Foster and Kinship Care: WFFH (Whole Foster Family Home Certification Training) (10 hours)

Whole Family Foster Care is a placement option for pregnant and parenting dependent youth.  Under this placement the RFA home has two roles.  The first is as a RFA parent to the pregnant/parenting teen.  The second is as a mentor to the pregnant/parenting teen for their non- dependent infant. There is a need to place pregnant and parenting dependent teens or non- minor dependent youth in a placement with their babies. This series will cover both roles and specifics of mentoring a teen to become a successful parent. We will discuss the role of child development across the spectrum of birth-adolescence as we open our thinking to encompass what research tells us is "best practice" for raising secure, safe and nurtured infants and apply that information to teen parents in out-of-home placements. This class will also include information on the shared responsibility plan, attachment and the care of the newborn, legal issues, safety issues and resources to help the teen parent as well as the RFA caregiver.   Once you complete the series you meet the requirements to receive the stipend for being a WFFH mentor for parenting dependent in your home.  

Instructor: Dana McKnight, MSW, ARC FKCE/YESS/ILP Program Coordinator