Pride training, parent skill building workshops, etc
As many of you already know, on October 15, 2011 the State of WA updated their training requirements for licensed foster and
adopt-foster homes. The 36 continued education hours required over the three years of your license are now defined into one set of educational hours. This means that while you can, and should take individual specific training topics you will also need to attend this 36 hour training too. In addition to these hours there is an additional required training that all licensed homes are required to take in their first year of being licenses.
We have received many phone calls and emails from families and professionals regarding these trainings, inquiring if FLO will be providing them. At this point we do not have the additional 36 hours of training scheduled and have not decided if we will be offering that training. We will be making that decision sometime in February 2012.
FLO will be giving the additional training that you’re now required to take within the first year of your license. We have not however received the full curriculum for this training so we have not yet scheduled those trainings. Hopefully we’ll be able to start offering this, along with your P.R.I.D.E. trainings and speciality topics soon.
If you have any questions regarding these changes please feel free to contact us here at FLO.
Families Like Ours is highly recommending attending the annual
Gender Odyssey conference August 5- 7, 2011 in Seattle. This conference provides support for families raising Gender Non-conforming (GID) and Transgender children. This is one of the only opportunities in the country to find valuable resources, information and networking opportunities. Gender Odyssey Family provides real tools to support and encourage your child’s gender self-discovery.
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FLO’s SAFE project is called upon to help meet the needs of
LGBT&Q foster youth ranging from 4 – 17 years of age. In turn we are calling upon the families and professionals we work with to provide safe, nurturing and affirming families for these at-risk youth. FLO is recommending this conference for both families and professionals alike. Current statistics indicate that 14.5% (up to 1,700) Washington State foster youth are self identifying as LGBT&Q (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning) youth. It is vital that families and professionals fully understand the complexities and unmet needs of gender non-conforming and transgender youth.
Executive Director
Families Like Ours, Inc
With budget cuts, larger class sizes, and more homework, families with kids that need extra help, IEP services can often feel overwhelmed and frustrated. Families Like Ours and Treehouse have joined together to help you with all this and more. Join us for The Parent Institute on Saturday May 14th and learn how you can advocate for your kid(s) without creating an adversarial relationship with the school.
Who should attend? Pre and post adoptive families, foster families, and kinship families.
How much does it cost? Nothing! Seats are limited so don't waiting. Through a special grant, we're able to provide this training at no cost to families.
You don't want to miss this set of workshops. Space is limited to sign up now.
Executive Director
Families Like Ours, Inc
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User Notice: Families Like Ours, Inc. is a nonprofit 501[c][3] adoption exchange providing information, resources and support services mainly to adoptive and pre-adoptive families. Families Like Ours, Inc. is not a law firm; we are not lawyers or legal analysts. The information contained throughout this site should be used at your own discretion and is not meant to be your only resource for information. We strongly advise that you seek professional assistance for all your adoption, relationship, financial planning and other family matters.
