FOSTER CARE SUPPORT NETWORK VOLUME 4 TRAININGS
Below are the training titles and descriptions for each Volume 4 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.
Follow the links below to view FCSN trainings from each volume.
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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 4, No. 1 Training & Certificate
Bridging the Gap: Promoting Your Child's Racial and Cultural Identity
At what age do children understand what racial information? How can foster parents promote a child's racial identity? This article answers questions like these, and concludes by postulating that foster parents willing to take in minority children can help bridge cultural and racial barriers.
Category: Family Blending
Volume 4, No. 1 Answer Key
Volume 4, No. 2 Training & Certificate
Parents as Partners: How Birth Families and Foster Parents can Work Together
This article describes how foster parents can build relationships with birth parents and improve their parenting skills. Several former foster youth also present their views.
Category: Reunification
Volume 4, No. 2 Answer Key
Volume 4, No. 3 Training & Certificate
Medication Management: Should Your Child Take Meds? If So, Which One?
Should you medicate your child? How do you decide on a medication? How can you develop a comprehensive plan that includes diet and exercise? This article answers questions like these.
Category: Medication Management
Volume 4, No. 3 Answer Key
Volume 4, No. 4 Training & Certificate
Protecting Yourself from Allegations of Maltreatment
Because of the complex, isolated, and personal nature of foster care, it is crucial that foster parents document whenever possible and really communicate with everyone involved.
Category: Abuse & Neglect
Volume 4, No. 4 Answer Key
Volume 4, No. 5 Training & Certificate
Beating Burnout: Re-igniting the Passion Within
We all have bad days, weeks or even a rotten month. What distinguishes burnout from exhaustion is an extended, long-term ability to renew oneself. This article shows how.
Category: Stress Management
Volume 4, No. 5 Answer Key
Volume 4, No. 6 Training & Certificate
Fire Setting: Why do Kids do it? What can you do to Prevent it?
Separating fire-setting myths from reality, and describing why youth set fires, is among the areas discussed in this training.
Category: Behavior Management
Volume 4, No. 6 Answer Key
Volume 4, No. 7 Training & Certificate
Surviving the Infant & Toddler Years
This article will assist foster parents who take in babies and toddlers. Advice is presented from a pediatrician, and foster parents who've cared for infants and very young children.
Category: Foster Parenting
Volume 4, No. 7 Answer Key
Volume 4, No. 8 Training & Certificate
Better Understanding Self-Injurious Behavior
Did you know that self-injurious behavior is actually often soothing to youth who engage in this disturbing behavior? Understanding this behavior is the first step in changing it.
Category: Behavior Management
Volume 4, No. 8 Answer Key
Volume 4, No. 9 Training & Certificate
'Leave Me Alone!' Bullying is an Increasing Concern
By teaching children effective ways to respond to bullying, foster parents can reduce their chances of being victims as well as helping them learn how to cope with adversity.
Category: School/Education
Volume 4, No. 9 Answer Key
Volume 4, No. 10 Training & Certificate
Redirecting Anger: Dealing with Tantrums and Aggression
This article offers tips such as, why punishment doesn't work, what does work, what to do when a child is throwing a temper tantrum, and handling aggressive behavior.
Category: Behavior Management
Volume 4, No. 10 Answer Key
Volume 4, No. 11 Training & Certificate
Telling Children They're Adopted: Parents Stress Importance of Honesty
Foster and adoptive parents, and child welfare administrators, share advice on how they've handled telling children they're adopted.
Category: Adoption
Volume 4, No. 11 Answer Key
Volume 4, No. 12 Training & Certificate
Let Them Play, Sing, and be Creative: Raising Children with Physical Disabilities
In this article, foster parents are urged to NOT accept excuses for a special needs child. Rather, be assertive, ask lots of questions, and encourage children to do their best. The importance of maintaining a schedule for special needs children is among tips presented.
Category: Foster Parenting
Volume 4, No. 12 Answer Key