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Training Course Overview

Welcome to Circle of Living Hope's comprehensive training program designed to equip foster caregivers with essential knowledge and skills. This structured curriculum ensures that all caregivers meet best practices in trauma-informed care, behavior intervention, and child safety. The training is divided into engaging modules, each carefully crafted to address real-life challenges that caregivers face.

We believe in patience, love, and understanding, and through this training, you’ll gain the confidence to provide a safe, nurturing environment for children in your care.

Training Modules & Requirements

🏁 Orientation Training (4 Hours)

• 🔹 Introduction to Circle of Living Hope & Foster Care System
• 🔹 Foster/Adopt Parent Qualifications
• 🔹 Overview of Trauma Systems Therapy for Foster Care (TST_FC)
• 🔹 Casebook Training: Access, Medication, and Documentation

💙 Module 1: Trauma Systems Therapy for Foster Care (8 Hours)

Annual Requirement

• 🛑 Impact of Trauma on Children
• 🌱 Strategies for Addressing Trauma
• 💡 Coping with Difficult Behavior
• 🔐 Generating Signals of Safety

🧠 Module 2: Trauma Awareness & Infant Care (5 Hours)

• 🏥 Understanding Trauma & Trauma-Informed Responses
• 📋 ACES Test & Self-Study
• 👶 Infant Training: Shaken Baby Syndrome, SIDS, Safe Sleeping Practices

⚠️ Module 3: Emergency Behavior Intervention - Part 1 (4 Hours)

• 🧩 Understanding Child Behavior Patterns
• ⚡ ADD/ADHD & Disruptive Behavior Strategies
• 🚦 De-escalation & Preventing Aggression

🔥 Module 4: Emergency Behavior Intervention - Part 2 (4 Hours)

• 🔍 Defining Emergency Behaviors
• 🚷 Restraint Guidelines & Prohibited Practices
• 📜 Diffusing Situations & Proper Documentation

🚨 Module 5: Child Safety & Online Protection (5 Hours)

Annual Requirement

• 🕵️ Identifying Human Trafficking
• 🛡️ Child Abuse & Neglect Prevention
• ❤️ Suicide Prevention & Intervention
• 🔐 Cyber Security & Water Safety

🏥 Module 6: Health & Medication Management (5 Hours)

Annual Requirement

• 🦠 Communicable Diseases
• 🏛️ Texas Health Steps 3 & 30 Rule
• 💊 Psychotropic Medications & Administration
• ⚠️ Disaster & Emergency Preparedness
• 📜 Conflict of Interest Policy

🏆 Module 7: Prevention of Aggression & Physical Holds - Part 1 (4 Hours)

• 🧠 Child Cognitive & Brain Development
• 🌟 Constructive Guidance & Discipline
• 🤝 Fostering Self-Esteem & Positive Interactions

🤲 Module 8: Prevention of Aggression & Physical Holds - Part 2 (4 Hours)

Annual Requirement

• 🛠️ Supervision & Safety Practices
• 📝 Proper Documentation & Incident Reporting
• 🔄 Understanding & Implementing Physical Holds

💬 Module 9: Supervision & Emotional Well-being (4.5 Hours)

Annual Requirement

• 📜 COLH Behavior Intervention Policy
• 🧐 Prudent Judgment & Child’s Rights
• 💖 Compassion Fatigue & Secondary Trauma

🚗 Module 10: Transportation & Cultural Competency (5 Hours)

Annual Requirement

• 🚼 Car Seat & Transportation Safety
• 🌎 Cultural Competency in Foster Care

📚 Pre-Service & Annual Online Trainings

• 📢 Mandatory Reporting & Supporting Youth (1 Hour)
• 🎓 DFPS Trauma-Informed Care Training (2 Hours)
• 💊 DFPS Psychotropic Medication Training (2 Hours)
• 📜 DFPS Medical Consent Training (2.5 Hours)
• 🏡 DFPS Normalcy Training (2 Hours)
• 🏃 DFPS Runaway Prevention (2.5 Hours)
• 🚨 Preventing & Recognizing Sexual Abuse (1.5 Hours)

Additional Training: 🩺 CPR/First Aid (2 Hours, not counted towards total training hours)

🔗 External Training Resources

📎 DFPS Trauma-Informed Care
📎 Psychotropic Medication Training
📎 Medical Consent Training
📎 Normalcy Training
📎 Runaway Prevention Training

For more information, visit our website or contact our training department.