Ongoing Caregiver Training
Resource families(formerly named foster caregivers) are required by the State of Ohio to complete 30 hours of training every two years to maintain their foster care license. Treatment resource families are required to complete 45 hours. The curriculum is developed in accordance with the caregiver’s Individual Training Needs Assessment (ITNA) and Individual Development Plan (IDP).
Registration Instructions:
If you are a resource family through LCCS, enroll yourself in training sessions through CAPS LMS:
Should you need assistance, please contact Kandi Bennett-Kanu at 419-213-3505 or by e-mail [email protected]
If you are a resource family through another agency, or if you are a daycare provider for LCCS, you will NOT be in CAPS LMS. Please contact Mrs. Bennett-Kanu to register as a guest.
~ Training Schedule ~
Class will be closed to anyone arriving more than fifteen (15) minutes late.
AHA Pediatric HeartSaver First Aid and CPR Without Skills Testing
Saturday, January 6, 2024 • 9:00 am – 1:00 pm ** 2pm-4pm
Ryan Hennessey, Instructor
Locator #9472
6.0 Credit Hours
This course utilizes the American Heart Association Pediatric First Aid and CPR course materials but does not include skills testing. The participant receives a comprehensive overview of first aid basics for children, as well as CPR and AED use for all ages. This workshop is approved for OCWTP training hours only and does not certify the participant in CPR or First Aid. **Please note that there will be a 2 hour mandatory hands-on skills testing for Lucas County Children Services licensed caregivers only. For caregivers from other counties who wish to seek certification can attend this portion for a fee, payable to the trainer.
*VIRTUAL*
Understanding and Building Attachment
Monday, January 8, 2024 • 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Janice Williams, Instructor
Locator # 10666
3.0 Credit Hours
This training, specifically designed for licensed resource families, in the early years of their caregiving development, will provide participants with an understanding of how attachment develops and the four attachment styles. Participants will learn indicators for each attachment style and strategies to help children develop attachments. This training is part of the Fundamentals of Fostering series.
*VIRTUAL* *JOINT*
Normalcy and the Reasonable and Prudent Standard: What’s the Standard?
Saturday, January 13, 2024 • 9:00am-4:00pm
Anthony President, Instructor
Locator #10389
6.0 Credit Hours
Children in the Foster Care System need access to age-appropriate activities that can help them developmentally with the life skills necessary to succeed in the real world. In order to safely prioritize normalcy, each child’s individual risk factors and abilities must be considered as their care team determines the right activities for each child. This workshop provides staff and foster parents with a set of tools to help with the decision-making process to evaluate each instance to determine what may be in the best interest of each child for their development and overall well-being.
*HELD IN DEFIANCE COUNTY*
Helping Children Process Their World: Sensory Processing Issues in Children
Friday, January 19, 2024 • 6:00 pm-9:00 pm
Megan Wendling, Instructor
Locator #9472
3.0 Credit Hours
Sensory processing sensitivities may arise in children when they experience trauma, & a change of environment or routine, & or during a heightened emotional period of time. This training covers competencies in sensory processing to be able to define and promote a healthy transition and well-being of the child and family involved throughout each step of the foster care and adoption process. This training session provides educational and engaging opportunities for foster and adoptive parents to become knowledgeable about various types of sensory processing disorders, manage episodes of behaviors caused by increased or decreased environmental stimulation, and participate in hands-on; activities in preparation for deterring negative behaviors during future at-risk scenarios.
*HELD IN DEFIANCE COUNTY*
Communicable Diseases – Protecting Your Family’s Health
Saturday, January 20, 2024 • 9:00 am- 12:00 pm
Megan Wendling, Instructor
Locator #9498
3.0 Credit Hours
Resource Readiness – PREVENTION, RECOGNITION, AND MANAGEMENT OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES The primary purpose of this training course is to educate caregivers in identifying signs and symptoms of illness and contagious conditions, protect themselves from exposure, learn how to respond to an exposure risk, and how to transfer their knowledge to educate family and children in the home. The course content and activities will prepare caregivers to make appropriate decisions about preventing and educating on communicable disease transmission.
