Training by topic: Kinship care, relative caregivers

Kinship care

Understand the special aspects of being a relative caregiver. Learn the unique issues that impact kinship caregivers and explore the different kinds of kinship care, plus suggestions to help navigate kinship care.

  • Presented by Racquel Martinez, Alaska Center for Resource Families
  • Format: self-study via PDF reading
  • Training hours awarded on completion: 2 hours

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Kinship family

Part one: Creating a sense of belonging

Hear one woman's story about raising her nephew as a kinship and adoptive parent, understanding her dual role as both Aunt and primary caregiver, and providing and advocating support for kinship parents and families. Part of the Authentic Voices video series.

  • Presented by Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
  • Format: self-study via video
  • Training hours awarded on completion: .5 hours

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Part two: He is an extension of me

Hear one women's story about her decision to become her grandson’s legal guardian, the practical and financial challenges she faced, and how she is teaching her grandson the meaning of family.

  • Presented by Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
  • Format: self-study via video
  • Training hours awarded on completion: .5 hours

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Part three: They are my daughters

Hear one women's story about becoming the primary caregiver for her four nieces, raising them, adopting them, negotiating the child welfare system, and creating a family. Part of the Authentic Voices video series.

  • Presented by Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
  • Format: self-study via video
  • Training hours awarded on completion: .5 hours

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Part four: You get a call, do you want these kids?

Hear one couple's story about the decision to take over primary care of their four grandchildren, and their experiences adopting and raising them. Part of the Authentic Voices video series.

  • Presented by Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
  • Format: self-study via video
  • Training hours awarded on completion: .5 hours

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Setting and enforcing boundaries with relatives in kinship and adoptive families

Understand the Alaska Office of Children's Services' expectations and learn to identify, communicate, and enforce limits regarding a child's interaction with birth parents.

  • Presented by John Bennett, Alaska Center for Resource Families
  • Format: self-study via PDF reading
  • Training hours awarded on completion: 2.5 hours

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