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Training by topic: Foster care regulations

SERIES: Understanding the regulations: What Alaskan foster parents need to know

Presented by the Alaska Center for Resource Families in PDF Format.

Training hours awarded on completion: 1 hour for each part (total 10 hours)

Part one: Positive parenting and managing behavior

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Part two: Daily life, program, and activities

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Part three: Child health care and medications

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Part four: Nutrition and eating

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Part five: Safety in the foster home

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Part six: Foster parent training

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Part seven: Recordkeeping

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Part eight: Supervision, alternate caregivers, and the reasonable and prudent parent standard

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Part nine: Confidentiality

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Part ten: Fire safety, first aid, and emergency preparedness in the foster home

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Alaska mandatory child abuse reporter training

Learn about your roles and responsibilities as a mandatory reporter.

  • Presented by Children's Justice Act task force and the state of Alaska Office of Children’s Services
  • Format: self-study via video
  • Training hours awarded on completion: 3 hours

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Difficulty of care augmented rates

Learn about changes to difficulty of care augmented rates and the impact to resource families in Alaska.

  • Presented by Sarah Abramczyk, social services administrator
  • Format: self-study via video
  • Training hours awarded on completion: 1 hour

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Mandatory reporting of child abuse for Alaska resource families

Learn child abuse reporting protocols.

  • Presented by Christina Sumey and April Stahl, Alaska Office of Children Services
  • Format: webinar
  • Training hours awarded on completion: 1 hour

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New foster care regulations effective July 1, 2022

Learn about changes to foster care regulations as of July 1, 2022.

  • Presented by Alaska Center for Resource Families
  • Format: self-study via PDF reading
  • Training hours awarded on completion: 1 hour

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The reasonable and prudent parent standard

Learn what is meant by the "reasonable and prudent parent standard" and how it can help with promoting normalcy for youth in foster care.

  • Presented by Aileen McInnis, Alaska Center for Resource Families
  • Format: self-study via audio
  • Training hours awarded on completion: 1 hour

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The reasonable and prudent parent standard: Information for resource parents

Learn about the reasonable and prudent parent standard and the participation of foster youth in social, enrichment, extracurricular, and cultural activities.

  • Presented by Aileen McInnis, Alaska Center for Resource Families
  • Format: self-study via PDF reading
  • Training hours awarded on completion: 1.5 hours

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The new individualized training plan

Learn how many hours of training you need as a newly licensed or renewed license home.

  • Presented by Alaska Center for Resource Families
  • Format: self-study via PDF reading
  • Training hours awarded on completion: 1 hour

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Updates to difficulty of care augmented rates

Learn about updates to the augmented rates system.

  • Presented by Rachel Hanft, Alaska Center for Resource Families
  • Format: self-study via PDF reading (Tiny Training Byte series)
  • Training hours awarded on completion: 1 hour

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Alaska foster regulations publications

Further your learning about Alaska's foster regulations by checking out these additional, non-credit-hour publications.

Alaska resource family handbook

Learn about the child protection system, the Alaska Office of Children's Services (OCS) payment process, licensing regulations, and other questions you may have in the future. Presented by the Alaska Office of Children's Services.

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Background check information

Learn the Alaska statutes and regulations for background checks for foster families.

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