Understanding Behaviors in Foster Care: Having Trauma-Informed Expectations

What is Pathways to Permanency? The Pathways to Permanency project aims to coordinate efforts between Vaya, County DSS offices, and mental health providers to ensure youth in foster care have access to high quality behavioral health services. To this end, multi-sector focus groups conducted at the onset of this project highlighted needs related to shared understanding, accessible quality behavioral health assessments and interventions, and safe and supportive homes. Workgroups of cross-system stakeholders were then developed to generate, plan, and implement solutions for each of the identified needs.

More about this opportunity: The Pathways to Permanency project’s “Common Language & Shared Understanding” workgroup is excited to offer an opportunity to dive deep into trauma and typical behaviors of youth in foster care! Meet youth in out of home care where they are by understanding how trauma can impact behaviors and what types of behaviors might be present in different levels of care. By equipping yourself with this knowledge, you can be better prepared to support youth and their caregivers in having more stable placements.

Who Should Attend: This training opportunity is open to Vaya Health staff, County DSS staff, child placing agencies, foster parents, and residential treatment providers.