Leader Certification Workshops

GPSII/MAPP is a program that helps prospective foster and adoptive parents make informed, mutual decisions with agency about whether foster parenting or adopting is right for their family.

Participants in the Leader Certification Workshops are prepared to co–lead the ten 3–hour meetings in the GPSII/MAPP program as well as to use family consultations and other tools of the program. All certified GPSII/MAPP leaders are also qualified to conduct Mini-MAPP.

A Spanish language version of the GPSII/MAPP curriculum is made available to certified GPSII/MAPP Leaders.

Workshop Length:

9 Days

Prerequisite:

None

Content of GPSII/MAPP:

• Meeting 1: Welcome to the GPSII/MAPP Program
• Meeting 2: Where the MAPP Leads: A Foster Care and Adoption Experience
• Meeting 3: Losses and Gains: The Need to Be a Loss Expert
• Meeting 4: Helping Children with Attachments
• Meeting 5: Helping Children and Youth Learn to Manage Their Behaviors
• Meeting 6: Helping Children with Birth Family Connections
• Meeting 7: Gains and Losses: Helping Children Leave Foster Care
• Meeting 8: Understanding the Impact of Fostering or Adopting
• Meeting 9: Teamwork and Partnership in Foster Care and Adoption
• Meeting 10: Endings and Beginnings

How to Use GPSII/MAPP:

The ten meetings are designed to be offered sequentially by at least two leaders once a week along with the other tools of the program including family self–assessments, individual family consultations, and written development plans.

Resources for GPSII/MAPP:

• PowerPoint Instructions
• Electronic Fillable Forms
• Fillable Profile FULL
• Fillable Profile FAMILY PART 1
• Fillable Profile FAMILY PART 2
• Fillable Profile INDIVIDUAL PARENT
• Fillable Profile MY CHILD NOW
• Fillable Profile YOUNG PERSON 12 AND UNDER
• Fillable Profile YOUNG PERSON 12 AND OLDER
• Fillable Partnership Development Plan
• Fillable S/N Worksheet 2
• Fillable S/N Fertility Loss Expert Worksheet
• Fillable S/N Worksheet 4
• Fillable S/N Worksheet 5
• Fillable S/N Worksheet 7
• Fillable S/N Final Worksheet Meeting 9
• Fillable S/N Worksheet for Considering Adoption Mtg 9
• Fillable Professional Development Plan
• GPSII/MAPP Leader’s Guide: Meetings 1–10 Posters
• GPSII/MAPP Leader’s Guide: Meetings 1–10 Handouts
• GPSII/MAPP Leader’s Guide: Meetings 1–10 Handouts (Spanish)
• GPSII/MAPP Leader’s Guide: Meetings 1–10 Overheads
• GPSII/MAPP Leader’s Guide: Meetings 1–10 Overheads (Spanish)
• GPSII/MAPP Leader’s Guide: Meetings 1–10 PPT
• Meeting 1: Welcome to the GPSII/MAPP Program PPT
• Children, Youth, and Parents Talk About Foster Care and Adoption Video
• Meeting 2: Where the MAPP Leads: A Foster Care and Adoption Experience PPT
• The Children are Listening Video
• Meeting 3: Losses and Gains: The Need to Be a Loss Expert PPT
• Meeting 4: Helping Children with Attachments PPT
• Keema Video
• Meeting 5: Helping Children and Youth Learn To Manage Their Behaviors PPT
• Meeting 6: Helping Children with Birth Family Connections PPT
• Meeting 7: Gains and Losses: Helping Children Leave Foster Care PPT
• Angela Video
• Meeting 8: Understanding the Impact of Fostering or Adopting PPT
• Meeting 9: Teamwork and Partnership in Foster Care and Adoption PPT
• Richard Video
• Meeting 10: Endings and Beginnings PPT

Sponsored by the New York State Office of Children and Family Services