Resource / Foster Parent Pre-Service Training

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Resource Parents (Foster Parents) are required to complete pre-service training. Pre-service training is designed so resource families can learn to meet the needs of children in foster care. 

Please use the calendar below to register for trainings. To register, click on the date below that you wish to attend.  You may also click here to go directly to the registration form.

Training Descriptions

• Module 1 Course Objectives: Resource family approval, child welfare services, safety, permanency and well-being, and concurrent planning.
• Module 2 Course Objectives: Members of the professional team, cultural humility, personal rights, prudent parent standard, and confidentiality.
• Module 3 Course Objectives: Developmental domains, SOGIE, Nature vs Nurture, attachment, and the needs of children and youth in foster care.
• Module 4 Course Objectives: Supervised visitations, boundaries, punishment vs discipline, managing emotional and behavioral needs, and psychotropic medication.
• Module 5 Course Objectives: Types of childhood trauma, traumatic stress response cycle, understanding trauma triggers, and the impact of trauma exposure.
• Module 6 Course Objectives: Grief and loss, transitions, vicarious trauma, and resiliency.

All classes are free of charge; light snacks will be provided.