Training Resources
I have finally been made aware of an online training course for residential
childcare workers. It is written by a director of a treatment program in
Tennessee. The course is call "Behavior
Management for Childcare Workers"
by Don Campbell. He says his facility will give credit for 10 hours
training, your facility may also but you will need to check with them first if
want to take it for training credit. The cost for the course is $30, or
$48 if you need a certificate. I have viewed the first two lessons.
They are short and to the point, yet provide some good information. The
tests are more than just multiple choice questions and you will have to answer
some essay questions. If you are in need of training hours this may be a
fairly inexpensive way to get them. Check with your facility first to see
if they will accept the training. They may even reimburse for it.
Below is a link to the class.
Online Training Courses
These are Foster Parent
Training sites-but a good deal of the training can directly help Residential
Childcare Workers
Foster Parent Community
A friend showed me a website for fosterparents that
has a complete section of online training courses. Although they are
written for fosterparents the vast majority of the information they provide is
also relevant to Residential childcare workers. This site provides over 90
hours of online training in various topics to include: ADHD, Oppositional
Defiant Disorder (ODD) and Conduct Disorder (CD) in Children and Adolescents,
Ways To Express Anger Constructively, Parenting Teen-Agers, etc. There is a small
fee for these courses and many facilities may reimburse you for the cost as well as
give you credit for the training. It wouldn't hurt to ask your administrator.
Click here
for more information
Washington State Online Foster Parent Class
This is a fun-interactive training site for Foster
Parents. If you don't want to start with the read the lesson and take the
test kind of training, then this is the site for you. Training in a
lighthearted sort of way. I like it-I hope you do also.
http://www1.dshs.wa.gov/ca/fosterparents/training/
Child Trauma Academy
Every year millions of
children undergo physical or emotional trauma. On this site you'll find free
online courses that offer creative and practical approaches to understanding and
working with maltreated children.
http://www.childtraumaacademy.com/
Training Agencies
Girls and Boys Town
One of the nations leaders in training residential
child-care workers. Click on the link to go to the training page on their
website.
http://www.boystown.org/AboutUs/professionals/Training/Pages/default.aspx
Appelstein Training Resources, LLC
Charlie has devoted his entire adult career to helping
at-risk kids and those who care for them. An engaging, upbeat, and humorous
speaker, he is also the author of three critically acclaimed books on youth care
and a new, innovative CD that helps kids self-manage their behaviors. Charlie’s
strength-based approach delivers a message of hope and possibility to our most
vulnerable youth and those who care for them. Click on the link to go to
visit the website.
http://www.charliea.com/
The University of Oklahoma-The National Resource
Center for Youth Services
has been resourcing the youth services community for more
than twenty-five years, providing training and technical assistance to programs
in Oklahoma and nationally
hhttp://www.nrcys.ou.edu/training.shtml
Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI)
The
Nonviolent
Crisis Intervention® program
http://www.crisisprevention.com/program/nci.html
The Mandt System®
presents a system of gradual and graded alternatives for
de-escalating and managing people.
http://www.mandtsystem.com
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