Foster Parent Training
Agencies and Tribes
Prospective foster care families will start the training process by contacting the foster care licensor at their local county human services agency or tribe. The licensor should then provide those individuals with information about how to register for Foster Parent Pre-Service Training. If you are not aware of the new process, please let us know at info@mnchildwelfaretraining.com and we will get that info to you.
Foster Parent training includes:
- Foster Parent Pre-Service Training: participants will attend four live (online) meetings and will be asked to complete three self-paced modules.
- Foster Parent College (FPC): participants will also be asked to complete seven self-paced FPC training modules. FPC content is CASA approved, endorsed by the National Foster Parent Association, and developed by experts in the fields of parenting, social work, pediatrics, psychology, psychiatry, and education.
Upcoming Training Cohorts
All of the following instructor-led, virtual trainings are from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Central Time.
Cohort 15
- Thursday, July 13, 2023
- Thursday, July 27, 2023
- Thursday, August 10, 2023
- Thursday, August 24, 2023
Cohort 16
- Tuesday, September 12, 2023
- Tuesday, September 26, 2023
- Tuesday, October 10, 2023
- Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Cohort 17
- Thursday, November 2, 2023
- Thursday, November 16, 2023
- Thursday, November 30, 2023
- Thursday, December 14, 2023
Cohort 18
- Thursday, January 11, 2024
- Thursday, January 25, 2024
- Thursday, February 1, 2024
- Thursday, February 15, 2024
Cohort 19
- Thursday, February 29, 2024
- Thursday, March 14, 2024
- Thursday, March 28, 2024
- Thursday, April 11, 2024
Cohort 20
- Thursday, April 25, 2024
- Thursday, May 9, 2024
- Thursday, May 23, 2024
- Thursday, June 6, 2024
Cohort 21
- Thursday, June 20, 2024
- Thursday, July 11, 2024
- Thursday, July 25, 2024
- Thursday, August 8, 2024
Cohort 22
- Thursday, August 22, 2024
- Thursday, September 5, 2024
- Thursday, September 19, 2024
- Thursday, October 3, 2024
Cohort 23
- Thursday, October 17, 2024
- Thursday, October 7, 2024
- Thursday, November 21, 2024
- Thursday, December 5, 2024
Agencies and tribes that wish to offer Foster Parent Training by a member of their own team, or who want to learn more about this program, should contact us at info@mnchildwelfaretraining.com.
Families hoping to learn more about opportunities to foster should visit the Foster Adopt Minnesota (formerly MN Adopt) website.