This document was printed from the website of the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC), which you can access at http://www.cebc4cw.org/
This document was printed from the website of the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC), which you can access at http://www.cebc4cw.org/
Type of Maltreatment: Emotional abuse, Exposure to domestic violence, Physical abuse, Physical neglect, and Sexual abuse
Target Population: The target populations of this program are prospective foster and adoptive parents and kinship providers.
Brief Description:(The information in this program outline is provided by the program representative and edited by the CEBC staff.)
Fundamentals of Foster and Adoptive Parenting has been reviewed by the CEBC in the area of Resource Parent Recruitment and Training, but lacks the necessary research evidence to be given either a Scientific Rating or a Child Welfare Relevance Rating. Fundamentals of Foster and Adoptive Parenting focuses on training participants to develop the skills, knowledge, values, traits, and motives necessary to prepare them to understand and cope with the experience of receiving an adoptive or foster child into their home. The program’s curriculum was developed by stakeholders from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), and the Child Welfare Training Institute (CWTI), a division of the Muskie School of Public Service at the University of Southern Maine, collaborated with experienced foster and/or adoptive parents. Together they defined the knowledge-base, skills, abilities, and underlying personal characteristics needed to be an effective foster and/or adoptive parent. Three additional themes guided the development of this Curriculum and are interwoven throughout the document:
Contact name: Sharon S. Gagne, LCSW, MSW
Affiliation/Agency: Child Welfare Training Institute, USM Muskie School of Public Service
Email: sgagne@usm.maine.edu
Phone: 207-626-5006
Fax: 207-626-5088
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