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SUMMARY:Identity in Foster Care Webinar with Jamerika Haynes-Lewis
DESCRIPTION:This workshop will provide skill-building activities and knowledge to professionals who are working with children and young adults in the foster care. Through research and storytelling\, foster care alumna Jamerika Haynes shares how societal stereotypes impact youth and families in the system. Attendees will learn about the significance of these experiences and what they can do to best serve clients. \nLearning objectives: \n\nIdentify resources youth need in care to form a secure identity\,\nUnderstand why stereotypes are harmful to young people in foster care; describe ways to combat prejudice and implicit bias when working with foster youth and their families\,\nLearn how to help foster youth thrive through positive identity formation\, community\, and independence while in foster care and beyond.\n\nA native of Tacoma\, Washington\, Jamerika has more than ten years of experience as a journalist and as an advocate for children involved in the child welfare system. While growing up in foster care\, Jamerika was determined to have a different life than the one she experienced. She put herself through college earning a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from Washington State University\, and is currently the reigning titleholder Ms. Evergreen State 2020 through the USA Ambassador Pageant. Her platform is ‘A Chance to Succeed: Empowering Youth in Foster Care. \nRegister for this webinar now!
URL:https://www.washingtonpassportnetwork.org/event/identity-in-foster-care-webinar-with-jamerika-haynes-lewis/
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