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Tag Archives: Foster Care
Five ways the church can love their adoptive and foster families
When their parents are being elevated with comments about what a great thing they did, then those children may feel like they are less deserving of their families than a biological child might be. Continue reading
What I learned at the child psychiatry meetings…
I thought I’d share some brief summaries of several studies I found interesting… Continue reading
Holistically Serving the Adopted/Foster Child…Inclusion Fusion Library
In the video, she shares some of her experiences dealing with the emotional struggles of adopted and foster children as they adjust to the reality of becoming part of a new family. She did a great job of describing how the adverse childhood experiences of kids available for adoption and foster care contribute to difficulties “doing church” and shares helpful strategies for church staff and volunteers who interact with them at church. Continue reading
Posted in Adoption, Advocacy, Families, Foster Care, Hidden Disabilities, Inclusion, Inclusion Fusion, Key Ministry, PTSD, Training Events
Tagged abuse, Adoption, Back2Back Ministries, Beth Guckenberger, children's ministry, Disability Ministry, Family Ministry, Foster Care, inclusion ministry, Key Ministry, neglect, trauma
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DSM-5: Recognizing the signs of trauma in kids
Most importantly for the sake of our discussion, the symptom thresholds for establishing a diagnosis in children and teens have been changed to take into account differences in the ways that trauma is manifested in kids, and a unique set of diagnostic criteria have been established for identification of PTSD in kids ages six and under.
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Posted in Controversies, Mental Health, Resources
Tagged AACAP, Adoption, children, children's ministry, diagnostic criteria, dsm-5, Foster Care, Inclusion, Key Ministry, mental health, PTSD
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Stuff that’s too good to ignore…Beth Guckenberger
From a resource development standpoint, providing information and materials to help churches support families who adopt children likely to have special needs will be a big theme on this blog next year. Beth Guckenberger and her organization, Back2Back Ministries are doing some great work in this area. Here’s her presentation from this past year’s Inclusion Fusion, Holistically Serving the Adopted/Foster Child… Continue reading
Hey Kidmin Friends! Join Us For Inclusion Fusion 2012!
We hope to bring leaders together from across the church…senior pastors, children’s pastors, church staff members, disability ministry professionals, volunteers, parents and caregivers to brainstorm ways of welcoming and including including more kids with disabilities and their families into our local churches. Continue reading
Posted in Adoption, Autism, Families, Hidden Disabilities, Inclusion, Inclusion Fusion, Key Ministry, Mental Health, Parents, Strategies
Tagged Adoption, Autism, children's ministry, church, Disability Ministry, Foster Care, Inclusion, Inclusion Fusion, kidmin, parenting, PTSD, respite care, Special Needs Ministry Web Summit
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Faces of the Movement…Beth Guckenberger
Beth will be speaking on the topic…Holistically Serving the Adopted/Foster Child. Here’s a summary of her presentation: Continue reading
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