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This 13-module online course provides an opportunity for social workers to improve their collaboration with foster parents, resulting in higher recruitment and retention rates, and ultimately more stability for children in care.
My Signature course
Foster Parent Collaboration
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Two programs to choose from:
Neurodivergent Parent Burnout and Foster Parent Grief & Loss
Each class will include 4 sessions over 4 weeks utilizing writing to work through various topics.
Virtual therapeutic writing group therapy class
Writing for Wellness
I am a Registered Social Worker with a Masters in Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership and a member of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. I am the founder and CEO of Deer Creek Family Support & Therapy, the founder of a national charity that supports adoptive and foster families, and am the co-author of Foster Parent Collaboration. I have hosted numerous conferences, workshops, round tables and symposiums on various topics relating to adoption, foster care, and neurodiversity. I am a veteran foster parent of 16 years, raising my 8 neurodiverse children.
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parent coaching on neurodiversity, adoption & foster care
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If you're looking for a guest speaker for your conference, podcast, or television show, I would love to hear from you! Additionally, I offer online trainings and workshops for professional settings.
My passions include the child welfare system and neurodiversity, including such topics as foster care, adoption, ADHD, FASD, Autism, Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), and ODD.
For clients who live outside of Canada, I also offer parent coaching for families raising neurodivergent kids!
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FOSTER PARENT COLLABORATION:
A GUIDEBOOK FOR SOCIAL WORKERS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS
By Amanda Preston and Lisa Schelbe
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“Had our first meeting with Amanda this morning and all I can say is WOW! She is the breath of fresh air we need in our situation. Knowledgeable, pleasant and dedicated. Highly recomend booking a meet with her."
-C.
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