Foster & Kinship Care Education Program

Training For: 

• Parenting a child placed in out-of-home care and you want to improve your parenting skills
• Taking care of a relative's child
• Need to complete the State mandated foster care education requirements
  Interested in being a foster or adoptive parent

Although our target audience is mainly foster parents and relative caregivers, trainings are open to everyone in the community including social workers, group home staff, family and friends. 

What to Expect in Classes & Workshops

Classes and Workshops topics include an overview of:

• The Child Protective and Probation Systems
• Positive discipline and behavioral supports for children impacted by trauma and emancipation/independent living
• Cultural needs of children
• Birth Parent relationships
• Grief and Loss