Family Permanency

Permanency establishes relationships and connection with the family as a whole. Cultivating an emotionally meaningful and secure placement is essential. Establishing legal permanency and relational permanency are equally important. Permanency offers the opportunity to create a secure attachment and stability. 

Factors to consider when thinking about permanency

• Creating and maintaining a supportive and nurturing culture
• Establishing goals and identifying barriers
• Providing resources and opportunities
• Providing skills to achieve and succeed
• Autonomy is vital, as youth are the true experts of their own needs
• Providing safety and security is necessary
• Taking on a strengths-based approach
• Building effective communication
• Learning de-escalation techniques
• Addressing trauma, abuse and neglect
• Understanding feelings of abandonment, rejection, grief and loss
• Establishing a strong social network
• Connection to community
• Support and advocacy is needed to succeed