Training Programs
Children who enter the State's custody bring with them a
wide range of social, emotional, and developmental issues.
To help these children, parents must develop new skills and
have at their disposal many resources and support services.
Key to building necessary skills is on-going, flexible training
in a wide variety of topics. Training programs at Adoptive
and Foster Families of Maine evolve from month to month in
accordance with the needs for the families we serve.
Some of the training Programs offered by AFFM:
- Day-toDay Living with Children with Pre-Natal Substance Exposure
- Transition Issues for Foster and Adopted Children
- Your Special Needs Child in the Community
- Changes in the Child Welfare Implemented by the Adoption and Safe Families Act
- Life Books: The Journey Continues
- Allegation Prevention
- Starting and maintaining Support Groups
- Access to Continuing Education Units
- Family Systems Support
- Leadership Training
- Kinship Care / Developing Empathy with Grammy
- Mentoring
If you are interested in these programs provided by AFFM or have questions or suggestions about other types of trainings. Please contact us.