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THE FUTURE OF RESOURCE PARENT TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT IS HERE!
New Generation PRIDE Model of Practice
(Parent Resources for Information, Development, and Education)
to Develop and Support Resource (Foster and Adoptive) Parents
as Team Members in Child Protection and Trauma-Informed Care of Children
NEW GENERATION FOSTER PRIDE/ADOPT PRIDE
IMPLEMENTATION TRAINING
Featuring Updated Competency-based Preservice In-person Sessions Integrated with
FosterParentCollege.com Online Training and Family Assessment (Home Study) Tools
Richmond, Virginia
Monday, March 28 - Friday, April 1, 2016
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Is the PRIDE Model of Practice for you? Is your agency concerned about foster parent recruitment and turnover? Do prospective foster and adoptive parents drop out of preservice training? Does your preservice training program provide resource parents with the competencies needed to work with children who join their families? Does it facilitate an informed family assessment (home study)? Are the skills taught to prospective resource parents reinforced by staff who work with them after children are placed? If you answered yes to these questions, CWLA and FosterParentCollege.com invite you to bring the New Generation PRIDE Model of Practice to your agency.
The New Generation helps ensure that staff who interact with resource parents – through recruitment, orientation meetings, preservice training, home studies/assessments, matching, and ongoing teamwork – share the same agency mission, objectives, and best practice skills. The New Generation of Foster PRIDE/Adopt PRIDE integrates the benefits of preservice in-person group sessions, family assessment (home study), and online self-paced training to meet the needs of diverse families and agency resources. This model features innovative, cost-effective strategies with proven-effective techniques, interactive vignettes and examples from the field, and focuses on the five PRIDE Model of Practice competency categories: protecting and nurturing children; meeting developmental needs and addressing developmental delays; supporting children’s relationships with birth families; connecting children to safe and nurturing relationships intended to last a lifetime (permanency); and working as a member of a professional team. Major benefits also include decreasing the number of preservice training sessions (saving cost, travel, and time), increasing training quality and standardization, and strengthening family assessments (home studies). For additional information, please visit New Generation PRIDE Model of Practice.
Participants and Facilitators: This training is designed for staff responsible for resource parent recruiting, assessing, selecting, training, and retaining. Participants will be of most benefit to their agencies if they come with the expectation and skills to implement what is learned when they return. A team with expertise in PRIDE Model of Practice development and implementation will facilitate the training.
Training Registration Fee for CWLA Members, $475; for Non-Members, $530. Includes (1) Five days of strategies and techniques to implement the PRIDE Model of Practice, emphasizing Foster PRIDE/Adopt PRIDE; and (2) Access to on-own participation in the FosterParentCollege.com online clusters of courses (visit New Generation PRIDE Model of Practice for a full list of online courses). Please note: participants must complete online courses prior to the training.
Cost for Required Training Materials for CWLA Members, $595; for Non-Members, $735. Includes: 2015 New Generation Foster PRIDE/Adopt PRIDE Trainer’s Guide; 2015 PRIDEbook (handouts); Model of Practice (Implementation) Handbook; Making a Difference DVD; Developing Family Resources DVD; Family Forever DVD; Program Vignettes DVD. (Please visit New Generation PRIDE Cost-Benefit Options to learn pricing structure for accessing PRIDE Model of Practice resources.) Please note: materials, when purchased, will be provided at the training site.
Cost for CEUs for CWLA Members, $25; for Non-Members, $35. 30 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are available for the training, provided through the NASW – Washington State Chapter.
Training Location: Henrico County Training Center, 7701 East Parham Road, Henrico, VA 23294. If hotel accommodations are needed, please check Hotels.com for nearby options.
For more information, please contact Julie Brite at jbrite@cwla.org.