PARKA Adoption Preparation and Support Program is now enrolling for spring semester. Limited space available; Call 279-1820 or email bursel@nwresource.org for more information.
Look for Best Beginnings "Babies on Track" Movie Premiere in your area!Through the featured movie and books, our guests will view pictures of babies from Alaska and learn how to foster early learning and brain development in your own home with easy and fun ways!Fairbanks: February 26th, 2012, 2-4 pm, Call 800-478-7307 or 479-7307 for more details and to register.Anchorage: February 29th, 2012, 10-11:30 am, Call 279-1799 for more details and to register.Mat-Su: February 29th, 2012, 11 am-12:30 pm, all 376-4678 for more details and to register.Juneau: February 29th, 2012, Two showings; Noon - 1 pm and 7-8 pm, Call 790-4246 for more details and to register.
Information:Effective May 31,2010, the Office of Childrens Services is now requiring that all licensed foster families complete the OCS Orientation and the pre-services training (commonly called Core) as a part of the initial licensing requirements. It is available here so, just check the appropriate calendar for your area/region for the times and dates of the Core you would like to attend or call 800-478-7307 for details.
Take a Written Course
ACRF regularly posts new featured courses of our written self studies. To complete these courses, click on the course below to open, read through the material and complete the questionnaire at the end of the course.
Available Self-Study Courses:
(To download these courses, you must have Adobe Acrobat. Download it for free!) When Your Foster Child Needs Counseling (2.5 Hours) Education and Youth in Foster Care (3.0 Hours) Positive Parenting in Foster Care (2.0 Hours) Animal Cruelty (3.0 Hours) Kinship Care (2.0 Hours) Fostering Skills: Boundaries in Foster Care (2.5 Hours) The Internet for Parents: The Good the Bad and the Ugly (2.0 Hours) Understanding Team Decision Making (1.0 Hour)
UNDERSTANDING THE REGULATIONS SERIES: What Alaskan Foster Parents Need to Know: (worth 1.0 hour each) #1 Positive Parenting and Managing Behaviors #2 Development of the Young Child in the Foster Home #3 Child Health and Medications #4 Nutrition and Eating in the Foster Home #5 Safety in the Foster Home #6 Foster Parent Training #7 Recordkeeping #8 Foster Homes with Specializations and Foster Group Homes #9 Confidentiality #10 Fire Safety, First Aid and Emergency Preparedness in the Foster Home
ADOPTION AND GUARDIANSHIP PREPARATION TRAINING FOR ALASKA'S RESOURCE FAMILIES: (worth 6.0 hour total) You will have to print out the questionnaires at the end of each unit to submit them by fax or mail, if you have a scanner you can print them out, fill them out, scan them and email to acrf@nwresource.org we will have forms that you can submit online soon. Adoption and Guardianship Preparation Training for Alaska’s Resource Families
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