• What you can expect in the training
• Why children come into care
• Children's understanding of being in care, and
• The professional skills and knowledge needed by foster and adoptive parents (competencies).
   

Session One Review:

Session 1 Assignment :
	Read Only People Cry (page 1 of the Resource Guide).
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This story remains a classic and moving example of foster care from a child's perspective.  It will be important for you to keep Ellen in mind as we begin to learn about the large and complex child welfare system.