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View eLearning videos in the following topics: ---- Select a Topic ---- Attachment Behaviors Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) Awareness Education Resources En Español (Trainings in Spanish) Focus on Parenting Independent Living / Caring for Teenagers Informational and Inspirational Videos LGBTQ Medical & Dental Needs Safety and Preparedness Sexual Abuse Substance Abuse & It's Effects Systems and Advocating for Children & Youth Transitions Trauma-Informed Care Working with Biological Families Youth's Perspective 2016 Florida State Foster/Adoptive Parent Association Annual Conference

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Need assistance with a video, quiz, or certificate? Click Here to access our most Frequently Asked Questions (en Español Preguntas Frecuentes) Having trouble accessing a quiz? Click here to view a short video outlining the new process. Is there a training you need that's not listed below? Click here to request an eLearning training now. Attachment     (^Top) The Effects of Trauma on Young Children: A Story Told in Three Parts (04/04/13) (1.5 hours) The Importance of Quality Early Education in the Child Welfare System: Considerations from a Co-parenting and Attachment Framework (11/04/13) (1.5 hours) The Science of Attachment: Implications for Foster Care in Early Childhood (10/21/13) (1.0 hours) Attachment in the Foster Care System: A to Z - It Takes a Team to Make This Thing Go Right (03/19/12) (1.5 hours) Issues of Love and Loss in Foster Care (02/10/11) (1.5 hours) Issues of Love and Loss in Foster Care - with Dr. Zeanah & Dr. Dozier (02/2011) (note: this video is not eligible for relicensing hours) Parenting the Child with Attachment Issues (01/11/11) (1.5 hours) Rethinking Foster Care for Young Children: Insights from Attachment Theory and Research (11/16/10) (2.5 hours) Child Placements Using Therapeutically Informed Decision Making: Recent Changes and Research (06/20/10) (CC) (3.0 hours) Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up: An Intervention for Young Children in the Child Welfare System (2.5 hours) (12/15/09)

Behaviors     (^Top) Help for the Hurting (12/2014) (0.5 hours) Drug Exposed Babies (11/2014) (2.0 hours) Helping Children Make Safe and Smart Decisions About Their Bodies and Relationships (05/28/14) (1.0 hours) Preventing Youth Suicide - One Community at a Time (04/25/14) (1.0 hours) How to Deal with Defiant Children (11/18/13) (CC) (2.0 hours) Changing Challenging Behavior (06/22/13) (0.5 hours) Adopting and Parenting Teens: A Journey of Hope and Healing (formerly Teen Adoptions) (01/29/13) (1.5 hours) The Goals of Parenting: Raising Kids Who Are Self-Responsible & Empowered (10/29/12) (1.5 hours) Managing Behavior: How to Integrate New Children into the Home (10/24/11) (1.0 hours) Childhood Behavioral Tool: Behavior Basics (06/11/12) (2.0 hours) Managing Behavior: Children with ADHD and Other Special Needs (05/05/11) (1.0 hours) Bullying - The Psyche of a Bully (04/14/11) (1.0 hours) Anger and Aggression: Foster Care Population (03/22/11) (1.5 hours) Parenting Teens: The Challenges and the Road to Success (03/03/11) (1.5 hours) Autism Health and Wellness: Sleep(03/27/10) (0.5 hours)

Related Resources Voices of Foster Parents: Thoughts on Challenging Behaviors 1- “…I am doing things that I never thought I would be able to do…�? 2- “Being a Foster Parent has actually helped me in ways with my own children…�? 3- (Foster parent to teen) “now you are demanding respect and getting it.�? 4- “…we take a lot of teenagers…�? 5- “…the Reminder Binder…�? 6- “I told him ‘You’re worth it!�? 7- “…I said ‘let’s call your mother…�? 8- “You can’t discipline them in the way I would discipline my own children…�? 9- “…they have become so loving…�? 10- “Behaviors is one of the greatest challenges we face…�?

