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Required On-Going Training
You are required to complete 12 hours of training per license holder/per year. The time approved for each video will be a discussion between you and your licensor.
You may utilize this training overview and training log to ensure on-going compliance.
The following are approved options for each training topic.
| Subject | Training |
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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) 1 hour every year Document training with a certificate or Study Sheet |
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Mental Health Related 1 hour every year Document training with a certificate or Study Sheet | |
10 hours Document training with a certificate or Study Sheet |
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Please be advised that you do not have to pay for a training certificate. By thoroughly completing the Wright County Study Sheet, you will receive credit for your learning.
Resource |
Source |
Description |
| Alliance for Child Welfare Excellence | State of Washington | Variety of topics |
| Authentic Voice Series | US Department of Health & Human Services | Stories |
| Child Mind Institute | Same Name | Articles |
| Echo | Same Name | Videos and Infographics |
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Foster Care Institute
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Dr. John DeGarmo | Resources |
| Fostering Perspectives | North Carolina | Newsletters |
| MNAdopt Education Fast Fact Sheets |
MNAdopt |
In-person and Webinars.
Please be advised there is a cost to some of the training
Short (2-4 pages) resources on a variety of topics. Sheets include information, strategies and tips, and links to further information and resources. |
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National Child Traumatic Stress Network |
To access free online education, you must create a free account through NCTSN.
There are many podcast recordings and videos on YouTube.
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| Recorded Trainings | NorthAmerican Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC) |
Many relevant topics.
Please be advised there is a cost to some of the training.
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University of MN Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare (CASCW) |
Many relevant topics. |
| Webinars Articles & More |
The Center for Adoption Support and Education | Many relevant topics |
Please be advised that you do not have to pay for a training certificate. By thoroughly completing the Wright County Study Sheet, you will receive credit for your learning.
Resource |
Contact Information |
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| Local Emergency Services | 911 | |
| Wright County Health & Human Services On-Call |
1-800-362-3667 Dial: 1 |
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| Poison Control | 1-800-222-122 | |
| Central MN Mental Health Center Crisis Response Team |
320-253-5555 24 hour Hotline 1-800-635-8008 |
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| National Suicide Hotline | 1-800-273-TALK (8255) | |
| National Alliance on Mental Illness, MN Texting Option |
Text NAMI or MN to 741-741 |
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Fact Sheets on Mental Illness
In Brief: Early Childhood Mental Health Video & Handout
Knowing the Warning Signs and Risks of Suicide
10 Things Every Pediatrician Should Know About Children in Foster Care
Sleep Standards
- What Does a Safe Sleep Environment Look Like?
- Infant Safe Sleep: Know the A-B-C's
- DHS Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths and Safe Sleep
- DHS Shaken Baby Syndrome Abusive Head Trauma
For 25+ more resources on:
Mental Health
Infant Mental Health; Pre-verbal Trauma
Suicide Prevention & Education
Physical Health
CLICK HERE
- Trauma & Brain Development
- Child Development, Parenting with a Trauma Lens & More
- Mindfulness, Relaxation & Yoga
Please be advised that you do not have to pay for a training certificate. By thoroughly completing the Wright County Study Sheet, you will receive credit for your learning.
Child Development and Trauma Guide - ReMoved Part 1
Remember My Story - ReMoved Part 2
Love is Never Waster - ReMoved Part 3
How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime
Childhood traumatic Grief: Information for Parents and Caregivers
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE's)
Building Resilience in Foster Youth
For 25+ resources on:
Trauma & Brain Development
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
Resilience
CLICK HERE
Please be advised that you do not have to pay for a training certificate. By thoroughly completing the Wright County Study Sheet, you will receive credit for your learning.
The Attachment Theory: How Childhood Affects Life
Brain Hero
Child Development and Trauma Guide
The Emotional Container in Real Life
Empathy
The Essential Elements of Trauma-Informed Parenting
The Invisible Suitcase
Listening
Time In vs. Time Out
What lies beneath the Behavior?
Trauma and Behavior:
How Trauma Affects the Brain,
Why Does the Cookbook Approach Not Work for Many Behavior Problems?,
The Importance of Relationship,
Advice for Struggling Caregivers and
Discussion Guide
For more resources on:
Child Development
Infant Withdrawal
Parenting with a Trauma Lens
Children with Special Needs and Trauma
CLICK HERE
Please be advised that you do not have to pay for a training certificate. By thoroughly completing the Wright County Study Sheet, you will receive credit for your learning.
Super Me Yoga by Dawn Stumpf
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Just Breathe
Complex Trauma, Self Regulation, and Mindfulness-Based Practices in Child Welfare
Mindfulness in the Classroom
Practicing Resilience in Community Recordings
For more resources on:
Relaxation
Breathing
Mindfulness
Self-Regulation
CLICK HERE
Birth Parents with Trauma Histories and the Child Welfare System
Building a Positive Relationship with Birth Parents
Parents Are Not Broken
For more about how to partner with birth parents:
CLICK HERE
Please be advised that you do not have to pay for a training certificate. By thoroughly completing the Wright County Study Sheet, you will receive credit for your learning.
