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.

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.