Why Training?

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=168 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="042a11c3.gif"> <div> <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Foster Parent Training Amador County "><U>Amador County Training</U></A></div> <div> El Dorado County Training</div> <div> <B>Got Training!</B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="10774730.gif" border=0 width="116" height="115" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Children in foster care often have acting-out behaviors due to the abuse that they have suffered.</div> <div> Learning to recognize and receiving parenting tools to deal with these behaviors, aids in successful placements<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#66CCFF" FACE="Arial" >.</FONT></div> <div> <IMG SRC="1557b520.gif" border=0 width="123" height="82" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#99CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Foster & Kinship Care Education </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC99" FACE="Arial" >     </FONT>|   <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Foster Kinship Care Education "><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Us"><U>About Us</U></A>   |   <A HREF="foster_care.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Our Services"><U>Our  Services</U></A>   |   <A HREF="kinship_care.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Concurrent Planning"><U>Concurrent Planning</U></A>   |   <A HREF="foster_care18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Why Foster Homes"><U>Why Foster Homes</U></A>   |   <A HREF="kinship_care1e.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Kinship"><U> Kinship</U></A>   |   <B>Why Training?</B>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id117.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Interstate Compact on the Placement of C"><U>Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children  (ICPC)</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id64.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Amador County Licensing"><U>Amador County Licensing</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Foster Parent Training Amador County "><U>Foster Parent Training Amador County   </U></A>   |   <A HREF="id109.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Parenting Quizzes"><U>Parenting Quizzes</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id100.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Grieving Process Information Resour"><U>The Grieving Process Information & Resources </U></A>   |   <A HREF="id66.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" El Dorado County Licensing Training"><U> El Dorado County Licensing & Training</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="FAQ About Becoming Foster Parents"><U>FAQ  About Becoming Foster Parents</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id54.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Independent Living Skills Program"><U>Independent Living Skills Program</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id76.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links to helpful websites"><U>Links to helpful websites</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id91.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CPR, First Aid Water Safety Training Of"><U>CPR, First Aid & Water Safety Training Offered</U></A>   |   <A HREF="community_resources.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Amador County Community Resources"><U>Amador County Community Resources</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id99.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Grieving Child in Care "><U>The Grieving Child in Care </U></A>   |   <A HREF="id115.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Foster Care Ombudsman Complaint Form"><U>Foster Care Ombudsman Complaint Form</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id116.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SB 218 Expediting Legal Guardianship"><U>SB 218 Expediting Legal Guardianship</U></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="041f4010.gif" border=0 width="500" height="1" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Why Training?</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002a00c8ccff3300.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Children enter the Foster Care System  for a variety of reasons:</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002a00c8ccff3300.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">abandonment </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002a00c8ccff3300.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">abuse - sexual, physical, mental and / or neglect</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002a00c8ccff3300.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">violence</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002a00c8ccff3300.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">parental drug use </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002a00c8ccff3300.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">parental death</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002a00c8ccff3300.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">and / or their own mistakes (probation)</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002a00c8ccff3300.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> Foster Parents may face many difficult and very stressful challenges<B> </B>caring for these children.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002a00c8ccff3300.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Some of the challenges that they may face are:</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002a00c8ccff3300.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">behavioral issues</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002a00c8ccff3300.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">health & education issues</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002a00c8ccff3300.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">family visiting issues</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002a00c8ccff3300.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">licensing issues</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002a00c8ccff3300.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">allegation issues</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002a00c8ccff3300.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Foster parenting, although challenging, can be and should be a pleasant and rewarding experience for both the child and the foster parents. Cosumnes River College "Foster Kinship Care Education Program" offers support and a diversity of classes to aid parenting foster and  kinship children.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002a00c8ccff3300.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Children suffering from the effects of abandonment, abuse, neglect, violence, drugs and death, may "act-out", showing the following behaviors.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002a00c8ccff3300.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">physical or verbal aggression </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002a00c8ccff3300.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">sleep problems and / or bed wetting</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002a00c8ccff3300.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">reverting to baby behavior</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002a00c8ccff3300.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">testing limits or manipulation</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002a00c8ccff3300.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">hyperactivity</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002a00c8ccff3300.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">withdrawal / depression</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002a00c8ccff3300.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">change in eating patterns </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002a00c8ccff3300.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">sexual acting-out</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002a00c8ccff3300.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">fire starting</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002a00c8ccff3300.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">If these behaviors persist, it is important to seek therapy for the children.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002a00c8ccff3300.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">(It is advisable that you seek therapy for children who have been physically and / or sexually abused.)</div> <div> Amador County Mental Health </div> <div> Jackson: (209) 223-6412</div> <bR> <div> El Dorado County Mental Health</div> <div> Placerville: (530) 621-6200</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/mental.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/mental.htm"><U>Mental Health Department</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="1244c580.gif" border=0 width="76" height="88" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">         <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Foster Kinship Care Education "><U> </U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Foster Kinship Care Education "><U>(Return to Home page)</U></A></FONT><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Foster Kinship Care Education "><U>    </U></A>     <IMG SRC="13055520.gif" border=0 width="85" height="82" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>