Foster-Adopt Training: Independent Study
Our desire at A New Beginning is to prepare adoptive parents to understand and meet the needs of their child(ren). We recognize that learning is an ongoing process and therefore, we are providing you with foundational information, some things to consider, and tools to help you begin to build your parenting “tool belt.”
We have broken your independent training into three sections: Developmental Journeys, Trauma Informed Parenting, and Openness, Culture, and Identity. This training will prepare you for the discussions and exercises we will be doing at the virtual training. We encourage you to answer the questions and jot down any thoughts or questions you have.
Please take advantage of this time to prepare yourself for the journey that is ahead. This foundation will help you better understand your child(ren), the places they come from and where you can help them grow and go forward when they join your family. You are on the path to make a tremendous difference in the life of a child from hard places.
As you begin this independent training, let’s start by getting a better understanding about the children in foster care and what they have gone through before getting to your home. It is important to understand where these kids come from and keep this in mind as you proceed through training. Knowledge leads to understanding which can lead to hope and healing.
Step 1: Watch the following videos
Step 2: Fill out the companion questionnaire on “ReMoved and Remember My Story”, found here
Step 3: Upload your questionnaire to e-adopt.
Section 1: Developmental Journey
Step 1: Watch the following videos
Step 2: Fill out the companion questionnaire on the “8 Stages of Development”, found here
Step 3: Fill out the companion questionnaire on “What is Child Abuse and Neglect?” , found here
Step 4: Upload your questionnaires to e-adopt.
Section 2: Trauma Informed Parenting
Step 1: Watch the following videos
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- Parenting Children from Hard Places – please watch video clips 1-14
- The Body Keeps Score
- How Childhood Trauma Affects Health Across a Lifetime
- The Power of Vulnerability
Step 2:Fill out the companion questionnaire for “Parenting Children from Hard Places”, found here
Step 3: Fill out the companion questionnaire for “The Body Keeps Score”, found here
Step 4: Fill out the companion questionnaire for “How Childhood Trauma Affects Health Across a Lifetime”, found here
Step 5: Fill out the companion questionnaire for “The Power of Vulnerability”, found here
Step 6: Upload your questionnaires to e-adopt.
Section 3: Openness, Culture, and Identity
Step 1: Watch the following videos
Step 2:Fill out the companion questionnaire for “How to Practice Openness in Foster Care Adoption”, found here
Step 3: Fill out the companion questionnaire for “Cultivating Openness and Hospitality in Your Foster or Adoptive Family”, found here
Step 4: Fill out the companion questionnaire for “Red Table Talk: Raised by White Parents”, found here
Step 5: Fill out the companion questionnaire for “Brene Brown on Empathy”, found here
Step 6:Fill out the companion questionnaire for “Shame is Lethal”, found here
Step 7: Fill out the companion questionnaire for “6 Types of People Who Do Not Deserve to Hear Your Shame Story”, found here
Step 8: Read the following articles:
Section 4: Other Requirements
Step 1: Watch the following videos and podcasts
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- NTDC Right Time Training on Sexual Trauma
- Creating Stable, Safe and Nurturing Home Environments
- Watch “Instant family” Required for families with children in the home over the age of 6.
Step 2: Fill out the questionnaire for “NTDC Right Time Training”, found here
Step 3: Fill out the questionnaire for “Creating Stable, Safe and Nurturing Home Environments”, found here
Step 4: Upload your questionnaires to e-adopt.
Step 5: Complete Reasonable and Prudent Parenting training through the State of Idaho
Step 6: Upload your certificate to e-adopt.