Training Institute

Who Can Attend?

Our training covers numerous topics critical to caring for and working with kids. Our trainings are especially designed to help individuals gain skills to work with kids who have experienced trauma. Trainings offered are perfect for:

• Caregivers
• Foster/ Adoptive parents
• Social service professionals, including counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists, psychologists, childcare providers, and educators

Why It Matters

Many families are struggling with trauma-related challenges they are not equipped to handle. Without quality training, parents end up overwhelmed by issues they never expected, teachers fail to understand the impact of trauma on a child’s performance, and children in care are often bounced from placement to placement. Focus on Youth was founded on the belief that these issues can be reversed when parents and caregivers are properly trained to know what to expect and armed with the tools they need to handle what comes with children impacted by trauma. The Training Institute empowers individuals to gain competencies and advance the skills of professionals, families, and individuals.  Trauma informed care is the avenue needed to help children and families heal.

What We Offer

• Preplacement Trainings: for individuals who are interested in becoming a foster/adoptive caregiver.
• Caregiver Trainings: for all parents, kinship providers, foster and adoptive caregivers, and others who want to enhance skills.
• Professional Development Training: for helping professionals. Continuing education credits (CEU) by the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board are available.