GENERAL PRE-SERVICE TRAININGS – 8 hours TOTAL
- Different Roles of Caregivers
- Preventing, Identifying & Reporting Child Abuse (online)
https://www.dfps.state.tx.us/Training/Reporting/default.asp - Preventing Spread of Communicable Disease
- Disaster & Emergency Training
- Child Development
Required for ALL FP, CG & RP
PRE-VERIFICATION TRAININGS
- LFN Orientation & Foster Parent Handbook Training (Orientation=0 hours; FPHB=5 hours)
- Medical Consent Training (2.5 hours) (online)
https://www.dfps.state.tx.us/Training/Medical_Consent/page01.asp - Shaken Baby Syndrome (.5 hour) (online)
https://extensiononline.tamu.edu/courses/courseListByCatID.php?category=30&pCatTitle=Child%20Care&subtitle=SIDS%2C+Shaken+Baby+Syndrome%2C+and+Brain+Development
- Surrogate Parent Training (1 hour) REQUIRED FOR FP ONLY (online)
https://texascasa.org/events/event/surrogate-parent-training/
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (.5 hour) (online)
https://extensiononline.tamu.edu/courses/courseListByCatID.php?category=30&pCatTitle=Child%20Care&subtitle=SIDS%2C+Shaken+Baby+Syndrome%2C+and+Brain+Development
- Transportation (2 hours)
- CPR (2 hours)
- First Aid (2 hours)
- Psychotropic Medication – TDFPS ONLINE (2 hours)
http://www.dfps.state.tx.us/Training/Psychotropic_Medication/default.asp
- Psychotropic Medication – LFN (2 hours)
- MAB (2 – 8 hour sessions = 16 hours total)
- Trauma Informed Care – TDFPS ONLINE (2 hours)
http://www.dfps.state.tx.us/Training/Trauma_Informed_Care/default.asp.
- Trauma Informed Care – LFN (6 hours)
- Water Safety (2 hours) (online) $8.95 cost per person
http://www.fosterparentstest.com/store/index.htm?Submit2=Click+for+Online+Tr
- Normalcy (2 hours)
ANNUAL TRAININGS
- Transportation (2 hours)
- Psychotropic Medication – TDFPS ONLINE (2 hours)
- Psychotropic Medication – LFN (2 hours)
- MAB (8 hours)
- Trauma Informed Care Review – TDFPS ONLINE (2 hours)
OR
- Trauma Informed Care Review – LFN (2 hours)
- Water Safety (2 hours) (online)
- Normalcy (2 hours)