July Program Agenda

The Council meets on the second Thursday of each month at 8:00am at the
Alpert Jewish Community Center unless otherwise noted

Program:

"Understanding Kinship Family Dynamics"

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Speaker:

Yolanda Green, Ph.D.

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Kinship families consist of grandparents, birth parents and children, each with its own unique needs and interests to be met. Census data suggests that kinship families are becoming more prevalent within our society.   What are the unique challenges experienced by these families?  What services can be provided to assist them?  This presentation will explain the dynamics of kinship families with a special emphasis on the strengths and needs of the grandparents, birth parents and children involved.  It will also provide suggestions for working with kinship families based on empirical research.

Yolanda R. Green, Ph. D., YGreen@CSULB.edu earned her BSW from Southern University, Baton Rouge, and her MSW from the University of Southern California and her Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles.  Dr. Green specialized in child welfare practice for several years. Her research interests include kinship care, multigenerational families, child welfare training effectiveness and the evaluation of child abuse prevention programs. She is currently completing a qualitative study examining parental involvement in kinship care families.  She is an Assistant Professor at California State University, Long Beach and teaches courses in Human Behavior, Research and Child Welfare Practice.

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