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Resource Family Training Institute

Introduction

Guardians of dependent children and kinship families are welcome to attend all classes provided statewide by the Resource Family Institute, free of charge, whether or not you are licensed.

Orientation & Pre-Service Training

To become a licensed foster parent, you must complete the following training requirements:

Training Requirements

  • Orientation - You must attend an orientation session in person or view orientation videos and take an orientation quiz.
  • Pre-service Training - You are required to take 30 hours of Pre-service Training and a First Aid/CPR and Blood Born Pathogens course.

Ongoing Training

All licensed family foster homes (including private agency, Children's Administration and licensed relative homes) are required to complete 36 hours of ongoing training during each three year licensing period.

A certificate of completion is available for all Training Options below:

Intensive Home Resource Pilot

CA is implementing an Intensive Home Resource Pilot, the KEEP program, in Yakima and Clark counties. This training pilot offers skill-building and related support for licensed foster parents.

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36 hour training requirement per three year licensing period.

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Entrenamiento requerido de 36 horas

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Kinship Providers can take all classes
The Resource Family Training Institute provides classes, statewide, free of charge, whether you are licensed or not.

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