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The Adolescent Brain: New Research and its Implications for Young People Transitioning from Foster Care New England Permanency Convening November 27, 2012 Portland, ME
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Page 1: The Adolescent Brain: New Research and its Implications for Young People Transitioning from Foster Care New England Permanency Convening November 27, 2012.

The Adolescent Brain: New Research and its Implications for Young People Transitioning from

Foster Care

New England Permanency ConveningNovember 27, 2012

Portland, ME

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Our Focus

Young people ages 14 - 25

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Site Locations

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Outcome Areas

• Permanence

• Education

• Employment

• Housing

• Health

• Financial

Capability

• Social Capital

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Core Strategies

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Overview

• Experience Matters• Relationships and Resilience

• Supporting Well Being

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Not Done Yet!

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Gradual Development

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Shifting Dopamine

• Normal risk-taking

is a part of healthy

development

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Understanding Experience

• Use Dependent

• Prunes Redundant Connections

• Enhances Transmission of Brain Messages

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Overview • Experience Matters

• Relationships and Resilience • Supporting Well Being

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Neuroplasticity

• Impact of trauma is NOT permanent

• Relationships

• Experiences

• No ‘point of no return’

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Development of Resilience

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Social Capital Relationships for a Reason, a Season and a Lifetime

• Quantity

• Quality

• Value

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Impact of Ambiguous Loss

• Uncertainty

• Lack of Clarity

• Confusion

• Grief

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Overview • Experience Matters

• Relationships and Resilience

• Supporting Well-being

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Strengthen Positive Youth Development

• Lead, contribute, create

• Focus on internal/external assets

• Learn from teachable moments

• Find and develop passions

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Promote Interdependent Services

• Stability & Continuity

• Family Connections

• Social Capital

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Authentic Youth Engagement

• Team Planning & Decision-Making

• Partnerships

• High expectations

• Normative risk-taking

• Supported responsibility

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Extend Foster Care Do it Right

• Build Relationships

• Enhance Options, Expectations

• Teach Roles & Responsibilities

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Be Trauma Informed

• Basic Understanding

• Prevent Added Trauma

• Maximize Safety

• Making Sense of their Story

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Outcomes• Young people safely make sense of their story, make peace with

their past, and make realistic plans for their future

• Young people are “connected by 25” to the relationships, knowledge, skills and resources needed for a successful transition to adulthood – and beyond!

• Young people have supportive relationships for a reason, a season and a lifetime ….

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Key Concepts

• Opportunity

• Relationships

• Balance

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Thank You!

Website: wwwJimCaseyYouth.org

[email protected]@JimCaseyYouth.org


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