How the Coalition Supports Foster / Adoptive / Guardianship Parents
Licensed foster parents are required to complete 30 hours of in-service training per licensure period (every two years). The Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition began hosting Foster/Adopt/Parent Workshops to help parents:
Upcoming Trainings
January 2026
Teens: Understanding & Managing Challenging Behaviors (3 sessions)
Parenting teens who have experienced trauma can bring additional challenges. This training will focus on topics such as rejection, aggression, social media, sex, and self-harming. You will learn techniques and build skills to navigate difficult situations and create safety plans for your youth. 7.5 hours training credit
Maintaining Connections for Youth
The child welfare team traditionally focuses on the immediate needs of youth and not the lifelong connections that are so important throughout life. This training will help you understand the importance of having key people in the lives of youth to support them with the everyday issues every person faces as they get older. You’ll […]
February 2026
Spaulding Adoption Training: Making the Commitment to Adoption (4 sessions)
Forming a family through adoption is different than forming one biologically or being a foster family. While adoption brings great joy and happiness to families, children who have experienced the trauma of abuse, neglect, and/or the loss of their family of origin may also bring unique challenges to the parenting experience. This training is designed […]
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Additional Trainings
Level A | Elevated Needs
Empowering resource parents to meet the needs of older youth facing moderate to serious emotional and behavioral health challenges.
Therapeutic Foster Care (TFC)
Training and supporting the most highly-skilled foster parents to meet the needs of children with complex trauma.
DDP Parent Labs
Advancing the trauma and attachment skills of our families through education, practice, and peer support.
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