Events
Date / Time
03/15/2025
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Preservice Module 3: Basics of Child Placement & Medication Management (IN PERSON)
**This training is currently scheduled as an IN PERSON training at our main office, 615 Elsinore Place, Cincinnati, OH**
Preservice Module 3 reviews the referral, placement, and matching process. We will also discuss what an informed decision is and the agency’s involvement post-placement. The last section of the training will review medication management.
**This training is currently scheduled as an IN PERSON training. Times, dates, and location are subject to change. If registration has closed or tickets are otherwise unavailable, please contact us at FCTraining@BeechAcres.org for more information.**
Beech Acres Parenting Center
615 Elsinore Place, Suite 500
Cincinnati, OH, 45202
Date / Time
03/15/2025
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Preservice Module 4: Trauma & Its Impact (IN PERSON))
**This training is currently scheduled as an IN PERSON training at our main office, 615 Elsinore Place, Cincinnati, OH**
This class helps participants understand trauma and toxic stress. Participants will also learn how the brain adapts based on experience and it’s impact on attachment and development. Lastly, participants will identify the needs to learn new skills and knowledge when providing care to a child who has experienced trauma.
**This training is currently scheduled as an IN PERSON training. Times, dates, and location are subject to change. If registration has closed or tickets are otherwise unavailable, please contact us at FCTraining@BeechAcres.org for more information.**
Beech Acres Parenting Center
615 Elsinore Place, Suite 500
Cincinnati, OH, 45202
Date / Time
03/17/2025
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Ongoing Foster Parent Training: Independent Living (Virtual Option)
Independent Living
This ongoing training aimed to provide foster parents the necessary tools to understand, teach, and encourage independent living skills. All foster parents are welcome to attend. If you are licensed to care for children who are 14 or older, this is a required training to be completed once per licensure period.
**Training will be conducted virtually**
Please reserve one ticket per attendee. Video required for training credit. Same-household attendees may attend on one or multiple devices.
Date / Time
03/22/2025
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Preservice Module 5: Discipline Foundations & Permanency (IN PERSON)
**This training is currently scheduled as an IN PERSON training at our main office, 615 Elsinore Place, Cincinnati, OH**
This class helps participants identify the knowledge and skills needed to effectively use discipline strategies, identify components of an effective approach to discipline, and identify three elements of an effective discipline strategy. We will also explore de-escalation strategies. The latter part of the training will review legal permanency options for the child and help to describe your role in supporting permanency goals.
**This training is currently scheduled as an IN PERSON training. Times, dates, and location are subject to change. If registration has closed or tickets are otherwise unavailable, please contact us at FCTraining@BeechAcres.org for more information.**
Beech Acres Parenting Center
615 Elsinore Place, Suite 500
Cincinnati, OH, 45202
Date / Time
03/22/2025
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Preservice Module 6: Roles and Responsibilities & Diversity (IN PERSON)
**This training is currently scheduled as an IN PERSON training at our main office, 615 Elsinore Place, Cincinnati, OH**
What are the roles and responsibilities of a foster care parent? In this module we will review those roles and responsibilities. Participants will also learn about diversity in the following ways: identify humility and competence as they relate to diversity, discuss issues of disproportionality and disparity within the child protection system, review implicit bias, identify strategies to provide an inclusive and equitable home.
**This training is currently scheduled as an IN PERSON training. Times, dates, and location are subject to change. If registration has closed or tickets are otherwise unavailable, please contact us at FCTraining@BeechAcres.org for more information.**
Beech Acres Parenting Center
615 Elsinore Place, Suite 500
Cincinnati, OH, 45202
Date / Time
03/25/2025
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Ongoing Foster Parent Training: Educational Advocacy
Presented by Sarah Flohre from Cincinnati Legal Aid Society
Class will be in person at the Beech Acres offices at 615 Elsinore Place, 5th floor in the Love of Learning-A Training Room
The goal of this training is to: educate participants on the nuances of education law, the rights of children to appropriate educational services and the Child Find provision of the Individuals with Disabilities Act. Participants will also be better prepared to assist children facing disciplinary action in school. Finally, participants will be more aware of barriers to enrollment for children with special needs and how to overcome those barriers.
Please reserve one ticket per attendee.
Beech Acres Parenting Center
615 Elsinore Place, Suite 500
Cincinnati, OH, 45202
Date / Time
03/29/2025
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Preservice Module 7: Partnering with Primary Families & Maintaining Connections (in person)
**This training is currently scheduled as an IN PERSON training at our main office, 615 Elsinore Place, Cincinnati, OH**
During this module participants will describe the benefits of partnering with the primary parent, identify strategies to be an effective partner, and summarize the importance of relationships to children in care.. Participants will also learn to identify the C.A.R.E. guide as Ohio’s recommended best practice in co-parenting and reunification efforts. Lastly, we will discuss how to support relationships with other important people, including siblings.
**This training is currently scheduled as an IN PERSON training. Times, dates, and location are subject to change. If registration has closed or tickets are otherwise unavailable, please contact us at FCTraining@BeechAcres.org for more information.**
Beech Acres Parenting Center
615 Elsinore Place, Suite 500
Cincinnati, OH, 45202
Date / Time
04/02/2025
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
April Review for Alternative Caregivers and Respite Providers
This one hour class provides an overview of foster care rules and polices for individuals becoming approved as alternative caregivers or respite providers to care for foster children.
** Please note that this class is not eligible for ongoing training credit and is only approved for Alternative Care and Respite Providers.
**This training will occur as a virtual Live Synchronous Webinar. Video is REQUIRED.
Date / Time
04/03/2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Ongoing Training: Lunch & Learn
In-Person Lunch & Learn
This class is for Ongoing Training and is only open to licensed foster parents.
Join us for this in person ongoing training session, Lunch will be provided so be sure to register in advance. This is a great opportunity learn, receive training credit hours, and to network!
This training is currently scheduled to take place, in person, at the Beech Acres office – 615 Elsinore Place, Cincinnati, OH 45202.
Please reserve one ticket per attendee.
Beech Acres Parenting Center
615 Elsinore Place, Suite 500
Cincinnati, OH, 45202
Date / Time
04/09/2025
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Foster Parent Support Group: Foster “Parenting” (part 3) — IN PERSON
Join us in April to share ideas and information with your foster parent cohorts.
(Session 3 of 3)
This 3-session support group provides foster parents with a safe and supportive cohort to explore the unique challenges and rewards of parenting in foster care. Each session will focus on a specific aspect of the foster care experience: foster (resource) parenting as an identity, managing the emotional complexities of parenting within foster care, and fostering self-care and resilience as caregivers. Through guided discussions and shared experiences participants will leave with emotional support and a deeper sense of connection with others on a similar path.
*** Limited childcare for this event is available. Please visit this website to register. We will not be able to accommodate children who have not been signed up in advance. ***
Please reserve one ticket per attendee. This meeting will be in person at our Elsinore Offices, 615 Elsinore Place, 5th Floor, Cincinnati, OH
Beech Acres Parenting Center
615 Elsinore Place, Suite 500
Cincinnati, OH, 45202
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