Providing quality care for children, young adults, and families in the spirit of Christian love.

Foster Parent Training Curriculum  

The training, evaluation, and consultation Adriel foster parents receive through our foster parent training curriculum enable them to go above and beyond other foster care treatment providers.

Adriel provides this foster parent training curriculum to families licensed by Adriel and also those licensed by other foster care agencies.

Our foster parent training curriculum helps foster parents understand the children they are parenting. Many of the children have an undeveloped sense of "family" resulting from their backgrounds of abuse and neglect.

Model, Topics, and Classes in the Foster Parent Training Curriculum

Adriel, through the Teaching-Family Model, also provides practical and specific ways to help teach our children new coping skills. According to the Teaching-Family website,

“THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN QUALITY AND QUALIFIED. QUALITY PROGRAMS REQUIRE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EVIDENCE-BASED, RESEARCHED PRACTICES SUPPORTED BY OPERATIONALIZED STANDARDS. THIS IS THE TEACHING FAMILY MODEL”

Here are some details about our foster parent training curriculum:

Family or Specialized Foster Home Training Requirements and Topics
People seeking certification to operate a family foster home shall complete a minimum of twenty-four hours of pre-placement training prior to the agency recommending the home for certification and a minimum of thirty hours of continuing training during each certification period. For those seeking certification to operate a specialized foster home, the required number of continuing training increases to forty-five during each certification period. Foster parent training topics include those listed above plus various aspects of childhood trauma, behavior management techniques, cultural issues, communicable disease, community health, social services, the appropriate knowledge/skills to understand and support older youth preparing for independent living, and more.

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Our Curriculum and Upcoming Classes

April 2025

Coffee Talk

Wednesday 4/2/25

Topic

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

TBD *

 

Special (PM)

Tuesday 4/8/25

Topic

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Attachment, Regulation and Competency (ARC) Framework #7 *

 

Support Group

Wednesday 4/9/25

Topic

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

TBD

 

Coffee Talk

Wednesday 4/9/25

Topic

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

TBD*

 

Special (AM)

Thursday 4/10/25

Topic

9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Attachment, Regulation and Competency (ARC) Framework #7 *





 

Mini #4

Saturday 4/12/25

Topic

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

The Body Keeps the Score *

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Reignite Your Spark: Strategies to Beat Burnout

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Teamwork Makes the Dream Work

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Crisis Management *

 

Coffee Talk 

Wednesday 4/16/25

Topic

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

TBD *

 

Special (AM)

Tuesday 4/22/25

Topic

9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Attachment, Regulation and Competency (ARC) Framework #8 *

 

CPR/First Aid/Medication Administration

Wednesday 3/23/25

Topic

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

CPR/First Aid/Medication Administration **

 

Special (PM)

Thursday 4/24/25

Topic

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Attachment, Regulation and Competency (ARC) Framework #8 *


May 2025

Coffee Talk

Wednesday 5/7/25

Topic

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

TBD*

 

Special (AM)

Tuesday 5/13/25

Topic

9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Attachment, Regulation and Competency (ARC) Framework #9 *

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Pre-evaluation training

 

Special (PM)

Wednesday 5/14/25

Topic

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Attachment, Regulation and Competency (ARC) Framework #9 *

8:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Pre-evaluation training

 

Special (AM)

Thursday 5/15/25

Topic

9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Human Trafficking *

 

Support Group

Monday 5/19/25

Topic

8:00 PM – 9:00 PM

TBD

 

Coffee Talk 

Wednesday 5/21/25

Topic

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

TBD *

 

CPR/First Aid/Medication Administration

Wednesday 5/21/25

Topic

5:30 PM – 8:30 PM

CPR/First Aid/Medication Administration **

 

Special (PM)

Thursday 5/29/25

Topic

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Human Trafficking *

 

Mini #5

Saturday 5/31/25

Topic

9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Appropriate Consequences *

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Helping Your Foster Child Transition to Your Adopted Child *

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Attachment Issues *

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Crisis Management *


June 2025

Coffee Talk

Wednesday 6/4/25

Topic

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

TBD *

 

Special (AM)

Monday 6/9/25

Topic

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Community Health and Social Services **

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Indpendent Living**

 

Special (PM)

Tuesday 6/10/25

Topic

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Community Health and Social Services **

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Independent Living**

 

Support Group

Wednesday 6/11/25

Topic

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

TBD

 

Coffee Talk 

Wednesday 6/18/25

Topic

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

TBD *


 

CPR/First Aid/Medication Administration

Saturday 6/21/25

Topic

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

CPR/First Aid/Medication Administration **

 

Special (AM)

Tuesday 6/24/25

Topic

9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

TFA for Tots *

 

Special (PM)

Thursday 6/26/25

Topic

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

TFA for Tots *

 

 


*Meets criteria for Treatment training for the purpose of an upgrade
**Meets criteria for Independent Living training

Training Hotline

If you are registered for a class and are unable to attend, please notify us during regular business hours.

If you are lost, or inclement weather may be a concern, you may contact the emergency on-call staff for assistance. Please contact the region in which the training is being held:

  • Westerville Ohio Office: (614) 584-1520
  • Toledo Ohio Office: (419) 787-5165
  • Archbold Ohio Office: (419) 787-5165
  • West Liberty Ohio Office: (937) 935-1006
  • Van Wert Office: (419) 787-5165

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