Food Struggles for Foster and Adopted Children Dr. Marlina Selva, Psy.D. will present on the complexity of food issues for foster/adopted children. There will be a discussion to help parents gain a deeper understanding of children's behaviors around food, which includes extreme pickiness or fixations with certain foods, food hoarding, binge eating, difficulty feeling satiated (full...
Donna Erickson, M.A. is a valued Help One Child Trainer and Podcasts and Blog contributor. Donna has trained Foster Parents for 30+ years through The Santa Clara County Department of Family and Children Services and served as the Foster and Kinship Care Education Program Director for 16 of those years. Donna stays current on her continuing education in her three fields of expertise: nursing, counseling, and educating. She brings experience and wisdom from her years as a foster youth, parent and grandparent!
Donna Erickson, M.A. is a valued Help One Child Trainer and Podcasts and Blog contributor. Donna has trained Foster Parents for 30+ years through The Santa Clara County Department of Family and Children Services and served as the Foster and Kinship Care Education Program Director for 16 of those years. Donna stays current on her continuing education in her three fields of expertise: nursing, counseling, and educating. She brings experience and wisdom from her years as a foster youth, parent and grandparent!
Secondary Trauma: When Helping Hurts Parenting adopted, foster or kinship children from difficult beginnings takes its toll on the caregiver and others in the home. Do you ever feel like you are going after a fly with an elephant swatter? Have you noticed that even the minor offenses from your child feel unmanageable? Licensed clinical...
Secondary Trauma: When Helping Hurts Parenting adopted, foster or kinship children from difficult beginnings takes its toll on the caregiver and others in the home. Do you ever feel like you are going after a fly with an elephant swatter? Have you noticed that even the minor offenses from your child feel unmanageable? Licensed clinical...
WHY ATTACHMENT DISORDERS LOOK, FEEL, AND RESPOND DIFFERENTLY THAN OTHER TRAUMA CONDITIONS Children who have experienced continued disruption in the formation of primary attachments require a unique set of approaches that will often appear counter-intuitive to what most care providers feel is normal or comfortable for them. Primary caretakers and direct service providers often find...
