Online Training Program - Barbara Leiner, Director - www.fosterparents.com

If you need assistance or have questions regarding your order, you may Email Us or call 818-998-4462 (Pacific Standard Time)

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Instructions:

  1. Fill in registration form
  2. Select courses and submit by clicking on "Register" button
  3. Your course links will be emailed to you within 24 hours (usually much sooner)
  4. Read course material - take test by clicking on test link at the bottom of course material.
  5. Upon completion of the course, please download and print your certificate and present it to the Resource Family Specialist upon re-licensure.

    Agency contact person: Sue Amaral at: samaral@ewu.edu

Certificates are automatically generated (within minutes) with the passing of course test and may be emailed or downloaded from the screen to your computer and printed out.

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Interactive Courses
Through The Eyes of a Foster Child - 3.0 Instructor: Allen Goodearle, Former Foster Child
What I Really Needed! - Through The Eyes of a Foster Child Part II - 3.0 Instructor: Allen Goodearle, Former Foster Child 
Practical Ways to Deal With Difficult Children - 3.0 Instructor: Mary Goodearle, MSW
Allegation Prevention - 3.0 Instructor: Barbara Leiner  
School Issues - Education Advocacy - 3.0 Instructor: Eileen Alcorn, M.Ed   New
Life Book
Lifebooks - 3.0 - Includes 33 colorful template pages to create a child's lifestory.  
First Aid & CPR - Follows American Heart Association® 2005 CPR/ECC Guidelines and includes Adult - Child - Infant CPR
First Aid - CPR Renewal/Refresher - Universal Precautions - 4.0(Click here for renewal info) New
Alcohol & Drug Related Issues
Fetal Alcohol, Other Drugs & Their Effects -4.0
Fetal Alcohol, Other Drugs - Caregiver/Family Issues - 3.0
Fetal Alcohol, Other Drugs - School Issues - 4.0
Behavioral Issues
Positive Discipline - 3.0
The Bridge from Rage to Reason: Coaching Traumatized Children To Think Before They Act - 4.0
Stealing - Lying - Sneaking and Hoarding Food - 4.0 New 
Assessing & Exercising the Brain Functioning of Traumatized Children - 4.0  
The Sexual Behaviors of Traumatized Children - Why Are These Children So Focused on Sex - 3.0  
There IS a Difference Between Reactive Attachment Disorder & Attachment Disorder! - 4.0  
Dealing With Sexually Acting Out Behaviors In Foster Care - 4.0
Practical Ideas for Serious Situations: Drugs, Violence, Sexual Acting Out, & More - 3.0  
When Your Child is a Tease, a Bully, or the Victim - by Rita Laws, Ph.D - 4.0  
Why Do Traumatized Children Need Such A Different Approach To Parenting - 3.0  
Parenting Traumatized Children Part I - 3.0  
Parenting Traumatized Children Part II - 3.0  
Parenting Traumatized Children Part III - 3.0
Parenting Traumatized Children Part IV - 3.0  
Children Who Self Abuse - Self Hurt - 3.0  
Anger Management for Children & Teens - 3.0  
Parenting The Sneaky Child - 4.0
Parenting Children With Multiple Diagnoses, Labels, Behaviors, & Solutions - 3.0  
Difficult Children 101 - 4.0
Lying & Teaching the Truth - 2.0
Dealing With Gang Activity - 3.0
Paradoxical Techniques by Deborah Hage - 3.0
Ways To Express Anger Constructively - 2.0
Suicide Facts & Prevention for Foster & Adoptive Families by Rita Laws, Ph.D - 2.0
Conflict Resolution - 2.0
Sibling Abuse by Rita Laws, Ph.D - 2.0
Disorders
They Say My Child Has Bipolar Disorder-What Does This Mean & What Can Be Done About It? - 3.0  
ADHD - What Is It, Does My Child Really Have It? And What Can Be Done About It? - 4.0
Conduct Disorder - What Is It & What Can Parents Do About It - 4.0  
Aspergers, Autism & Other Pervasive Development Disorders (PDD) - 3.0  
Anxiety, Depression, Bi-Polar Symptoms & Disorders in Children & Teens - 3.0  
Understanding Our Senses & Sensory Integration Disorders - 3.0  New
Psychiatric Disorders Found in Foster & Adopted Children - 3.0  
Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder(ADHD/ADD) - 4.0
Difficult Children 104: Children With Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - 3.0  
