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Training
What are the initial traing requirements of a therapeutic foster parent?
- Pre-Service Orientation
- Medication Administration Training
- Blood Borne Pathogens Training
- CPR & First Aid
- Non-Violent Crisis Management
- Ongoing In-Service Trainings
- The core-training curriculum as dictated by state requirements
These requirements are set by the State. If you have any questions regarding foster parent training, please contact your local Caring Family Network office.
How Many Hours of Training Does a Foster Parent Have to Complete Every Year?
Each foster parent is required to receive initial and on-going training every year. The year is measured by each foster parent's initial certification date. The exact number of training hours may differ depending on licensure, accreditation and state requirements.
Each year foster parent(s) are required by law to provide Caring Family Network with:
- Valid driver's license(s)
- Current home or renter's insurance and auto insurance
- Animal inoculation for each pet
- TB tests
- Medical exams on all family members (annually for all family members)
- A background fingerprint check (State)
- An abuse check
- Nurses aid check
- An FBI check (if you live in a bordering county to another state, or if you have lived in another state at anytime during the year)
The certification and recertification requirements are subject to change according to state or federal regulations, accreditation regulations or agency regulations. Foster homes are inspected at the time of certification and recertification. In order to continue to foster, the home must pass the safety inspection at the time of recertification. As part of the recertification process, foster parents are asked to complete a recertification questionnaire and participate in joint and individual interviews.
The Process to Become a Licensed Therapeutic Foster Parent also includes :
30 hours of pre-service training
Fire inspection of your home
Finger prints and criminal background check for anyone in the home 18 years old or older
Documentation of a physical by your primary care phsycian
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