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<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"> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Serving</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Foster Parent Training Amador County "><U><B> Amador County </B></U></A></div> <div> <B>and</B></div> <div> <B>El Dorado County</B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="10269780.gif" border=0 width="105" height="120" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Join Us!</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Foster Kinship Care Education "><U><B>(Return Home)</B></U></A></div> <bR> <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> <B>About Us</B><B>   |   </B><A HREF="foster_care.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Our Services"><U>Our  Services</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="kinship_care.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Concurrent Planning"><U>Concurrent Planning</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="foster_care18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Why Foster Homes"><U>Why Foster Homes</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="kinship_care1e.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Kinship"><U> Kinship</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Foster Parent Training Amador County "><U>Foster Parent Training Amador County   </U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id118.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Court and papers needed"><U>Court and papers needed</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="foster_care_education_training.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Why Training?"><U>Why Training?</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id64.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Amador County Licensing"><U>Amador County Licensing</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="FAQ About Becoming Foster Parents"><U>FAQ  About Becoming Foster Parents</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id109.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Parenting Quizzes"><U>Parenting Quizzes</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id76.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links to helpful websites"><U>Links to helpful websites</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="community_resources.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Amador County Community Resources"><U>Amador County Community Resources</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id99.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Grieving Child in Care "><U>The Grieving Child in Care </U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id100.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Grieving Process Information Resour"><U>The Grieving Process Information & Resources </U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id54.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Independent Living Skills Program"><U>Independent Living Skills Program</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id66.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" El Dorado County Licensing Training"><U> El Dorado County Licensing & Training</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id91.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CPR, First Aid Water Safety Training Of"><U>CPR, First Aid & Water Safety Training Offered</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id115.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Foster Care Ombudsman Complaint Form"><U>Foster Care Ombudsman Complaint Form</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id116.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SB 218 Expediting Legal Guardianship"><U>SB 218 Expediting Legal Guardianship</U></A><B>   |   </B><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></div> <div> <IMG SRC="041f4010.gif" border=0 width="500" height="1" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> About Us</div> <div> Becoming a Foster or an adoptive parent is very exciting, quite rewarding and carries with it a lot of responsibility for the entire family.</div> <div> Folsom Lake College and the Department of Social Services provides training to foster parents, kinship parents, adoptive parents, social workers and others caring for children in out-of-home placements.</div> <div> Our training is offered in two counties, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF33FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Foster Parent Training Amador County "><U>Foster Parent Training Amador County   </U></A></FONT>and <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF00FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/humanservices/fostercare_train.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/humanservi"><U>El Dorad</U></A><A HREF="http://www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/humanservices/fostercare_train.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/humanservi"><U>o County</U></A><A HREF="http://www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/humanservices/fostercare_train.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/humanservi"><U> </U></A><A HREF="http://www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/humanservices/fostercare_train.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/humanservi"><U>Training.</U></A></FONT></div> <div> Our training meets all state mandated requirements for licensed foster homes. </div> <div> Attendees are presented with a "Certificate of Participation", per class. </div> <div> Once a participant has met their mandated hours of training, they are presented with a "Pre or Post-Placement Certificate", documenting the number of hours completed.</div> <bR> <div> We offer Support, Resources &  Referrals in many areas. See following list:</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ccff3300.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> Pre-placement training and Post-placement training                           </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ccff3300.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Individual "One on One" training & mentoring</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ccff3300.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">In-home training</div> <div> <A HREF="id91.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CPR, First Aid Water Safety Training Of"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ccff3300.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">CPR, AED, First Aid, Water Rescue and Water Safety Training</U></A></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ccff3300.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">A Resource Library (<I>Video Tapes, Books, Forms, Document</I>s</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ccff3300.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Information about the "California Foster Parent Association"</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ccff3300.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Information about other training being offered</div> <div> <A HREF="id54.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Independent Living Skills Program"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ccff3300.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">"Independent Living Skills" information, training and services</U></A></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ccff3300.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Information and resources for preparing foster youth for independence</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ccff3300.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Adoption and other permanency information  </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ccff3300.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Fingerprinting information and referrals</div> <div> <A HREF="kinship_care1e.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Kinship"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ccff3300.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Kinship Information</U></A> and training</div> <div> <A HREF="id75.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="New licensing information"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ccff3300.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Updates on changes in licensing regulations</U></A></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ccff3300.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Legislative updates related to foster care, kinship care and adoption</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ccff3300.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Licensing orientations, information and forms for - facility, staff and children</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ccff3300.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Aid in filling-out licensing forms</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ccff3300.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Information and aid in preparing your home for "Foster Home Licensing" & child safety</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ccff3300.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Organizational information, binders, file boxes, forms and checkoff lists</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ccff3300.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Information and referrals to "Foster Care Health Nurse" and medical resources for foster children</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ccff3300.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Information and referrals to resources available to foster, adopted, guardianship and kinship children</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Foster Kinship Care Education "><U>(Return to Home Page)</U></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="1634a680.gif" border=0 width="74" height="104" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> </tr></table></body>