Hi, We have led multiple trainings for foster parents and trained groups of parent leaders to do the same through the University of Washington school of Social Work. We have also worked with teams from Casey Family Programs. The approach is based on Dr. Jane Nelsen's work, Positive Discipline, and adapted specifically to foster parenting including a deep dive into the brain science of attachment and trauma, and self-regulation using frames that we learned from Dr. Bruce Perry. We also use what we've learned about resilience and shame from Dr. Brené Brown. The approach is relational with strong tools for accountability.
I'd be glad to answer questions about what we do that is different than what we do in more traditional parenting groups and what we've learned from the foster parents themselves that have informed our work. In an ideal world we work to train members of the community to become the parenting educators themselves - because they are on the ground and create a sustainable network of support for their community.
Jody
Jody@sounddiscipline.org