Foster Care Training Schedule

Preservice Module 1: Orientation & the Effects of Caregiving (IN PERSON)

**This training is currently scheduled as an IN PERSON training at our main office, 615 Elsinore Place, Cincinnati, OH**

Module 1 provides an overview of the child welfare system and examines the differences between foster care, adoption, and kinship care. Participants receive information about the needs of waiting children as well as the process of becoming a foster or kinship caregiver or adoptive parent. We will also examine the impact of foster care, kinship care, and adoption on individual members of the caregiving family as well as the impact on their relationships with one another. Participants are introduced to effective coping strategies to prevent against burnout and secondary traumatic stress.

**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

Preservice Module 2: Child & Adolescent Development – IN PERSON

**This training is currently scheduled as an IN PERSON training at our main office, 615 Elsinore Place, Cincinnati, OH**

Module 2 introduces the core concepts of early childhood development. Participants receive an overview of brain development and gain an awareness of the importance of attachment, self-regulation, and initiative to child development. Factors that enhance development are also addressed. We will also review the developmental changes that happen during adolescence and the foster parent’s role in preparing the youth for independent living.

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**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

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

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

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

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

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

Preservice Module 1: Orientation & the Effects of Caregiving (IN PERSON)

**This training is currently scheduled as an IN PERSON training at our main office, 615 Elsinore Place, Cincinnati, OH**

Module 1 provides an overview of the child welfare system and examines the differences between foster care, adoption, and kinship care. Participants receive information about the needs of waiting children as well as the process of becoming a foster or kinship caregiver or adoptive parent. We will also examine the impact of foster care, kinship care, and adoption on individual members of the caregiving family as well as the impact on their relationships with one another. Participants are introduced to effective coping strategies to prevent against burnout and secondary traumatic stress.

**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

Preservice Module 2: Child & Adolescent Development – IN PERSON

**This training is currently scheduled as an IN PERSON training at our main office, 615 Elsinore Place, Cincinnati, OH**

Module 2 introduces the core concepts of early childhood development. Participants receive an overview of brain development and gain an awareness of the importance of attachment, self-regulation, and initiative to child development. Factors that enhance development are also addressed. We will also review the developmental changes that happen during adolescence and the foster parent’s role in preparing the youth for independent living.

**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

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

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

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

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

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

Ongoing Foster Parent Training: Between FC and Adoption (Negotiations & Next Steps)- In Person

Beech Acres Parenting Center
615 Elsinore Place, Suite 500
Cincinnati, OH, 45202

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

Ongoing Training: Independent Living (IN PERSON)

Independent Living

This class is for Ongoing Training and is only open to licensed foster parents.

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 is in person at our offices at 615 Elsinore Place, Cincinnati OH, 45202 **

Room: Love of Learning – A

Please reserve one ticket per attendee.

Beech Acres Parenting Center
615 Elsinore Place, Suite 500
Cincinnati, OH, 45202

Foster Parent Support Group: Foster “Parenting” (part 2) –IN PERSON

Join us in March to share ideas and information with your foster parent cohorts. 

(Session 2 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 is available. Please follow this link to register for childcare. We will not be able to accommodate any children who have not been singed 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

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.

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.

Covers the Resource Readiness topic: Educational Advocacy 

Please reserve one ticket per attendee.

Beech Acres Parenting Center
615 Elsinore Place, Suite 500
Cincinnati, OH, 45202

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

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

Ongoing Foster Parent Elective Training: Trauma Informed Care (in person)

Trauma Informed Care  

(in person)

615 Elsinore Place, Cincinnati, OH 45202

5th Floor (Love of Learning – A)

Ongoing Elective Training for Licensed Foster Parents–[this is not equivalent to the required topic: A Trauma Informed Approach to Understanding & Managing Behaviors in Crisis]

Join us for a presentation by Hannah Grigsby

This Trauma-Informed Care class introduces the principles and practices of providing sensitive, compassionate, and effective support to individuals who have experienced trauma. This course covers understanding trauma’s impact on mental, emotional, and physical well-being

Please reserve one ticket per attendee.

Beech Acres Parenting Center
615 Elsinore Place, Suite 500
Cincinnati, OH, 45202

A Trauma Informed Approach to Understanding and Supporting Behaviors in Crisis

Planning for the Future: Moving Forward After a Crisis is Over

This training fills the requirement De-Escalation/Crisis Intervention

After a behavioral crisis occurs with a child there is an opportunity to learn from the crisis and plan for future behaviors as well as our response to the crisis.  The goal of planning for the future is to reduce the intensity of behaviors and improve both child and parent responses to the crisis.   This training will help you to develop a plan for moving forward in a way that supports learning and growth for the parent and child.

**Training is IN PERSON at our Elsinore Place Office**

615 Elsinore Place, 5th Floor  Cincinnati, OH  45202

in Love of Learning – A

Please reserve one ticket per attendee.

This is a requried topic on most training plans and covers the Resource Readiness topics:

• Trauma and its impact on children and the family; promoting attachment
• Mental health, self-regulation, and self-care
• Family Safety

Beech Acres Parenting Center
615 Elsinore Place, Suite 500
Cincinnati, OH, 45202

Ongoing Foster Parent Training: Relational Parenting Concepts – In Person

Beech Acres Parenting Center
615 Elsinore Place, Suite 500
Cincinnati, OH, 45202

Foster Parent Support Group: Grief and Loss in Foster Care (part 1) — IN PERSON

Join us in May to share ideas and information with your foster parent cohorts. 