Education Resources     (^Top)

Lifeskills: Increasing College Access and Success for Students from Foster Care (08/25/15) (1.0 hour) Introduction to IDEA Disability Categories (12/12/14) (0.5 hours) The Heart of Learning: Compassion, Resiliency, and Academic Success (07/28/14) (2.0 hours) Schools and Families: Assisting Families in Receiving Appropriate School Services For Their Child (03/27/14) (2.0 hours)

College Admissions: What Foster Parents and Youth Must Know (02/20/14) (1.5 hours) Bringing the Classroom Home (06/23/12) (0.5 hours) Knowledge is Power: Practical Strategies to Navigate the Education System with and for Your Child (05/07/12) (1.5 hours)

Focus on Parenting     (^Top)

Your Journey Together: Resilience and Protective Factors (07/09/15) (1.0 hour) The Art of Parenting Teens (03/12/15) (1.5 hours) Coping Skills for Children of Drug Addicted and Mentally/Emotionally Challenged Parents (02/23/15) (0.5 hours) Screen Sense: Research-Based Guidelines for Screen Use for Children Under Three Years Old (11/24/14) (1.5 hours) Meeting the Challenges of Toddler and Early Childhood Feeding (1/27/14) (1.5 hours) Adolescent Development and Adolescent-Family Relationships (11/01/13) (2.0 hours) Understanding the Fear Within (06/22/13) (1.0 hours) Evidence-Based Strategies for Toilet Training and Addressing Common Toileting Problems (03/05/13) (1.0 hour) Adopting and Parenting Teens: A Journey of Hope and Healing (formerly Teen Adoptions) (01/29/13) (1.5 hours) The Goals of Parenting: Raising Kids Who Are Self-Responsible & Empowered (10/29/12) (1.5 hours) The Critical Years: Laying the Foundation for Lifelong success (Infant Development) (10/19/12) (1.0 hours)

Caring for Children With Hearing Loss (09/18/12) (1.0 hours) Suicide Prevention and Intervention and Postvention for Foster Families (07/18/12) (1.5 hours) Active Listening (10/21/11) (0.5 hours) Sparing the Rod Without Spoiling the Child: Understanding the Art of Discipline (06/30/11) (1.5 hours) Bullying - The Psyche of a Bully (04/14/11) (1.0 hours) Parenting Teens: The Challenges and the Road to Success (03/03/11) (1.5 hours) Parenting the Child with Attachment Issues (01/11/11) (1.5 hours) Keeping Children Safer While in Care: What Foster Parents and Child Welfare Professionals Should Know (08/25/10) (0.5 hours) Working with LGBTQ Youth to Ensure Their Safety, Permanency and Well-being (12/09/10) (3.0 hours) Normalcy (11/30/10) (1.5 hours) Working with Young Children and Pediatric Care (11/04/10) (3.0 hours) Autism Health and Wellness: Sleep (03/27/10) (0.5 hours)

Impacts on the Home

1- "We will see him grow up..." 2- "These are my little brothers and sisters..." 3- "...what love and consistency can do..." 4- "...we can help children..."

5- "Children really comminicate [with each other]..." 6- "... pay attention to your relationship..." 7- "It made our family solidify..."

The Foster Culture

The Ultimate Goal Not What you Expect [Mis]labeling

Learning and Support

1- "It's another way for me to really help those kids..." 2- "...they know that they have somebody that is actually going to stand up for them." 3- "...a secure family home life - that's the most important thing..."

4- "...they've all got different stories..." 5- "...really helped us to understand what they're going through."

 

Learning About Your Child 1- "As you watch them playing you can learn a lot about them..." 2- "...be on the look out for the things the child is doing well..." 3- "It's just time being there, quality time..." 4- "It's a daily discovery..." 5- "I try to spend one-on-one time with the children..." 6- "I'm a stranger... but if I start to empathize with you..."

Quality Parenting Community 1- "We all have a vested interest in teaching these kids..." 2- "...it's almost like a second family..."

