Office of Contract Education Title IV-E Foster Care Staff Training

Hours	Course Title
The CCSF Contract Education Title IV-E Program offers a variety of free trainings to foster parents, group home staff, and foster family agency staff. The Office of Contract Education works with agencies to set up classes for their staff at convenient times; most classes can be offered at an agency’s site (8 student minimum) on weekdays, evenings, or Saturdays. Our faculty is happy to develop classes on topics not on the list. Please contact Project Director Lynne Towle at 415-267-6570 or Email ltowle@ccsf.edu or fcs-training@ccsf.edu to schedule trainings.
Hours	Class Title
2 - 4	ADD & ADHD: Treatment by Medication & Alternative Treatments
2 - 4	Adolescent Mental Health Issues
3	Adolescent Sexuality 3 GHA CEUs
4 - 8	Anger Management
2 - 4	Approaching Oppositional Behavior
2 - 3	Asthma: Identifying Symptoms; Responding, & Managing This Common Childhood Disease
2 - 4	Attachment Disorders
2	Attachment: Understanding the Value of Healthy Childhood Attachments 2 GHA CEUs
2 - 4	Attachment: Understanding the Value of Healthy Attachment
2 - 4	Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
2	Avoiding Power Struggles with Kids: Working with Youth Who Have Challenging Behaviors
2	Awareness of Self (Counter-transference)
4 - 8	Basic Facilitation Skills: How to Run Effective Meetings
2 - 4	Behavior Basics
2	Behavior Basics for Youth in Out-of-Home Care (2 CA GHA CEUS)
2 - 4	Behavior Disorders: An Overview
2 - 4	Behavior Disorders in Children and Adolescents: An Overview
2 - 4	Behavior Modification
2 - 4	Behavioral & Emotional Special Needs of Foster Care Youth
2 - 4	Behavioral Intervention as Part of Family Therapy: Addressing Challenging Youth Behaviors in the Context of Family Work
2	Behavioral Seminar / Pro Skills 1: Why Kids Act the Way They Do
2	Behavioral Seminar / Pro Skills 2: Self As an Agent of Change
2	Behavioral Seminar / Pro Skills 3: Assessment of Behaviors
2	Behavioral Seminar / Pro Skills 4: Proactive Intervention Part I
2	Behavioral Seminar / Pro Skills 5: Proactive Intervention Part II
2	Behavioral Seminar / Pro Skills 6: Effective Behavior Plan Development
2 - 4	Bi-Polar Disorder
2	Birth Family: Helping Youth with Birth Family Connections 2 GHA CEUs
2 - 4	Boundaries & Attachment Issues When Working with Youth
2	Boundaries and Good Practice with Youth 2 GHA CEUs
2	Building Trust When Working with Youth in Foster Care
2 - 4	Bullying Behaviors: How to Deal with Them
2 - 4	Case Management Issues
3	CCL Training Regulations and Creating a New Hire Orientation 3 GHA CEUs
2 - 4	Changing Harmful Behaviors: Interventions & Guidelines
2 - 4	Child Assessment & Development
2	Child Development 2 GHA CEUs
2 - 4	Child Development: Adolescent
2 - 4	Child Development: Early Childhood
2 - 4	Child Development: Latency Age
2 - 4	Child Development: Zero to Five
4	Child Development: The Challenges of Adolescence
2 - 4	Childhood Developmental Disabilities: An Overview
2 - 6	Childhood Nutrition
2 - 4	Childhood Nutrition: Healthy Snacks
2 - 4	Child-Proofing the Home
2 - 4	Clinical Case Management
4	Communicating with Biological Families of Foster Children
2	Communicating with Youth (2 GHA CEUs)
2 - 4	Communication Skills for Working with Youth
2 - 4	Communication that Works: Being Direct & Clear; Saying What You Want to Say in a Positive Way.
2 - 4	Conflict De-Escalation
2 - 4	Conflict Resolution
2	Conflict Resolution with Youth 2 GHA CEUs
2 - 4	Conflict Resolution and Communication Skills for Staff
3- 6	Conflict Resolution: Dealing Effectively with Conflict
3	Connecting Youth with Community Resources 3 GHA CEUs
2 - 4	Consequences for Inappropriate Behaviors: Positive Discipline
4	Counter-Transference & Boundaries for Clinicians/Counselors
2 - 4	Counseling Youth Who Are Active Drug Users
2	Creating Fun Activities for Youth in Care 2 GHA CEUs
2 - 4	Creating Helping Relationships with Foster Youth
2 - 4	Creating a Positive Program Environment
2 - 4	Crisis Communication
2	Crisis Communication with Youth 2 GHA CEUs
2 - 6	Crisis Intervention
2 - 4	Crisis Management: Responding to Youth in Crisis
2	Cultural Competency in Work with Youth 2 GHA CEUs
4	Cultural Diversity

