FOSTER PARENT TRAINING/INFORMATION

OSWFFA requires 15 hours of ongoing, annual training for all resource parents.  Trainings are offered both by OSWFFA staff and in the community.  During the office closure due to COVID-19, OSWFFA trainings will be provided virtually.  Please see below for a list of our of upcoming trainings.  For more information on a specific training, please click the name of the class: 

Online Classes July 2020:  Foster and Kinship Care Education 

OSWFFA Mandatory COVID-19 Training

Saturday July 18th : ZOOM 101 (10-12)·

Wednesday July 29: ENGLISH PROTCAL/PREVENTION (10am-2p.m)

Sábado 18 de julio ZOOM 101 (10-12)

• Miércoles 22 de julio: ESPANOL PROTCAL / PREVENCIÓN (10 am-2p.m)

Quality Parenting Intiative (QPI)

OSWFFA strives to promote QPI in our trainings and work with our families.

The Quality Parenting Initiative is an approach to strengthening foster care, by refocusing on excellent parenting for all children in the child welfare system.

The following link provides more information on QPI and offers foster parent and youth resources and training videos through their online training library

http://www.qpicalifornia.org/

Foster and Kinship Care Education (FKCE)

Providing classes throughout Orange County to enhance your parenting skills, strengthen your support network, and increase your understanding of the children in your care.

The following link provides more information, schedule of classes and class locations in your area.

https://www.saddleback.edu/HS/FKCE 

National Child Traumatic Stress Network

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network was established to improve access to care, treatment, and services for traumatized children and adolescents exposed to traumatic events.

The following link provides more information on NCTSN

http://www.nctsn.org/

Annie E. Casey Foundation

The Annie E. Casey Foundation is devoted to developing a brighter future for millions of children at risk of poor educational, economic, social and health outcomes.  

The following link provides more information on the Casey Foundation

http://www.aecf.org/search?q=child+welfare





July 7, 2020

Dear Resource Parents,

We would like to inform you that OSWFFA will be hosting ongoing COVID-19 related training and support. Please note given the changing circumstances these trainings will be mandatory and will be contact free via zoom. We will provide you with the Zoom ID and Zoom Password in the upcoming weeks.

· Saturday July 18th : ZOOM 101 (10-12)

· Wednesday July 29: ENGLISH PROTCAL/PREVENTION (10am-2p.m)

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Queridos Resource Parents,

Nos gustaría informarle que OSWFFA organizará capacitación y soporte relacionados con COVID-19. Tenga en cuenta que dadas las circunstancias cambiantes estos entrenamientos serán obligatorios y se llebaran a cabo a través del Zoom. Le proporcionaremos el ID de Zoom y la Contraseña de Zoom en las próximas semanas.

• Sábado 18 de julio ZOOM 101 (10-12)

We would like to inform you that OSWFFA will be hosting ongoing COVID-19 related training and support. Please note given the changing circumstances these trainings will be mandatory and will be contact free via zoom. We will provide you with the Zoom ID and Zoom Password in the upcoming weeks.

· Saturday July 18th : ZOOM 101 (10-12)

Sábado 18 de julio ZOOM 101 (10-12)