Your Child Celebrate Your Child A Vision for Your Child Knowing Your Child

Related Resources Voices of Foster Parents: Becoming a Foster Parent 1- "..most rewarding thing I've done..." 2- "All you need is a good heart..." 3- "I did not choose to be a Foster Parent..." 4- "...know your limits..." Impacts on the Home 1- "We will see him grow up..." 2- "These are my little brothers and sisters..." 3- "...what love and consistency can do..." 4- "...we can help children..." 5- "Children really comminicate [with each other]..." 6- "... pay attention to your relationship..." 7- "It made our family solidify..." The Foster Culture The Ultimate Goal Not What you Expect [Mis]labeling Learning and Support 1- "It's another way for me to really help those kids..." 2- "...they know that they have somebody that is actually going to stand up for them." 3- "...a secure family home life - that's the most important thing..." 4- "...they've all got different stories..." 5- "...really helped us to understand what they're going through."   Learning About Your Child 1- "As you watch them playing you can learn a lot about them..." 2- "...be on the look out for the things the child is doing well..." 3- "It's just time being there, quality time..." 4- "It's a daily discovery..." 5- "I try to spend one-on-one time with the children..." 6- "I'm a stranger... but if I start to empathize with you..." Quality Parenting Community 1- "We all have a vested interest in teaching these kids..." 2- "...it's almost like a second family..." Your Child Celebrate Your Child A Vision for Your Child Knowing Your Child

Independent Living / Caring for Teenagers    (^Top)

Vocational Rehabilitation Transition Youth Services: Preparing for the Future (10/28/15) (1.0 hour) Life Skills Training for Caregivers and Youth: Money Management - Spending Success (02/25/15) (0.5 hours) Life Skills Training for Caregivers and Youth: Understanding Your Credit (01/14/15) (0.5 hours) Medicaid Services: What Foster Parents Need to Know (11/20/14) (0.5 hours) Life Skills Training: Keys to Independence (10/23/14) (1.0 hours) Life Skills - Preparation and Tools for Employment (10/15/14) (0.5 hours) Preventing Youth Suicide - One Community at a Time (08/25/14) (1.0 hours) Overview of Life Skills for Foster Parents (01/24/14) (1.0 hours) Nutrition & Food Shopping: What Young People Need to Know (12/17/13) (1.5 hours) Get Ready! Options for Youth Turning Age 18 (12/13/13) (1.0 hours) Adolescent Development and Adolescent-Family Relationships (11/1/13) (2.0 hours)

Panel of Youth Who Have Aged Out (10/19/13) (note: this video is not eligible for relicensing hours) Challenges of Aging Out (Skit) (10/19/13) (note: this video is not eligible for relicensing hours) Independent Living Bill Overview Q & A Group Discussion (10/19/13) (note: this video is not eligible for relicensing hours) Skills for Fostering Teens (10/19/13) (note: this video is not eligible for relicensing hours) An Overview of the 2013 Extended Foster Care and Independent Living Legislation (09/17/13) (note: this video is not eligible for relicensing hours) Adopting and Parenting Teens: A Journey of Hope and Healing (formerly Teen Adoptions) (01/29/13) (1.5 hours) The Goals of Parenting: Raising Kids Who Are Self-Responsible & Empowered (10/29/12) (1.5 hours) Sparing the Rod Without Spoiling the Child: Understanding the Art of Discipline (06/30/11) (1.5 hours) Parenting Teens: The Challenges and the Road to Success (03/03/11) (1.5 hours) Working with LGBTQ Youth to Ensure Their Safety, Permanency and Well-being (12/09/10) (3.0 hours)

Related Resources Voices of Foster Parents: Caring for Teenagers 1- "...we've been so blessed by what we've learned..." 2- "...you can make a difference in their life." 3- "...they have a lot of need and they have a lot of love..."

