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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!
If you have any questions regarding training, please contact fosterparenttraining@buckeyeranch.org.
Participants will learn awareness of normal/healthy sexual development and problematic development/behaviors. The session will include learning about sexuality, romantic/platonic relationships, abstinence, contraception, reproduction, rights and responsibilities. This training will teach participants strategies to assist in conversations with the children in their homes.
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Children in foster care come from diverse cultural, religious, and philosophical backgrounds. This training helps caregivers understand the fundamentals of worldviews and how they shape beliefs, values, and behaviors. Participants will explore major religious and non-religious worldviews, learn strategies for navigating cross-cultural dynamics, and discuss legal considerations related to religion in foster care. By gaining this knowledge, caregivers can create supportive environments that respect cultural diversity and promote positive relationships.
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Children who “age out” of the foster care system are at an increased risk of negative outcomes compared to their peers. This class will address the
foster parent guidelines and resources aimed at aiding a successful transition to adulthood for youth. Participants will begin developing a plan to teach life skills to any age of child in their home.
Join us for our upcoming Town Hall, where we’ll come together to share updates, celebrate successes, and discuss important initiatives impacting our team and the families we serve. This is a great opportunity to ask questions, offer feedback, and stay informed about what’s ahead. Your voice matters, and we look forward to hearing from you!
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Prerequisite: Completion of All About Those Rules. This session is a brief overview of new and updated DCY rules and The Buckeye Ranch policies for 2026.
In this foundational workshop, parents will gain a comprehensive understanding of brain development, and the profound impact trauma can have on a child’s developing brain. Based on Bruce Perry’s curriculum, this course will equip caregivers with essential knowledge and practical strategies to support and nurture children who have experienced trauma. Participants will learn how to create a trauma-informed environment that fosters healing and resilience.
**Check your ITNA and Training Log to see if you need to take this training. **
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Participants will learn definitions and discuss aspects of the LGBTQ culture. They will also learn how to advocate for children in their homes.
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Discover the meteoric impact of fractured or absent attachments on a child’s ability to form connections and chart a course toward healing by identifying strategies that forge healthy attachment bonds. Learn to build trust and nurture a child’s sense of connectedness and belonging, creating a constellation of support. Develop the skill of attunement, become finely tuned to a child’s emotional signals, and honor the powerful gravitational force of their primary family bonds.
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This training session covers the purpose and process of respite care, including state rules, planning tips, and the difference between alternative and certified respite providers. This training emphasizes the importance of caregiver self-care, placement stability and preparing children for short-term care transitions. Participants learn how respite supports both foster families and youth, helping prevent burnout and disruptions.
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In this foundational workshop, parents will gain a comprehensive understanding of brain development, and the profound impact trauma can have on a child’s developing brain. Based on Bruce Perry’s curriculum, this course will equip caregivers with essential knowledge and practical strategies to support and nurture children who have experienced trauma.
**Check your ITNA and Training Log to see if you need to take this training. **
Live Synchronous Training Online
Participants will learn about the definition of suicide, self-harm, suicidal ideations, and various other aspects involved with intervention and prevention.
Adverse Childhood Experiences, or ACEs, affect many in the child welfare system. This training equips foster parents to recognize and support children with trauma histories. Participants learn how childhood adversity impacts brain development, behavior, and long-term health. The course provides strategies to foster healing for kids and to insulate against secondary trauma for caregivers.
This course provides an overview of the child protection system and the home study process, highlighting the distinctions between Foster Care, Adoption, and Kinship care. Participants will learn how children enter the system and are matched with families, as well as the legal factors influencing these decisions. The course also emphasizes the importance of making informed placement choices and creating a safe, welcoming environment for the child.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 support, and preparing children for permanency.
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This course emphasizes the importance of preserving a child’s connections to their primary family and significant adults and peers. Participants will learn about the C.A.R.E. Guide, Ohio’s recommended best practice for co-parenting, and explore strategies to support these crucial relationships. The course also highlights the need for collaboration with the primary family for the child’s well-being and examines child protection through the lens of empathy and the primary family’s perspective.
Live Synchronous Training Online
This course provides an overview of the child protection system and the home study process, highlighting the distinctions between Foster Care, Adoption, and Kinship care. Participants will learn how children enter the system and are matched with families, as well as the legal factors influencing these decisions. The course also emphasizes the importance of making informed placement choices and creating a safe, welcoming environment for the child.
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 support, and preparing children for permanency.
If you’re a current foster parent or looking to become a foster parent, please contact us today!