Tamara's Story
Addresses motivations for becoming a kinship parent and the importance of having agency guidance and support to navigate shifting family roles and dynamics. This video presents one family's transition from kinship care to adoption, and highlights resources that contributed to their success and their ability to provide permanency for their adoptive daughter.
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This video is a part of the It's All Relative: Supporting Kinship Connections Video Series. It addresses motivations for becoming a kinship parent and the importance of having agency guidance and support to navigate shifting family roles and dynamics. This video presents one family’s transition from kinship care to adoption and highlights resources that contributed to their success and their ability to provide permanency for their adoptive daughter.
Use the activities and action-planning templates in the It's All Relative: Supporting Kinship Care Discussion Guides with this story to help your staff discover how to better understand, assess, and support kinship caregivers.
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Suggested Citation
Capacity Building Center for States (2018). Tamara's Story. Children’s Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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