Children's Administration, Department of Social and Health Services
Children's Administration, Department of Social and Health Services Resolve Concerns Site Map Send Site Feedback

SERVICES

Services Intro
Adoption
Foster Parenting
Domestic Violence
Adolescents
Indian Child Welfare
Foster Parenting: Resources for foster, relative, and pre-adopt caregivers
Home
Training
Parenting
Resources
Working with
Laws & Rules
Foster
Parent
Kinship
Provider
Respite
Provider

Resource Family Training Institute

Orientation & Pre-Service Training

Guardians of dependent children and kinship families are welcome to attend all classes provided statewide by the Resource Family Institute, free of charge, whether or not you are licensed.

Click on the map to view the classroom training schedule in your area.

Region 2 Region 6 Region 5 Region 4 Region 3 Region 1
Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 3 | Region 4 | Region 5 | Region 6


Foster Parent Training Requirements:

  • Orientation - You must attend an orientation session in person (click on map) or view the videos below and take an orientation quiz.
  • Pre-service Training - You are required to take 30 hours of Pre-service Training. Click on the map for the course schedule.
  • First Aid/CPR and Blood Borne Pathogens - You are required to take a First Aid/CPR and Blood Borne Pathogens course. This course is offered free of charge by Keep the Beat CPR & First Aid Training. Go to their web site to view class schedules and sign up for a class.
  • Physically Assaultive Youth and Sexually Aggressive Youth - In order to care for children or youth with these behaviors you must watch a video, attend a 6 hour classroom course, and then take a test and submit the test to your licensor.

Foster Parent Orientation Videos

Applicants for foster home licensure must attend an orientation session in person or view these videos and take an orientation quiz.

Welcome to the Child Welfare System | with Captions
Foster Home Inspection | with Captions
Child Abuse Reporting | with Captions
Families for Kids | with Captions
Orientation Quiz

Take this orientation quiz after viewing the orientation videos. Follow the instructions after the quiz and send your results to your licensor.

Following orientation, applicants must complete 30 hours of Pre-service Training, offered regularly in all regions of Washington State.
Introduction
Orientation & Pre-service Training
Ongoing Training
Meet the Trainers

Journey Through the Healing Circle
an educational series on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Pierce College Online Distance Learning

Workshops can be applied to foster parent continuing education licensing requirements.

Pierce College Online Distance Learning

Workshop Registration

Online Form

Mail/Fax Form (220Kb)

36 hour training requirement per three year licensing period.

Read frequently asked questions about policy (29 Kb)

Read complete policy (20 Kb)

Entrenamiento requerido de 36 horas

Guía de prácticas y procedimientos

Preguntas y respuestas más frecuentes

Kinship Providers can take all classes
The Resource Family Training Institute provides classes, statewide, free of charge, whether you are licensed or not.

Send feedback
about our site
Adobe Acrobat Reader (free download) is required to view the .PDF files listed on this page.
RealOne Player is required to play Real audio and video files. You can download it for free.

 

This file last updated: Friday, June 20, 2008. Ask Children's Administration for more information. For more ways to get in touch with the Department of Social and Health Services go to the DSHS Contact Information Web page. Technical Site Comments: DSHS Webmaster. Site Information.