Training

As part of the home study, we are required to take 14 training credits worth of classes on parenting or other adoption/child related issues. We also should continue taking classes throughout our adoption process, but that's what's required for this part. Last week we took a course on home safety that's geared towards passing inspections; foster homes need to not only pass for the licensing part of the home study but are re-inspected annually as well. We also took a seminar on Childhood Anxiety. It was incredibly informative, and really should be renamed just to Anxiety, since I know of many adults who still suffer from a lot of what they covered!

Unfortunately these courses cost something, but Foster Parent College has the best deals that also offer the certificates that we need to have on file. So we're waiting until our next monthly budget to take more classes. Bert has also requested that we take something on grief, but FPC doesn't offer one right now. We'll have to see what we can dig up.

No phone calls from inspectors yet. I'm getting antsy.

Training Credits Remaining: 10

UPDATE: I sent email to FPC asking about a Grief course, and they replied within minutes! They're in the process of developing exactly that course, which will be available in a couple of months. This is a good thing!