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Foster Care Training

Foster Care and Refugee Foster Care Orientations/Training 2009
All Bethany foster parents need to attend an orientation meeting and required trainings. Please call 616.224.7481 as soon as possible to confirm your plans to attend the orientation and classes! IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU RSVP TO ENSURE PROPER SEATING, FOOD, AND TRAINING MATERIALS.

*Attendees from agencies other than Bethany Christian Services are required to pay $10 per person per session and $19 per manual. Payment is requested prior to session attendance.

NOTE: for PRIDE session numbers please see key below.

Parent Resource for Information Development and Education (PRIDE)
Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI)

January/February CHARGE CODE OSNA-350
Day	Date	Time	PRIDE Session #	Kitchen Food	Trainers (FP Trainers)
Monday	January 5	6-8 PM	Refugee Orientation	No	Dana
Tuesday	January 6	6-8:30 PM	Foster Care Orientation	No	Sandra
Thursday	January 8	6-9 PM	Session 1 & Rules	No	Kim D.
Tuesday	January 13	6-9 PM	Session 2	No	Jamy
Thursday	January 15	6-9 PM	Session 3	No	Julie
Tuesday	January 20	6-9 PM	Session 4	Yes	Carrey
Thursday	January 22	6-9 PM	Sessions 5 & 7	Yes	Kristin
Tuesday	January 27	6-9 PM	Sessions 6 & 8	No	Erik
Thursday	January 29	6-9 PM	TCI 1	No	Deb
Tuesday	February 3	6-9 PM	TCI 2	Yes	Deb
Thursday	February 5	6-9 PM	TCI 3	No	Deb
Wednesday	February 4	6-8 PM	Refugee Orientation		Dana
Tuesday	February 10	6-8:30 PM	Foster Care Orientation	No	Sandra
March/April CHARGE CODE FC-370
Day	Date	Time	PRIDE Session #	Kitchen Food	Trainers (FP Trainers)
Monday	March 2	6-8 PM	Refugee Orientation	No	Deb
Tuesday	March 3	6-8:30 PM	Foster Care Orientation	Yes	Sandra
Thursday	March 5	6-9 PM	Session 1 & Rules	Yes	Kim D.
Saturday	March 7	9 AM-4 PM	Session 2 (AM)/3 (PM)	No	Jamy/Julie
Saturday	March 14	9 AM-4 PM	Sessions 4 (AM)/6 & 8 (PM)	No	Carrey/Erik
Tuesday	March 17	6-9 PM	Sessions 5 & 7	Yes	Kristin
Thursday	March 19	6-9 PM	TCI 1	Yes	Deb
Tuesday Thursday	March 24 March 26	6-9 PM 6-9 PM	TCI 2 TCI 3	No No	Deb Deb
Wednesday	April 1	6-8 PM	Refugee Orientation		Dana
Tuesday	April 7	6-8:30 PM	Foster Care Orientation	No	Sandra
May/June CHARGE CODE OSNA-350
Day	Date	Time	PRIDE Session #	Kitchen Food	Trainers (FP Trainers)
Monday	May 4	6-8 PM	Refugee Orientation	Yes	Dana
Tuesday	May 5	6-8:30 PM	Foster Care Orientation	Yes	Sandra
Thursday	May 7	6-9 PM	Session 1 & Rules	No	Kim D.
Tuesday	May 12	6-9 PM	Session 2	No	Jamy
Thursday	May 14	6-9 PM	Session 3	Yes	Julie
Tuesday	May 19	6-9 PM	Session 4	No	Carrey
Thursday	May 21	6-9 PM	Sessions 5 & 7	Yes	Kristin
Tuesday	May 26	6-9 PM	Sessions 6 & 8	Yes	Erik
Saturday Thursday	May 30 June 4	9 AM-4 PM 6-9 PM	TCI 1 (AM)/TCI 2(PM) TCI 3	No Yes	Deb Deb
Tuesday	June 2	6-8:30 PM	Foster Care Orientation	Yes	Sandra
Wednesday	June 3	6-8 PM	Refugee Orientation		Dana
July/August CHARGE CODE FC-370
