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One of the Youth Leadership Advisory Team's primary goals
is to educate people about the experiences of youth in care.
YLAT has had great success delivering training events in each
year since it's establishment. YLAT has presented trainings
to a variety of groups. Caseworkers, foster/adoptive parents,
group home staff, educators, judges, lawyers, CASA volunteers
(Court Appointed Special Advocates), GALs (Guardian Ad Litems),
therapists, legislators and policy makers, students and other
youth in care have all benefited from YLAT trainings.
YLAT has collaborated with others to produce and deliver
these trainings. Presentations have occurred from Aroostook
County to Texas, from Massachusetts to New Mexico, from Waterville
Valley, NH to Washington, DC. We could be in your neighborhood
next.
Here is a menu of some of the training topics that YLAT has
presented.
What Youth Experience in Foster Care
In this workshop, participants learn about the child welfare
system from the perspective of youth who have been in it.
Trainers discuss the impact of loss, lack of information,
multiple changes and transitions, trauma, contact with family
systems, and gaining control over ones life.
Youth in Care and the Impact of Trauma
Focusing more on the impact of trauma and how loss of family
connections and entry into the child welfare system impacts
a youth in care.
Understanding Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in
Foster Care
This training, designed and facilitated by youth in care,
will provide a starting point for ongoing dialogue and learning
about the needs of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered
and Questioning (GLBTQ) Youth in foster care.
How Youth in Care Can Influence Public Policy
Maine's Youth Leadership Advisory Team has built success
in the arena of influencing public policy. This training
is intended to enhance the participants understanding of
how to be effective advocates for youth in care.
Youth and Technology
This training is intended to enhance the participants understanding
of how youth in care can gain career skills while being
an important contributor to your team. Discussion will focus
on the building youth skills in technology and including
them in design teams for the development of web sites, newsletters,
internet based coursework and more.
Developing a Youth Leadership Team
This training is intended to enhance the participants understanding
of how youth can be effective advocates for other youth
in care through the development of youth leadership teams.
Sibling Issues in Foster Care
This training focuses on the experiences of siblings who
become involved with the child welfare system. In light
of 50-75% of siblings experiencing separation from other
siblings, we lead the discussion into what systems can do
to remedy this.
Welcome to Our Home: Honoring Diversity in Foster Families
Youth in care illustrate ways to honor the differences
between families, individuals no matter what background.
Discussion also recognizes the impact of adjusting to new
families, new routines, new everything.
A Youth Development Approach to Working with Youth in
Foster Care
Through activities and an interactive panel discussion,
participants will have a greater understanding of how youth
in care can have a more influential role in developing their
own personal skills and competencies while enhancing the
work of care providers.
Youth in Care and the Role of Educators
Youth describe their experiences with the child welfare
system. In particular, we discuss ways that educators can
play a key role with identify risk to children and ways
to support and youth in the child welfare system.
If you want YLAT to present a training in your area, click
here to contact us.
(We have photos from trainings here in Maine, in Texas, New
Mexico and DC)
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