*HELD IN DEFIANCE COUNTY*
Car Seat Clinic: Ensuring Safety for Child Passengers
Saturday, January 20, 2024 • 1:00 pm- 4:00 pm
Megan Wendling, Instructor
Locator #9500
3.0 Credit Hours
One of the most important jobs of a caregiver is to keep the child safe when riding in a vehicle. Each year, thousands of young children are killed or injured in car accidents. Proper understanding and use of safety seats are key in preventing injury and death; but with so many different safety seating options and modes of transportation on the market, caregivers may be overwhelmed. The best car seat is not always the most expensive one – It is the one that best fits the individual child; Children in foster care may have individualized needs for safety seating, including seating systems that support medical equipment (wheelchairs) supportive devices for proper positioning, or children who have behavioral difficulties when riding with safety restraint systems. This interactive, hands-on course provides the participant with the understanding of the federal and state law requirements for proper seating systems, as well as the knowledge and resources to employ the proper safety seating devices and techniques.
A World of Opportunities: Substance Use Indicators – Hidden in Plain Sight
Tuesday, January 23, 2024 • 5:30pm-8:30pm
Tamme Smith, Instructor
Locator # 10414
3.0 Credit Hours
Learn about Ohio’s drug trends while virtually exploring various settings and types of drug paraphernalia. Learn how to identify possible substance misuse through symptoms/signs. Finally, arm yourself with resources to support someone struggling with a substance use challenge.
*JOINT*
Management of Children with Challenging Behaviors
Saturday, January 27, 2024 • 9:00 am- 4:00 pm
David Zidar, Instructor
Locator #9512
6.0 Credit Hours
This course addresses a variety of behaviors that all children may present, including stealing and physical assault. The course’s goal is to provide the skills to manage these behaviors with a reduced level of reactivity. This class is recommended for anyone who works with or manages an environment where children are present with these issues.
*VIRTUAL*
RESOURCE READINESS: The Basics of Caring for Children Who Have Been Sexually Abused
Tuesday, January 30, 2024 • 5:00pm-9:00pm
Anthony President, Instructor
Locator # 10388
4.0 Credit Hours
This training is designed to help equip caregivers with the basic knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to care for children who have been sexually abused. Caregivers will practice providing children with accurate information about sexual abuse and using strategies to help children understand and manage the impact of sexual abuse.
Class will be closed to anyone arriving more than fifteen (15) minutes late.
*VIRTUAL*
Getting Teens Ready for the World of Work
Thursday, February 8, 2024 • 6:00 pm – 9:00pm
Anthony President, Instructor
Locator #10450
3.0 Credit Hours
Transitioning to the adult world of work can be one of the biggest challenges facing teenagers. Among the biggest hurdles is being prepared for living wage employment. Former foster youth aging out of the system have an unemployment rate of 47% (University of Chicago). The better prepared our youth are before they leave the system, the greater chance they have for obtaining and maintaining jobs. This workshop deals with how caregivers can help youth with career exploration experiences, hands on job exposure activities and practical skills to get and keep a job.
AHA Pediatric HeartSaver First Aid and CPR Without Skills Testing
Saturday, February 10, 2024 • 9:00 am – 1:00 pm **2pm-4pm**
Thasia Awad, Instructor
Locator #9486
6.0 Credit Hours
This course utilizes the American Heart Association Pediatric First Aid and CPR course materials but does not include skills testing. The participant receives a comprehensive overview of first aid basics for children, as well as CPR and AED use for all ages. This workshop is approved for OCWTP training hours only and does not certify the participant in CPR or First Aid. **Please note that there will be a 2 hour mandatory hands-on skills testing for Lucas County Children Services licensed caregivers only. For caregivers from other counties who wish to seek certification can attend this portion for a fee, payable to the trainer.
*JOINT*
Sobering Thoughts: Substance Abuse in Adolescence
Monday, February 12, 2024 • 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Brian Bethel, Instructor
Locator #7572
6.0 Credit Hours
Substance use disorders among adolescents are a significant public health problem in the United States. It is estimated that approximately 9% of the U.S. adolescent population meet the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual criteria for a substance use disorder (American Psychiatric Association, 2005). Consequently, caregivers frequently provide care for teens with drug and/or alcohol problems.
*VIRTUAL*
Attachment
Thursday, February 15, 2024 • 5:30pm-7:30pm
Brian Lowery, Instructor
Locator #10376
2.0 Credit Hours
Resource Readiness – TRAUMA AND ITS IMPACT ON CHILDREN AND THE FAMILY, PROMOTING ATTACHMENT This course helps participants understand the importance of attachment in parenting, both for the children and parents who are fostering or adopting. It covers the impact of fractured attachments/lack of attachments on children’s ability to attach and identifies strategies to develop healthy attachment bonds. This course also covers developing trust and developing children’s sense of connectedness and belonging. How to be attuned to children and recognizing and honoring children’s primary attachment to their families is also highlighted.
