ARC Reflections Training Program Overview

Because fos­ter par­ents play a crit­i­cal role in sup­port­ing chil­dren in fos­ter care, who often have expe­ri­enced trau­ma, the Casey Foun­da­tion devel­oped ARC Reflec­tions, a nine-ses­sion pro­gram that child wel­fare agen­cies can use to train fos­ter par­ents to bet­ter care for chil­dren who have had trau­mat­ic experiences.

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Imple­ment­ing ARC Reflec­tions for Fos­ter Parents
This imple­men­ta­tion guide serves as a primer for child wel­fare agen­cies inter­est­ed in installing the cur­ricu­lum with­in their exist­ing in-ser­vice fos­ter care train­ing pro­gram. Down­load the imple­men­ta­tion guide >

Facil­i­ta­tor Ori­en­ta­tion and Handouts
This ori­en­ta­tion doc­u­ment gives facil­i­ta­tors tips on imple­ment­ing ARC Reflec­tions and pro­vides hand­outs required for the cur­ricu­lum’s nine train­ing ses­sions. Down­load the ori­en­ta­tion and hand­outs document >

Mate­ri­als for Your Nine Fos­ter Par­ent Trainings

ARC Reflec­tions is built around nine train­ing ses­sions for fos­ter par­ents. To sup­port train­ers, Casey has devel­oped a facil­i­ta­tion guide and accom­pa­ny­ing set of Pow­er­Point slides for each ses­sion. Down­load each guide and pre­sen­ta­tion using the links below:

Ses­sion One: Facil­i­ta­tor Guide | Pow­er­Point slides
Ses­sion Two: Facil­i­ta­tor Guide | Pow­er­Point slides
Ses­sion Three: Facil­i­ta­tor Guide | Pow­er­Point slides
Ses­sion Four: Facil­i­ta­tor Guide | Pow­er­Point slides
Ses­sion Five: Facil­i­ta­tor Guide | Pow­er­Point slides
Ses­sion Six: Facil­i­ta­tor Guide | Pow­er­Point slides
Ses­sion Sev­en: Facil­i­ta­tor Guide | Pow­er­Point slides
Ses­sion Eight: Facil­i­ta­tor Guide | Pow­er­Point slides
Ses­sion Nine: Facil­i­ta­tor Guide | Pow­er­Point slides

Addi­tion­al Resouces for Train­ers and Case Workers

Case Man­ag­er Guide
The case man­ag­er guide helps agency staff sup­port fos­ter par­ents as they learn ARC con­cepts in dis­cus­sions, action and eval­u­a­tion. Down­load the case man­ag­er guide >

ARC Reflec­tions Tells Olivi­a’s Story
Olivia’s Sto­ry con­nects the train­ing’s nine ses­sions to the expe­ri­ences of a youth in fos­ter care. Down­load Olivi­a’s Story >

ARC Reflec­tions Sur­vey and Feed­back Materials
These sur­vey and feed­back mate­ri­als help eval­u­ate whether par­tic­i­pants are gain­ing knowl­edge and skills as a result of the train­ing and gath­er infor­ma­tion on how to make improve­ments in train­ing facil­i­ta­tion and logis­tics. Down­load sur­vey and feed­back materials >