

Foster Parents
- VTC Access:
- Using the VTC:
- Training Referral Forms for Licensing Staff: (Referrals will only be accepted when submitted by a Licensing Worker)
- Foster Parent Forms:
- Child Care and Mileage Reimbursement Form
- Training Request and Training Credit Approval Procedures
- Training Credit Approval Form (CFS 574)
- PRIDE Illinois FAQs for Foster Parents
- FAQs Illinois Medicaid Program
- ACA and Illinois Medicaid Program
- How To Guide - Application for Medicaid with ABE
- CFS 601 - Dental Exam Form
- CFS 600 - Certificate of Child Health Exam
- Non Corporal Punishment Agreement for Licensing
- CFS_906-1-E_Placement-Payment_Authorization_Form
- Approved In-Service Credit:
- For further questions please contact the DCFS Office of Learning and Professional Development at 877.800.3393 for assistance or email DCFSTraining@illinois.gov.
- Instructions and Links to Adoption Learning Partners Online Training
- Instructions for Obtaining Credit for NAMI site Articles
- Quiz for NAMI Eating Disorder Article
- Quiz for NAMI Depression Article
- Quiz for NAMI Autism Article
- Quiz for NAMI Schizoaffective Disorder Article
- Quiz for NAMI Bi-Polar Disorder Article
- Quiz for NAMI Anxiety Article
- Movie-Silver Linings Playbook Reveiw Questions
- Movie-A Beautiful Mind Reveiw Questions
- Instructions and Links to PRIDE On-Demand Training
- In-service Resources Accessible for Deaf and Hearing Impaired Foster Parents
- Instructions and Link for National Foster Parent Association Training Institute website
Illinois Families Now and Forever
Training Materials:
- (Please download these materials as wifi is not available at all training sites. To download, click each training document needed and "Save As" to your device.)
- PRIDE Pre-Service Required Supplemental Training Links:
- PRIDE Pre-Service Workbook and Resources:
- Resource - Confidentiality Policy
- Resource Session 3 - Sexual Abuse Ages and Stages
- Resource Session 3 - Trauma Ages and Stages
- Resource Session 3 - Continuum of Attachment
- Resource Session 3 - Jigsaw Puzzle for Jake
- Resource Session 4 - Pathway Through the Grieving Process
- Resource Session 4 - Loss Ages and Stages
- Resource Session 5 - Lifebook
- Resource Session 6 - The Difference Between Discipline and Punishment
- Resource Session 6 - Discipline Policy
- Resource Session 6 - Non Corporal Punishment Agreement for Licensing
- Resource Session 6 - Managing Behavioral Crises
- Resource Session 6 - Discipline Techniques
- Resource Session 6 - The Invisible Suitcase
- Resource Session 7 - Indian Child Welfare Act
- Resource Session 7 - Adoption and Safe Families Act
- Resource Session 8 - The Healing Home
- Resource Session 9 - Placement Checklist
- PRIDE Resources for Working with LGBTQ Youth
- Home Of Relative Pre-Service Materials:
- PRIDE (Spanish) Materials:
- Educational Advocacy Materials
- Adoption/Guardianship Readiness Materials:
- Post Adoption and Guardianship Services
- FAQs Illinois Medicaid Program
- ACA and Illinois Medicaid Program
- HOW TO Guide -- Application for Medicaid with ABE
- Sexual Abuse Training For Adoptive Parents Handouts
- Helping Foster and Adoptive Families Cope with Trauma
- What Teachers Need to Know About Adoption
- ASAP Service Map
- What Pediatric Caregivers Need to Know About Adoption
- Post Adoption and Guardianship Services Listings
- Your SMART Start to ASAP Services
- Path Beyond Adoption Website
- In-Service Module Materials:
- Click on the document below to read descriptions of each module:
- Preteen and Teen Development
- Attachment and the Teen in Foster Care
- Caring for Children Who Have Experienced Trauma Participant Guide Part 1
- Caring for Children Who Have Experienced Trauma Participant Guide Part 2
- Caring for Children Who Have Experienced Trauma Participant Guide Part 3_
- Child Trauma Resource Guide
- Module 12- Preteen and Teen Development
- Module 4-Addressing Developmental Issues Related to Sexuality and Responding to Sexual Abuse
- Module 5-Supporting Relationships Between Children and their Families
- Module 6- Working as a Professional Team Member-1
- Module 2 - Using Discipline to Protect, Nurture and Meet Developmental Needs
- Emergency Foster Care Training Material:
- Advocacy Office Brochure
- CFS 534 Medication Log
- CFS 534-1 - Behavior Log
- EFC FP Protocol and Handbook
- Jigsaw Puzzle - Crossover Youth
- Jigsaw Puzzle - Sexualized Youth
- Jigsaw Puzzle - Teen
- Resources and Supports
- Raising Well-Behaved Kids - Factsheet
- Medication Monitoring Activity
- Problem Resolution Activity
- Making Healthy Choices
- Resources:
- Evidence-based Training
- Childhood Obesity
- Grief and Loss Handbook
- Trauma Toolbox for Primary Care
- Bring Out the Best in Your Children
- When Things Are Not Perfect - Caring for Yourself and Your Children
- Parenting After Trauma
- How to Connect with Your Brothers and Sisters
- Procedures 302 -- Appendix K
- Path Beyond Adoption Website
- Illinois Families Now and Forever
- Bridging the Gap
- New Covid Resources for Foster Parents
- Spanish Educational Advocacy Materials
- Educational Rights and Responsibilities (Spanish)
- Una Guia para Familias Programa de Intervencion Temprana
- Estado de Illinois Sistema de Intervencion Temprana
- MOA CONSULADO MEXICO
- OFICINA DE ABOGACIA
- EL PROCESO DE APELACION_
- OFICINA SERVICIOS DE EDUCACION
- REVISION ADMINISTRATIVA CASO
- Tres Leyes
- Asesores Educativos Areas de Servicio
- Plan de la Seccion 504 versus IEP
- HMR Orientation Materials
- Spanish HMR Orientation Materials
- Spanish HMR Orientation Participant Manual
- Current PRIDE Trainings
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