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Online Training Innovations in Family Contact Best Practices for FOSTER PARENTS

April 10, 2021 @ 8:00 am - 12:00 pm AKDT

Mat-Su Foster Parents are invited to be an innovator of family contact in child welfare!
Total Training Hours: 18 Hours (over 5 weeks)
Dates & Times (AKST):
Sat, Mar 27, 2021 | 9:00 – 1:00 PM
Sat, April 10, 2021 | 9:00 – 1:00 PM
Weds, April 21, 2021 | 9:00 – 1:00 PM
Weds, April 28, 2021 | 9:00 – 1:00 PM

Current Foster Parents will be offered a stipend for their time + an additional amount is available for child care if needed.

Pre-Registration REQUIRED: http://dughost.imodules.com/s/1150/community/index.aspx…

Family contact is vitally important to successfully reunifying children with their families. Attend the FREE Best Practices in Family Contact virtual training. This interactive and thought-provoking learning experience will bring together Mat-Su Valley professionals, foster parents, and family time supporters ready to discover how to apply best practices that give families the best chance of:
– maintaining parent/child attachment
– building positive future connections
– successful family reunification

Learn how you can safely support and increase family contact for children. The virtual training includes a two-hour online training that will be done prior to the first day of virtual training, which will set the foundation for learning. Two sessions will be dedicated to your unique role as a foster parent, followed by two sessions of interacting with other professionals who support quality family contact. You will receive certification of completion for 18 total training hours.

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Organization:
R.O.C.K. Mat-Su: Raising Our Children with Kindness
Date:
April 10, 2021
Time:
8:00 am - 12:00 pm AKDT
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R.O.C.K. Mat-Su: Raising Our Children with Kindness

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