Foster/Adoptive Parent Training Calendar - ocwtp.net

1 SPRING 2018 CENTRAL ohio REGIONAL Training CENTER Foster/Adoptive Parent Training Calendar April May - June FRANKLIN county CHILDREN SERVICES 855 WEST MOUND STREET COLUMBUS, ohio 43223 (614) 278-5906 SERVING CRAWFORD, DELAWARE, FAIRFIELD, FAYETTE, FRANKLIN, KNOX, LICKING, MARION, MORROW, PICKAWAY, RICHLAND, AND UNION COUNTIES 0 The ohio Child Welfare Training Program (OCWTP) is a cooperative effort of the ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS), the Public Children Services Association of ohio (PCSAO), the Institute for Human Services (IHS), and the eight Regional Training Centers (RTCs). Funding for the program is provided by the ODJFS. Training is provided locally through the RTCs, located in the following counties: ATHENS (Southeast) CUYAHOGA (North Central) FRANKLIN (Central) GREENE (Western) GUERNSEY (East Central) HAMILTON (Southwest) LUCAS (Northwest) SUMMIT (Northeast) The Franklin county Children Services Professional Development Department and the Central ohio Regional Training Center (CORTC) are staffed by: Alison Rodgers, MSW, LISW-S, CORTC Director, (614) 278-5910 Miranda Huey, Administrative Assistant, (614) 278-5912 Sonja Burston, MSA, LSW, Foster Parent Training Coordinator, (614) 278-5908 Pat Porter, Adoption Training Coordinator Liaison, (614) 278-5911 Joan Mauldin, Secretary, (614) 278-5914 The CORTC is here to provide workshops that meet your identified Training needs, either regionally or at your agency.

2 To speak with someone at the CORTC regarding Training , call (614) 278-5906. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 5:00 The CORTC is located at Franklin county Children Services, 855 West Mound Street, Columbus, ohio 43223. 1 TABLE OF CONTENT E-TRACK: WHAT CAREGIVERS NEED TO KNOW .. 3 E-TRACK QUICK START GUIDE .. 4-6 CERTIFICATE INFORMATION .. 7 RECOMMENDATIONS TO MAXIMIZE YOUR Training BENEFITS .. 7 APPROVED PROVIDER STATUS .. 7 DISTANCE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES What Caregivers Need to Know about Human Trafficking .. 8 Caregivers Transcending Differences .. 8 Foster Parent College .. 8 CRAWFORD county Directions and Registration Procedures .. 9 No trainings this quarter .. 10 DELAWARE county Directions and Registration Procedures .. 11 Parenting The Love & Logic Way* .. 12 Normalcy & The Reasonable & Prudent Parent Standard* .. 12 In Pursuit of Permanence* .. 12 From Bullying to Befriending* .. 12 Cultural Diversity in Hair & Skin Care* .. 13 FAIRFIELD county Directions and Registration Procedures.

3 14 Normalcy & The Reasonable & Prudent Parent Standard * .. 15 In Pursuit of Permanence * .. 15 Sibling Relationships in Foster Care* .. 15 For Better or for Worse: How to get Along with the System* .. 15 Children with Disruptive Attachments* .. 16 FAYETTE county Directions and Registration Procedures .. 17 Early Childhood Development* .. 18 Development of School Age Children* .. 18 Normalcy & The Reasonable & Prudent Parent Standard * .. 18 In Pursuit of Permanence * .. 19 FRANKLIN county Franklin county Children Services Children Available for Adoption .. 20 Franklin county Registration Procedures .. 21 Directions to Franklin county Children Services and the Central ohio Regional Training Center .. 22 CORTC Foster/Adoptive Parent Training Registration Form .. 23 Understanding Generation Y & The Influence of Hip-Hop Culture* .. 24 Mom, Dad, I m Searching: The Impact of Search & Reunion* .. 24 Trauma Systems Therapy for Foster Caregivers* .. 24 Interventions with ADD/ADHD*.

4 24 Understanding & Building Attachment* .. 25 Diagnosis AD/HD: What s Next?* .. 23 Turn Out Parental Burnout* .. 25 Engaging Youth in Transitional Planning* .. 25 Reaching Higher: A Curriculum for Foster/Adoptive Parents & Kinship Caregivers Caring for LGBTQ Youth* .. 26 The Difference: What Makes Foster Families Effective* .. 26 Helping Siblings Adjust Through Separation: Out of Sight But Never Out of Mind* .. 26 Play With Purpose: Strategies to Enhance the Parent -Child Relationship* .. 27 Single Adoptive Parenting: Single But Never Alone* .. 27 Developing Conflict Resolution Strategies* .. 27 Discipline in Foster Care: Managing Our Behavior to Manage Theirs* .. 27 Becoming a Trauma-Competent Caregiver: Part I* .. 28 Cultural Diversity in Hair & Skin Care* .. 28 Interventions with Reactive Attachment Disorder* .. 28 Tattoo Youth: Sporting Ink May Mean More Than you Think* .. 28 Total Time Management for Caregivers* .. 29 Adolescents in Foster Care & Emotional Resilience*.