Informational and Inspirational Videos     (^Top)

2017 FSFAPA Conference: Welcome Address (06/17/2017) (note: this video is not eligible for relicensing hours) Maintaining Enthusiasm and Commitment of QPI (06/26/2015) (note: this video is not eligible for relicensing hours) 2015 Florida State Foster/Adoptive Parent Association Annual Conference: Keynote (06/20/2015) (note: this video is not eligible for relicensing hours) Secretary Mike Carroll's Message on Fostering (2014) (note: this video is not eligible for relicensing hours)

An Overview of the 2013 Extended Foster Care and Independent Living Legislation (09/17/2013) (note: this video is not eligible for relicensing hours) "About Fostering and Families" (2012) (note: this video is not eligible for relicensing hours) "Learn About Foster Parenting" (2012) (note: this video is not eligible for relicensing hours)

Medical & Dental Needs     (^Top)

Epilepsy and Seizures Overview (11/21/14) (1.0 hours) Medicaid Services: What Foster Parents Need to Know (11/20/14) (0.5 hours) Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (11/2014) (1.0 hours) A Foster Parents Guide for a Child who is Blind or Visually Impaired (10/30/14) (0.5 hours)

Psychotropic Medications (07/28/14) (1.5 hours) Gastrostomy Tube (G-Tube) Care (05/09/14) (0.5 hours) Caring for Children With Hearing Loss (09/18/12) (1.0 hours) Working with Young Children and Pediatric Care (11/04/10) (3.0 hours)

Related Resources Dental Information Websites Teeth Grinding in Children MyChildrensTeeth.org Partnership for Healthy Mouths Healthy Lives Frequently Asked Questions Health Care Provider Brochures

Presented for Case Managers     (^Top)

Ensuring Quality Partnership between Case Managers and Foster Parents (12/20/12) (1.0 hours) Foster Care Referrals & Investigations of Foster Parents (08/14/12) (note: this video is not eligible for relicensing hours)

How to Effectively and Safely Supervise Visitation (05/01/12) (1.0 hours)

Safety and Preparedness     (^Top)

Disaster Preparedness and Response for Foster Parents (05/19/14) (0.5 hours)

Sexual Abuse and Interventions     (^Top)

Creating Sexual Safety and Promoting Healing (Recovery) in Foster Care and Adoption (09/11/15) (1.0 hour)

Why Children Don't Tell - Understanding the Sexual Abuse Accommodation Syndrome (04/14/11) (1.0 hour)

Substance Abuse & Its Effects     (^Top)

Teens: Drugs and Alcohol Information for Caregivers (07/02/2015) (1.0 hour) What You Need to Know About Drug and Alcohol Exposed Infants and Children (07/2015) (2.0 hours) Coping Skills for Children of Drug Addicted and Mentally/Emotionally Challenged Parents (02/23/2015) (0.5 hours) Drug Exposed Babies (11/2014) (2.0 hours)

Understanding Substance Abuse and the Impact on Children (09/22/12) (1.0 hours) The Consequences of Intergenerational Substance Abuse (07/26/11) (1.5 hours) Addiction: The Family Disease (04/14/11) (1.0 hours)

Systems and Advocating for Children & Youth     (^Top)

Barriers to Permanency (06/20/15) (1.5 hours) Post Adoption Services and Supports (06/20/15) (note: this video is not eligible for relicensing hours) Supporting Meaningful Family Engagement (05/04/15) (1.0 hour) Babysitting, Screening and Normalcy Guidelines (04/27/15) (0.5 hours) Medicaid Services: What Foster Parents Need to Know (11/20/14) (0.5 hours) Preventing Youth Suicide - One Community at a Time (08/25/14) (1.0 hour) Overview of Legislative Updates for Foster Parents (07/23/14) (1.0 hours) Overview of Safety Methodology for Foster Parents (05/27/14) (0.5 hours) Schools and Families: Assisting Families in Receiving Appropriate School Services For Their Child (03/27/14) (2.0 hours) Foster Parenting Roles and Responsibilities (02/11/14) (1.5 hours) Administrative Code Updates (10/19/13) (note: this video is not eligible for relicensing hours) QPI 2013 and Just in Time Training (06/22/13) (note: this video is not eligible for relicensing hours) Effective Advocacy Training (03/05/13) (1.5 hours)

