Creating Stability and Permanency in Child Welfare: A Trauma-Informed Approach

January 8, 2027

This training is designed for child welfare stakeholders dedicated to enhancing placement stability and permanency outcomes for children in foster care. Participants will examine how youth-specific, caregiver-specific, and systemic risk factors interact to influence child development; evaluate the impact of placement moves; and apply trauma-informed, evidence-based strategies that may help prevent placement disruptions and support long-term stability.

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Target Audience

Caregiver: Foster Parents, Kinship Caregivers, and Caregivers.

Practice Level: Beginner and/or Intermediate.

Learning Objectives

  • Discuss how youth-specific, caregiver-specific, and systemic risk factors interact to influence child development and placement permanency outcomes. 
  • Evaluate the long-term impact of different types of placement moves on a child’s emotional well-being and placement stability.
  • Examine the role of trauma-informed care in addressing behavioral challenges that often lead to placement disruptions.
  • State two agency-level strategies to strengthen placement stability and reduce disruptions for children in foster care.
  • Apply evidence-based strategies to support improving placement stability and promote permanency outcomes for children in foster care using a case scenario.

Course summary

Available credit (Listed in Hours): 
  • 1.00 Attendance/Participation
Course opens: 
11/02/2026
Course expires: 
01/22/2027
Event starts: 
01/08/2027 - 8:30am CST
Event ends: 
01/08/2027 - 9:30am CST
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  • Course Content.
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  • Course Evaluation.

 

 

Online
United States

Stan Waddell, MAMFC, MARE, LPC-S

No continuing education available for this event.

Available Credit (Listed in Hours)

  • 1.00 Attendance/Participation
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