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Parenting the Sexually Abused Child
-- Seminar for foster parents --
Foster parenting is a demanding job that requires commitment, patience and specialized skills. This seminar, designed to give a clearer perspective on the issues children from sexually abusive backgrounds bring to a foster family, will also focus on how to advocate for these children. This seminar uses videos, case scenarios, child profiles and discussion and includes the following topics:
- Dynamics of child abuse & dealing with the abused child
- Institutional considerations
- Interrupted social/sexual development & Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- Psychological needs disrupted by trauma
- How to help
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