GUIDING & PROTECTING CHILDREN
De-Escalation Techniques in Foster Care
Format: 63 minute PlexTV Log-in: check with licensing worker Description: This video describes the stress escalation cycle, the importance of self-care and forgiveness, the types of feelings you want children to have about you as a caregiver, and the importance of teaching effective replacement behaviors. Complete the post-test below and turn it into your licensing worker for grading and to get a certificate. |
Behavioral Challenges in Foster Care
Format: 59 minute PlexTV Log-in: check with licensing worker Description: This video talks about common challenging behaviors that come up in foster care and preventative and reactive strategies to address these behaviors. It provides an overview of fundamental human needs and ways to meet them as a caregiver. Complete the post-test below and turn it into your licensing worker for grading and to get a certificate. |
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Caring for American Indian Children in Foster Homes
Format: 80-90 minute Nearpod
Code: MYWVH
Description: This interactive Nearpod presentation focuses on the importance of maintaining cultural connections for American Indian foster children. It includes former foster children speaking to what they missed out on culturally when in the foster care system. Foster parents also share strategies to gain knowledge themselves so that they can help their American Indian foster children learn about their tribal cultures and have connections to American Indian communities.
Format: 80-90 minute Nearpod
Code: MYWVH
Description: This interactive Nearpod presentation focuses on the importance of maintaining cultural connections for American Indian foster children. It includes former foster children speaking to what they missed out on culturally when in the foster care system. Foster parents also share strategies to gain knowledge themselves so that they can help their American Indian foster children learn about their tribal cultures and have connections to American Indian communities.
Native American Storytelling and its Role in Parenting
Format: 180-190 minute Nearpod Code: FDBIC Description: This interactive Nearpod features a three-part webinar series from SAMHSA focused on Native American storytelling. It provides an overview of the history of Indigenous storytelling in North America, talks about the role of storytelling in traditional parenting practices, includes elders sharing traditional stories, lays out benefits to children for learning traditional stories, and talks about ways that adults can learn traditional stories to be able to share them with their children. |
The Seven Teachings of the Ojibwe
Format: 50-60 minute Nearpod Code: FLAQY Description: This interactive Nearpod is focused on the Seven Teachings of the Ojibwe/Anishinabe peoples. It shares stories about the origins of the teachings, provides contemporary examples of how some view these teachings as part of their lives, and encourages caregivers to reflect on how they can incorporate the teachings into their work with children.
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Keeping Ojibwe Language Alive
Format: 80-90 minute Nearpod Code: ZMBFN Description: This interactive Nearpod presentation is focused on the Ojibwe language in Minnesota and Wisconsin. It discusses reasons for Ojibwe language loss, efforts to preserve the language and cultural knowledge of elders, and efforts underway to revitalize the language. Links to resources to use for helping oneself and others learn the Ojibwe language are included. |
Keeping Lakota Language Alive
Format: 70-80 minute Nearpod Code: LACPZ Description: This interactive Nearpod presentation is focused on revitalization of the Lakota language. It discusses impact of colonization on the language, efforts to preserve the language through work with children and adults, and provides resources that can be used to begin learning Lakota language. |
Keeping Ho-Chunk Language Alive
Format: 70-80 minute Nearpod Code: TVOBM Description: This interactive Nearpod presentation is focused on revitalization of the Ho-Chunk language in Wisconsin and Nebraska. It shares about how elders are involved in teaching adult apprentices and classes in K-12 and higher education settings. The important connections between the Ho-Chunk language, tribal identity, world view, and cultural practices are discussed. Resources are provided for help in learning Ho-Chunk language. |
Preventing Childhood Sexual Abuse
Format: 40-50 minute Nearpod Code: TWSNV Description: This interactive Nearpod addresses prevention of childhood sexual abuse. It presents the significance of the problem, discusses who is most likely to commit sexual abuse against a child, and talks about ways that individuals, agencies, and communities can work to prevent childhood sexual abuse. |
Commercial Childhood Sexual Exploitation
Format: 80-90 minute Nearpod Code: XAIND Description: This interactive Nearpod presentation introduces the risks and dangers of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC). It shares risk factors and warning signs that caregivers should watch out for, points out the impact that the internet has had on CSEC, and shares how appropriate support and services can help victims of CSEC to heal. |