Home Based Therapy
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption, Foster & Kinship Care
11/24/21
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Have you ever thought that it would be a lot more effective if the therapist could really see your child in action? That's the gist of home-based therapy. We talk with Stephanie Glickman, a licensed clinical social worker at the Clinical Director of the Family Centered Treatment Foundation and an adjunct professor at the University of North Carolina Charlotte's School of Social Work.
In this episode, we cover:
- What is home-based therapy?
- Is it family therapy or child therapy?
- Why is it so effective for families struggling with behavioral issues?
- What type of issues respond well to in-home therapy?
- What does the research show about the effectiveness of home-based therapy vs. residential placement?
- How does in-home therapy work? How often does the therapist come? How long do they stay? How long does it need to continue?
- What if the child does not act out while the therapist is in the home?
- Who in the home participates in home-based therapy? Parents? Siblings? Others?
- Are their confidentiality concerns with this type of therapy?
- What are some of the advantages and disadvantages to home-based therapy?
- How does the cost of this therapy compare to office-based therapy?
- Does Medicaid cover home-based therapy?
- How do you find an in-home therapist that is knowledgeable about adoption and fostering and the trauma these kids may have experienced?
- What are some tips for knowing if you have found a good fit between the therapist and your family?
- Family Centered Treatment Foundation
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:
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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:
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How to Avoid Triggering and Being Triggered by Our Kids
November 17, 2021
•51m
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Do your child's reactions seem bigger than they should be to everyday events? Are your reactions sometimes a bit too big? What causes us to get triggered by our kids or to trigger them? We talk with Dr. Tripp Ake, a licensed psychologist with over 20 years of experience in the field of child trauma treatment. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University Medical Center and the program director for the National Child Traumatic Stress Network.
In this episode, we cover:
- What do we mean by “triggering” and how does it differ from getting our buttons pushed?
- What’s the difference between being triggered and being annoyed or irritated?
- How to become a trauma detective?
- What types of things can trigger a child?
- How much of having our “buttons pushed” stems from the belief that our child’s behavior is a reflection on us as parents?
- How do the belief systems that we grow up with impact us as adults? We may not even be aware that hold these values and may not even agree with them.
- How can we identify the things in our past that make us likely to be triggered?
- Examples of things parents have told us drives them to distraction (aka triggers them).
- Whining
- Disrespect
- Two universal parenting tips for improving a child’s behavior.
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
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 RateThisPodcast.com/creatingafamily
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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Child Hosting Programs: Getting Prepared to be a Host Family
December 1, 2021
•30m
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Have you ever thought of hosting a child for the summer or over the winter holidays? Check out this show where we interview Kathy Holiday who worked in adoption for 25 years and she supervised the child hosting program for Children’s House International.
In this episode, we cover:
- What are child hosting programs?
- What is the purpose of a child hosting program?
- What are some of the ways different agencies design their hosting programs?
- Whether they are open to families that do not want to adopt, but are willing to advocate for the child.
- When they have host sessions. What times of year?
- Length of time the children are here.
- How much does it usually cost for a host family?
- Are there many differences in cost to the host family?
- What type of training?
- What is the age range of children commonly available for hosting?
- What type of special needs do you commonly see?
- What are the children told before they come? Are they aware that they are "on trial" to be adopted? (Be on your best behavior if you want to get adopted?) Do hosting programs put too much burden on kids and set them up for feeling like a failure?
- What type of trauma have the children experienced in the past?
- Influence of trauma. Typical behaviors you might see in the short term.
- Language issues?
- How much information are you given on the child before you decide whether to accept?
- What type of home study is usually required?
- How to prepare children already in the home?
- How much do you share with the children in the home about your interest in hosting? Should you share that you might adopt the child?
- Disciplining a host child?
- What type of support should you expect from your hosting agency?
- Advocating for your host child or for other children in the orphanage. What do you mean by advocating and how do you do it?
- If you decide to adopt this child, what is the typical process and how long does it take?
- What are the benefits to being a host family?
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 RateThisPodcast.com/creatingafamily
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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