About the Quality Parenting Initiative & Being a 21st Century Foster Parent (2013) (note: this video is not eligible for relicensing hours) Ensuring Quality Partnership between Case Managers and Foster Parents (12/20/12) (1.0 hours) Sibling Separation (08/26/11) (1.0 hours) Foster Care Referrals & Investigations of Foster Parents (08/14/12) (note: this video is not eligible for relicensing hours) Adoptions 101 (07/25/11) (1.5 hours) In Language the Youth Understands: Policy to Practice (07/12/11) (1.0 hours) Child Resource Record Training (05/11/11) (1.0 hours) Fostering Community Connections: Secretary David Wilkins Meets with Florida's Foster Parents (04/21/11) (note: this video is not eligible for relicensing hours) Navigating the Dependency System (02/12/11) (1.5 hours) Foster Parent Relicensing: What to Expect (02/22/11) (0.5 hours) Working with Young Children and Pediatric Care (11/04/10) (3.0 hours)

Related Resources Voices of Foster Parents: Advocating for Your Child 1- "I can let a child go as long as I know they're good on the other side..." 2- "Stay involved in the case..." Working with the Courts 1- "Who knows the kids better than us?" 2- "The system is not just a system, it is made up of incredibly compassionate people..." 3- "...to be heard by the judge you have to have consistency..." 4- "In our circuit, the judge always asks our boys to speak..." 5- "I go to all the court hearings I can go to..." 6- "... go up there and be a part of it. You do have a say." 7- "No one know that you care about a situation unless you're there."   Working with Caseworkers 1- "We are on the same team, and that team is for the child." 2- "...the case worker is kind of your liaison to everything going on with the case..." 3- On difficulties with case workers 4- "...you are not their only family..." 5- "The best thing you can do is be respectful and start a good partnership with them." 6- "...constant communication with the case manager is vital..."

Transitions     (^Top)

Transitions for Children (06/26/15) (0.5 hours) The Science of Attachment: Implications for Foster Care in Early Childhood (10/21/13) (1.0 hours) Adopting and Parenting Teens: A Journey of Hope and Healing (formerly Teen Adoptions) (01/29/13) (1.5 hours) Improving Transitions for Infants...What Do They Need? (11/29/12) (1.5 hours)

When Children Move...We Can Do Better (10/09/12) (note: this video is not eligible for relicensing hours) Child Centered Transitions (09/26/12) (note: this video is not eligible for relicensing hours) Techniques for a More Effective Transition (03/15/11) (1.0 hours) Supporting Children and Families During Transitions (01/06/11) (3.5 hours)

Related Resources Voices of Foster Parents: A Child's Transition Home 1- "It's wonderful because I'm just an extension of their family..." 2- "You can't shelter a child and not become attached..." 3- "... a lot of talking about what its going to be like..." 4- "Lifebooks - it's one of the best things for transitioning a child..." 5- "Just love them, it's ok..." 6- "...be supportive..." 7- "Know what is going on with the case plan..." 8- On using technology to cover distances   Welcoming a Child 1- "...like nobody ever asked him if he wanted to be helped..." 2- "...you really got to take cues from the children..." 3- "...you have to understand you're taking the child into your family..." 4- "...be yourself, be warm, be inviting..." 5- "Give a few days for them to settle in..." 6- "...it has become a very trusting relationship..." 7- "...you have to model it for them as well as give them backup support." 8- "...this is your home..."

