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Working with biological families + kinship care with Raquel

30m · The Here to Help Podcast · 07 Jul 18:07

If you are a kinship provider or foster parent you may find yourself in harder situations as it relates to working with and honoring a child's biological family. Raquel walks us through a variety of situations and offers a way to navigate when you are angry, upset, or frustrated as you work through difficult family dynamics.


This conversation would be helpful for both foster and kinship providers who are struggling with complex family dynamics.

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Working with biological families + kinship care with Raquel

If you are a kinship provider or foster parent you may find yourself in harder situations as it relates to working with and honoring a child's biological family. Raquel walks us through a variety of situations and offers a way to navigate when you are angry, upset, or frustrated as you work through difficult family dynamics.


This conversation would be helpful for both foster and kinship providers who are struggling with complex family dynamics.

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