To qualify to become a Treatment Foster Parent, there are 10 additional units of training needed which include the following:
Unit 1: Introduction to Treatment Foster Care
Unit 2: Professional Parenting
Unit 3: Trauma and Child Development
Unit 4: Understanding Childhood Mental Health
Unit 5: Developing Healthy Relationships
Unit 6: Therapeutic Communication
Unit 7: Understanding and Changing Behavior
Unit 8: Skill Teaching
Unit 9: Conflict Resolution
Unit 10: Understanding and Managing Crisis
Contact Stephanie Gavel, Foster Care Manager, at (724) 371-0671 or sgavel@adoptionconnectionpa.org for more information.