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Foster Parent Inservice Training
Resources address curricula and materials offering inservice training to foster families on topics such as behavior management, sibling issues, independent living, and more. Resources include State and local examples.
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Foster Parent In-Service Training (PDF - 133 KB)
National Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice and Permanency Planning (2007)
Lists State policies regarding inservice training for foster parents, including mandatory training hours, sources and content of training, funding, and compliance.
Foster Parent College: Training for Adoptive, Kinship and Foster Parents
Provides online, interactive courses for resource families and examines topics of common concern to parents, such as running away, sexualized behavior, sleep problems, fire-setting, and anger.
Booster Club Online Training
FosterClub
Offers free online training and continuing education credits (CEU) for foster parents.
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Foster Parent Educational Advocacy Training (PDF - 293 KB)
National Foster Parent Association (2004)
Encourages, prepares, supports, and empowers foster parents to become educational advocates for foster youth in their care.
The Foster Parent Training Collection
Independent Living Resources (2002)
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Presents a series of curricula designed to train foster parents to prepare youth for independent living.
Foster Parent Training: Managing Child Behavior Problems (PDF - 74 KB)
National Institute on Mental Health (2001)
Describes the effectiveness of a Northwest Media, Inc. video-based training program for foster parents about behavior management strategies.
Foster Parent Training: Problem-Solving Strategies (PDF - 76 KB)
National Institute on Mental Health (2001)
Provides an evaluation of two video training programs for foster parents about strategies for responding to common behavior problems exhibited by foster children.
Leading Foster and Adoptive Parent Support Groups: A Guide for Parents
Lewis, Dalbotten, Kjelland, & Spelman (Eds.) (2nd ed., 2003)
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Provides information on developing social support groups for foster and adoptive parents to strengthen their network of support and to positively impact foster parent retention as well as the lives of children in foster and adoptive care.
Legal Resource Manual for Foster Parents Curriculum
National Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice and Permanency Planning (2005)
Offers a four-module training curriculum for foster parents that addresses permanency and the law, dependency court and the removal of children, court participation by foster parents, and allegations of maltreatment. Also see the manual.
My Brother, My Sister: Sibling Relations in Adoption and Foster Care
Kupecky (2005)
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Provides an overview about the reasons for placing siblings separately, the benefits of joint placements, and strategies for promoting contact with siblings living in different homes.
Parenting a Child Who Has Been Sexually Abused: A Training Programme for Foster Carers and Adopters
Hellett & Simmonds (2003)
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Presents a skills development course for the adoptive and foster parents of children who have been sexually abused.
Practical Tools for Foster Parents
Temple-Plotz, Stricklett, Baker, & Sterba (Eds.) (2002)
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Describes tools and strategies that foster parents can use to nurture the development of their foster children.
Supporting Brothers and Sisters: Creating a Family by Birth, Foster Care and Adoption
Keck (2005)
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Presents a 6-hour curriculum designed to assist parents and professionals in minimizing the effects of a sibling's mental health issues on the existing children in the family.
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State and local examples
ADHD: A Guide for Families: 2.0 Hour Training Course
Alaska Center for Resource Families (2006)
Features a video and accompanying booklet developed to help parents understand attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Includes information on common signs of the disorder, treatment options, strategies for supporting school success, and working with teachers and doctors as a team.
First Voice Executive Summary
University of South Carolina Center for Child and Family Studies (2004)
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Describes the First Voice training model for foster parents and caseworkers designed to promote the involvement of youth in planning independent living services.
Practical Parenting for Adolescents 12 to 17 Years
Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program (2000)
Provides information on practical parenting approaches for adolescents, including positive discipline techniques and best practice standards for parenting adolescent children.
Practical Parenting for School Age Children 6 to 11 Years
Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program (2000)
Provides information on practical parenting approaches for school-age children, including positive discipline techniques and best practice standards for parenting school-age children.
SNAP Professional Tape Series
Children's Center (2002)
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Designed to educate parents in Clark County, Washington, about the cognitive functioning of children who were exposed to alcohol in utero.
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