Need more training credits?

February 28th, 2010

Want to learn about topics specific to foster parenting

in the comfort of your own home?

Explore these 2010 online workshops offered by:

Foster Parent College These interactive muti-media training courses are designed for adoptive, kinship and foster parents. The training are inexpensive and easy to access. For more information and to enroll in an Advanced Parenting Workshop, logon to www.fosterparentcollege.com. Remember to print the completion certificate to provide documentation of your online training credits.

Heather T Forbes and the Beyond Consequences Institute Visit this website to find out more about interactive trainings and how to register for your first complimentary class. https://heathertforbes.infusions oft.com/link/6aae2e40/c3500

Ask the Expert Series with Dr. Bruce Perry This 30-minute interview with one of the nation’s top experts in the field of child maltreatment and trauma, addresses why children behave the way they do from both a scientific and relationship perspective. There is no charge to listen to this 30 minute interview, worth .5 training credits. www.beyondconsequences.com/asktheexpert/drperry

Lorman Education Services View a LIVE 90-minute Teleconference Feb 24 on Techniques for Treating Young Clients Who Suffer From Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Learn how to identify post-traumatic stress disorder, complicated grief and childhood traumatic grief, as well as techniques to treat symptoms of these conditions. Key Agenda Points: Description of Symptoms, Some Instruments for Identifying Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Techniques for Addressing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Fee $99.00. Register online at www.lorman.com or by phone 1-866-352-9539.

Training Reminder

August 10th, 2009

As you know, each year treatment foster parents are required to complete 24 credits worth of training.  That equals 2 credits each month.  (If you become licensed mid-year, you need 2 credits each month from licensure through end of the year.)j0283535

We know that continued learning benefits all of us, and most especially the children we serve.  If you are looking for some training ideas, I have a few suggestions:

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