Training
P.R.I.D.E. Pre-Service
PRIDE is a licensed model of practice for the development and support of foster families.
| Course Duration | 27 hours |
| Course Delivery | Self-Directed, Online |
| Course Provider | Governors State University, Chicago IL |
| Course Type | Self-Directed, Online |
The curriculum consists of nine three-hour sessions of group training.
It contains PRIDE books, Training Manuals and Assessment Tools, designed with the help of foster parents to strengthen the quality of care for children.
This training prepares prospective foster and adoptive families by combining a series of at-home consultation meetings with group training sessions. A mutual assessment/home study for readiness to foster or adopt is then completed.
Pre-service competencies are essential before a child is placed and are addressed in the Pre-service training (i.e. foster and adoptive parents must know the importance of promoting a child's positive sense of identity, history, culture and values to help develop self-esteem).
A mandatory three-hour Saskatchewan Aboriginal Cultural Component session as well as a 17-hour First Aid/CPR course are required training as part of the approval process.
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P.R.I.D.E. Pre-Service
PRIDE is a licensed model of practice for the development and support of foster families.
Module 5: Supporting Relationships Between Children and Their Families
The goals of the three sessions in this module are to help foster parents understand the importance of the child's family relationships, to develop their skills to support these relationships, and to provide ways for participants to share the parenting role and to help birth parents.
Module 1: The Foundation for Meeting the Developmental Needs of Children at Risk
The knowledge and skills developed during the four sessions of this module are critical to successfully fulfilling the foster parent role. The foundation competencies addressed pertain to assessing and building children's self-esteem, understanding behavior, and developing effective interpersonal skills. These sessions are designed to illustrate how to connect one's understanding of self-esteem and the meaning of behavior to the use of effective communication skills and the disciplinary process.
Module 9: Managing The Fostering Experience
This module examines the impact of placement on one's family by devoting one session to exploring ways to help foster families manage the changes, transitions, and challenges presented by the fostering role and another session to helping participants manage the impact of abuse and neglect allegations.
