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Mentoring Children of Prisoners - General Guide (online training)
This training provides a basic foundation of knowledge for working with children that have (or have had) incarcerated parents. It discusses their needs and what mentors must provide to help them succeed in spite of the challenges they face. It also provides a framework for understanding what incarcerated parents go through, and therefore what some of the issues might be in working with them after their release. We highly encourage all mentors that work with children of incarcerated parents (past or present) to take this training – it only takes 30-40 minutes and it will support you in the important work you are doing with your Little! Training provided by MCP Support Center.
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Mentoring Children of Prisoners with various ethnic backgrounds (online training)
This training gives an overview of the statistics regarding incarceration of minority groups, provides historical context for these groups’ attitudes toward law enforcement and incarceration, and describes the overall challenges that these groups typically deal with. It also discusses the assets inherent within these groups that mentors can build upon in their efforts to help mentees improve their resiliency.It takes about 30-40 minutes to complete and you can print out a certificate of completion when you are done. Training provided by MCP Support Center.
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Article: Learn more about Common Stress Points that Children of Prisoners experience. This informative article will help you better understand some of the struggles children go through and help you better address their specific needs. Click here to read the article.
Article: Click here to read about the Children and Families of the Incarcerated Fact Sheet. This will give you information on some of the current demographics about the children who have parents in prison.
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