*VIRTUAL*
Positive Behavioral Interventions and IDEA
Tuesday, February 20, 2024 • 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
OCECD,Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities
Locator #8390
2.0 Credit Hours
Resource Readiness – Education Advocacy In this course, participants will be informed of basic concepts within the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and a free and appropriate public education (FAPE). Learners will discuss challenging behaviors and learn the fundamentals of how to address behaviors in an Individual Education Plan (IEP), as well as positive behavior services, supports, and interventions. Caregivers will gain an understanding of what may cause undesirable behaviors, how to manage those behaviors, and interventions that really work to help make the child happier and more productive at home and in the learning environment. This course is developed and presented by the Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities, which is the designated Parent Training and Information Center for the state of Ohio, with funding from the United States Department of Education, Office for Special Education Programs.
*JOINT*
Management of Children with Challenging Behaviors
Saturday, February 24, 2024 • 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
David Zidar, Instructor
Locator #9513
6.0 Credit Hours
This course addresses a variety of behaviors that all children may present, including stealing and physical assault. The course’s goal is to provide the skills to manage these behaviors with a reduced level of reactivity. This class is recommended for anyone who works with or manages an environment where children are present with these issues.
*HELD IN DEFIANCE COUNTY*
Sibling Relationships in Foster Care: Keeping Them Connected
Saturday, February 24, 2024 • 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Deanna Prezioso, Instructor
Locator #9473
3.0 Credit Hours
This class will give participants an overview of sibling relationships among children in the child welfare system and how these relationships are affected by maltreatment. We will examine the dynamics of sibling relationships. Foster parents will understand how the outcomes of siblings in child welfare are affected by being placed together or separate, emotional problems that can occur from siblings being separated, and what role the caregiver can play in helping siblings in their care maintain sibling connections.
*HELD IN DEFIANCE COUNTY*
Preventing Placement Disruptions Before Placement Begins
Saturday, February 24, 2024 • 1:00 pm- 4:00 pm
Deanna Prezioso, Instructor
Locator #9474
3.0 Credit Hours
This workshop will give participants an understanding of the most common reasons for placement disruption and the stages of disruption. Participants will also gain an understanding of the factors that most commonly lead to placement stability and lower levels of disruptions. Participants will examine the current practices used both before and during placements being in their home and will also examine how these practices can lead to disruption and/or preservation of placement. Finally, participants will discuss and gain an understanding of steps they can implement that will help minimize placement disruptions before the placement even enters the home.
*VIRTUAL*
Separation, Grief, and Loss
Monday, February 26, 2024 • 5:30pm-7:30pm
Brian Lowery, Instructor
Locator #10383
2.0 Credit Hours
Resource Readiness – TRAUMA AND ITS IMPACT ON CHILDREN AND THE FAMILY, PROMOTING ATTACHMENT This course helps participants understand the impact of separation and ambiguous loss, and the different ways children grieve. Life-long grieving and the importance of providing opportunities for grieving is explored. Strategies to help children deal with grief and loss are identified. Participants will understand loss and fractured attachments with birth family members and previous placements; recognize the importance of establishing and maintaining essential relationships with and for children; understand the impact of frequent moves and the importance of managing transitions for children; and understand the separation, grief and loss experienced by all members of the foster/adoption network.
Class will be closed to anyone arriving more than fifteen (15) minutes late.
*VIRTUAL*
Trauma Related Behaviors
Tuesday, March 5, 2024 • 5:30pm-7:30pm
Brian Lowery, Instructor
Locator #10384
2.0 Credit Hours
Resource Readiness – TRAUMA AND ITS IMPACT ON CHILDREN AND THE FAMILY, PROMOTING ATTACHMENT This course helps participants learn how chaos, threat, neglect, and other adversity during development can alter the developing brain and that, in turn, can change the ways children think, feel and act. Participants will understand the major stress-responses we use to cope with perceived and actual threat and the reasons for and range of adaptive symptoms from inattention and distractibility to avoidance and shutdown. Also covered are the reasons for rejection and testing and recognition of the survival skills and coping strategies that result in a complex range of behaviors.
