DVC FKCE Training
DVC FKCE training includes RFA Pre-Service, continuing education and The Heritage Project. Although our target audience is primarily resource families, adoptive families and relative caregivers, our trainings and support groups are open to everyone in the community including families, friends, social workers, STRTP staff, and any professional who works with children.
Participants receive a certificate of completion following each training or support group. Training and support groups meet state and county RFA pre-service and annual training requirements.
DVC FKCE Trainings & Support Groups Are:
- Open to the public
- Free of charge
- Free from recruitment
- Updated regularly with current information and best practices
- Facilitated by subject matter experts
**All participants must complete a Participant Information form. Information is used to maintain records of attendance and send certificates of completion. You only need to complete the form once, not for each training you attend.
DVC FKCE Training Schedule & RegistrationResource Family Pre-service Training
This training is for RFA applicants only.
This is an 18-hour, state and county mandated training for those who wish to become an approved resource family home.
The Heritage Project
The Heritage Project is a specialized training series for certified Resource Families (foster and kinship caregivers). The series is designed for caregivers of infants and young children with perinatal drug, alcohol and/or HIV/AIDS, or Hepatitis exposure. This hybrid model includes online and in-person instruction, and some homework outside of instruction time.
Topics Covered
- Attachment & Bonding
- Comforting & Caring for Substance Exposed Infants
- Effects of Perinatal Substance Use & Exposure
- Grief & Loss
- HIV, AIDS & Hepatitis Contraction, Treatment and Social/Cultural Issues
- Infant Massage
- Neurological Influences on Behavior
- Sensory Motor Development
Registration
Contact Angel Arias at Children & Family Services for upcoming dates and to register for RFA Pre-Service Training.
Phone: 925-655-4243
Email: ariasaa@ehsd.cccounty.us