An Introduction to Female Fertility
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12/07/22
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How much do you really know about your fertility, menstrual cycles, and conception? Join us to learn more with Dr. Joyce Harper, a Professor of Reproductive Science at the Institute for Women’s Health, University College London, and the head of the Reproductive Science and Society Group. She is the author of Your Fertile Years.
In this episode, we cover:
- Understanding the menstrual cycle
- Understanding the basic of conception
- Predicting ovulation
- Basics of Infertility
- What percentage of infertility is caused by the female partner, the male partner, or both?
- What causes a woman to not ovulate?
- Initial workup for women who meet the definition of infertility
- Workup for Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
- Treatment Options for Infertility
- How does the infertility workup differ for the LGBTQ+ community (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Non-binary, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, and Gender Nonconforming Individuals)?
This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content:
- Weekly podcasts
- Weekly articles/blog posts
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Please leave us a rating or review. This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them.
Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content:
- Weekly podcasts
- Weekly articles/blog posts
- Resource pages on all aspects of family building
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Understanding Psychotropic Medications
November 30, 2022
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Are you a foster or adoptive parent whose child is taking mood altering medications or medications to help them sleep? You will learn a lot about these medications and what you can do to make them as effective as possible. We talk with Dr. Adam Langenfeld, a Developmental Pediatrician at Children's Minnesota hospital. He also has a Ph.D. in chemistry.
In this episode, we cover:
- What are psychotropic medications?
- What are the classes of psychotropic medications?
- What are some commonly prescribed medications in each class?
- What mental health issues are these medications addressing?
- Symptoms of anxiety and depression in children.
- Situational anxiety or depression.
- SCARED checklist anxiety
- Childhood Depression Inventory
- How do psychotropic medications work? A basic overview of Psych Pharmacology.
- Simulation of a brain synapsis
- How are medications in each of these classes administered?
- Does timing of the day matter?
- How effective is melatonin?
- Does proximity to meals matter when administering these medications?
- What are some of the side effects of the most commonly used psychotropic medications?
- Psychedelics?
- Supplements (such as CBD)?
- Why are children in foster care more likely to be on psychotropic medications?
- Does use of psychotropic medications in childhood increase the likelihood of substance abuse in adolescence or adulthood?
- What can parents do to help these medications be as effective as possible?
- How to know when a child should taper down or get off of psychotropic medications?
- If parents believe that the child is on too many psychotropic medications, what should they do?
Additional Resources:
- Children in Foster Care Much More Likely to be Prescribed Psychotropic Medications Compared with Non-Foster Children in Medicaid Program
- National Alliance on Mental Illness, Quick Reference to Psychiatric Medications
- Common Medications Used in Psychiatric Treatment
- Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders (SCARED)
- Children’s Depression Inventory 2nd Edition (there is a fee for this inventory)
- Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Children
- Simulation of a brain synapsis
This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content:
- Weekly podcasts
- Weekly articles/blog posts
- Resource pages on all aspects of family building
Please leave us a rating or review
Please leave us a rating or review. This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them.
Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content:
- Weekly podcasts
- Weekly articles/blog posts
- Resource pages on all aspects of family building
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Courage & Resilience: A Foster Child's Story of Success
December 14, 2022
•52m
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How do some kids survive a life of poverty, homelessness, abuse, and foster and eventually thrive? We talk with David Ambroz is a national poverty and child welfare expert and advocate and the author of the memoir, A Place Called Home. He was recognized by President Obama as an American Champion of Change. Currently serving as the Head of Community Engagement (West) for Amazon, Ambroz previously led Corporate Social Responsibility for Walt Disney Television, and has served as president of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission as well as a California Child Welfare Council member. After growing up homeless and then in foster care, he graduated from Vassar College and later earned his J.D. from UCLA School of Law. He is a foster dad and lives in Los Angeles, CA.
In this episode, we cover:
- Poverty and Homelessness:
- His story.
- School
- What made a difference?
- What should adults who encounter or work with homeless children/youth know?
- Foster Care:
- His story.
- Youth who identify as LGBTQ+ are overrepresented in foster care (Human Rights Campaign, 2015). While approximately 5 percent of the general population is estimated to be LGBTQ+, studies estimate that about 30 percent of youth in foster care identify as LGBTQ+. Why are these young people over represented in child welfare? LGBTQ+ youth are 1.5 -2 times more likely to have a foster placement failure.
- What would you want foster parents to know?
- What made the difference in your eventually succeeding? (Going to Vassar and UCLA Law School.)
- The lack of available treatments for mental illness.
- Why did you become a foster parent?
- Why did you title the book “A Place Called Home?”
Please leave us a rating or review. This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them.
Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content:
- Weekly podcasts
- Weekly articles/blog posts
- Resource pages on all aspects of family building
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