A Home Within At Home Series

 

VOICES - Perspectives of Former Foster Youth on Mental Health & Therapy

 

Amber Twitchell, Odelia Bueno, and Jessica Fonseca from VOICES

 

2 CE Credits

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1. 
Select all that apply: According to Jessica, why is it important for foster youth to have access to mental health services?

2. 
Which of the following most encouraged Jessica to go to therapy?

3. 
According to Odelia, what did therapy help her with most?

4. 
Odelia’s therapist did which of the following that helped Odelia have a breakthrough with her mother?

5. 
According to Amber, everyone on this planet deserves to feel

6. 
According to Amber, it is vital for the therapist to understand

7. 
According to Amber, what is one intervention that VOICES uses that has proven to be very helpful to foster youth?

8. 
According to Amber, what is an important thing for foster parents to realize?

9. 
During her time in foster care, Odelia says she was lucky to experience

10. 
According to Odelia, one thing that was unhelpful that therapists told her was that

11. 
Amber suggests that therapists should open a space for youth to talk about

12. 
True or False: According to Jessica, folks in the middle of their addictions often need to hit rock bottom before they will seek help.

13. 
When setting healthy boundaries, it is important to remind the youth that

14. 
True or False: According to Amber, therapists should align with the youth against the system and blame it for all the youth’s problems.

15. 
What are some things that therapists should do for the young person they’re working with?