Foster Care Training Schedule

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

**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 (intensive round)

**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) (intensive round)

**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) (intensive round)

**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) (intensive round)

**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) (intensive round)

**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) (intensive round)

**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**

*this class will be held in the conference on the 1st floor–watch for signs*

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 Training: WEST SIDE: Foster Parent Circle — IN PERSON

Foster Parent Circle: Conversations and Connections

WEST SIDE

(West Price Hill area) 

These small, in person sessions are designed to help build support and connections among our foster families. Sessions will occur in the homes of foster parents and will include discussions of issues and experiences in the world of Foster Care. Information about locations will be sent closer to the meeting date.  Child care is not provided, however, there is limited space for registered children to accompany an adult.

These sessions are only open to foster families licensed through Beech Acres.

Please reserve one ticket per attendee. A Beech Acres employee will contact you closer to the session date to provide the location info.

LOCATION IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Watch for an email closer to the date of training.

Ongoing Training: Foster Parent Circle: NORTH — IN PERSON

Foster Parent Circle: Conversations and Connections

North

(Hamilton/Monroe/Oxford/Middletown area) 

These small, in person sessions are designed to help build support and connections among our foster families. Sessions will occur in the homes of foster parents and will include discussions of issues and experiences in the world of Foster Care. Information about locations will be sent closer to the meeting date.  Child care is not provided, however, there is limited space for registered children to accompany an adult.

These sessions are only open to foster families licensed through Beech Acres.

Please reserve one ticket per attendee. A Beech Acres employee will contact you closer to the session date to provide the location info.

LOCATION IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Watch for an email closer to the date of training.

Ongoing Foster Parent Elective Training: Natural Hair Care

Natural Hair Care 

(in person)

Ongoing Elective Training for Licensed Foster Parents

This is an in-person class that will be held at the Crown Kids salon inside the Elevate Office Suites at Liberty Center, 7100 Foundry Row, Liberty Township OH  45069

Join us for a presentation by Cecilia Knox and Crown Kids Hair Care

CROWNKids was created to help take the stresses of hair care away! That’s right, Cecilia offers products,  small group workshops and one-on-one classes that are customized just for you. CROWNkids is the key to unlock all the knowledge you need on products, tools, regimens, maintenance and MORE! 

As a foster and adoptive family, Cecilia understands first hand, the unique needs and challenges these families face. Although it may sound minimal task to some, hair care is major hurdle to overcome. The community service aspect of our business is essential to our mission. Crown Club was created to “lend a hand” and offer a safe space to discuss, learn, and encourage our families in their hair journey. Cecilia and her team explore “teachable moments” in a fun environment while promoting positive self worth through affirmations. Crown Club has partnered with numerous local agencies to offer monthly hair care classes for parents and their children in the Cincinnati, Ohio area. 

Please reserve one ticket per attendee.

Ongoing Training: Independent Living (virtual option)

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.

Fulfills Resource Readiness topic:

• Community health and social services available to children and their foster families.

****This training will occur as a virtual Live Synchronous Webinar. Video is required.

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

Ongoing Training: Independent Living (Virtual)

****This training has been updated to a being conducted virtually via Zoom****

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.

Fulfills Resource Readiness topic:

• Community health and social services available to children and their foster families.

Childcare is not available for this training

Please reserve one ticket per attendee.

Ongoing Training: EAST SIDE: Foster Parent Circle — IN PERSON

Foster Parent Circle: Conversations and Connections

EAST SIDE

(Mt Washington / Anderson area) 

These small, in person sessions are designed to help build support and connections among our foster families. Sessions will occur in the homes of foster parents and will include discussions of issues and experiences in the world of Foster Care. Information about locations will be sent closer to the meeting date.  Child care is not provided, however, there is limited space for registered children to accompany an adult.

These sessions are only open to foster families licensed through Beech Acres.

Please reserve one ticket per attendee. A Beech Acres employee will contact you closer to the session date to provide the location info.

LOCATION IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Watch for an email closer to the date of training.

Ongoing Training: WEST SIDE: Foster Parent Circle — IN PERSON

Foster Parent Circle: Conversations and Connections

WEST SIDE

(West Price Hill area) 

These small, in person sessions are designed to help build support and connections among our foster families. Sessions will occur in the homes of foster parents and will include discussions of issues and experiences in the world of Foster Care. Information about locations will be sent closer to the meeting date.  Child care is not provided, however, there is limited space for registered children to accompany an adult.

These sessions are only open to foster families licensed through Beech Acres.

Please reserve one ticket per attendee. A Beech Acres employee will contact you closer to the session date to provide the location info.

LOCATION IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Watch for an email closer to the date of training.

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

Foster Parent Ongoing Training — Instant Family Screening & Discussion

Location: RJ Cinema Eastgate (next to Jungle Jim’s East)

4450 Eastgate South Dr, Cincinnati, OH 45245

Time: 11am-2:30pm on Saturday, August 23rd.

Part training and part film screening, with popcorn provided free by the theater!

Instant Family is a dramedy based on writer-director Sean Anders and his wife’s real-life experiences fostering and eventually adopting three young siblings. The couple in the film (Mark Wahlberg, Rose Byrne) hit pretty much every road bump on the way to becoming a forever family.  Ultimately the movie champions unconditional familial love and perseverance and argues that kids coming from extremely difficult circumstances are still kids who deserve love and a chance to flourish. (from Common Sense Media)

Stick around after the film for a discussion with other foster parents and your Beech Acres Foster Care Team.

Although this event/training is open to the whole family, be advised that the film is rated PG-13 due to some foul language and references some heavy issues (drug use, sexual abuse, physical abuse) that may be triggering for some.

Please email tchapman@beechacres.org or khomsey@beechacres.org if you have any questions about this event or the movie’s content.

RJ Cinema
4450 Eastgate Drive South
Cincinnati, OH, 45245

Ongoing Foster Parent Training: Relational Parenting Concepts – In Person

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

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.

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.

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.