Training Class Details
Class Title: Supporting Youth in care navigating challenging times: Ensuring Safety and Belonging for Youth of all Sexual Orientations and Gender Identities (4 CAMFT/RN CEUs)
Class Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Class Time: 12:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Availability: Employees and Eligible Participants
Available spaces: 27
Class Location: Webinar - refer to the class description section for more information about how to participate.
[ Online ]
[ Online ], CA 94618
Class Trainers: Natalie Thoreson
Class Description:

Supporting Youth in Care as They Navigate Challenging Times:  

Ensuring Safety and Stability for Youth of All Orientations and Identities 

 

Youth in foster care with diverse orientations and identities often encounter challenges in accessing stable, supportive environments. While all youth in care navigate placement instability and systemic hurdles, those whose identities do not align with prevailing expectations may experience additional barriers to connection, continuity, and well-being. Policies, caregiver approaches, and institutional practices sometimes fail to account for their needs, contributing to disruptions in care and disconnection from essential support systems. 

 

This session will explore how structural and relational factors impact youth whose orientations and identities are less recognized in care settings. Participants will examine the challenges that shape these experiences and develop strategies to ensure placements and services foster stability, belonging, and safety. 

 

Learning Objectives: Participants will… 

  1. understand the challenges that impact youth of all orientations and identities in foster care, including placement stability and service access. 

  1. examine how placement experiences, social expectations, and institutional factors shape the sense of safety and belonging for youth in care. 

  1. identify strategies for creating environments that foster connection, support, and well-being. 

  1. explore approaches to addressing barriers to stability and inclusion in placement and care. 

 

After attending this session, attendees will be able to: 

  1. Describe the factors that impact stability and belonging for youth of all orientations and identities. 

  1. Identify 2-3 challenges that contribute to placement disruptions or lack of support. 

  1. Demonstrate 1-2 strategies for strengthening safety, trust, and connection in placements and services. 

  1. Apply approaches that ensure stability and affirming care for youth in foster settings.