Many of our Caregiver Trainings are appropriate for all caregivers, including parents in traditional home settings, foster/adoptive parents, daycare providers, and alternative care and respite providers. Classes are designed to help build competencies to meet the needs of children. Many of our trainings are intended to help caregivers learn about child development, child specific trauma needs, and to help caregivers access resources and supports to help families thrive and remain whole.
If you need more information or have questions about Caregiver Training, please contact us.
Upcoming Caregiver Trainings
In-Depth Training in TBRI
Participants will explore the principles of the TBRI approach, understand the impact of risk factors and adverse childhood experiences, and learn effective engagement strategies, including regulation techniques and fostering felt safety.
TBRI® Caregiver Training 2025
Join us for this free for the community training opportunity! TBRI® is an attachment-based, trauma-informed intervention that is designed to meet the complex needs of vulnerable children. TBRI® uses Empowering Principles to address physical needs, Connecting Principles for attachment needs, and Correcting Principles to disarm fear-based behaviors. This four part series, hosted on Mondays in June, will be held at Berachah Baptist Church in Middletown on 6/2, 6/9, 6/16, and 6/23. You do not have to attend all four days, however, if you plan on attending Correcting Principles, you need to have attended at least one of the other sessions.
Support After Dark Virtual Support Group: Healing Through Action: Practical Tools for Parents
Support After Dark is a free support group, available to the community, that helps parents build resilience, prioritize self-care, and strengthen family connections in a supportive environment.
Foster Parent Meeting: Beyond the Birds and the Bees
This is a time to meet other Focus on Youth foster parents, support and network with each other, enjoy a meal together, while learning and growing in your role as a foster parent.
Foster Parent Support Group Webinar
This support group is designed for Focus on Youth foster parent to connect and support one another.
Co-Occurring Disorders: The Relationship Between Addiction and Mental Illness
This presentation will address the growing body of knowledge of this relationship and the role that mental illness and addiction (chemical & behavioral) have with one another.
Meets Required Topic: Substance Abuse, Trauma, Elective
ODJFS Rules, Focus On Youth Policies, and MEPA Standards WEBINAR
This workshop will present information on the current ODJFS rules, the overview of the MEPA rules and applications, and Focus on Youth, Inc. Foster Parent Policies and MEPA Standards as it impacts policy.
Empowering Voices: Navigating Educational Advocacy
This workshop will present information on how to advocate for your child in the school setting.
Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard
This workshop will provide participants with a greater understanding of the concept of normalcy, agency expectations, and the responsibilities of their role as a foster parent.
Meets Required Topic: Elective
QPR Gatekeeper Suicide Prevention
QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer — the 3 simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide.This training is provided at no cost as a service to the community!
Foster Parent Support Group Webinar
This support group is designed for Focus on Youth foster parent to connect and support one another.
Racial Equity and Education
The purpose of this training is to advocate, inform, educate and prioritize the need for equity & inclusion in the home and world we live in.
TBRI® Caregiver Training 2025 - Hillsboro
Join us for this free for the community training opportunity! TBRI® is an attachment-based, trauma-informed intervention that is designed to meet the complex needs of vulnerable children. TBRI® uses Empowering Principles to address physical needs, Connecting Principles for attachment needs, and Correcting Principles to disarm fear-based behaviors. This four part series, hosted on Mondays in July, will be held at the Highland County Child Protective Services Office on 7/7, 7/9, 7/14, and 7/16. You do not have to attend all four days, however, if you plan on attending Correcting Principles, you need to have attended at least one of the other sessions.
ODJFS Rules, Focus On Youth Policies, and MEPA Standards WEBINAR
This workshop will present information on the current ODJFS rules, the overview of the MEPA rules and applications, and Focus on Youth, Inc. Foster Parent Policies and MEPA Standards as it impacts policy.
Beyond Sexual Abuse: Families Can Promote Healing WEBINAR
Participants will be able to identify and define child abuse, indicators, and the dynamics of its behaviors.
Meets Required Topic: Trauma, Sexual Abuse, or Elective
Foster Parent Meeting: American Red Cross Adult and Pediatric First Aid, CPR and AED
This workshop will allow for participants to become certified in Infant, Child, and Adult CPR and First Aid. The certification is provided by American Red Cross.
Meets Required Topic: CPR & First Aid
Marijuana Edibles: Hidden Risks, Trends, and Reduction Strategies WEBINAR
This workshop will present information on the hidden risks and trends on Marijuana Edibles.
Empowering Voices: Navigating Educational Advocacy
This workshop will present information on how to advocate for your child in the school setting.
Foster Parent Meeting: American Red Cross Adult and Pediatric First Aid, CPR and AED
This workshop will allow for participants to become certified in Infant, Child, and Adult CPR and First Aid. The certification is provided by American Red Cross.
Meets Required Topic: CPR & First Aid
Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard
This workshop will provide participants with a greater understanding of the concept of normalcy, agency expectations, and the responsibilities of their role as a foster parent.
Meets Required Topic: Elective