5 29 KNOX county Directions and Registration Procedures .. 30 Red Cross First Aid & Adult & Pediatric CPR with AED .. 31 Normalcy & The Reasonable & Prudent Parent Standard* .. 31 In Pursuit of Permanence * .. 31 LICKING county Directions and Registration Procedures .. 32 Discipline: Thinking Outside the Box* .. 33 How Come the Glue Doesn t Stick?: Relating to Kids Who Struggle With Bonding* .. 33 Normalcy & The Reasonable & Prudent Parent Standard*.. 33 In Pursuit of Permanence * .. 33 Parenting The Love & Logic Way * .. 34 Red Cross First Aid & Adult & Pediatric CPR with AED .. 34 Live It, Learn It, Love It: Making Education Matter to the Failing *.. 34 2 MARION county Directions and Registration Procedures .. 35 Cultural Diversity in Hair & Skin Care * .. 36 Understanding the IEP Process* .. 36 Same Team is What We Mean* .. 36 Helping Children Before & After Birth Parent Visits* .. 36 MORROW county Directions and Registration Procedures .. 37 Trauma Lab*.

6 38 PICKAWAY county Directions and Registration Procedures .. 39 Children With Disruptive Attachments* .. 40 RICHLAND county Directions and Registration Procedures .. 41 Discipline: Thinking Outside the Box* .. 42 Red Cross First Aid & Adult & Pediatric CPR with AED .. 42 Motivating & Managing Teen Behaviors* .. 42 Texting, Sexting, & The World of the Internet* .. 42 Understanding The IEP Process* .. 43 Helping Teens Build Resiliency*.. 43 UNION county Directions and Registration Procedures .. 44 Normalcy & The Reasonable & Prudent Parent Standard*.. 45 In Pursuit of Permanence * .. 45 Helping Children Before & After Birth Parent Visits* .. 45 FOSTER AND ADOPTIVE Parent PRESERVICE Preservice Curricula for Foster and Adoptive Parents .. 46 Preservice Training Schedule .. 47-50 TRAINER BIOGRAPHIES .. 51 INDEX .. 52-53 CENTRAL ohio RTC MAP .. 54 Only those workshops designated with an asterisk (*) are CSWMFT Approved for Social Work and Counselor Credit. 3 E-TRACK: WHAT CAREGIVERS NEED TO KNOW E-Track, the OCWTP s online learning management system, has rolled out.

7 So what do caregivers need to know about this exciting new system? All Publicly Licensed ohio Caregivers Have Records in E-Track. All Parents Who Have Finalized an Adoption Are Eligible to Have Records in E-Track. While every public caregiver has an E-Track record, if we have your e-mail address you are able to log into E-Track from anywhere with internet access. This allows you the ability to: instantly access your Training record; search and register for classroom and online Training ; launch online learning; monitor your Training plan; complete online learning evaluations and receive instant digital certificates after completion of Training . No E-mail Address Means No Online Access to E-Track. In order to get the full benefit of E-Track, you will want to be a login user. That means we need your current e-mail address so we can assign you a username and password to access E-Track online. You may have already been contacted by your county liaison.

8 If not, be sure to contact your county liaison today with your e-mail address. How Soon Can I Start Logging into E-Track? Caregivers have online access now. What If I Don t Have a Computer and/or an E-mail Address? If you don t have computer access at home or work, your local library has computers you can use to get online, create and check e-mail, and access E-Track. You can set up a free e-mail account through All that s required is a first and last name. (You can use only a first initial if you want.) Even if you don t have an e-mail address, you still have an E-Track record that contains your Training history and your Training plan. Without e-mail/internet access you will need to contact your Regional Training Center (RTC) to receive printouts of your Training history and Training plan; will continue to contact your RTC or county liaison to register for Training ; will continue to complete paper surveys after Training . What If I Was Licensed through a Private Agency?

9 Privately licensed caregivers do not have records in or online access to E-Track. However, you can still register for OCWTP Training on a space-available basis using the process established by your RTC or county liaison. 4 E-TRACK QUICK START GUIDE LOGGING IN E-Track web address: Type your login ID and password into their respective fields, then click the Login button. Determining Your Login ID and Password: Login ID: two-digit birth month, two-digit birth date, first initial of LEGAL first name, first five letters of last name, then a 1. Example: Mary Baxter, born on June 3, would be: 0603 MBAXTE1 If your last name has fewer than five letters ( FOX), use zeros (0) to fill in for five letters for last name, then 1. Example: James Fox, born on February 22, would be: 0222 JFOX001 Your assigned password is either the same as your login ID or your full last name. If neither of these work, or if you changed your password and have forgotten it, you can reset your password by clicking on Login and Password Assistance; in the box under the example, type in your login ID, then click on A temporary password will immediately be sent to your e-mail address.

10 If you don t receive the e-mail, check your spam and/or junk mail folders. If you don t find the e-mail with your new password in either your inbox or your spam/junk mailbox, your e-mail address may be entered incorrectly in E-Track. Contact E-Track staff at the Institute for Human Services ( ) by phone (614-437-2516) or via e-mail at to confirm that your e-mail address is correct in E-Track. HELPFUL HINT: Once logged in, you may change your password by clicking on the tab then Change my Password (in the left side of the menu). You should also regularly check your profile information. If any of the information is incorrect, click on Update Personal Information to submit a request for information to be updated. (It may take 2-3 business days for changes to be reflected on your record). SEARCHING FOR A SESSION: From your dashboard, under , What would you like to learn today? click on Advanced Search. Class Start Date Between - Type or use the Calendar icons to selct the dates between which you wish to search.