

Workshop topics include, but are not limited to
A mentor is an experienced foster parent who has completed basic mentoring training. Mentors are selected with the following qualities in mind:
- Trauma Informed Care
- Self-Care for Caregivers
- Understanding Grief and Separation
- Attachment
- Foster Parent Standards and Foster Family Handbook
- Separation and Loss Experienced by Children in Care
- Working with the Biological Family
- Managing Difficult/Disruptive Behaviours in Children and Youth
- Substance Use and Misuse
- Developmental Milestones for Children and Youth In Care
- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome /Partial FAS and /Fetal Alcohol Effect
- Transitions within and out of Care
- Changes in MCFD Policies, Practices, and Standards
Caregivers are encouraged to access these important learning opportunities. These workshops are usually offered free of charge to foster parents. If there is room in the registration, CFS will often invite members from other community partners to attend (contingent upon topic and confidentiality issues). The CF Society will arrange workshops jointly with community partners to ensure foster parents are receiving the most meaningful and useful information on the most current parenting issues and concerns. Workshops are an excellent communication tool for foster parents that enable them to network with their peers, and learn more about their community and the services available.
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