Trauma-Informed Care     (^Top)

The Effects of Trauma on Young Children: A Story Told in Three Parts (2013) (1.5 hours) The Heart of Learning: Compassion, Resiliency, and Academic Success (07/28/14) (2.0 hours) Impact of Trauma on Child Brain Development and Learning (08/2014) (2.5 hours) Trauma and the Impacts on Children in Foster Care (03/11/14) (2.0 hours) Trauma Talk: When Children Talk About Traumatic Experiences (09/19/13) (1.5 hours) Understanding and Supporting the Process of Grief and Loss in Children (08/2014) (1.5 hours) Violence and Trauma; Impact of Child Development, Behavior and Learning (08/2014) (1.0 hours)

My Foster Child has a History of Trauma... How can I Help? (03/08/12) (1.5 hours) When Helping Hurts - The Effects of Compassion Fatigue (04/14/11) (1.0 hours) Why Trauma Informed Care Must Begin with Me! (I'm Not Going to Cry, Not One Single Drop) (04/14/11) (note: this video is not eligible for relicensing hours) Trauma-Informed Care: Definition & Adverse Effects of Untreated Trauma (03/15/11) (2.5 hours) Trauma-Informed Care for Foster and Adoptive Parents (02/12/11) (1.5 hours) A Collaborative Approach to Responding to Traumatized Children (01/08/11) (2.0 hours)

Working with Birth Families     (^Top)

Supervised Visitation: Foster Parents Supervising Visits and Coparenting (11/18/15) (1.5 hours) (CC) Promoting Coparenting Alliances Between Biological and Foster Families to Strengthen Child Adjustment: Parent2Parent Initiative (09/08/14) (2.0 hours) The Importance of Quality Early Education in the Child Welfare System: Considerations from a Co-parenting and Attachment Framework (11/04/13) (1.5 hours) The Science of Attachment: Implications for Foster Care in Early Childhood (10/21/13) (1.0 hours) Icebreakers: Building Relationships Between Foster and Birth Families (12/20/12) (1.5 hours) How to Effectively and Safely Supervise Visitation (05/01/12) (1.0 hours) Co-Parenting: An Introduction on Integration into a Family Centered Practice Model (03/06/12) (1.0 hours)

Tech Tools 101 (Family Contact with Technology) (01/19/12) (note: this video is not eligible for relicensing hours) Active Listening (10/21/11) (0.5 hours) Strengthening Families - Five Protective Factors (04/14/11) (1.0 hours) Preserving and Nurturing Cultural Connections in Children (04/07/11) (1.5 hours) Bridging the Gap: The Birth Parent-Foster Parent Connection (2 Parts) (02/17/11) (2.0 hours) Fostering Parent Relationships (02/12/11) (1.0 hours) Bridging the Gap - The Birth Parent-Foster Parent Relationship (01/18/11) (1.5 hours)

Related Resources Voices of Foster Parents: Working with Biological Families 1- "...we have a great relationship..." 2- "...if you love their kids, you need to work as a group." 3- "...We kind of co-parent her..." 4- "We love him, we'll take great care of him..." 5- "...that's a good first step." 6- "We sat down with the mom and worked it all out..." 7- "We can be there for them to rely on." 8- "If you can link up with them, it really works best for everyone." 9- "We had a lot more in common than we did differences." 10- "...to know that they can do this... just that is one of the best things." 11- "...everytime I've done it the foster has been better." 12- "...that's your mother, reach over and hug her." 13- "...you can really make a good impression with each other." 14- "...if we understand where they are coming from, we can empathize." 15- "...you're family now. You just come in here with us." 16- "...it helps the child a lot."

Youth's Perspective     (^Top)

It's Complicated, but Try to Understand: How Child Welfare Can Respect Our Relationships (09/10/2015) (1.0 hour) TEENS (Youth Interviews) (2015) (note: this video is not eligible for relicensing hours)

Returning the Child Focus to Child Welfare - Jennifer Rodriguez (11/16/10) (note: this video is not eligible for relicensing hours)

Related Resources Video Shorts Devon's Story   A Youth's Perspective

 
 

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