Foster and Kinship Care: What is Healthy Human Sexual Development and What do we Need to Know when Caring for Youth who have been Sexually Exploited (Required class for all RFA families): (6 Hours)
Date and Time
Saturday, April 12, 2025
10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Location
This is an online event.
Contact
Foster and Kinship Care
fostercare@arc.losrios.edu
(916) 484-8626
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This class will cover what is healthy sexual development and how do we care for youth would have been sexually exploited. You will learn about new legislation, Senate Bill 89 which addresses the reproductive rights of youth and Non Minor Dependents in foster care. What are their rights to confidentiality and reasonable and prudent parent standards? Discussion on providing guidance and engaging youth in conversation about healthy sexual development/reproductive and sexual health will be covered. You will learn about current contraception methods and how to provide appropriate referral resource/ material to youth. This class will also cover caring for youth who have been sexually exploited and ways to assist the youth in healing. Although the subject matter can be difficult to hear it essential to understand and support our foster youth around healthy sexual development. This class is a mandated course for all RFA families.
Instructor: Kristine Wells, RFA Instructor/RFA Approved Home & Adoptive Parent