Below you will find valuable websites and documents to support your fostering journey…
Foster Care Associations:
Canadian Foster Family Association
Foster Parents Society of Ontario
Training Opportunities:
Foster Parent College
TBRI – Trust Based Relational Intervention
Neufeld Institute (Gordon Neufeld)
ARC – Attachment Regulation and Competency
Attachment:
Daniel Hughes – Attachment focused treatment for childhood trauma and abuse
Attachment Parenting International
Developmental Trauma:
Child Trauma Academy – Dr. Bruce Perry
Video from TED.com: How Childhood Trauma Affects Health Across A Lifetime
Toxic Stress and the brain – video
Anxiety and Depression:
Anxiety Canada
Anxiety Disorders Association of Canada
M.I. Understanding – videos for children with anxiety
Neuro-developmental Disorders:
AD/HD – Centre for ADHD Awareness Canada – CADDAC
Autism Spectrum Disorder – Autism Speaks Canada
FASD -Canada FASD Research Network -CanFASD