Promoting Normalcy for Youth in Foster Care Settings

Course overview

Normalcy is the ability for a youth in foster care to engage in the same activities and have the same opportunities for experiences that support normal development as their same age peers who are not in foster care. However, too many youths in foster care are denied opportunities to achieve normalcy. The Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act of 2014 is a federal law designed to promote permanency, well-being, and normalcy for youth in foster care. This course will provide an overview of the benefits and barriers to normalcy for youth in foster care settings and describe the provisions of the Strengthening Families Act related to promoting normalcy. Also, general information will be provided on roles and responsibilities of case workers, foster parents and caregivers, lawmakers, judges, youth, and community agencies and service providers to comply with the provisions of the Act.