About This Program
Target Population:
Foster, kinship, adoptive, and guardianship parents providing direct care for LGBTQ youth
Program Overview
This curriculum was developed to help foster, kinship, adoptive, and guardianship parents enhance their skills in providing direct care for LGBTQ youth. Designed for full-day facilitation, this curriculum consists of nine modules that will provide participants with information about the importance of improving child welfare practice with LGBTQ youth, including the impact and scope of LGBTQ youth in the foster care system; help participants to assess their own values and beliefs to identify strategies for balancing personal views with professional responsibilities; and increase competency in using accurate and culturally appropriate terminology. The modules also provide participants with guidance on effective engagement strategies for working with LGBTQ foster/adoptive youth and families, as well as assessing, supporting, and affirming young people in the process of "coming out"; describe how to manage day-to-day issues that arise in the foster/adoptive home when caring for LGBTQ youth; present strategies for advocating for LGBTQ youth in their homes, schools, foster/adoptive care settings, and communities; and help participants identify ways to increase their own learning and competence in working with LGBTQ youth and families.
Logic Model
The program representative did not provide information about a Logic Model for Reaching Higher: A Curriculum for Foster/Adoptive Parents and Kinship Caregivers Caring for LGBTQ Youth.
Manuals and Training
Publicly available information indicates there is a manual that describes how to deliver this program.
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Relevant Published, Peer-Reviewed Research
Currently, there are no published, peer-reviewed research studies for Reaching Higher: A Curriculum for Foster/Adoptive Parents and Kinship Caregivers Caring for LGBTQ Youth.
Additional References
No reference materials are currently available for Reaching Higher: A Curriculum for Foster/Adoptive Parents and Kinship Caregivers Caring for LGBTQ Youth.
Date Research Evidence Last Reviewed by CEBC: October 2019
Date Program Content Last Reviewed by Program Staff: November 2019
Date Program Originally Loaded onto CEBC: November 2019
