Online Trauma-informed Transition Training: Child-focussed Participatory Training for Foster Caregivers (67128)
Session Chair: Kerrie Pickering
Saturday, January 7, 2023 (11:20)
Session: Session 2
Room: 323B
Presentation Type:Oral Presentation
In 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action were formed “to redress the legacy of residential schools and advance the process of Canadian reconciliation”. With a focus on these Calls to Action and on the related 2019 Federal Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit, and Metis Children, Youth and Families, an organization that supports foster caregivers on Vancouver Island in British Columbia saw a growing need for additional foster caregiver training. As a result, the researchers worked with this organization to explore ways of assisting foster caregivers who support children and youth reunifying with relatives and their communities. A search of literature examining transition experiences and best practices in foster caregiver training was conducted, revealing the need for further primary research. Upon receipt of the ethics approval, the researchers conducted three focus groups with foster caregivers to gain an understanding of their transition experiences and training needs. A thematic analysis was undertaken on the resulting data. As foster caregivers discussed their experiences and needs, they emphasized that the training should be participatory, accessible, child-centred, and trauma-informed. The themes that emerged from the data revealed that the training should include the following aspects: developing and retaining connections with the child’s community, relationship-building with the child’s family and the care team, strategies for advocacy, understanding grief and loss, and building emotional supports. This presentation will explore the implications of the research that resulted in the creation and launch of the online trauma-informed transition training.
Authors:
Jo Axe, Royal Roads University, Canada
Hannah Dahlquist-Axe, Royal Roads University, Canada
About the Presenter(s)
Dr Jo Axe is a University Professor/Principal Lecturer at Royal Roads University in Canada
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