Family Dynamics
Torn Loyalties
Perfect for:
Caregivers who want to support their child through the inner conflict they experience between their birth family and care family.
workshop duration
- FACE TO FACE: 3.5 hours
- ONLINE: Two 1.5 hours sessions over two days
Course Description
For tamariki (children) and rangatahi (young people) in care, the thoughts and feelings of belonging to more than one family are a difficult dynamic to navigate and can cause conflicts with both care and birth families.
Understanding the complex emotions, behaviours, and beliefs that they may bring into your home, will help you nurture their sense of belonging and ensure that they feel understood.
We will discuss the inner conflict that tamariki have with their birth family and how to support them through these torn loyalties, so they feel accepted and develop a sense of belonging in your family.
Learning Objectives
1. To understand how a child may experience conflict between biological family and care family and the beliefs that children might bring into the new home.
2. To understand the behaviours that children may display related to contact with their biological family.
3. To explore how to create a feeling of belonging to support the child and build security.
What caregivers have to say…
Brilliant course, excellent communication skills and lovely teachers.
We have been reminded of the basics and this is always helpful, plus we have been reminded how there are many people like us and that is encouraging.
It reinforced what I was trying to do, how to handle different things and what I could do better.
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Please Note
Our training delivery is focused during terms 2 and 3, with reduced workshops during terms 1 and 4, as we know this is the busiest time of year for caregivers. We also do not facilitate training during the school holidays. Therefore, during certain periods of the year we have limited courses available on our training calendar.
If you are interested in participating in a training that you cannot see available on our training calendar, please get in touch with our Training Coordinator, Dagmar, by emailing her HERE.
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