Description

We understand how difficult it can be trying to parent your kinship children. Parenting a child that belongs to a family member or a friend is especially difficult for you as a caregiver. When the child has behaviors that are difficult to manage, it can be both challenging and stressful.  Join us for our new Community Group, Parenting Challenges to learn effective and practical ways to navigate the challenges of kinship parenting.

This new KIN VIP Support Group will meet on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays each month from 1:00 PM-2:00 PM EST beginning February 13, 2025.

The group is completely free and available to any caregiver raising a relative or fictive kin child.

Contact Sheila Rentfrow at sheila.rentfrow@uky.edu for more information, or sign up here to secure your spot!

 

About the Facilitator:

Julie Johnson is a licensed, practicing therapist who has a passion for helping others.  As a mental health professional, Julie has worked in a therapeutic setting with persons and families for over 15 years, including successful facilitation of individual and group experiences, including Support Group meetings.

Having been a kinship caregiver herself, Julie is very familiar with the unique dynamic that comes from kinship care and changes that often result from the loss of family, friends, relationships, and changes in life circumstances that can leave caregivers and children living with grief.