Foster Parent Services
Pre-Service Training
Prior to home study approval and before placement can occur, pre-service training is provided to all future foster parents. This training will include Caring for Kids’ policies and procedures as well as the following topics:
- The foster care system/process
- Separation and loss
- Dealing with behavioral challenges
- Cultural issues
- Caring for a child that has been sexually abused
Certification Renewal
Foster care certifications must be renewed every two years, and at Caring for Kids we help foster parents through this process. Three to four months before the expiration of a foster care certificate Caring for Kids will provide the following services:
- Send the required materials for recertification
- Conduct a safety audit of the foster parent’s home
- Update the foster parent’s homestudy
- Verify that foster parents are on track for completing the required training hours and courses necessary to become recertified At the end of a two-year certification, social workers from Caring for Kids will coordinate with a recertification assessor to determine each foster parent’s individual training needs. Based on the results of the assessment, each foster parent will receive a written plan that specifies all of the training required to renew their certification.
Foster Parent Services
Pre-Service Training
Prior to home study approval and before placement can occur, pre-service training is provided to all future foster parents. This training will include Caring for Kids’ policies and procedures as well as the following topics:
- The foster care system/process
- Separation and loss
- Dealing with behavioral challenges
- Cultural issues
- Caring for a child that has been sexually abused
Certification Renewal
Foster care certifications must be renewed every two years, and at Caring for Kids we help foster parents through this process. Three to four months before the expiration of a foster care certificate Caring for Kids will provide the following services:
- Send the required materials for recertification
- Conduct a safety audit of the foster parent’s home
- Update the foster parent’s homestudy
- Verify that foster parents are on track for completing the required training hours and courses necessary to become recertified At the end of a two-year certification, social workers from Caring for Kids will coordinate with a recertification assessor to determine each foster parent’s individual training needs. Based on the results of the assessment, each foster parent will receive a written plan that specifies all of the training required to renew their certification.
