In-Service Training & Certification Program

IN-SERVICE TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAM

Fostering Our Future Academy (FOFA) is a competency-based professional in-service training program for Foster Families and child welfare professionals. Monthly in-service modules provide up to 15 training hours per annum from leading subject matter experts in the community-based child welfare movement.

FOFA training hours qualify for annual foster home licensing renewal.

TOPICS INCLUDE:

  • A Seat at the Table: Advocacy & Permanency
  • Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE)
  • Advocacy
  • Building Bridges Back Home
  • Case Management
  • Foster Parents & the Law
  • From Termination of Parental Rights (TPR) to Permanency
  • Intake and Placement of Children
  • Mental Health & Psychotropic Medications
  • Positive Parenting
  • Role of the Guardian At Litem
  • Role of the Child Protective Investigator
  • Siblings in Foster Care
  • The Impact of Trauma
  • Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) Training
  • Working together with Biological Families
  • Working within the Professional Team on Behalf of the Child

Foster Family Testimonials

The Christian-based classes with Fostering Our Future offer an enriching experience for individuals interested in becoming foster parents. Having previously fostered for fifteen years as well as co-training traditional MAPP/Pride classes, Fostering Our Future is truly a remarkable approach.

-- The Ludwig Family

We felt so defeated in the mainstream classes and support systems until we found Fostering Our Future, Julie, Bill, and their team. The classes brought real-life situations and principles, tangible advice, and allowed us to work at our pace with weekly gatherings to connect, share, review, ask questions, and have meaningful discussions. 

-- The Griffith Family

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-- Sandra Fae, Pastor
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