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Kincare Positive Outcomes For Children and Caregivers Rick Peterson & Dorothy Perkins

Kincare Positive Outcomes For Children and Caregivers Rick Peterson & Dorothy Perkins. Learning Objectives:. Learn about: Risk and Protective Factors for children Risk and Protective Factors at different levels. Their impact on children and care givers

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Kincare Positive Outcomes For Children and Caregivers Rick Peterson & Dorothy Perkins

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  1. KincarePositive Outcomes ForChildren and CaregiversRick Peterson& Dorothy Perkins

  2. Learning Objectives: • Learn about: • Risk and Protective Factors for children • Risk and Protective Factors at different levels. • Their impact on children and care givers • Discuss common kincare issues and concerns.

  3. What are Risk Factors? • Risk Factors are variables associated with poor outcomes for children. • Examples: Challenging Behaviors,ADHD • Marital or Family Conflict • Poverty

  4. Multiple Risk Factors • Exposure to any combination of three or more risk factors may increase the risk and thus the possibility of a poor outcome for the child. 3 or more

  5. What are Protective Factors? • Protective Factors are conditions or qualities related to positive outcomes for children. • Examples: Structured and nurturing family Safe and pleasant neighborhood • No emotional or temperamental impairments

  6. Which are more important Risk or Protective Factors • Both are important • Both play an important role in a child’s development • Reduce the risk • Increase the protective

  7. True or False? • Risk factors are more predictive of children’s outcome than are protective factor? • Answer: False • We know that risks lead to problems but we know far less about why some people, in the face of adversity and against the odds, develop into well-functioning and relatively health adults.

  8. Youth Risk and Protective Levels SCHOOL • Individual • Family • Friends • School • Work • Community PARENTS KINCARE YOUTH FRIENDS WORK TEACHERS COMMUNITY

  9. Kincare Risk and Protective Levels COMMUNITY • Individual • Family • Friends • Work • Agency • Community FAMILY INDIVIDUAL FRIENDS AGENCY WORK

  10. What Can Care Givers Do • Become aware of children's risk and protective factors at the individual, family, school and community levels. • Become aware of your own risk and protective factors at the individual, family, work, agency and community levels. • Focus on protective factors or processes that help bring about positive changes for children. • Promote and build your own self care and family strengths that foster resiliency in children.

  11. Kincare Important Issues • Realistic expectations of grandchildren • Stages of Development • Guidance and Discipline • Supervision & Consistency • Support for learning, homework, schoolwork • Patience

  12. Kincare Important Issues • Communication with other family members • Parental participation • Relationship with other grandchildren • Advocacy and education of others about Kincare issues • Money • Health care • Housing • Legal issues

  13. Kincare Important Issues inAssuming a Parental Role Again • Self Care • Limits on own social role, isolation • Awareness of own health/mental health • Develop a sense of humor • Ask for and receive help • Respite • Support Group

  14. Importance ofKincare Support Groups • Share burdens and problems • Share coping strategies • Gain new information

  15. Kincare Value to Children • Communicates unconditional love • Supplies a tie to the past • Shares values and philosophies • Transmits heritage and culture • Provides companion time • Provides a sense of worth • Serves as an example of later life stages

  16. Take Home Message • Never under estimate the power you have to make a difference in a child’s life.

  17. Issues and Concerns • Discussion

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