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The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services provided funding for the creation of the Adoption Learning Partners website and the first four on-line courses.

Course Titles

• Conspicuous Families: Race, Culture and Adoption
• Let's Talk Adoption: A Lifetime of Family Conversations
• Understanding the Adoption Tax Credit
• The Journey of Attachment
• With Eyes Wide Open: A Preparation Guide for International Adoption
• This summer two additional courses will be launched, covering grief and loss in adoption and how to be an effective advocate for your adopted child.

With the exception of With Eyes Wide Open (which has a $25 enrollment fee), the site has offers courses free of charge, although there is a $25 fee to users who require a Certificate of Completion for training purposes.

To access these courses click here: www.adoptionlearningpartners.org - link will open in a new window.

FosterClub is "the national network for youth in foster care." The FosterClub Training Library consists of collection of research papers, reports, articles and book excerpts produced by leading authorities in child welfare and available in the public domain. By using these existing resources as the content of each course, the site offers online training for free. FosterClub has prepared a quiz for each course that checks for the learner's comprehension of the subject matter.
Registered users will be able to keep track of CEUs earned and will receive a downloadable certificate for each course that is completed. Registered users may also print a transcript of all courses taken. Registration is free. There are 11 courses, ranging from 1-3 credit hours.

Course Titles

• Improving Special Education For Children with Disabilities in Foster Care (3 Credit Hours)
• Permanency Planning (3 Credit Hours)
• Parenting the Sexually Abused Child (2 Credit Hours)
• The Sibling Bond (1 Credit Hour)
• Foster Care with a Changed Focus (1 Credit Hour)
• A Child's Journey Through the Welfare System (1 Credit Hour)
• How does the child welfare system work? (1 Credit Hour)
• Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters (1 Credit Hour)
• SSI (Supplemental Security Income) and Social Security Benefits for Children and Youth In Out-Of-Home Care (1 Credit Hour)
• Helping Abused Kids in Care Heal (1 Credit Hour)
• Challenges in Helping Youths Live Independently (1 Credit Hour)

To access these courses click here: www.fosterclub.com/grownups link will open in a new window

This website offers 55 on-line courses for fees ranging from $4 to $6 (course fees are per person, not per family). Courses range from 1-5 credit hours. Payment may be made by credit or debit card through a secured server. Once payment is verified, an email receipt with clickable links to the course(s) will be emailed within minutes of the order. Certificates of completion are automatically generated with 80% correct on a test at the end of each course. Certificates may be emailed or downloaded.

Course Titles

• The Bridge From Rage to Reason: Coaching The Traumatized Child To Think Before Act (5 Credit Hours)
• Dealing With Sexually Acting Out Behaviors In Foster Care (4 Credit Hours)
• Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD/ADD) (4 Credit Hours)
• Learning & Working With Schools (4 Credit Hours)
• Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) and Conduct Disorder (CD) in Children and Adolescents: Diagnosis and Treatment (4 Credit Hours)
• Parenting Across Racial and Cultural Lines (4 Credit Hours)
• Parenting Abused and Neglected Children (4 Credit Hours)
• Bonding & Attachment Workshop Part I by Nancy Thomas (4 Credit Hours)
• Bonding & Attachment Workshop Part II by Nancy Thomas (4 Credit Hours)
• Depression in Children and Adolescents (4 Credit Hours)
• Paradoxical Techniques by Deborah Hage (3 Credit Hours)
• Toys: What Do Children Really Need? When? Why? (Birth - 5 years) (3 Credit Hours)
• Going to College (3 Credit Hours)
• Health Issues (3 Credit Hours)
• Normal Growth and Development (3 Credit Hours)
• Fetal Alcohol, Other Drugs & Their Effects (3 Credit Hours)
• Fetal Alcohol, Other Drugs - Caregiver/Family Issues (3 Credit Hours)
• Fetal Alcohol, Other Drugs - School Issues (3 Credit Hours)
• Dietary Guidelines (3 Credit Hours)
• Teaching Our Youngest (Preschoolers) (3 Credit Hours)
• High Needs Babies and Beyond (3 Credit Hours)
• Hispanic Family Dynamics (3 Credit Hours)
• Advocacy in Education (3 Credit Hours)
• Allegation Prevention (3 Credit Hours)
• Panic Disorder, Separation Anxiety Disorder, and Agoraphobia in Children and Adolescents (3 Credit Hours)
• Foster Parent Burnout: Avoiding It and Dealing With It (3 Credit Hours)
• Early Interventions (3 Credit Hours)
• Parenting Teenagers (3 Credit Hours)
• Learning Disorders, Learning Disabilities (3 Credit Hours)
• Bipolar Affective Disorder (Manic Depressive Disorder) in Children and Adolescents (3 Credit Hours)
• Conflict Resolution (2 Credit Hours)
• Understanding Asthma (2 Credit Hours)
• Suicide Facts & Prevention for Foster & Adoptive Families by Rita Laws, PhD (2 Credit Hours)
• Divorce: What Foster and Adoptive Parents Need To Know (2 Credit Hours)
• Money Skills (2 Credit Hours)
• Developmental Milestones Guide (Birth - 5 years) (2 Credit Hours)
• Understanding The I.E.P. Process (2 Credit Hours)
• A Foster Parent's Guide Through Puberty (2 Credit Hours)
• Building a Strong Family - School Relationship (2 Credit Hours)
• Foster Parenting Teens- Restoring Peace in Your Home (2 Credit Hours)
• Early Intervention Strategies at Home (2 Credit Hours)
• Lying and Teaching the Truth (2 Credit Hours)
• Ways to Express Anger Constructively (2 Credit Hours)
• Sibling Abuse by Rita Laws, PhD (2 Credit Hours)
• Saying Hello and Goodbye (2 Credit Hours)
• Pets & Children (2 Credit Hours)
• Helping Toddlers and Preschoolers Catch Up (2 Credit Hours)
• Family Foster Home Renewal Readiness (2 Credit Hours)
• Preparing for Post High School Education (2 Credit Hours)
• Transracial and Cross-cultural Fostering (2 Credit Hours)
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (2 Credit Hours)
• Getting Involved & Staying Involved in Your Child's Education (2 Credit Hours)
• Foster Parents & Birth Parents- Working Together For The Children (1.5 Credit Hours)
• Fun Play - Safe Play (1 Credit Hour)
• Kids & Their Bones (1 Credit Hour)

To access these courses click here: www.fosterparents.com link will open in a new window.

Maine Parent Federation (MPF) provides online trainings that take the learner step by step through the workshop, and then test the learner's knowledge at the end of the session. Upon completing the survey and certificate registration, a certificate of completion will be mailed out.

Course Titles

• Taking the Mystery Out of Serving on Boards and Committees
• The No Child Left Behind Act A to Z: What Parent need to Know

To access these courses click here: www.linkmaine.org link will open in a new window.

If parents find other web sites pertinent to foster parents, please forward it on to Lisa Hinckley 626-5202 or E-mail: CWTI-AFFT.Muskie@maine.gov