The Inherent Strengths in Kinship Families is a training series developed by Dr. Joseph Crumbley for kinship caregivers. The series takes a strength-based perspective in outlining different topics that are unique to kinship families and providing strategies for caregivers. This module discusses how the sharing of legacies is a strength between caregivers and their children. This module also identifies strategies for how caregivers can create new family traditions, rites of passage, and goals that interrupt family cycles.

Learning Objectives:
• Describe why legacies are a strength in kinship families.
• Explain how to use legacies to strengthen family connections
• Develop methods for creating new legacies and disrupting cycles