All resource families are required to take the mandated reporter training when becoming licensed. They also need to renew this training every 4 years! Join us here for mandated reporter training and receive 2 training hours towards recertification! Mandated Reporters are a critical part of Maine’s Child protection system and act as an early warning network to identify suspected child abuse and neglect; promptly enough to avoid serious and long term damage to a child. Professionals who frequently encounter children in their work are in the best position to recognize and report suspected child abuse and neglect and are required by law to do so. Click here to register: Trainings – RSVP – Adoptive & Foster Families of Maine (affm.net)
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Managing Confidentiality: The How and Why
| Who… What… When… Where… are very important questions to consider when you are a resource parent. How do you manage these questions while maintaining confidentiality as a caregiver? Understanding boundaries when it pertains to confidential information can be key to keeping children safe. This workshop will help to define those boundaries and work through them by discussing why confidentiality is important and how caregivers can work within the boundaries. *Discuss federal and state Policy and the DHHS guidelines, also known as the “Little Red Book” *Work through different types of confidentiality in everyday lives *Cover the rights the foster children and biological parents have when it comes to confidentiality and ‘their story’. *Address the DHHS social media policy and how to manage this. *Work through common questions around confidentiality. Click here to register: Trainings – RSVP – Adoptive & Foster Families of Maine (affm.net) |
Managing Confidentiality: The How and Why- Training
Who… What… When… Where… are very important questions to consider when you are a resource parent. How do you manage these questions while maintaining confidentiality as a caregiver? Understanding boundaries when it pertains to confidential information can be key to keeping children safe. This workshop will help to define those boundaries and work through them by discussing why confidentiality is important and how caregivers can work within the boundaries. *Discuss federal and state Policy and the DHHS guidelines, also known as the “Little Red Book” *Work through different types of confidentiality in everyday lives *Cover the rights the foster children and biological parents have when it comes to confidentiality and ‘their story’. *Address the DHHS social media policy and how to manage this. *Work through common questions around confidentiality. Click here to register: Trainings – RSVP – Adoptive & Foster Families of Maine (affm.net)
Foster and Adoptive Nutrition- Training
| This training is designed to help families, through discussion, understand common nutritional deficiencies, how a doctor might diagnose them, why some dietary restrictions are medically necessary, and how to help overcome basic feeding challenges. click here to register: Trainings – RSVP – Adoptive & Foster Families of Maine (affm.net) |
Allegations Prevention and Protocol
This training will assist families in asking “the right questions” prior to placement, provide helpful hints on what and when to document events, provide creative ways to prioritize and/or reduce conflicts between adults and children, provide a basic understanding of confidentiality rules, and the respecting and valuing of privacy. The training will also share the process of investigating an allegation in a foster home and what families can anticipate in terms of the process. Click here to register: Trainings – RSVP – Adoptive & Foster Families of Maine (affm.net)
Allegations Prevention and Protocol- Training
This training will assist families in asking “the right questions” prior to placement, provide helpful hints on what and when to document events, provide creative ways to prioritize and/or reduce conflicts between adults and children, provide a basic understanding of confidentiality rules, and the respecting and valuing of privacy. The training will also share the process of investigating an allegation in a foster home and what families can anticipate in terms of the process. Click here to register: Trainings – RSVP – Adoptive & Foster Families of Maine (affm.net)
Understanding the Maine Child Protective Court System
After this training participants will have the basic understanding of the court process and terms. Participants will feel more comfortable navigating the court system with having this basic understanding of the process and terms used. Click here to register: Trainings – RSVP – Adoptive & Foster Families of Maine (affm.net)
C.A.R.E.S Meeting Districts 1-3
Starts October 19, 2023 then every month on the 19th
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Location: ZOOM
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F/A/K Afternoon- Meets Thursday, from 12:00-1:30 P.M. by ZOOM Conferencing. Meeting led by
Deborah Marlowe, AFFM Facilitator and Resource Parent. RSVP IS REQUIRED TO RECEIVE THE LINK TO JOIN THE MEETING. RSVP by visiting: CARES – RSVP – Adoptive & Foster Families of Maine (affm.net) or by calling Brigid at 207-827-2331 or email brigid@affm.net.
or clicking the link below:
Integrating Foster Children w/ Bio/adopted children
During this webinar, you will add tools to your toolbox when it comes to integrating foster children into your family when you have or will have biological/adopted children. Presenters will cover several scenarios that you and your family may encounter when joining foster children into the family plus leave room for discussion. Click here to register: Trainings – RSVP – Adoptive & Foster Families of Maine (affm.net)
**TRAINING**
Machias – F/A/K – Meets Thursday, October 12, 2023 from 5:00-6:30 P.M. On-site childcare provided with advance notice. RSVP IS REQUIRED EACH MONTH. RSVP by calling Sheila at 207-827-2331, email sheila@affm.net, or by clicking on the link below. Meeting led by Mindy Kane, AFFM Kinship Navigator.
Training Topic:
Shannon Cherry, SNAP-Ed Nutrition Educator from Washington County Healthy Acadia, will be joining for “Cooking Matters at the Store”. Participants will learn tips to stretch a food budget, how to use unit pricing, how to buy fruits and vegetables on a budget, how to identify whole grains, how to read food labels, and how to save money! All participants will receive a $10 Hannaford Gift Card.