This training is strongly recommended for all foster parents each licensure period and worth 2 CEUs. Placement Stability training teaches the importance of placement stability for foster children, the stages of disruption, and the legislative history impacting placement stability. Objectives: Define placement stability. Discuss what child welfare legislation says about placement stability. Examine the effects on children who have experienced numerous placements. Discuss what information foster parents need in order to make a good decision about having a child come…

This training is available to Extended Family Home providers. The Mandt System is a comprehensive, integrated approach to preventing, de-escalating, and if necessary, intervening when the behavior of an individual poses a threat of harm to themselves and/or others. The focus of The Mandt System is on building healthy relationships between all the stakeholders in human service settings in order to facilitate the development of an organizational culture that provides the emotional, psychological, and physical safety needed in order to…

This training is available to foster parents and worth 2 CEUs. You are able to take this training via webcast through the MyLink app on your iPad. In this training, you will: Discuss the importance of participating in shared parenting with a biological family. Learn the grief cycle and how to apply that to a biological family who may be grieving the loss of custody. Practice initiating a conversation and relationship through role plays. Childcare is available at all trainings, but…

This training is available to foster parents and worth 2 CEUs. You are able to take this training via webcast through the MyLink app on your iPad. This class provides foster parents with an overview of trauma, an understanding of how trauma affects children and parents, and how to work with people who have experienced trauma. Objectives: Understand how trauma affects children and brain development Learn ways to promote a healthy brain Discuss trauma triggers Review the Adverse Childhood Experiences…

Medication Aide training reviews safe medication management. After this training, Extended Family Home providers should be able to: Give meds in a safe, consistent manner; in a clean, sterile technique; and have medication that is clearly labeled and issued by a pharmacy or hospital Understand The 8 Rights of Medication Administration Properly store medication If you have additional questions or would like to register for training, please contact Morgan Emmert, KVC Training Coordinator, at memmert@kvc.org.

SAVE THE DATE! Registration is open now! KVC Nebraska’s Resource Family Conference will take place March 6–7, 2020, at the Marriott Cornhusker Hotel in Lincoln, NE. This annual event is a one-of-a-kind training opportunity for KVC Nebraska Resource Families, non-KVC affiliated Resource Families and industry professionals. What's a Resource Family? Resource families are individuals and families caring for youth in the foster care system, extended family home providers caring for individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities, and the youth and…

Medication Aide training reviews safe medication management. After this training, Extended Family Home providers should be able to: Give meds in a safe, consistent manner; in a clean, sterile technique; and have medication that is clearly labeled and issued by a pharmacy or hospital Understand The 8 Rights of Medication Administration Properly store medication If you have additional questions or would like to register for training, please contact Morgan Emmert, KVC Training Coordinator, at memmert@kvc.org.