Foster Care

• Minnesota Adoption and Child Foster Care Application (DHS 4258A)
• Foster Care Individual Fact Sheet (DHS 4258B)
• Home Safety Checklist
• Foster Parent and Placement Agency Agreement

Children's Mental Health

This video training is presented by Deena McMahon. This video defines mental health and specifically addresses how it impacts children's development. This training had been approved and will meet the children's mental health requirement for Foster Care initial and on-going training. 

• Children's Mental Health Video (WMV)
• Children's Mental Health Information Packet PowerPoint (PDF)
• Personal Learning Assessment Tool (PLAT)

Prudent Parenting

The Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act amended Title IV-E requiring states to support normalcy for all children in foster care. Children and youth in foster care need to experience the same types of developmentally appropriate and social activities that their friends, families, and classmates who are not in care experience. This new law permits foster parents, designated corporate foster care staff, and residential staff to allow foster children to participate in normal childhood activities by applying the reasonable and prudent parent standard. 

• Normalcy and Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard Training Video
• Normalcy and Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard Training PowerPoint 
• MN Prudent Parenting Standard Guidance

New Educational Videos Released on Shaken Baby and Safe Sleep Awareness

The Department of Human Services has approved the following series of videos to meet the SUID component when individuals are not receiving face-to-face, classroom, or online SUID training. All videos must be viewed to meet the SUID training requirement.  

SUID - http://ctf4kids.org/2011/10/new-educational-videos-released-on-shaken-baby-and-safe-sleep-awareness/
Safe Sleep - http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&dDocName=dhs16_188848

Personal Learning Assessment Tool (PLAT)

Additional training resources or information:

MOFAS – Minnesota Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome – www.mofas.org

NAMI – National Alliance on Mental Illness – www.nami.org

MACMH – Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health – www.macmh.org

MCCCA – Minnesota Council of Child Caring Agencies - www.mccca.org

MN Adopt – www.mnadopt.org

CEED – Center for Early Education and Development – www.cehd.umn.edu/ceed/

PACER Center – www.pacer.org

Minnesota Mental Health – www.mnmentalhealth.org

Foster Parent College – www.fosterparentcollege.com

Department of Human Services, Minnesota Child Welfare Training System – nadine.groven@state.mn.us

Department of Human Services, Children’s Mental Health Division – LaRone.greer@state.mn.us