Community Rally for Kearney Children and Families
Join us on Tuesday, August 30 at the Kearney Library for a community rally to learn about the need for foster parents and the various ways you can help.
Join us on Tuesday, August 30 at the Kearney Library for a community rally to learn about the need for foster parents and the various ways you can help.
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 […]
This training is available to foster parents and worth 2 CEUs. After this training, you will: Know the definition and prevalence of mental illness in the United States. Understand The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) and who can diagnose an individual or youth. Identify prevalent major mental illnesses, diagnoses and their symptoms. Be able […]
This training is available to foster parents and worth 2 CEUs. In this training, you will learn: The difference between attachment and bonding. The four types of attachments and the Strange Situation Procedure. How to support established attachments while supporting new attachments and demonstrate the ability to support the attachments children have. How trauma affects […]
This training is required for all foster parents each licensure period and worth 1.5 CEUs. You are able to take this training via webcast through the MyLink app on your iPad. Crisis Management training provides foster parents with definitions of what constitutes a crisis, what to do in a crisis (responses, paperwork, notifications), and how […]
Healthy Sexual Boundaries Training and Verbal De-Escalation More than 3,000 Nebraska children and teens need foster families to open their hearts and homes. It only takes ONE caring adult to change a child’s life. How about you? After this training, you'll be able to: Talk about sex/sexuality in a manner that is comfortable for you and […]
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 […]
This training is required for all foster parents each licensure period and worth 1.5 CEUs. You are able to take this training via webcast through the MyLink app on your iPad. Placement Stability training teaches the importance of placement stability for foster children, the stages of disruption, and the legislative history impacting placement stability. Objectives: […]
More than 3,000 Nebraska children and teens need foster families to open their hearts and homes. It only takes ONE caring adult to change a child’s life. How about you? This class will inform you of the processes involved in providing permanency and becoming an adoptive parent for youth. We will review the 7 Core Issues […]