Training for Adoptive Families

The Advanced per diem may be paid to foster parents who adopt and have successfully completed twenty-four (24) hours of initial Advanced Parent training and who complete 12 hours DCBS approved ongoing training each year. The Advanced per diem may be paid to non-fostering adoptive parents who successfully complete twenty-four (24) hours of training from any of the following and who complete 12 hours ongoing training each year. The initial 24 hours of training must consist of any of the following:

  1. "Fostering and/or Adopting the Child Who Has Been Sexually Abused"

  1. "Group Preparation and Selection of Foster and/or Adoptive Families for Children Exposed to Drugs or HIV"

  1. "Join Hands Together: Medically Fragile Foster Care: An Introduction for Foster Parents"

  1. "PRYDE: Treatment Foster Care Model and Training Curriculum"

  1. Completion of a 24-hour curriculum developed locally and approved by the SRA or developed and approved by Quality Central.

The Basic Medically Fragile per diem may be paid to adoptive parents who adopt a medically fragile child and who have successfully completed initial medically fragile training that includes either:

  1. 24 hours of training in the areas of growth and development, nutrition, medical disabilities, current certification in CPR, and current certification in First Aid; or,

  1. Successful completion of the medically fragile curriculum, "Medically Fragile Foster Care: An Introduction for Foster Parents".

In order to continue receiving the medically fragile per diem, adoptive parents must complete 24 hours DCBS approved ongoing training each year.

The Advanced Medically Fragile per diem may be paid to adoptive parents who adopt a child who requires physician or licensed nurse supervision, 24-hour monitoring, close proximity to a regional medical center and who meet the initial and DCBS approved ongoing medically fragile training requirements.

The Degreed Medically Fragile per diem may be paid to adoptive parents who adopt a child who requires physician or R.N. supervision, 24 awake monitoring, and close proximity to a regional medical center and who meet the initial and DCBS approved ongoing medically fragile training requirements.

The Family Treatment Home per diem may be paid to adoptive parents who adopt a Family Treatment Home child and who have successfully completed the twenty-four (24) hour initial Family Treatment Home training. To continue to receive the family treatment home per diem, adoptive parents must complete twenty-four (24) hours DCBS approved ongoing training each year.

On-going DCBS approved training must meet the following guidelines:

  1. Workshops: credit can be given for workshops that are relevant to special needs children or adoption. Hours of credit may be the actual time spent in the workshop, excluding meal unless there is a presentation during the meal. Adoptive families must provide proof of attendance.

  1. Sessions with physician, therapist, school or other professionals: A specific skill must be taught. Credit cannot be given if the purpose of the session is for counseling or therapy. Hours of credit may be the actual time spent. Adoptive families must provide a signed statement from the individual who provided the training, the skill that was taught and the time spent.

  1. Television programs: Only educational programming is allowed. No credit may be given for watching TV movies or other programs. In rare instances there may be documentaries on relevant subjects for which approval can be obtained from the SRA or designee. Hours of credit may be the actual time of the program. Adoptive families must provide a written report or summary.

  1. College courses: Credit can be given to courses that are relevant to adoption or special needs children. The hours of credit must be the number of college credit hours given for the course. Adoptive families must provide a copy of their final grade for the course.
  2. Training tapes (audio & video): Credit can be given to training tapes that are on a topic relevant to adoption or special needs children. Hours of credit may be the actual time of the tape. Adoptive families must provide a written report or summary.
  3. Tapes from previously held training events: Credit can only be given for DCBS training events. Hours of credit may be the actual time of the tape. Adoptive families must provide a written report or summary.
  4. Books, articles, pamphlets (written material): Credit can only be given to materials that are non-fiction and that are topics relevant to adoption or special needs children. One (1) training hour credit per 60 pages may be given. Adoptive families must provide a written report or summary.