The Emotional Aspects of Termination of Parental Rights

The Emotional Aspects of Termination of Parental Rights is a two-day, competency-based curriculum that helps child welfare workers better understand the effects of termination of parental rights (TPR) on children, birth parents, foster parents, adoptive parents, and workers themselves. Specifically, participants will discuss ethical issues related to TPR, talking with children about TPR in order to lessen the trauma of the event, specific techniques for helping children cope with the emotional impact, the effects of TPR related grief on children and parents, and helping workers cope with stress and burnout.

To view this curriculum's table of contents and a list of the competencies it addresses, click here.

The Emotional Aspects of Termination of Parental Rights is currently offered free of charge to social workers from North Carolina departments of social services. To learn more about class times and registration for this course go to ncswLearn.org, a site where North Carolina's human services professionals can discover and engage in the learning opportunities provided by the NC Division of Social Services.

If you work in child welfare outside of North Carolina and you are interested in learning more about this curriculum, please contact the Resource Program's training coordinator, Amy Ramirez (t: 919/962-4365; e: aramirez@email.unc.edu).