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 – Tuesdays
If you’d like to see more Tuesday trainings offered, contact us at training@focusonyouth.com!
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.
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
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.
PPT: Impact of Trauma (Virtual)
Pre-placement trainings are held to help caregivers make an informed decision about becoming a foster or adoptive parent.
Understanding the Impact of Birth Order
Foster and adoptive parents often wonder about birth order in relation to fostering or adopting when they already have children by birth. This presentation will examine the significance of birth order, and encourage participants to consider how it relates to foster and adoptive families.
Breaking Barriers: Tools to Combat Bias and Embrace Diversity in Your Home Webinar
This session will explore and define aspects of personal and structural bias impacting foster care youth. Individuals will walk away with practical tools and strategies to challenge their own biases, helping them create a home environment that celebrates diversity and inclusion.
Communicable Disease- Protecting Your Family's Health Webinar
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
ODJFS Rules, Focus On Youth Policies, and MEPA Standards (In-Person)
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.
Prudent Parent WEBINAR
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
