Certification renewal and ongoing training
Each certified adult in a resource parent or relative resource home must complete 30 hours of training during each two year certification period. All
Resource and Adoptive Family Training (RAFT) hours during the first two years of certification are credited to these 30 hours.
Various
training options are available to meet certification renewal requirements or for continuous learning and skill development.
Certification renewal requirements
Together with your certifier, you will develop a two-year training plan based on your interests and training needs of children you are caring for or may care for in the future.
You can take your training through a variety of ways including:
- Classroom training
- On-line computer-based training
- Viewing videos
- Listening to audio recordings/podcasts
- Reading books
- Attending support groups
- Conferences and seminars
Classroom and distance training
- 3 hour course = 3 training credits (credits are based on the length of the training)
Library materials and videos
Books
- 100-170 pages = 1.5 hours
- 171-275 pages = 3 hours
- 276 – 375 pages = 4 hours
- Over 375 = 5 hours
- Over 475 = 6 hours
DVDs and Videos
- 75 – 90 minutes = 1.5 hours
- 91 – 120 minutes = 2 hours
- Over 120 hours = 3 hours
Counseling and therapeutic services
- Count the time spent as part of and involved in the session.
Support groups, mentoring, advisory committees, associations and peer gatherings
A maximum of 12 credited training hours for any 24 month period can be awarded for attending support group related activities or meetings as follows:
- Structured Support Group: Maximum of 3 training credits
- Unstructured Support Group: Maximum of 2 training credits
- Mentoring Between Resource Parents or Relative Resource Parent Providers: Maximum of 1.5 training credits
- Resource Parent Advisory Committee or local Foster (Resource) Parent Association meeting: 1 training credit
- Social Gatherings of Resource and Relative Resource Providers: .5 training credit
Training options
Live/online scheduled training
A variety of live, online training sessions coordinated by ODHS Child Welfare. Registration is required.
Course schedule and registration
On-demand training
Just-in-time modules and other training from various sources make these on-demand learning resources convenient for your schedule.
On-demand training
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