Check here for information on trainings available. Most of these trainings are offered free to foster parents and staff.  You are responsible for registering on your own unless otherwise stated.

• *IMPORTANT NOTE: As of February 19, 2007, the ChildTrauma Academy no longer issues certificates of completion for their courses.  Unfortunately, you will not receive training hours for completing any of their courses.

• PRIDE/PRE-SERVICE

  • classes in Bremerton - check here

  • classes in Region 3 - check here

  • Check out http://www1.dshs.wa.gov/ca/fosterparents/preService.asp then click on your region to find a class near you.

• CPR & FIRST AID CLASSES offered free of charge to currently licensed & perspective foster parents by Keep The Beat CPR & First Aid. They offer trainings all over the state, check out their web site at www.keepthebeatcpr.net or call (253) 804-6074.

• First Aid/CPR & HIV Aids Training Information.

  (Other than Keep the Beat):

   Francis Hall – (360) 405-0430; Bremerton, WA

  • Does individual and small group classes
  • Cost for 2 or more is $25.00 per person
  • Will drive to outlying areas in Kitsap
  • Works another job but typically has Wed, TR, & Fri during daytime
  • Will do evenings and sometimes weekends if necessary

   Barbara Miller (253) 841-3311

  • Classes each and every Sunday
  • Near Tacoma Mall
  • Call for information

   

• Foster parent, adoptive and kinship providers trainings listed by regions.  Click on the Link below and go to your region. This will pull up the training being offered this qtr.  They are listed in date order. http://www1.dshs.wa.gov/ca/fosterparents/onGoing.asp

   

• Region 3 Trainings - check here

• Fostering Together... Our Community... Our Children... -  Support groups now meeting monthly in Region 3!!  Every Friday from 6pm-8:30pm - Childcare & dinner available for free!!  So grab the kids forget about cooking for the night and have a "night out" on us! The kids will be having fun and keeping busy in one room while we adults get a chance to network and support each other in the other. Our trainings will be 1-2 hours long and you will receive certificates to use towards your needed 12 hours a year of training hours.

  • The 1st Friday night of each month
    Smokey Point Arlington Area
    At the Snohomish Co. Boys and Girls Club in Arlington
    18513 59th Ave NE in Arlington
    To RSVP please call your local Smokey Point office Liaison Kirsten Foster at 360-398-1724 o 360-927-3292 or email her at: kirstenf_100@hotmail.com

  • The 2nd Friday night of each month
    Monroe Area
    Location to be announced
    To RSVP please call your local Monroe office Liaison Lori Bush at 425-258-4195 o 425-210-5950 or email her at: jerjonjoe@comcast.net

  • The 3rd Friday night of each month
    Lynnwood Area
    Location to be announced
    To RSVP please call Foster Our Future Regional Director Julianna Kindlund-Carpenter at 360-863-6530 or email juliannaymca@yahoo.com as this liaison position is currently vacant

  • The 4th Friday night of each month
    Everett Area
    At the Snohomish Co. Boys and Girls Club in Everett
    2316 12th St. in Everett
    To RSVP please call your local Monroe office Liaison Lori Bush at 425-258-4195 o 425-210-5950 or email her at: jerjonjoe@comcast.net
     

   

• Online Classes through Pierce College.  6 new courses are available.  They will require approximately 6 -10 hours online, depending on the student's proficiency on the computer. 6 hours equal 6 CEUs or 6 Clock Hours (CH).  They will be taught again in February April and June. They will also be ON-Ground in or near each of the regions beginning in January.  Go to http://www.pierce.ctc.edu/distance/ofpe/onlineReg/OG_regForm.php for more info.

• This website lists some training resources and previous webcast trainings.  Check it out: http://www1.dshs.wa.gov/ca/fosterparents/index.asp

• Sexually Aggressive / Physically Assaultive Children & Youth Workshops

  • SAY or PAY Classes in Tacoma - contact Linda Falcocchio at fali300@dshs.wa.gov or call 253-983-6474 for registration information
     

   

• CAST Training - for more info or to register, click here.

• Check out the Foster Parent Association web site for trainings and other helpful resources.  www.fpaws.org 

• SAY / PAY Online Training Part:

  http://www1.dshs.wa.gov/ca/fosterparents/mandtrain.asp

  SAY/PAY Training is required for all foster parents that care for children who are Sexually Aggressive or Physically Assaultive.  It involves 2 parts - Part 1 is a video & test that can be done online.  Part 2 is a 1 day seminar for each Training offered at the state office periodically.

• Red Cross Web Site: http://www.redcross.org/pubs/

• Here are trainings CFSF will be holding at our office:

Trainings will be held from

the First Friday of the month from 10am-12pm or the Third Monday of the month from 6pm-8pm

at the Port Orchard Office Conference Room First Floor