Foster Parent Orientation – 2 hours

Learn and understand how children are in foster care and who is NAI-FFA

Training Level 1 – 8 hours

What to Expect

• Overview of who’s who regarding agency staff, county social workers, mentors, CASA workers, etc.

Developmental Issues

• Discussing Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and Erikson’s Stages of Development

Understanding Discipline

• Learning how to teach new believe systems

Correcting Problem Behaviors

• Learning what is the difference between discipline and punishment and how to teach new behaviors

Training Level 2 – 6 hours

Grief and Loss

• Understanding the process of grief and loss

Understanding Child Abuse

• Discover causes and outcomes of child abuse

Crisis Issues

• Learning low level cues and appropriate interventions

Training Level 3 – 6 hours

Common Clinical Terminology

• Understand common clinical diagnosis of children in foster care

Understanding Attachment

• Discover difference between healthy attachment vs. compromised attachment

Attachment Parenting Techniques

• Teaching parenting skills for parenting kids with attachment difficulties

Training Level 4 – 4 hours

Medication Protocol

• Trained on proper medication protocol in your home

Foster Parent Manual

• Learning the policies, procedures, and regulations