FOSTER CARE SUPPORT NETWORK VOLUME 14 TRAININGS
Below are the training titles and descriptions for each Volume 14 FCSN training. After you have determined which trainings you are interested in ordering, select the number of tests and answer keys you will need for each. Only one answer key is needed for each training per facility. Each test includes a certificate of completion per foster parent.
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*We encourage you to check with the licensing entity in your state to ensure that FCSN trainings will be counted toward training hours for your foster parents.
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Important Publisher's Note: Reproduction of Tests and Certificates of Completion may VOID your training hours.
**Please note, certificates are NOT mailed with the trainings. Certificates will be issued upon completions of the tests. Once you send us the completed tests, we will correct them and issue a certificate.
Volume 14, No. 1 Training & Certificate
Adopting Foster Youth is Rewarding, but it isn't Easy
Foster parents are the most frequent adopters of children from foster care. But this doesn't mean there will be a seamless transition from foster care to adoption. There are a number of issues that are important for foster parents to learn as much about possible first. The adoption-related issues are explained in-depth in this training.
Category: Adoption
Volume 14, No. 1 Answer Key
Volume 14, No. 2 Training & Certificate
Stop Bullying NOW
While bullying is a problem that affects all types of children from different walks of life, it is an even greater issue among foster children. Reasons why this is the case, and recommendations what foster parents can do about it, are among suggestions presented in this training.
Category: School/Education
Volume 14, No. 2 Answer Key
Volume 14, No. 3 Training & Certificate
How Safe is YOUR Home from Fire?
Since only one-third of Americans have developed and practiced a home fire escape plan, this training is designed to help foster parents protect family members from the dangers of fire.
Category: Foster Parenting
Volume 14, No. 3 Answer Key
Volume 14, No. 4 Training & Certificate
The Dangers of Online Sexual Exploitation
Foster and adoptive parents' life experiences as adults are valuable, and can guide youth safely through perilous online situations. Children and teens may know more about computers, but parents also possess the wisdom that they lack.
Category: Abuse & Neglect
Volume 14, No. 4 Answer Key
Volume 14, No. 5 Training & Certificate
Addressing Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety issues are all too common among foster children. With the uncertainty they've faced in their young lives, who wouldn't be anxious? But there is a difference between typical anxiety and a full-fledged anxiety disorder. That is the main focus of this training.
Category: Mental Health
Volume 14, No. 5 Answer Key
Volume 14, No. 6 Training & Certificate
Understanding Post-Adoption Depression
Post-adoption depression (PAD) is a very real condition that is addressed in this training. However, regardless of whether PAD is present, or the circumstances are less severe, there's no doubt that challenges await adoptive parents once the "honeymoon period" is over. As a result, it's vital to have useful strategies and support systems to cope with the problems that arise.
Category: Mental Health
Volume 14, No. 6 Answer Key
Volume 14, No. 7 Training & Certificate
Advice from a Former Foster Youth
This training offers a different approach from the norm; a personal story of hope and lessons learned from a former foster youth – the intent being to inspire others to new levels of understanding and compassion about the needs of foster and adoptive teens. Additional recommendations are presented in a "What Works?" sidebar.
Category: Foster Parenting
Volume 14, No. 7 Answer Key
Volume 14, No. 8 Training & Certificate
Signs Your Foster Youth may Have an Eating Disorder
Eating disorders and other food problems are often issues of control. Help foster youth cope with underlying issues, and you'll likely help them with the eating problem, too. This training shows how to do just that.
Category: Mental Health
Volume 14, No. 8 Answer Key
Volume 14, No. 9 Training & Certificate
The Heroin Epidemic: Raising Awareness is Crucial
Eating disorders and other food problems are often issues of control. Help foster youth cope with underlying issues, and you'll likely help them with the eating problem, too. This training shows how to do just that.
Category: AODA
Volume 14, No. 9 Answer Key
Volume 14, No. 10 Training & Certificate
Parental Involvement is Crucial
Parental involvement reaps many dividends. Students whose parents are actively involved in their education attain better grades, higher test scores and long-term academic achievement. Since less than half (46%) of foster youth complete high school, involvement is even more important for foster parents.
Category: Education
Volume 14, No. 9 Answer Key
Volume 14, No. 11 Training & Certificate
The Strains of Fostering on Marriage
There is no getting around experiencing stress in a foster home, but all stress is not the same… some can potentially harm a marriage. This training offers vital steps to take to protect your relationship from potentially divisive factors.
Category: Stress Management
Volume 14, No. 11 Answer Key
Volume 14, No. 12 Training & Certificate
Teaching Kids the Value of Money
As parents, we all want to protect our children and ensure their future success as adults. But by not disclosing money issues we are not protecting them, but allowing them to live in a world where they believe they'll always have enough money. By not showing discipline in our own spending habits, we are denying them the basic fundamental truth that money doesn't grow on trees.
Category: Life Skills
Volume 14, No. 12 Answer Key