Fall 2017 Marathon Weekends* Foster/Adopt Training Program * Complete training in three weekends!
Trainer: Lynne Anderson
Beginning January 1, 2009, all persons being recommended for licensure as caregivers must have completed the following 36-hour Preservice training, delivered in 12 three-hour sessions.
Friday, November 3, 2017
Session 1: Orientation to Foster Care, Adoption, and Kinship Care 6pm-9pm
Saturday, November 4, 2017
Session 2: The Child Protection Team 9am-12pm
Session 3: Child Development 1pm-4pm
Session 4: Trauma and its Effects 4:30pm-7:30pm
Friday, November 10, 2017
Session 5: Child Sexual Abuse 6pm-9pm
Saturday, November 11, 2017
Session 6: Minimizing the Trauma of Placement 9am-12pm
Session 7: Transcending Differences in Placement 1pm-4pm
Session 8: Helping the Child Manage Emotions and Behaviors 4:30pm-7:30pm
Friday, November 17, 2017
Session 9: Understanding Primary Families 6pm-9pm
Saturday, November 18, 2017
Session 10: The Effects of Caregiving on the Caregiver Family 9am-12pm
Session 11: Long-Term Separation from Birth Parents 1pm-4pm
Session 12: Post Adoption Issues For Families 4:30pm-7:30pm
*All trainings are held at Marion County Children Services unless otherwise noted. For more information or to pre-register call Training Coordinator Toni Cornwell-Fisher at 740-389-2317 or email to toni.fisher@jfs.ohio.gov
For training schedules in other counties, please visit: www.ocwtp.net/cortc.html
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