Part 1 of 3

This 3-session support group provides foster parents with a safe and supportive cohort to explore the unique grief and loss experiences within foster care. Participants will explore the complex emotions tied to the challenges and detours on the path to becoming a foster parent, including infertility, unmet expectations, and shifts in personal identity. Each session will focus on a specific aspect of loss, offering insight into the emotional complexities of fostering, adoption, and reunification. Through guided discussions and shared experiences, participants will gain emotional support, healing, and a deeper sense of connection with others on a similar path.

Attendance is required all 3 sessions: 05/14/2025, 06/11/2025, 7/9/2025 6:00pm-7:30pm

Please reserve one ticket per attendee. This meeting will be in person at our Elsinore Offices, 615 Elsinore Place, 5th Floor, Cincinnati, OH  

LOCATION IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Watch for an email closer to the date of training.

Beech Acres Parenting Center
615 Elsinore Place, Suite 500
Cincinnati, OH, 45202

Ongoing Foster Parent Training: CPR & First Aid

This class is for Ongoing Training and is only open to licensed foster parents with Beech Acres.

All Foster Parents are required to attend a CPR and First Aid Training course for Adult, Child, and Infant CPR, First Aid, and AED. This training is only open to currently licensed foster parents and class size is limited. After your registration is processed and accepted, you will receive an email with additional meeting instructions. Please register for each attendee. If for some reason you are unable to attend after registering, please notify us immediately at fctraining@beechacres.org so that we can offer that spot to the next attendee.

**This training is scheduled for in person at our location: 615 Elsinore Place, Suite 500, Cincinnati, OH 45202. 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

Ongoing Training: Rules & Policies (in person)

This training promotes safety for all foster children and helps foster caregivers to remain in compliance
with state, local, and agency requirements. Updates to state rules and agency policies will be
presented. Normalcy practices in accordance with the reasonable and prudent parent standard will be
reviewed.

This training is required once per license period for every BAPC foster family.

This class is for Ongoing Training and is only open to licensed foster parents with Beech Acres.

****This training will occur in person at our main office, 615 Elsinore Place, 5th floor****

Room: Love of Learning -A

Please reserve one ticket per attendee.

Beech Acres Parenting Center
615 Elsinore Place, Suite 500
Cincinnati, OH, 45202

Ongoing Foster Parent Training: Natural Strength Parenting

Presented by Senior Parenting Specialist Kerry Brown

Class will be in person at the Beech Acres offices at 615 Elsinore Place, 5th floor in the Love of Learning-A Training Room 

Senior Parenting Specialist Kerry Brown from the Beech Acres Parent Connext program will be joining us to share her knowledge and experience helping build stronger families. Kerry will be providing us with some insights on how to connect with children in our care through recognizing and celebrating their natural strengths.

Please reserve one ticket per attendee.

Beech Acres Parenting Center
615 Elsinore Place, Suite 500
Cincinnati, OH, 45202

Foster Parent Support Group: Grief and Loss in Foster Care (part 2) — IN PERSON

Join us in June to share ideas and information with your foster parent cohorts. 

Part 2 of 3

This 3-session support group provides foster parents with a safe and supportive cohort to explore the unique grief and loss experiences within foster care. Participants will explore the complex emotions tied to the challenges and detours on the path to becoming a foster parent, including infertility, unmet expectations, and shifts in personal identity. Each session will focus on a specific aspect of loss, offering insight into the emotional complexities of fostering, adoption, and reunification. Through guided discussions and shared experiences, participants will gain emotional support, healing, and a deeper sense of connection with others on a similar path.

Attendance is required all 3 sessions: 05/14/2025, 06/11/2025, 7/9/2025 6:00pm-7:30pm

Please reserve one ticket per attendee. This meeting will be in person at our Elsinore Offices, 615 Elsinore Place, 5th Floor, Cincinnati, OH  

LOCATION IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Watch for an email closer to the date of training.

Beech Acres Parenting Center
615 Elsinore Place, Suite 500
Cincinnati, OH, 45202

Foster Parent Support Group: Grief and Loss in Foster Care (part 3) — IN PERSON

Join us in June to share ideas and information with your foster parent cohorts. 

Part 3 of 3

This 3-session support group provides foster parents with a safe and supportive cohort to explore the unique grief and loss experiences within foster care. Participants will explore the complex emotions tied to the challenges and detours on the path to becoming a foster parent, including infertility, unmet expectations, and shifts in personal identity. Each session will focus on a specific aspect of loss, offering insight into the emotional complexities of fostering, adoption, and reunification. Through guided discussions and shared experiences, participants will gain emotional support, healing, and a deeper sense of connection with others on a similar path.

Attendance is required all 3 sessions: 05/14/2025, 06/11/2025, 7/9/2025 6:00pm-7:30pm

Please reserve one ticket per attendee. This meeting will be in person at our Elsinore Offices, 615 Elsinore Place, 5th Floor, Cincinnati, OH  

LOCATION IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Watch for an email closer to the date of training.

Beech Acres Parenting Center
615 Elsinore Place, Suite 500
Cincinnati, OH, 45202