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Substitute Care Providers: Helping Abused and Neglected Children
User Manual Series (1994)
Author(s): U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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| Year Published: 1994 |
Appendix
Special Training Program For Foster And Adoptive Parents
Foster Parent Training Programs
The following four national organizations provide comprehensive foster parent training programs.
- Child Welfare League of America
440 First Street, NW
Suite 310
Washington, DC 20001
202.638.2952
Offers a comprehensive 18-hour training curriculum entitled The Ultimate Challenge: Foster Parenting in the 1990's, by E. Pasztor, M.Polowy, and M. Leighton (1991).
- The Child Welfare Institute
1365 Peachtree Street, NE
Suite 700
Atlanta, GA 30309
404.876.1934
Developed and markets a group program for the selection and preparation of foster and adoptive parents, Model Approach to Partnerships in Parenting, by H. Craig-Oldsen (1990).
- Institute for the Study of Children and Families
The National Foster Care Resource Center
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
313.486.0372
Developed a series of textbooks (many with instructor manuals and parallel foster parent workbooks), covering some aspect of foster care. The series is called the Foster Parent Education Series (1977-1986). Additional training materials for foster parents and child placing agencies are also available.
- National Resource Center for Youth Services
University of Oklahoma
202 W. 8th Street
Tulsa, OK 74119
918.585.2986
Developed and markets the Advanced Course for Residential Child Care Workers, a training curriculum designed for child care workers, foster parents, and others who work in the field of substitute care (1986-updated versions).
Adoptive Parent Training Programs
- National Resource Center for Special Needs Adoption
16250 Northland Drive
Suite 120
Southfield, MI 48705
313.443.7080
313.443.7099 (fax)
- North American Council on Adoptable Children
1821 University Avenue
Suite N-498
St. Paul, MN 55104
612.644.3036
The North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC) is not a direct-service provider. It is a nonprofit, broad-based coalition of volunteer adoptive parent support and citizen advocacy groups, caring individuals, and agencies committed to meeting the needs of waiting children in the United States and Canada. Since 1972, NACAC has sponsored the adoption community's largest annual conference, uniting concerns and resources of over 1,000 experienced adoptive parents, child welfare professionals, and advocates. Other training events and specific technical assistance are also sponsored periodically.
- The Child Welfare Institute
1365 Peachtree Street, NE
Suite 700
Atlanta, GA 30309
404.876.1934
(see above under Foster Parent Training Programs)
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