Kinship Family Forum: The Dean's Journey
- Length
- 1 hour
- Language
- English
- Event Format
- On-Demand | Recorded
About the Webinar
Kinship Family Forum is a virtual monthly gathering designed to support kinship caregivers—relatives raising children in their extended families—by providing expert-led discussions on essential topics such as child development, legal rights, navigating the foster care system, mental health, and internet safety. In addition to these informative presentations, the forum occasionally features grandparents and grandchildren who share firsthand experiences, offering valuable perspectives on kinship care. Participants also have the opportunity to connect with others in similar situations, exchange resources, and gain insights that empower them in their caregiving roles. This month’s session, The Dean's Journey, will feature Dean Ott, who will share his personal experiences growing up in a kinship family and reflect on the impact it has had on his life.
Kinship care is a term used for individuals raising children by grandparents, other extended family members, and adults with whom they have a close family-like relationship, such as godparents and close family friends, because biological parents are unable to do so for whatever reason.
This event is being offered at no charge to participants.
Registration is required to receive the link to access the live webinar.
A link to the recorded webinar will be emailed to registrants within ten business days after the live event. The recording will be accessible for six months from the event date.
- Individuals interested in learning about kinship care
- Anyone who would like to hear Dean Ott's personal journey growing up in a kinship family
- Insights into the unique dynamics of kinship families, along with life lessons from personal experience
- Similarities and differences of kinship caregiving challenges and ways to foster resilience
- How to access resources from Penn State Extension’s Relatives as Parents and Penn State Intergenerational Programs
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