If you’re an aspiring foster parent or current foster parent with The Buckeye Ranch, you can select your category below accordingly and register for any upcoming trainings below! We look forward to learning with you soon!
This workshop will include American Red Cross Adult & Pediatric CPR/AED and First Aid.
*Please be sure to register in advance, seating is limited!
EQ2 is an interactive training and support program for direct care caregivers working with youth at risk. It fills a critical gap in building trauma informed communities. During this session you will learn about becoming an Emotion Coach and Understanding Trauma. All 3 Sessions are Required to get training credit.
*You must pre-register to attend, seating is limited!
This workshop will include American Red Cross Adult & Pediatric CPR/AED and First Aid.
*Please be sure to register in advance, seating is limited!
EQ2 is an interactive training and support program for direct care, caregiver working with youth at risk. It fills a critical gap in building trauma informed communities. During this session you will learn about becoming an Emotion Coach and Understanding Trauma. All 3 sessions are required to get training credit.
*You must pre-register to attend! Seating is limited!
EQ2 is an interactive training and support program for direct care, caregiver working with youth at risk. It fills a critical gap in building trauma informed communities. During this session you will learn about becoming an Emotion Coach and Understanding Trauma. All 3 sessions are required to get training credit.
*You must pre-register to attend! Seating is limited!
Join us for our Annual Foster Parent Conference Day 1 and Banquet. Registration opens on January 15th, 2025.
Creekside Event Center
101 Mill St., Ste. 300
Gahanna, OH 43230
Join us for our Annual Foster Parent Conference Day 2. Registration opens on January 15th, 2025.
Creekside Event Center
101 Mill St., Ste. 300
Gahanna, OH 43230
This workshop will include American Red Cross Adult & Pediatric CPR/AED and First Aid.
*Please be sure to register in advance, seating is limited!
To Register Email: FosterParentTraining@BuckeyeRanch.org
How to care for and manage various texture hair, with the focus on black and brown youth. Interactive training with hands on training with shampoo, washing, hair styling with products. Goodie bags for each foster child in your home are provided with hair care products. Foster Children are encouraged to attend!
Join us for an inspiring event focused on empowering transition-age youth (T.A.Y.) and their families! Parents will learn about T.A.Y. needs, challenges, independent living skills, and strategies for support. Meanwhile, foster youth will connect with organizations offering college, vocational and job opportunities. Enjoy a complementary lunch and an exciting raffle for the foster youth to wrap up the day! Foster Children aged 14 and up are encouraged to attend!
Participants will learn definitions of child sexual abuse and assault. They will discuss physical contact and non-physical contact sexual abuse and how the different types of abuse may impact victims.
Must attend both sessions for credit.
Participants will learn definitions of child sexual abuse and assault. They will discuss physical contact and non-physical contact sexual abuse and how the different types of abuse may impact victims.
Must attend both sessions for credit.
This workshop will include American Red Cross Adult & Pediatric CPR/AED and First Aid. You will need to complete preservice 1 – 7 before attending this training.
This workshop will help participants organize their children’s life books. A hands-on approach will be used, and supplies will be provided.
This workshop will include American Red Cross Adult & Pediatric CPR/AED and First Aid. You will need to complete preservice 1 – 7 before attending this training.
*Please be sure to register in advance, seating is limited!
This course covers the child protection system and home study process, focusing on Foster Care, Adoption, and Kinship care. Participants will learn how children are placed with families and the legal factors involved, while also emphasizing the importance of informed placement decisions and creating a safe, welcoming environment for children.
This course outlines the caregiver’s role on the child protection team, covering responsibilities such as advocacy, mandated reporting, supporting the Family Case Plan, partnering with families, and meeting the child’s needs. It also addresses medication management, the five “rights” of medication administration, and relevant medication-related rules.
This course covers finding and applying child development information, emphasizing positive childhood experiences, and nurturing relationships. It introduces the concept of normalcy and the reasonable and prudent parent standard. The course also explores adolescence, including brain development, identity, life skills, and how to support adolescents during this stage.
This course defines trauma and explores its impact on brain development, attachment, and the child protection team. It also examines how caregivers’ own trauma histories may influence their care and emphasizes the skills needed to support children affected by trauma.
This course promotes diversity competence and cultural humility, addressing disproportionality and disparity. Participants will examine their implicit biases and learn strategies for fostering an inclusive, equitable environment. It also covers caregiving challenges, including stress management, burnout prevention, and addressing secondary trauma.
This course teaches effective discipline strategies for children in care, focusing on behavior re-framing, relationship-building, and emotional management. It also covers permanency options, including reunification and adoption, adoption supports, and preparing children for permanency.
This course emphasizes preserving a child’s connections to their primary family and key relationships. Participants will learn about Ohio’s C.A.R.E. Guide for co-parenting and strategies to support these connections. It also explores collaboration with the primary family and examines child protection from an empathetic, family-centered perspective.
This workshop will include American Red Cross Adult & Pediatric CPR/AED and First Aid. You will need to complete preservice 1 – 7 before attending this training.
*Please be sure to register in advance, seating is limited!
This workshop will include American Red Cross Adult & Pediatric CPR/AED and First Aid. You will need to complete preservice 1 – 7 before attending this training.
*Please be sure to register in advance, seating is limited!
This workshop will include American Red Cross Adult & Pediatric CPR/AED and First Aid. You will need to complete preservice 1 – 7 before attending this training.
If you’re a current foster parent or looking to become a foster parent, please contact us today!