Escape Isn't Self-Care. What We Really Need to Feel Whole and At Peace
14-Minute Body Scan Relax
Secondary Traumatic Stress and the Impact of Working with High-Risk Children and Families
Secondary Trauma and Foster Parents: Understanding it's Impact and Taking Steps to Protect Them
Self-Care 101
Self-Care Barriers & Basics for Foster & Adoptive Parents
Self-Care for Foster and Adoptive Families
Taking Care of Yourself: Tips for Foster and Resource Parents
Why Self-Care is Essential to Parenting
What is Good Self-Care & Why You Deserve It
Why we all need to practice emotional first aid
5 Tips for a Happy Marriage when Adopting/Fostering
7 Things We Wish Our Parents Knew: How to help our biological children when we foster
Don't Forget the Birth Kids: It Takes an Entire Family to Love a Child Wholly
Helping Your Birth Children and Other Children Get Along
How to help your own children while caring for foster children
How foster care affects your biological children
How Fostering Can Positively Impact Birth Children
Grief: How Resource Parents Can Cope with and Learn from Loss
Making Marriage Work as a Foster Parent
Tips for Blending Foster, Biological & Adopted Children
What's It Like to be a Birth Child in a Foster Home
Paths to Permanency: Adoption of children in foster care
Paths to Permanency: Transfer of permanent legal and physical custody of children in foster care
Adoption and Guardianship
Northstar Care for Children
MNAdopt Resources: Permanency Support Services, Post Adoption Guide, HELP Program and Post Adoption Navigator
Portraits of Permanence
What Does Permanency Mean?
What is Permanence?
Please be advised that you do not have to pay for a training certificate. By thoroughly completing the Wright County Study Sheet, you will receive credit for your learning.
Kinship Family Support Services
The Kinship Support Line is open Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Our knowledgeable staff can connect you with valuable resources by phone, email, or through in-person consultations.
You can also find the following resources on our Caregiver Resources page:
- Financial Support: What resources are available to my family?
- Caregiver Services and Support: How can I access resources for myself?
- Health Care: How can I access health care for children?
- Child Protection and Foster Care: How do these services work?
- Educational Support for Children: What rights do we have in educational services?
- Legal Options: What options do I have in caring for the children?
Contact Information:
651.917.4640 or 877-917-4640
Connect with us:
More Resources
Adoption and Guardianship for Children in Kinship Foster Care
Coping with the Unique Challenges of Kinship Care
It's Complicated: Parenting a child with complex trauma as a kinship caregiver
Lessons from my kinship care journey
Minnesota Kinship Caregivers Association - Lutheran Social Services
Permanency with Relatives and Kin
Placement of Children with Relatives
Self-care is a Must for kinship caregivers
Working with Kinship Caregivers
Please be advised that you do not have to pay for a training certificate. By thoroughly completing the Wright County Study Sheet, you will receive credit for your learning.
Supporting Your LGBTQ Youth: A Guide for Foster Parents
Info for Foster and Adoptive Parents of LGBTQ Youth
LGBTQ Youth in Foster Care
For more resources about LGBTQ+:
CLICK HERE
Safe Harbor
Am I in a Healthy Relationship?
Achieving Higher Education Goals: Resources for youth in and from foster care
For more resources on:
Sexual Exploitation of Youth
Healthy Relationships
Youth in Foster Care, 18-21
CLICK HERE
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Please be advised that you do not have to pay for a training certificate. By thoroughly completing the Wright County Study Sheet, you will receive credit for your learning.
WCHHS recognizes the importance of having conversations about race and racism. As quoted from MNAdopt, "Discussion and experiences regarding race and racism will vary be family, and for some it can be a difficult and sensitive topic to discuss."
CLICK HERE for resources to help you have "meaningful and developmentally appropriate conversations" with the children in your home.
Capabilities of Persons Who Parent Cross-Racially/Culturally
Cultural Competence
Cultural Safety
How Racism Can Affect Child Development
Fostering Young People of a Different Race
Preparing Families for Transracial/Transcultural Adoption
Perspectives of Transracial Adopted People
Responding to Child Physical Abuse in the Cultural Context of the Family
Supporting Transracial and Transcultural Adoptive Families
Transracial Parenting in Foster Care and Adoption
Trauma Informed Care: Perspectives and Resources (pages 3 & 4 reflect on culture)
Please be advised that you do not have to pay for a training certificate. By thoroughly completing the Wright County Study Sheet, you will receive credit for your learning.
How Trauma Affects Kids in School
Top 8 Ways to Help Your Foster Child in School
10 Ways Teachers Can Help Students from Foster Care
Addressing Race and Trauma in the Classroom: A Resource for Educators
The Classroom: A Place of Failure for Children in Foster Care
Creating an Emotionally Safe Classroom
Fighting for Your Foster Child in School
Foster Care 101: Why Kids in Care Struggle in School
Foster Youth & School: The Ongoing Struggles
PACER Center (Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights)
Schools and Parts Part 1 and Part 2
Note: Forms are in Adobe Acrobat format. If necessary download the free Reader from Adobe's website.
A Guide to Court Proceedings for Foster Parents
Agreement between FP and Licensing agency
Authorization to Travel Out of State
Background Study Log
Capacity Guidelines
Clothing Allowance
Clothing and Personal Item Inventory
Confidentiality and Child Foster Care
DHS Family Child Foster Care Licensing Checklist
Foster Club - National Network for Youth in Foster Care
Incident Report (This is a fillable form that will be sent directly to WCHHS Child Foster Care Licensing)
Information to Obtain at the Time of Placement
Law Clinic - Wright County
Minnesota Joint Underwriting Association & Foster Provider Liability Insurance
Physician's Report
Record of Illness / Appointments/Professional Contacts
Training Record
You Hold the Missing Piece of the Puzzle: The Importance of Documentation
Variance Request
Vouchers - Instructions & Example