For Current Families

Training for Parents

Each year, the Coalition provides thousands of hours of skill-building trainings to foster / adoptive / guardianship parents at no cost.

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:

  • Connect with other parents to share resources
  • Learn how a child’s prior experiences can impact their behaviors
  • Explore ways to enhance their strengths as a parent
  • Share and learn new skills to influence their child’s behaviors and attitudes
  • Discover ways to reduce the stress of parenting

Upcoming Trainings

March 2026

Attachment 101

This training is an introduction to attachment. You will learn the importance of attachment in parenting for yourself and the child. It covers the impact of fractured/lack of attachments on children’s ability to attach and identifies strategies to develop healthy attachment bonds. This theme also covers how to be attuned to children, developing trust, and […]
04 Mar
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Virtual

Resource Parent Curriculum Trauma Training: Caring for Children Who Have Experienced Trauma

Parenting children who have experienced trauma is different than parenting typically developing children. Children who have experienced the trauma of abuse, neglect, and/or the loss of their family of origin bring unique challenges to the parenting experience. This training is designed for caregivers to learn more about the issues unique to parenting children who have […]
05 Mar
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Virtual

Ask the Advocate: Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)

This session will explain how a student’s learning environment may change throughout the special education process. It will also discuss when it may be appropriate to explore educational options outside of the traditional public-school setting and what those options may include. This is your opportunity to have questions answered about educational support for students impacted […]
06 Mar
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Virtual
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