AHA Pediatric HeartSaver First Aid and CPR Without Skills Testing
Saturday, March 9, 2024 • 9:00 am – 1:00 pm **2pm-4pm**
Ryan Hennessey, Instructor
Locator #9508
6.0 Credit Hours
This course utilizes the American Heart Association Pediatric First Aid and CPR course materials but does not include skills testing. The participant receives a comprehensive overview of first aid basics for children, as well as CPR and AED use for all ages. This workshop is approved for OCWTP training hours only and does not certify the participant in CPR or First Aid. **Please note that there will be a 2-hour mandatory hands-on skills testing for Lucas County Children Services licensed caregivers only. For caregivers from other counties who wish to seek certification can attend this portion for a fee, payable to the trainer.
*JOINT*
Normalcy and the Reasonable and Prudent Standard: What’s the Standard?
Monday, March 11, 2024 • 9:00am-4:00pm
Anthony President, Instructor
Locator #7736
6.0 Credit Hours
Children in the Foster Care System need access to age-appropriate activities that can help them developmentally with the life skills necessary to succeed in the real world. In order to safely prioritize normalcy, each child’s individual risk factors and abilities must be considered as their care team determines the right activities for each child. This workshop provides staff and foster parents with a set of tools to help with the decision-making process to evaluate each instance to determine what may be in the best interest of each child for their development and overall well-being.
*JOINT* *VIRTUAL*
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: A Hidden Struggle
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 • 9:00am-4:00pm
Karen Chennells, Instructor
Locator #7769
3.0 Credit Hours
The course will cover what FASDs are, the primary symptoms of this brain-based disability, the difference between willful misbehavior and symptoms of FASD, how secondary symptoms can cause misdiagnoses, and how to find the support and help needed to get a child diagnosed and properly supported.
Using Discipline to Teach Self-Regulation
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 • 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Kristie Ruff, Instructor
Locator #9475
3 Credit Hours
This training, part of the Fundamentals of Fostering series, focuses on helping caregivers understand discipline as a series of teachable moments rather than a way to control behavior. Participants will consider the importance of self-regulation and how various parenting styles influence discipline. Participants will learn discipline strategies for teaching children how to regulate their emotions and behaviors.
*VIRTUAL*
Trauma Informed Parenting
Thursday, March 21, 2024 • 5:30pm-7:30pm
Brian Lowery, Instructor
Locator #10385
3.0 Credit Hours
Resource Readiness – TRAUMA AND ITS IMPACT ON CHILDREN AND THE FAMILY, PROMOTING ATTACHMENT This course helps participants learn the three Rs (Regulate, Relate, Reason) and other practical trauma-informed parenting strategies. Trauma support resources for children are described. Participants will recognize the importance of finding activities to have fun with children; recognize the importance of connected parenting and the relationship as the foundational cornerstone; understand how to promote healthy behaviors; and recognize the importance of parent’s self-regulation. Also highlighted are ways to be proactive versus reactive and the difference between discipline and punishment.
Understanding Gender Identity
Saturday, March 23, 2024 • 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Susan Darden-Kautz, Instructor
Locator #10404
3 Credit Hours
This workshop will educate and sensitize foster/adoptive caregivers about how gender identity is developed, how different cultures view gender identity, and the unique needs presented by transgender or gender-nonconforming youth in their homes.
Managing Infertility Grief and Loss as a Foster and Adoptive Parent
Saturday, March 23, 2024 • 1:00pm-4:00pm
Susan Darden-Kautz, Instructor
Locator #10265
3 Credit Hours
This workshop will increase foster and adoptive parent awareness of the impact infertility issues have on the caregiving family, and strategies to manage these issues.
*VIRTUAL*
Mental Health Considerations
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 • 5:30pm-6:30pm
Brian Lowery, Instructor
Locator #10386
1 Credit Hours
Resource Readiness – MENTAL HEALTH, SELF-REGULATION, AND SELF-CARE This course provides a basic understanding of mental health disorders and conditions that commonly occur in childhood. Content is shared to illustrate that not all ‘survival’ behaviors or symptoms of grief are connected with mental health disorders. Commonly administered psychotropic medications are described and information about how to obtain consistent, adequate, and appropriate access to mental health services is highlighted.
*JOINT*
Management of Children with Challenging Behaviors
Friday, March 29, 2024 • 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
David Zidar, Instructor
Locator #10415
6.0 Credit Hours
This course addresses a variety of behaviors that all children may present, including stealing and physical assault. The course’s goal is to provide the skills to manage these behaviors with a reduced level of reactivity. This class is recommended for anyone who works with or manages an environment where children are present with these issues.
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