Learning Disorders, Learning Disabilities - 3.0
Recognizing & Parenting The Bipolar Child/Adolescent - 3.0  
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) & Conduct Disorder (CD) in Children and Adolescents: Diagnosis and Treatment - 4.0
Depression in Children and Adolescents - 4.0
Panic Disorder, Separation Anxiety Disorder, and Agoraphobia in Children and Adolescents - 3.0
Bipolar Affective Disorder (Manic Depressive disorder) in Children and Adolescents - 3.0
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - 4.0
Educational & School Issues
Advocacy in Education - 3.0
Learning & Working With Schools - 4.0
Helping Your Child Become A Reader - 4.0
Getting & Staying Involved In Your Child's Education - 3.0
Understanding The I.E.P Process - 2.0
Building a Strong Family - School Relationship - 2.0
Preparing for Post High School Education - 2.0
General
Allen's Story - Through the Eyes of A Child Part I - 3.0  
Self-esteem & Our Children - Who Do They Think They Are? - 4.0 New 
Effective Listening & Communication Skills - 3.0  
Difficult Children 103 Resiliency: Building On Their Strenghts! - 3.0  
Loss & Grief Experienced By Foster & Adopted Children - 3.0  
What Can I Expect When I Take A Foster Child Into My Home - Behavior Problems- Easing Transitions - 3.0  
Creating A Healing Environment For Our Children - 3.0  
Effects & Behaviors Caused by Exposure to Domestic Violence - 3.0  
The Addiction-Prone Child - 3.0  
How To Get Kids To Talk About Their Feelings & Why They Should - 3.0  
Working With Foster & Adoptive Parents - Sensitivity Training for Social Workers - 3.0  New
Teaching Children About "The Birds & The Bees" - 3.0  
Children Behave The Way They Behave..... - 2.0  
Emergency Preparedness - 4.0  New
Surviving in Today's Foster Care Climate: A Guide to Working With Social Workers - 3.0  
Allegation Prevention - 4.0
Parenting Abused and Neglected Children - 4.0
Child Abuse & Neglect Reporting - 3.0  
Teaching Essential Life Skills to Children of All Ages - 4.0  
The Importance & Policies of Early Intervention Services - 2.0  
Parenting On The Same Channel - 3.0
Choosing & Talking to Your Child's Therapist - 3.0  
Foster Parent Burnout: Avoiding It And Dealing With It - 3.0
The Foster Care Experience - 3.0  
Parenting Children Across Racial & Cultural Lines - 4.0
Foster Family Home Renewal Readiness - 2.0
Hispanic Family Dynamics - 3.0
Saying Hello and Good-Bye - 3.0
Celebrating American Indian Culture in the Family - 3.0  
Transracial and Cross-cultural Fostering - 2.0
Foster Parents & Birth Parents - Working Together For The Children - 2.0
Pets & Children - 3.0
Money Skills - 4.0
Divorce: What Foster and Adoptive Parents Need To Know - 2.0
Health & Medical Issues
Bloodborne Pathogens & Infection Control - 2.0  New
An Overview of Child Development - 4.0  New
Sexually Transmitted Diseases: What You Need To Know - 3.0  New
Developmental Milestones Guide (Birth - 5 years) - 2.0
Normal Growth and Development - 3.0
Health Issues - 3.0
Kids & Their Bones - 2.0
Dietary Guidelines - 3.0
Understanding Asthma - 2.0
Infants - Toddlers - Pre-schoolers
High Needs Babies & Beyond - 3.0
Teaching Our Youngest (Preschoolers) - 3.0
Fun Play - Safe Play - 2.0
Toys:What Do Children Really Need? When? Why? (Birth - 5 years) - 3.0
Early Intervention Strategies At Home - 2.0
Helping Toddlers and Pre-Schoolers Catch Up - 2.0
Early Interventions - 3.0
Pre-teens & Teens
Raising Foster & Adopted Teens: Not for the Faint of Heart - 3.0  
Teaching Independence & Keeping Fragile Kids Safe - 4.0
Working With Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgendered Youth - 2.0
Parenting Teen-Agers - 3.0
Foster Parenting Teens - Restoring Peace in Your Home- 2.0
A Foster Parent's Guide Through Puberty - 2.0
Reactive Attachment & Bonding Issues
Bonding & Attachment Workshop Part I by Nancy Thomas - 4.0
Bonding & Attachment Workshop Part II by Nancy Thomas - 4.0
Spanish Courses (more to be added shortly)
Ocupando Sexual de Actuar Hacia Fuera de Comportamientos en Cuidado Foster - 4.0