Parenting Youth Who Have Experienced Trauma

CORE TEEN (Critical On-going Resource Family Education)

Session 2 – Parenting Youth Who Have Experienced Trauma

October 6th, 2025 – 6:00 PM-8:00 PM EST – Via Zoom

Melanie Parsons, M.A.

2 credit hours

CORE Teen Curriculum provides parents with information they need to develop safe relationships with youth, while also focusing on how they can adapt their parenting styles to support the youth’s needs, rather than just focusing on behaviors. Session 2 will help caregivers describe the two major adaptive responses to threats, describe how fear changes the way you think, feel and action, and describe three trauma-informed techniques to effectively parent youth, based on their emotional age and developmental state.

For additional information about this session, please feel free to contact Melanie Parsons, the Foster Parent Training Program (FPTP) Program Coordinator, at Melanie.Parsons@uky.edu.

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Please note each session is approved for ongoing, elective training credit for Kentucky Foster Parents. Basic & Advanced Foster Parents, Fictive Kin Foster Parents, Care Plus, or Therapeutic Foster Parents can all take advantage of the opportunity to fulfill their training hours. A reliable internet connection and computer/smartphone with webcam are required.