List folders and LEs
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*Affirming And Inclusive Love: Embracing LGBTQI+ |
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Gain an enhanced understanding of the LGBTQI+ community and our youth who identify in one or more of these groups.
3.5 In-service Hours
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Learn how to recognize, treat and prevent asthma attacks.
3 In-Service Hours
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Autism Across the Spectrum |
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Become prepared to care for children and youth with this developmental disability through examining characteristics, diagnosis, treatment strategies and resources available to assist you.
3.5 In-Service Hours
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Child Safety Essentials I: Indoor Safety Micro Courses |
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In these micro-courses, you will learn to keep children safe with an in-depth review of all the harmful risks children encounter in your home.
*Each micro course is worth 0.5 credit hours (not including the introduction module which is not worth any credit hours) for a total of 3 credit hours.
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Child Safety Essentials II: Outdoor Safety Micro Courses |
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These micro courses will enhance your understanding of child safety and the dangers that children face when right outside your home.
*Each micro course is worth 0.5 credit hours (not including the introduction module which is not worth any credit hours) for a total of 3 credit hours.
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DCF's Letting Kids Be Kids & Caregivers Care |
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An overview of Normalcy and the Reasonable and Prudent Parenting Standard.
2 In-Service Hours
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DCF Policies For Everyday Situations* |
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Enhance your knowledge of key CP&P policies that directly affect you and the children you care for. (Successor to Grasping the Core Policies of CP&P)
2.5 In-Service Hours
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Disaster Preparedness Part I: Preparing Your Family for an Emergency Micro Courses |
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Learn the basics of preparedness while following CP&P policy as well as steps you can take now to ensure your family's safety if a disaster strikes.
1 In-Service Credit Hour per micro course
3 In-Service Hours total
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Disaster Preparedness Part II: Staying Safe During an Emergency Micro Courses |
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Learn what to do during any disaster through understanding types of disasters, details on evacuating or taking shelter and when to act.
1 In-Service Credit Hour per micro course
3 In-Service Hours total
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Disaster Preparedness III: Recovering & Coping with Disaster Micro Courses |
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Learn how to rebuild after a disaster strikes by exploring the types of assistance available and how to access assistance.
1 In-Service Credit Hour per micro course
3 In-Service Hours total
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Disaster Preparedness IV: More Than Mother Nature Micro Courses |
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Recognize different types of man-made disasters and how you can prepare your family for them.
1 In-Service Credit Hour per micro course
3 In-Service Hours total
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Kinship Legal Guardianship vs. Adoption |
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Understand the different permanency options
available to kinship parents and the children they
care for when family reunification is not possible.
2 In-Service Hours
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Calm the mind by learning meditation techniques for you and your family, the physical, mental and emotional benefits of meditation
2.5 In-Service Hours
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Navigating Transportation in New Jersey |
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Help youth and children gain useful skills in navigating public transportation such as identifying types of transportation available, public transportation etiquette and utilizing accessible services.
2 In-Service Hours
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NJFC Scholars: Gaining Access To Post-Secondary Education |
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Learn the ins and outs of New Jersey's Foster Care Scholars Program to aid eligible youth in gaining access to post-secondary education.
1.75 In-Service Hours
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NJFC Scholars: Post-High School Options for Youth |
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Take an active role in assisting youth with planning and preparing for post-secondary education through understanding the commons paths youth take after high school such as continuing their education, joining the workforce or enlisting in the military.
1.5 In-Service Hours
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Parenting Through Puberty |
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Become prepared to care for children that may be experiencing puberty while with your family through awareness of possible challenges and insight into parenting approaches.
2.5 In-Service Hours
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Positive Discipline: It Can Work For You Micro Courses |
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Understand the difference between discipline and punishment while also gaining new skills to discipline children effectively, so negative behaviors decrease and self-esteem increases. Please note that this course syllabus consists of seven individual micro courses.
0.5 In-Service Hours for each micro course
3.5 In-Service Hours total for the entire syllabus
You MUST complete the evaluation form for each micro course to receive credit for that module
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Preparing Your Home For Office of Licensing Inspections |
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Increase your knowledge of the different types of inspections you will encounter as a licensed resource parent in New Jersey and ways you can prepare for a successful inspection.
2 In-Service Hours
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Stress is Stressing Me Out |
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Develop new ways to handle stress while learning common causes, warning signs and symptoms of stress that affect children and adults.
4 In-Service Hours
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*Successfully Dealing with Lying Behaviors |
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Develop skills in recognizing and reacting to lying behaviors through learning about lying and its connection to trauma in children.
3 In-Service Hours
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The Child Health Program and You |
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Learn about the basic health needs of children in care and how the Child Health Program oversees and ensures each child's health plan is met.
2 In-Service Hours
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The Impact of Kinship Care |
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Grasp the ways in which caring for a family
member or friend’s children will impact you and
your home and be prepared to deal with both the
challenges and joys of kinship care.
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The Multicultural Family I |
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Learn practical ways to handle challenges that may arise when caring for family members of a different race or culture and gain an understanding of societal and cultural issues & identity.
2 In-Service Hours
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The Multicultural Family II |
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Be equipped to deal with awkward and intrusive questions when caring for family members of a different race or culture.
2 In-Service Hours
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*Visitation: A Path To Healing |
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Gain skills to assist in preparing, aiding and addressing concerns while also gaining techniques for handling concerns that may arise when a child has family time.
2 In-Service Hours
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