Day	Date	Time	PRIDE Session #	Kitchen Food	Trainers (FP Trainers)
Monday	July 6	6-8 PM	Refugee Orientation	No	Dana
Tuesday	July 7	6-8:30 PM	Foster Care Orientation	No	Sandra
Friday	July 10	9 AM-4 PM	Session 1 & Rules (AM)/2 (PM)	No	Kim D./Jamy
Saturday	July 11	9 AM-4 PM	Sessions 3 (AM)/4 (PM)	No	Julie/Carrey
Tuesday	July 14	6-9 PM	Sessions 5 & 7	Yes	Kristin
Thursday	July 16	6-9 PM	Sessions 6 & 8	Yes	Erik
Tuesday	July 21	6-9 PM	TCI 1	Yes	Deb
Thursday	July 23	6-9 PM	TCI 2	Yes	Deb
Tuesday	July 28	6-9 PM	TCI 3	No	Deb
Tuesday	August 4	6-8:30 PM	Foster Care Orientation	Yes	Sandra
Wednesday	August 5	6-8 PM	Refugee Orientation		Dana
September/October CHARGE CODE OSNA-350
Day	Date	Time	PRIDE Session #	Kitchen Food	Trainers (FP Trainers)
Monday	August 31	6-8 PM	Refugee Orientation		Dana
Tuesday	September 8	6-8:30 PM	Foster Care Orientation	No	Sandra
Thursday	September 10	6-9 PM	Session 1 & Rules	No	Kim D.
Tuesday	September 15	6-9 PM	Session 2	Yes	Jamy
Thursday	September 17	6-9 PM	Session 3	Yes	Julie
Tuesday	September 22	6-9 PM	Session 4	No	Carrey
Thursday	September 24	6-9 PM	Sessions 5 & 7	No	Kristin
Tuesday	September 29	6-9 PM	Sessions 6 & 8	Yes	Erik
Wednesday	September 30	6-9 PM	TCI 1	No	Deb
Saturday	October 3	9 AM-4 PM	TCI 2 (AM)/TCI 3 (PM)	No	Deb
Tuesday	October 13	6-8:30 PM	Foster Care Orientation	No	Sandra
Wednesday	October 14	6-8 PM	Refugee Orientation		Dana
November/December CHARGE CODE FC-370
Day	Date	Time	PRIDE Session #	Kitchen Food	Trainers (FP Trainers)
Monday	November 2	6-8 PM	Refugee Orientation	Yes	Dana
Tuesday	November 3	6-8:30 PM	Foster Care Orientation	No	Sandra
Thursday	November 5	6-9 PM	Session 1 & Rules	Yes	Kim D.
Saturday	November 7	9 AM-4 PM	Sessions 2 (AM)/3 (PM)	No	Jamy/Julie
Tuesday	November 10	6-9 PM	Sessions 5 & 7	No	Kristin
Saturday	November 14	9 AM-4 PM	Sessions 4 (AM) / 6 & 8 (PM)	No	Carrey/Erik
Tuesday	November 17	6-9 PM	TCI Session 1	No	Deb
Thursday	November 19	6-9 PM	TCI Session 2	Yes	Deb
Tuesday	November 24	6-9 PM	TCI Session 3	No	Deb
Tuesday	December 1	6-8:30 PM	Foster Care Orientation	No	Sandra
Wednesday	December 2	6-8 PM	Refugee Orientation		Dana

KEY TO PRIDE SESSION TOPICS
Session 1 Connecting with PRIDE
Session 2 Teamwork toward Permanence
Session 3 Meeting Developmental Needs: Attachment
Session 4 Meeting Developmental Needs: Loss
Session 5 Strengthening Family Relationships
Session 6 Meeting Developmental Needs: Discipline
Session 7 Continuing Family Relationships
Session 8 Planning for Change
Session 9 Taking PRIDE: Making an Informed Decision (Panel Discussion)



Contact Information
Program hours are Mondays and Fridays from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.,
Tuesdays through Thursdays from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Please call 616.224.7481 as soon as possible to confirm your plans to attend the orientation and classes! IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU RSVP TO ENSURE PROPER SEATING, FOOD, AND TRAINING MATERIALS.