There are 27 lessons (32 total hours) of pre-service training. Topics include Division of Child and Family (DCFS) policy, Medicaid policy, abuse and neglect issues, child sexual abuse, how abuse and neglect affect children’s development, attachment, separation, and grief issues for children, discipline, cultural issues, primary families, affects of care giving on the caregiver and adoption issues. This informative training, which is provided in English, gives foster parents essential tools to care for children placed in their care. 

Our training is offered on-line for your convenience!