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Are you a licensed Alaska foster parent? We can help you meet your training requirements. Are you an adoptive parent looking for support or information? You’re in the right place. We offer hundreds of trainings designed to support families like yours.

Browse trainings by topic, including those that match your Individualized Training Plan (ITP), or search by your preferred learning format. 

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Voices of lived experience: How to Help Youth Feel Safe

Learn how to support and help all youth feel safe.

Audio

Voices of lived experience: Impact on Birth Children in a Foster Home

Hear from birth children who grew up in a family that fostered.

Audio

Voices of lived experience: Impact on Birth Children in an Adoptive Home

Hear from adoptive parents on how they prepared and support their bio children as an adoptive family.

Audio

Voices of lived experience: Keeping Culture Forward, Caring for African American hair

Hear from Imani Powell on some cultural considerations around caring for African American hair for children in care.

Audio

Voices of lived experience: Maintaining Cultural Connections

Hear from Maria Guerra from Kenaitze Tribe on how to maintain and encourage cultural connections for children in your care.

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  • About fostering
    • Steps to becoming a foster parent
    • Foster parent training
    • Relative foster care and kinship
    • Resources for new foster families
  • About adoption
    • Steps to adopt
    • Adoptive parent training
    • Post-adoption and guardianship supports
  • Training and supports
    • About ACRF training
    • Calendar
    • Orientation
    • Training by topic
    • Core Training and second year training
    • Mental health support guide
    • Publications and books
    • Submit outside training
  • Alaska Native supports
    • About training to support Tribal ties
    • Learn about the Indian Child Welfare Act
    • Tribal resources and contacts
  • About us
    • About ACRF
    • Contact us
    • Careers
    • Donate
    • Newsletter
    • Resource family advisory board
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