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
August 2026
Birth & Foster Parent Partnerships: Creating a Caregiving Network (2 sessions)
Join us for this training on bridging the gap between birth and foster parents. Fueled by fear, mistrust, defensiveness, and trauma, this gap in partnership causes children in the foster care system to suffer. Research shows that children thrive under consistency in parenting. Children need to see that all the adults in their lives work […]
It’s Real: Youth & Mental Health, featuring Compass Health
Join us for a unique training for parents and youth in middle and high school for a conversation about mental health. It’s Real is a program facilitated by mental health education specialists from Compass Health. It’s Real is designed to provide mental health education to teenagers aged 11 and up. In this program, attendees will […]
Supporting Your Student: Ask the Educational Advocate
This “Ask the Advocate” series will explore interventions that can be implemented before a student receives a formal education plan. Participants will learn about all three tiers of intervention, why early intervention data is critical to student success, and how interventions connect to the special education process. The session will also provide an overview of […]
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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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