Foster Care Education

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(661- 722-6500)

Our college provides the following:

Specialized Care Increment (SCI) initial training - 12 hrs.

SCI Specialized classes - 4 hrs. each

RFA, SCI, W renewal classes 

 

When a child is placed in your home, you will begin receiving a monthly stipend to cover the cost of care for that child. Learn more about resource family funding and other financial assistance at:https://dcfs.lacounty.gov/caregivers/resource-family-financial-assistan…

How many hours of RFA are required for renewal? 8 hrs every year

What type of training is required for the SCI? Will D- and F-Rate certifications be grandfathered in?

• Initial SCI approvals require 16 hours of Resource Parent training (12 hours of a foundational curriculum - SCI Certification, plus four additional hours of a specialized course: Importance of Documentation or Caring for A Child/Youth with Healthcare & Other Special Needs.
• Six hours of specialized training, chosen by the Resource Parent, are required for annual recertification each year thereafter.
• For existing D- and F-Rate caregivers who have already participated in the basic D- or F-Rate foundational training, six hours of additional courses will be required when their annual assessments come due.

The classes are currently offered via Zoom and in order to receive credit hours, participants must adhere to the following:

Participants’ identity will be verified

Participants must attend the entire training

Participants’ video must be on with your presence in view during the entire training 

Participants will be dismissed from the training without credit for the following behaviors: 

Disorderly, lewd, indecent, or obscene conduct

Habitual profanity or vulgarity

Obstruction or disruption of teaching

Defiance or refusal to adhere to directions

Important Information: Please allow 3-5 workdays to receive a certificate. Our trainers do not issue certificates. The roster goes back to the FKCE office and after necessary verification, the class attendance will be input into the FKCE database and you will be issued a certificate and/or a transcript. 

All classes are eligible for RFA, W, and SCI renewals.

(Classes are offered via Zoom. Registration link will open 2 weeks prior to the class start date.)

 

 

March 2025

All classes are eligible for RFA, W, and SCI renewals.

(Classes are offered via Zoom. Registration link will open 2 weeks prior to the class start date.)

 

 

Navigating your Local School District: Making a Connection from Home to School

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

10:00 am - 12:00 pm (2 hrs)

Registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1C2Lazxq172Xfze2sQoKU5dDiB702J-qUiP4SK55aN44/preview

 

 

 

Prudent Parenting Standards 

Thursday, March 20, 2025

9:00 am - 12:00 pm ( 3 hrs)

Registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1a6l2p9yhOLKB52xMr1nzYDT1TYC5v4DafEL6fV4wf18/preview

 

 

Gangs & Drugs

Saturday, March 22, 2025

9:00 am - 12:00 pm ( 3 hrs)

Registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1mFrbcAWcdJ9zRlADfwzPl2Uvo05t4p4KRfmqtN89rqg/preview

 

 

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome  

Saturday, March 22, 2025

1:00 am - 4:00 pm ( 3 hrs)

Registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Q4DuJW7WZ0ujJw6e4PNeRFNlYNSH-z-ZgUwK23OcAco/preview

 

 

Caring for a Child/Youth with Healthcare & Other Special Needs 

Saturday, March 29, 2025

9:00 am - 1:00 pm (4 hrs)

Registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1FpKSd8BhVFvqatKavusaJYHMkBDCFfZX7a-LIa2F86w/preview

 

 

April 2025

All classes are eligible for RFA, W, and SCI renewals.

(Classes are offered via Zoom. Registration link will open 2 weeks prior to the class start date.)

 

Emancipation & Independent Living

Saturday, April 5, 2025 

9:00 am - 12:00 pm (3 hrs)

Registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1DXRv-rrR-wuEwQpb-Z9vSp_INg5YliUPBfvPr_oCb-Y/preview
 

 

 

Foster Youth Legislation: Understanding the Educational Rights of Youth in Care

Thursday, April 10, 2025

10:00 am - 12:00 pm (2 hrs)

Registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1wAHj0m_G74wXMkJL-f6Q7IgSdeK-t3QOfwgrvE3grqk/preview

 

 

Emotional Behavioral Disorders - English

Saturday, April 12, 2025 

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm (3 hrs)

Registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1G1oEPpL-C-hJOO8Z6Ar3FL6zcTStK1VbJFpXPSxmnvI/preview

 

 

SCI (Specialized Care Increment) Must attend Both sessions: (Total 12 hrs.)

Saturday, April 12, 2025,  9:00 am - 3:30 pm  (6.5 hrs)

Saturday, April 19, 2025,  9:00 am - 3:30 pm  (6.5 hrs)

Registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1CtDka-oWouf_7x7U8yFZQSW4KKk9w1ANN_4AG0romNk/preview

 

Trastornos del comportamiento emocional - Spanish

(Emotional Behavioral Disorders)

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm (3 hrs)

Registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ua6tpGruCE1iA5FQ9KXwSpEdkmNZaFk4jd4Khvmh4ek/preview

 

 

Stress and Your Mental Health

Thursday,  April 17, 2025 

10:00 am - 1:00 pm (3 hrs)

Registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1f9ACBmzDPN7Oip75R8e1Y27_wY6l9XYNIL9kRmplKVM/preview

 

 

Socialization & Maladaptive Behaviors

Friday, April 25, 2025

9:00 am - 11:00 am (2 hrs) 

Registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1AmHFnTOyHYCym4VgtukvbIgELSJpvY8TgWu_sTw-Ufk/preview

 

 

Compassion Fatigue in Foster Parents

Saturday, April 26, 2025 

9:00 am - 12:00 pm (3 hrs)

Registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/18SnUF075a9nhuHdzYUwtbys4eKBWljaMGf3EQYRc5No/preview