PRE-LICENSING TRAINING

12 Hours of preplacement training

CPR

First aide

POST LICENSING TRAINING

20 Hours per year

VERIFICATION MUST BE PROVIDED TO YOUR FOSTER CARE LICENSING WORKER AT THE TIME OF YOUR ANNUAL VISIT

ADDITIONAL TRAINING HOURS MAY BE REQUIRED BASED UPON THE NEEDS OF AN INDIVIDUAL FOSTER CHILD

ONGOING TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

Foster parent trainings are provided through the College of the Sequoias, free of charge, at various locations throughout the Tulare/Kings County area. All Kings County foster parents are sent a quarterly calendar of classes.

Sample Topics:

Helping children with anxiety and depression

Community and government resources

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

The teen years

Reactive attachment disorder

Resiliency

Opening the lines of communication

Families and relationships

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