Retired ~ Foster Care, Part C, Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Category:
28
Credits:
1
Objectives:
• Be able to recognize the impact of grandparents raising grandchildren on the child.
• Learn what happens when traumatized children perceive that the adult world is out of control.
Description:
Recent figures show 513,000 children were in foster care in the United States and as many as 5.4 million children living with grandparents. In this program we explore the issues of foster care and parental alternatives from a number of viewpoints, with a special emphasis on understanding attachment theory and trauma, which are both the backdrops and main features in work with this population. When grandparents take responsibility for their grandchildren, three relationship processes simultaneously occur: attachment disruptions; revised attachment relationships; and challenged internal working models of attachment. Dr. Poehlmann discusses this phenomenon through her research on children living with grandparents due to the incarceration of their mothers.
Approval Bodies:
Professional Development
Florida Dept. of Health (Board of Social Work, Marriage & Family, Mental Health Counseling)
NAADAC, National Association for Addiction Professionals
National Board for Certified Counselors
Florida Board of Nursing
Association of Social Work Boards Approved Continuing Education (ACE)
California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP)
CAADE - California Association for Alcohol/Drug Educators
Connecticut Certification Board, Inc.
Pennsylvania Certification Board
Florida Board of Psychology
California Board of Registered Nursing
California Association of DUI Treatment Programs (CADTP)
