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Episode 3: Trauma, triggers and trying: trauma-informed parenting

Featuring Dr. Dorit Saberi

It’s safe to say most foster youth come with their own level of trauma before they arrive in your care. You may feel lost, confused, or even triggered by trying to deal with the trauma of your youth. Our guest, Dr. Dorit Saberi is a foster parent, and a licensed psychologist who specializes in trauma recovery. In this episode, she provides helpful insight and tips on how to help your foster youth cope with trauma.

Dorothy Daniels Hi, I’m Dorothy Daniels, I’m a pediatric nurse, a sexual health educator, a mom of 12, and a foster parent just like you. When I became a foster parent, I realized that caregivers oftentimes got overlooked with support, resources, and help during this journey because most things focused on the kids. Fostering Parenthood is that support for caregivers.

Dr. Dorit Saberi is the Supervising Psychologist and Co-Founder/Clinical Director of the Safe Harbor- Trauma Recovery Center at Harbor UCLA Medical Center. She is also an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) – David Geffen School of Medicine and an investigator at the Lundquist Institute, Harbor UCLA Medical Center.

Fostering Parenthood is a podcast by caregivers for caregivers promoting the healthy sexual development of foster youth, brought to you by the National Center for Youth Law and the Reproductive Health Equity Project. The laws and policies discussed in our show are specific to LA County and California. However, any out-of-state or international listeners should check the regulations specific to their state or country.

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Fostering Parenthood is fully supported by grant number 1 TP2AH000066-01-00 from the HHS Office of Population Affairs. Contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Office of Population Affairs.

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