This video provides one hour of training on diversity, equity and inclusion. https://www.newschannel5.com/news/the-hidden-bias-of-good-people-a-newschannel-5-special-airs-march-8#:~:text=%22Hidden%20Bias%20of%20Good%20People,and%20it's%20not%20our%20fault (CEU credit: 1.0 hour)
Read MoreIt would take years before Molly and Heaven would learn that neither of them was ever in the foster system. Instead, caseworkers had diverted them to what some scholars call “hidden foster care” or “shadow foster care,” in which the legal protections of the formal system disappear. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/01/magazine/shadow-foster-care.html (CEU credit: 0.5 to 1.0 hours)
Read MoreThis training explains drug categories for psychotropic drugs. The training explores the reasons for prescribing and 'Deprescribing' psychotropic medications in foster care. It discusses scenarios when foster parents should advocate for their youth in their home on being prescribed too many medications and when to advocate for reduction. The training describes informed consent and how this pertains to psychotropic medication. http://centervideo.forest.usf.edu/video/jit/kentucky/psychomedtrainingdcbs/start.html (CEU Credit: 1 hour)
Read MoreNational CASA podcast: Isabel Morales, senior project associate with Casey Family Services, talks about permanent solutions for youth aging out of the foster care system. http://podcast.casaforchildren.org/youth_aging_out_of_foster_care (CEU credit: 0.5)
Read More"Child protective agencies are haunted when they fail to save kids. Pittsburgh officials believe a new data analysis program is helping them make better judgment calls." https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/02/magazine/can-an-algorithm-tell-when-kids-are-in-danger.html (Estimated CEU credit: 0.5 to 1.0)
Read More6-part KET series that features people on the front lines of mental health and emphasizes the importance of healthy, supportive relationships in helping youth overcome mental health challenges. https://www.ket.org/health/youth-mental-health/you-are-not-alone-series-overview/ (CEU credit: 0.5 to 3 hours)
Read MoreNational CASA podcast: Former foster youth Amanda Metivier and Alaska State Director Marion Hallum discuss Facing Foster Care in Alaska, a foster youth advocacy program. http://podcast.casaforchildren.org/foster_youth_experience_amanda (CEU credit: 0.25 hours)
Read MoreThis presentation about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) from Dr. Linda Chamberlain is available on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRTwoJsNhGE (CEU Credit: 1.0)
Read MoreThis is part one of a two-part series. In this half you will hear Michael describe his experiences with the foster care system and Rhode Island CASA and share how he was able to overcome the odds. In part two you will hear from the two men who helped Michael get where he is today. http://podcast.casaforchildren.org/helping_youth_succeed_a_former_foster_youth_s_story (CEU Credit: 0.25 hours)
Read More"In family court, judges must decide whether the risks at home outweigh the risks of separating a family." This article from the New Yorker delves into the nuances of child protective services. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/08/07/when-should-a-child-be-taken-from-his-parents (Estimated CEU credit: 0.5 to 1.0 hours)
Read MoreIn this National CASA podcast, Jessica Hildebrand shares her experience of being in foster care and emancipating out of the system. http://podcast.casaforchildren.org/foster_youth_experience_jessica (CEU credit: 0.5)
Read MoreRead a 2018 Article from the New York Times, published shortly after authorities discovered the situation at the Turpin household: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/17/health/california-13-kids-siblings.html (Estimated CEU credit: 0.25)
Watch the 2021 episode of 20/20 about how one of the siblings escaped and reported what had been going on: https://abc.com/shows/2020/episode-guide/2021-11/19-2020-escape-from-a-house-of-horror-a-diane-sawyer-special-event (CEU credit: 1.0)
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