Required Training For New Foster Parents:
Foster Parent Initiative
- Infant/Toddler Training
- SIDS
- Shaken Baby Syndrome
- 15 hours of PRIDE Training
- Grief Training
- Medical Designee Training (this can be done online through TDPFS)
- Transportation training (Online at http://extensiononline.tamu.edu/courses/child_care.php)
- 20 Hours of Supervision (Foster Home or Shelter) - If Servicing Specialized Children
- Discipline/Supervision Training
- Serious Incident Reporting
Required Yearly Training:
- Emergency Behavior Intervention
- Psychotropic Medication
- Water Safety
- Restraint Training
Other Training (As Needed):
- CPR/First Aid Training
