Foster Parent In-Service Trainings
NFAPA In-Service Trainings-2024:
Mark you calendars! We have set-up several in-service trainings, both virtual and in-person.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NFAPAIn-Service2024
August 10, 2024 VIRTUAL
Strategies for Advocating for Children’s Needs and Recognition and Intervention for Bullying
by Cami Bergman, PTI School-Age Information Specialist
During this training, you will learn about strategies for effective communication and collaboration with schools and biological parents of children, how to navigate conflict, and the responsibilities of a surrogate parent. You will also learn how to recognize bullying behavior as well as interventions and response strategies.
October 19, 2024 VIRTUAL
The Impact of Brain Injury on System-Involved Youth
by Peggy Reisher, ED of the Brain Injury Alliance of NE
NOTE: This is the same training offered on June 29, 2024. Please do not register for this workshop if you already attended. For those that attend this workshop and the one in June, Peggy will offer a “Part 2” on February 22, 2025 . Save the date!
A lifetime history of brain injury can result in impairments in physical, emotional, and/or
cognitive functioning. This session will discuss the impact of brain injury on system-involved youth.
The presenter will provide an overview of brain injury signs and symptoms, the prevalence of brain injury in high-risk populations, and simple tools and strategies to help minimize the effects of brain injury once it is identified through a screening process.
NFAPA In-Service Trainings-2025: Be sure to mark your calendars for next year! You will be able to register soon.
February 25, 2025 VIRTUAL
The Impact of Brain Injury on System-Involved Youth Part 2
by Peggy Reisher, ED of the Brain Injury Alliance of NE
For those that attended part 1 on June 29, 2024 or October 19, 2024 please register to learn more about brain injury.
April 5, 2025 VIRTUAL
Child Abuse Hotline and Reporting Abuse & Neglect
by Susan Ward, Hotline Deputy Administrator
This training will be a great opportunity to learn the basics of reporting concerns for abuse and neglect. There will be a discussion on reporting abuse and neglect to the Hotline and a chance to ask questions and become familiar with what is reportable and what happens after a report is filed.
NOTE: This is the same training offered on July 20, 2024. Please do not register for this workshop if you already attended.
SPAULDING In-Service Training Opportunities
Spaulding/In-service Training: Virtual
September 13, 2024 6pm-9:30pm &
September 14, 2024 8am-5:30pm
The Spaulding program is offered to prospective adoptive families and you will earn 12 CEU’s by completing the training. Spaulding training offers families the tools and information that they need to:
Explain how adoptive families are different
Importance of separation, loss, and grief in adoption
Understand attachment and its importance in adoption
Anticipate challenges and be able to identify strategies for managing challenges as an adoptive family
Explore the lifelong commitment to a child that adoption bring
When registering, please know this virtual 12-hour training is conducted over two days.
Friday Evening
6:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Exploring Expectations—Defining adoption, the process, and the key players. Participant’s hopes and fears about the adoption process are recognized and empowerment strategies are identified to assist them in the process. Participant’s explore their fantasies about children they might adopt to become aware of the possible influence on their decision about adoption.
Meeting the Needs of Waiting Children—Assist prospective adoptive parents in focusing on the needs of children awaiting adoption. Explore the issues of separation, loss, grief and attachment. Plus the unique issues related to parenting a child who has been sexually abused.
Saturday
8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. (Lunch on your own)
Exploring Adoption Issues—Identify supports within their family and introduce them to common issues that all adoptive families face. Help develop strategies for dealing with these issues; explore crisis periods in adoption; explore their own strengths, needs and challenges as they consider adoption.
Making the Commitment—Assist prospective adoptive parents in considering resources they may need, what they need to know, what they need to do, and what they need to explore about themselves as they consider adopting a particular child or children.
Register online at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SpauldingRegistration2024
Centene Foster Care EDU
Centene Foster Care EDU is a comprehensive educational training initiative offered as a community service that targets all stakeholders of the foster care system. These online trainings are offered free of charge, interactive and facilitated using a ‘conference to you’ approach. These training events are hosted live by national experts and other trainers (open to all foster care stakeholders). Click HERE for more information.
NFPA Training Institute
The Nebraska Foster & Adoptive Parent Association is excited to announce a partnership with the National Foster Parent Association's Training Institute to bring you FREE training opportunities. Combining the child welfare expertise of the NFPA and Centene allows the NFPAti to disseminate training to caregivers more broadly, which will further support and empower caregivers in providing the best possible care to children and youth.
C.A.S.E.
C.A.S.E. offers educational webinar options for families and professionals:
- Live Stream: The first 600 registrations are FREE each month thanks to Jockey Being Family and Jockey International. Extended access is included. Certificates of Attendance and CEUs are available.
- In-Demand: They have 20+ in-demand webinars available when it's most convenient for you! Topics include emotional regulation, trauma, loss & grief, transracial families and more. Note: They only process CEs for the live-stream webinar series.
