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Resources
Welcome to Passports to Success
How to navigate this site
How this training is organized
Module 1: The Children in Out-of-home Care
Self-assessment - out-of-home care students
Video: Endless Dreams
What is out-of-home care?
Wisconsin’s children in out-of-home care
Placement in out-of-home care is difficult for children
Obstacles to an out-of-home care student being successful in school
What is the achievement gap for Wisconsin students in out-of-home care?
Now you know...
Module 1 Reflection and Action Plan
Module 2: The Child Welfare System
Out-of-home care knowledge assessment
The basic structure of the Child Welfare System
Child Protective Services
Juvenile Justice
Entering out-of-home care - Cindy's story
Entering out-of-home care - Collin’s story
Children taken into custody
How is it decided where a child will be placed?
What happens once a child is in out-of-home care?
Out-of-home care knowledge assessment review
Module 2 Reflection and Action Plan
Module 3: Communication Between Systems
The communication gap
Communication and organization confidentiality
Case study: Corey’s story
Getting information about a child
Sharing information about a child
Identifying decision-makers
A quick check-in...
What information will the school provide?
Increasing effective communication
Module 3 Reflection and Action Plan
Module 4: Trauma
Imagine the following scenario...
What is trauma?
Is all trauma essentially the same?
How the brain responds to stress and trauma
What are some ways in which trauma can affect a child's development?
Does out-of-home care placement eliminate the trauma?
Module 4 Reflection and Action Plan
Module 5: Behavior Management
Is it the students in out-of-home care, or is it us?
What is trauma-based behavior?
What can happen when a teacher is not trauma-informed?
When an adult operates from the “what is wrong with you?” perspective
Reenactment
Support for developing skills
What else can you do in the classroom?
What else can you do in your school?
Module 5 Reflection and Action Plan
Module 6: Educational Stability
The impact of school instability on children in out-of-home care
How is the school involved in this process?
Transportation arrangements
Does getting Corey to Prairie View take care of all of his extra needs?
Transferring schools - requirements for schools and county agencies
Facilitating transfers and easing transitions
Continuity for students in out-of-home care
Module 6 Reflection and Action Plan
Module 7: Transitioning to Adulthood
Youth in care become adults
What can be done to improve their outcomes in life?
Preparing to live independently
Resources and services for former foster youth
What you can do to help youth transitioning to adulthood
Being an advocate
Module 7 Reflection and Action Plan
Conclusion - You Can Do So Much
What have others done?