Trauma Systems Therapy for Foster Care (TST-FC)

The Trau­ma Sys­tems Ther­a­py for Fos­ter Care (TST-FC) train­ing cur­ricu­lum gives child wel­fare agen­cies a tool that fos­ter par­ents can use to sup­port chil­dren in their care and help them heal. 

Get­ting Started

Imple­ment­ing Trau­ma Sys­tems Ther­a­py for Fos­ter Care
This guide serves as a primer for child wel­fare agen­cies plan­ning to install the cur­ricu­lum with­in their exist­ing array of in-ser­vice fos­ter care train­ings. Down­load the imple­men­ta­tion guide >

Facil­i­ta­tor Prepa­ra­tion and Plan­ning for TST-FC
This doc­u­ment is writ­ten exclu­sive­ly for facil­i­ta­tors. It shares tips on sched­ul­ing, prepar­ing and pre­sent­ing the four-part cur­ricu­lum. Down­load the prepa­ra­tion and plan­ning guide >

Train­ing Materials

TST-FC is built around four train­ing ses­sions for fos­ter par­ents. To sup­port train­ers, the Casey Foun­da­tion has devel­oped a series of facil­i­ta­tor guides and accom­pa­ny­ing Pow­er­Point slides. Down­load each guide and pre­sen­ta­tion using the links below:

Mod­ule One: Facil­i­ta­tor Guide | Pow­er­Point slides
Mod­ule Two: Facil­i­ta­tor Guide | Pow­er­Point slides
Mod­ule Three: Facil­i­ta­tor Guide | Pow­er­Point slides
Mod­ule Four: Facil­i­ta­tor Guide | Pow­er­Point slides

Addi­tion­al Resources for Train­ers and Fos­ter Parents

The Fos­ter Par­ent Resource Guide
This guide serves as a fos­ter par­en­t’s go-to resource on car­ing for chil­dren whose lives have been impact­ed by trau­ma. Down­load the guide >

Man­ag­ing Emo­tions Guide
This guide spans three pages and asks ques­tions that chil­dren can answer in an effort to bet­ter under­stand and con­trol their emo­tions. Down­load the guide >

Sur­veys and Feed­back for TST-FC
A set of sur­veys designed to assess what care­givers and agency staff knew at the onset of train­ing — and what they learned as a result of the train­ing. Down­load the surveys >