Preservice Training for Foster, Adoptive, and Kinship Families

Resources include curricula and materials offering preservice training to prospective foster, adoptive, and/or kinship families.

Foster Parent Preservice Training
Wisconsin Child Welfare Professional Development System (2017)
Provides six modules that help to prepare prospective foster parents for future child placements.

The PRIDE (Parent Resources for Information, Development, and Education) Model of Practice
Child Welfare League of America (2016)
Describes the PRIDE Model of Practice, which provides training and resources for foster and adoptive (resource) parents, as well as foster parent in-service training and development. The PRIDE model of practice enables child welfare agencies to implement standardized training that develops foster and adoptive families as team members in trauma-informed child protection and care.

Training to Become a Foster Parent or to Adopt
AdoptUSKids (2017)
Outlines the steps required to become foster or adoptive parents, including classes and background checks.

Why Foster Parent Pre-service Training is So Important: What Foster Parents Gain from Learning About Foster Care Before a Child Enters Their Home

Fostering Families Today, 16(1)

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Explains the benefits of foster parent preservice training and reviews key strategies that should be addressed in parent training programs. The areas discussed are creating positive interactions with children, disciplinary consistency, and opportunities to practice newly learned skills.

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