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activities was gathered throughout the years from members of the Pennsylvania Statewide Adoption and Permanency Network (SWAN) as part of various workshops, swap meets and requests for activity submissions. These activities represent the skills and creativity of the network to engage with children and youth, working with them to heal from their past and build a vision for their future.  \nThe intent of the Child Preparation Recipes for Success is to provide the network with a resource of activities to use as part of the SWAN Child Preparation Unit of Service. Many of the Child Preparation activities included can be modified to fit a child or youth’s particular situation, though we recommend that workers discuss any proposed changes with their supervisor.  \nChild Preparation Overview  \nUnresolved issues can result in feelings of insecurity and inadequacy for anyone. For the children and youth we serve who have been separated from their birth homes and families, knowing about their past becomeseven more critical. They have often lost important people and cannot remember important events. Sometimes, they were not able to ask important questions. Child Preparation provides children and their families with this link. It allows them to revisit their past and look towards their future.  \nChild Preparation helps the child to deal with the seven CORE issues: grief and loss, abandonment, identity, control, loyalty, attachment and shame. The CORE issues are:  \no Common among children raised in out of home placements;  \no Ongoing throughout their lifespan;  \no Relational – they had their source in relationships and affect every relationship a child has or tries to have; and  \no Experiential – the effects of the CORE issues are part of the child’s daily life and impacts how the child experiences their world.  \nChild Preparation services should always be child-centered and child-focused. What does the child find important? What does the child want to know? How does the child view their world? Where would they ultimately like to be?  \nThe SWAN Child Preparation unit of service (also known as Child Prep) is available to any Pennsylvania child or youth in the legal custody of a county children and youth agency (CCYA) who resides in an out-of-home placement. The CCYA can make referrals and must certify referrals upon completion of the service.(Certification indicates the work is completed as outlined in the Benchmarks and to the CCYA’s satisfaction.)  \nChild Preparation can be used for all permanency goals: (1) reunification; (2) adoption; (3) permanent legal custodianship (PLC); (4) permanent placement with a fit and willing relative and (5) another planned permanent living arrangement (APPLA) .  \n3-5-7 MODEL  \nBASIC CONCEPTS OF CHILD PREPARATION  \nThree Major Tasks of Child Preparation  \nClarification  \nIntegration  \nActualization  \nFive Questions That Must Be Answered  \nWho Am I? (Identity) What Happened to Me? (Grief, Loss) Where Am I Going? (Attachment) How Will I Get There? (Relationships) When Will I Know I Belong? (Safety, Belonging)  \nSeven Critical Elements to Preparing Children  \nENGAGE the child in the process. LISTEN to the child’s words. When you speak, tell the TRUTH.  \nVALIDATE the child and the child’s life story.  \nCreate a SAFE SPACE for the child as they do this work.  \nIt is never too late to GO BACK in time.  \nPAIN IS PART OF THE PROCESS.  \nChild Preparation Goals  \nThese activities address one or more of the five SWAN Child Preparation goals:  \n  Gives Child a Voice: Many things can cause children and youth in the child welfare system to feel like they have lost their voice, including their removal from their home of origin. Activities that address this goal encourage and allow the child to voice their feelings and emotions. 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