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4	Defensive Driving
15	Demystifying Drugs & Alcohol: How to Recognize and Treat Drug & Alcohol-Related Problems in Your Clients
4	Depression: Recognizing Suicide Signs, and other Kids’ Mental Health Issues
2 - 4	Developmental Disabilities
3	Diabetes Management for the Foster Child
2	Diagnosis in Understanding Youth
2 - 4	Discharge & Emancipation
2 - 4	Discipline, Role Modeling, & Children in Placement
7	Domestic Violence: How It Affects Foster Care Youth
4 - 8	Domestic Violence: Dealing With Kids Who Have Been Abused
2 - 4	Dual Diagnosis: Co-Occurring Disorders
2 - 4	Eating Disorders
2 - 4	Education Issues Related to Foster Children
2 - 4	Educational Special Needs: Dealing with Schools & with Youth with Behavior, Attendance, Academic Problems
4 - 6	Effective Teamwork
2 - 4	Effect of Trauma on Developmental Issues
2 - 4	Effective Communication with Angry Clients
3 - 8	Effective Communication Skills
2	Effective Termination with Clients
2	Effects of Fetal Exposure to Alcohol and Chemical Substances
2 - 4	Effects of Multiple Placements on Youth and Children
2 - 4	Effects of Verbal & Psychological Abuse on Child and Adolescent Development
2	Emergency Intervention Plans with Youth
2 - 4	Emotional & Behavioral Disorders of Childhood and Adolescents: Overview
2 - 4	Engaging Reluctant Families
2 - 4	Facilitating Meetings
2 - 4	Facilitating Groups of Youth
2 - 4	Facilitating Groups with Indoor Adventure Therapy
2 - 4	"Family-Centered" Services
2 - 4	Family Support Groups: How to Implement Parenting Support Groups and Multiple Family Therapy
2 - 4	Foster Parent Training: How to Include Birth Families

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3 - 4	Gangs: How to Recognize & Deal with Their Members
2	Genograms: Doing Genograms with Families
3	GLBTQ Youth: Understanding and Working with GLBTQ Youth 3 GHA CEUs
4 - 6	Gay, Lesbian, Bi-sexual, Trans-Gender, & Questioning Youth
2 - 4	Good Communication with Youth
2	Grief & Loss
2	Grief and Loss: Helping Youth Cope 2 GHA CEUs
3	Group Home Rate-Setting, Audit Preparation and Reporting Requirements 3 GHA CEUs
2	Helping Youth Problem Solve: Life Space Interviews 2 GHA CEUs
3	Helping Youth with Emotional and Behavioral Challenges 3 GHA CEUs
4	Helping Kids Deal with Violence in the Community, at Home & in the Street
7	How Domestic Violence Affects Foster Care Youth 7 CA BBS ceus
7	HIV/AIDS Prevention
3	Holidays and Foster Care Youth
2	Home Visits: Best Practices
2	Home Visits: Protecting Yourself
2 - 4	How to do a Thorough Child/Family Case Presentation
2 - 4	How to Handle Serious Mental Health Conditions of Foster Youth
10	Human Sexuality: Contemporary Issues in Sexuality & Youth (CA BBS CEUs)
2	Human Sexuality: How to Talk to Youth about Human Sexuality 2 GHA CEUs
2 - 4	Impact of Multiple Placements on Foster Youth
2 - 6	Impact of Neglect on Child Development: Psychological, Cognitive, Social, and Spiritual Issues
2 - 4	The Impact of Trauma on Youth
2	Impact of Trauma on Child Development 2 GHA CEUs
2 - 4	The Importance of the Foster Family and the Biological Family to Kids in Foster Care
3	Improving Educational Outcomes for Foster Youth 3 GHA CEUs
2	Including Parents as Part of the Treatment Team
2 - 4	Increasing Positive Behavior while Decreasing Negative Behavior
3	Individual Education Plan (IEP): an Overview
3	Intake and Admission: Assessment of Clients 3 GHA CEUs
2 - 4	Involving Family in Residential Treatment

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3	Labor Issues and Regulations for Group Homes 3 GHA CEUs
6	Law & Ethics in the Mental Health Field (CA BBS CEUs)
3	Leadership: Building an Effective Team 3 GHA CEUs
2	Legal & Ethical: Conduct Codes
2 - 4	Learning Disabilities
2 - 4	Liability Issues in Group Home and Foster Care
2 - 4	Licensure Requirements & How They Apply to Your Foster Home
2 - 4	Linking Assessment, Treatment Planning, and Therapy
1 - 2	Making Effective Referrals
2 - 4	Making Strength-Based Services Work
2 - 4	Managing Anger & Aggression
varies	Meeting Facilitation
2 - 4	Mental Health Issues of Foster Care Youth
2	Motivational Interviewing
varies	Motivational Interviewing: How to Help Substance Abusers Develop Motivation To Change
4	Non-Physical Discipline Techniques for Group Homes
2 - 6	Nutrition for Children