General information

PRIDE series (English) – Sessions 5 & 6

• Session 1: Connecting with PRIDE - SEPTEMBER 30 – Thursday - 6 pm to 9 pm
• Session 2: Teamwork Towards Permanence - OCTOBER 2 – Saturday - 9 am to 12 pm
• Session 3: Meeting Developmental Needs: Attachment - OCTOBER 7 – Thursday - 6 pm to 9 pm
• Session 4: Meeting Developmental Needs: Loss - OCTOBER 14 – Thursday - 6 pm to 9 pm
• Session 5: Strengthening Family Relationships - OCTOBER 16 -Saturday - 9 am to 12 pm
• Session 6: Continuing Family Relationships - OCTOBER 21 - Thursday - 6 pm to 9 pm
• Session 7: Meeting Developmental Needs: Discipline - OCTOBER 28 - Thursday - 6 pm to 9 pm
• Session 8: Planning for Change - OCTOBER 30 – Saturday - 9 am to 12 pm
• Session 9: Making an Informed Decision - NOVEMBER 4 – Thursday - 6 pm to 9 pm

 What is PRIDE (Parent Resources for Information, Development and Education)?

Developed in Illinois in 1993, PRIDE is a competency-based model for the development and support of resource (foster and adoption) families. It is designed to strengthen the quality of foster care and adoption services by providing a standardized, structured framework for recruiting, preparing and selecting foster and adoptive parents. It also provides foster parent inservice training and ongoing professional development.

The components of the PRIDE Program are:

• Nine Pre-Service training modules (27 hours)
• “Connection” homework assignments related to each session
• Mutual Family Assessment – competency based and integrated with SAFE
• Family Development Planning Tools (for ongoing education)
• Nine In-Service training modules also available in digital format

Session Five: Strengthening Family Relationships

This session focuses on how families instill identity, cultural heritage, and self-esteem in children and youth. Applicants will review the child welfare goal of returning children and youth in resource care to their families of origin whenever possible. In discussing this concept, applicants will consider how the team can support this goal, known as "reunification." One way to strengthen family relationships is by supporting contacts between children and youth in resource care and their family members. Session Five discusses the resource parent’s role in family visitation and how to respond to a child or youth’s reactions around visits. Family ties are also discussed as important to adopted children and youth. Session Five introduces the concept of openness in adoption. This session explores how families can meet an adopted child or youth's lifelong need for identity and self-esteem.

Session Six: Continuing Family Relationships

In this session, applicants will examine different ways to help connect children and youth to safe and nurturing relationships intended to last a lifetime. Goals for reaching permanence are discussed, beginning with efforts to support families and to unite children and youth with families, including kin, through to adoption. Session Six presents ways to provide lifelong connections to children and youth who cannot grow up in their families, including openness in adoption, planned resource care and independent living.

Trainers : Sophie Bourbonnais & Jean-Marc Carrière (FP)

To register, send an email to inscriptions@valorsolutions.ca OR call 613.249.8593 (x4729)