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 Training – Saturdays

If you’d like to see more Saturday trainings offered, contact us at training@focusonyouth.com!

Connect Conference 2025

We are thrilled to announce this year's Connect Conference hosted by Focus on Youth! Join us on March 7 & 8, 2025, for a transformative [...]

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

Communicable Disease- Protecting Your Family's Health Webinar

04/26/2025    
9:00 am - 11:00 am
This course is recommended for all Focus on Youth foster parents. The primary purpose of this training course is to educate caregivers in identifying signs and symptoms of illness and contagious conditions, protect themselves from exposure, learn how to respond to an exposure risk, and how to transfer their knowledge to educate family and children in the home. The course content and activities will prepare caregivers to make appropriate decisions about preventing and educating on communicable disease transmission. Meets Required Topic: Resource Readiness: Prevention, Recognition, and Management of Communicable Diseases

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