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

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: Together in Fostering 

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

Foster Parent Support Group: Together in Fostering

Looking for a space to connect with other foster parents who truly understand the journey? Support Group is a space to connect, share, and grow together. In this series, you’ll help shape the conversation by choosing the topics for three of our sessions. Come as you are, and let’s support each other through the journey of fostering.

Limited Childcare provided by our friends at Parkside Christian Church.

This class will be conducted over three sessions: Sept 10th, October 8th, and November 12th. Please register separately for each session.

*** Limited childcare is available. Please email FCTraining@BeechAcres.org for childcare information. 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 Parkside Christian Church in Anderson Township (near the old Beech Acres Campus!) 

Parkside Christian Church
6986 Salem Road
Cincinnati, OH, 45230

Ongoing Foster Parent Training: Educational Advocacy (virtual)

Presented by Sarah Flohre from Cincinnati Legal Aid Society

Class will held via Zoom

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. Video required for training credit. Same-household attendees may attend on one or multiple devices.

Foster Parent Book Club (virtual)

Book: You Should Be Grateful by Angela Tucker

Join our Foster Parent book club to engage in meaningful discussion around race and foster care. We will be reading “You Should Be Grateful” a compelling exploration of race, identity, and transracial adoption.
Angela Tucker, a Black woman adopted by white parents, shares deeply personal stories and well-researched history to challenge the fairy-tale narrative of adoption. She highlights the complexities and layers of rejection, loss, and belonging that adoptees face.

Please reserve one ticket per attendee. This meeting will be conducted via Zoom.

REFRESHER: Understanding and Supporting Behaviors in Crisis

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

*Reminder* This is an abridged refresher course that is only open to current BAPC foster parents who have completed the Initial session.

If you are still in the first two years of your foster care license, please register for the Initial version of this class instead

If you are uncertain if this is the class you need, please contact fctraining@beechacres.org, prior to registering.

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.

Please reserve one ticket per attendee.

Fulfills the training requirement for De-Escalation/Crisis Intervention

Understanding and Supporting Behaviors in Crisis (INITIAL)

*Reminder* This initial course is required for all foster parents prior to taking the crisis refresher course. If you are unsure if you need to take this class, please reach out to fctraining@beechacres.org.

When working with a foster child in crisis, you need to have a specific plan for supporting your child. Because behavior is communication, you can help to effectively de-escalate crisis situations by responding in intentional, strength-based, and mindful ways.  This training will help you to better understand your child’s behavior, identify different stages of a behavioral crisis, and provide tools for intentional, strength-based, mindful interventions.

This class will include a 30 minute lunch break at approximately 12pm.

This class satisfies the required Crisis Intervention/De-escalation training topic as well as the Resource Readiness topics Family Safety and Mental Health, Self-Regulation, and Self-Care

Please reserve one ticket per attendee. Video required for training credit. Same-household attendees may attend on one or multiple devices.

Foster Parent Support Group: Together in Fostering 

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

Foster Parent Support Group: Together in Fostering

Looking for a space to connect with other foster parents who truly understand the journey? Support Group is a space to connect, share, and grow together. In this series, you’ll help shape the conversation by choosing the topics for three of our sessions. Come as you are, and let’s support each other through the journey of fostering.

Limited Childcare provided by our friends at Parkside Christian Church.

This class will be conducted over three sessions: Sept 10th, October 8th, and November 12th. Please register separately for each session.

*** Limited childcare is available. Please email FCTraining@BeechAcres.org for childcare information. 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 Parkside Christian Church in Anderson Township (near the old Beech Acres Campus!) 

Parkside Christian Church
6986 Salem Road
Cincinnati, OH, 45230

Foster Parent Training: CPR & First Aid

This class is for Ongoing Training and is only open to licensed foster parents with Beech Acres, Beech Acres staff, and families in the process of getting licensed 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 Foster Parent Training: Youth Ombudsman | Foster Youth Bill of Rights

Presented by Jenny Stotts, Ohio’s Youth Ombudsman

Class will held via Zoom

Join Ohio’s Youth Ombudsman Jenny Stotts for an engaging session covering the Foster Youth Bill of Rights and how the Youth and Family Ombudsmen Office helps youth in foster care, kinship care, and congregate care settings. Participants will leave the session with a firm understanding of foster youth rights and how to navigate conversations with youth and their adult supporters to ensure youth rights are protected. Participants will understand the role of the Youth Ombudsman and how to support youth who need to reach out to the office for assistance. Participants will learn about real-life examples and walk away with practical strategies to support their everyday work.

Covers the Resource Readiness topic: Legal & Ethical Issues for Caregivers  

Please reserve one ticket per attendee. Video required for training credit. Same-household attendees may attend on one or multiple devices.

Foster Parent Support Group: Together in Fostering 

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

Foster Parent Support Group: Together in Fostering

Looking for a space to connect with other foster parents who truly understand the journey? Support Group is a space to connect, share, and grow together. In this series, you’ll help shape the conversation by choosing the topics for three of our sessions. Come as you are, and let’s support each other through the journey of fostering.

Limited Childcare provided by our friends at Parkside Christian Church.

This class will be conducted over three sessions: Sept 10th, October 8th, and November 12th. Please register separately for each session.

*** Limited childcare is available. Please email FCTraining@BeechAcres.org for childcare information. 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 Parkside Christian Church in Anderson Township (near the old Beech Acres Campus!) 

Parkside Christian Church
6986 Salem Road
Cincinnati, OH, 45230

Foster Parent Training: CPR & First Aid

This class is for Ongoing Training and is only open to licensed foster parents with Beech Acres, Beech Acres staff, and families in the process of getting licensed 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