tuning In To Teens (TINT): Lessons Learned in New Jersey
Offers advice for sites that might be interested in implementing Tuning In To Teens (TINT), based on lessons learned in New Jersey.
Article
Improving Access to Trauma-Informed Adoption Services: Applying a Developmental Trauma Framework
Discusses the need for trauma-informed adoption services, particularly for children adopted from the foster care who have experienced complex trauma. It emphasizes the impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on development and the challenges adoptive parents face in accessing trauma-focused resources and professionals. The article highlights the importance of trauma-informed training for adoptive parents and professionals, advocating for better access to therapeutic interventions and support.
Article
Improving Family Preservation Services for Adoptive and Guardianship Families
Highlights the importance of tailored, intensive support services to maintain the stability and well-being of adoptive and guardianship families. This article discusses the importance of family preservation services, strategies for effective services, key components of services and examples from the field.
Brief/Tipsheet
Improving Family Preservation Services for Adoptive Families
Offers suggestions for providing support services designed for adoptive families whose children are at risk of disruption, dissolution, or out-of-home placement.
Research/Lit. Review
Improving Parenting Competency and Permanency Awareness for Kinship Foster Parents Through In-Service Licensure Training
Explores the challenges and benefits of kinship foster care, where relatives or close family friends care for children in the foster care system. This article highlights the importance of formal training and licensure for kinship caregivers to improve parenting skills and awareness of permanency options.
Newsletter
In Illinois, Providing In-Home Services is Key
Highlights the Illinois Adoption and Guardianship Support and Preservation (ASAP) program. This program provides a range of services to support adoptive and guardianship families. The Illinois ASAP program offers in-home therapeutic support through counseling and the START 24/7 (State Early, Trauma-Informed, Attachment-focused, Resiliency-building, Therapeutic services). This article discusses Illinois program through the lens of a service provider.
