In-service Training

Staying at the Top of Your Game

In order to remain licensed, foster families need 16 hours of on-going education each year. We call this “in-service training” and it’s available from a variety of sources: Utah Foster Care (UFC) training staff, local peer support groups (Clusters), and from a handful of approved outside providers. In addition to in-service classes you may take in-person, we also offer a growing library of live and recorded online classes. Both in-person and online courses may count towards your 16-hour requirement.

Training hours not offered by Utah Foster Care must be pre-approved by your Resource Family Consultant.

Support Groups Online Video Training Other Providers Topic Requests

Support Groups

Skills Building with People You Know!

Peer support groups (what we used to call “Clusters”) host small-group training on a regular basis. A calendar of upcoming training events hosted by Utah Foster Care support groups is available in each Foster Roster (our bi-monthly magazine for foster/adoptive parents). Issues of the Foster Roster are mailed every other month to currently licensed foster parents and are also available for download.

Attending local support group gatherings on a regular basis is not only a great way to get the emotional and logistical support you need to succeed, it’s a great way to stay on top of the training you need to renew your license.

Northern Region — Serving Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Morgan, Rich, & Weber Counties.

Cache Valley — Facilitated by Laura in Logan
Box Elder — Facilitated by Holly in Brigham City
Ogden — Facilitated by Amber & Millie in Ogden
Weber West — Facilitated by Heather in Clearfield
North Davis Co — Facilitated by Jenn in Clearfield
South/Central Davis Co — Facilitated by Mandi in Bountiful
Spanish-speaking North — Facilitated by Gaby in Ogden
Level 3 — Facilitated by Jill in Ogden

Maegen Bernardo — (385) 333-7187 — manages the groups for this part of the state.

Salt Lake Region — Serving Salt Lake & Tooele Counties.

Salt Lake Metro — Facilitated by Rachel H in Salt Lake City
Kearns/Magna/WVC — Facilitated by Kylie in Kearns, Magna & WVC
Sandy/Draper — Facilitated by Janet in Sandy & Draper
Southwest Valley — Facilitated by Heather in South Jordan, Riverton, & Herriman
West Jordan — Facilitated by Ruthann in West Jordan
Murray/Midvale/East Salt Lake — Facilitated by Nan & Marcos in Murray
Tooele — Facilitated by Stephanie & Blair in Tooele
Spanish-speaking Salt Lake — Facilitated by Ruth in Murray

Tina Porter —(801) 783-4655 — manages the groups for this part of the state.

Western Region — Serving Juab, Millard, Summit, Utah, & Wasatch Counties.

North Utah Co — Facilitated by Britta in American Fork & Eagle Mountain
Central Utah Co — Facilitated by Beth in Orem & Provo
South Utah Co — Facilitated by Teresa in Spanish Fork & Payson
Wasatch & Summit — Facilitated by Heidi in Park City & Heber City
Post-adoption — Facilitated by Ronnett in Orem
Level 3 — Facilitated by Staci in Orem

Heidi Naylor — (801) 462-0747 — manages the groups for this part of the state.

Eastern Region — Serving Carbon, Daggett, Duchesne, Emery, Grand, San Juan, & Uintah Counties.

Uintah Basin — Facilitated by Shanna & Teresa in Vernal & Roosevelt
Carbon & Emery — Facilitated by Karen & Janarie in Price & Orangeville
Grand & San Juan — Facilitated by Jackie & Kaycee in Moab & Blanding

Kobi Prettyman — (435) 636-0210 — manages the groups for this part of the state.

Southwest Region — Serving Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Kane, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier, Washington, & Wayne Counties.

St George — Facilitated by KC in St George
Cedar City — Facilitated by Vicki in Cedar City
Richfield — Facilitated by Holly in Richfield
Manti — Facilitated by Connie in Manti

Diane Callister — (435) 216-3297 — moderates the group for Washington, Iron, Kane, Garfield, and Beaver counties. Marissa Douglas — (435) 979-2233 — moderates the group for Sevier, Sanpete, Wayne, and Piute counties.

Online Video Training

Sometimes 2 am is a Perfect Time…

Online classes are an easy way for licensed foster parents to get their in-service training hours. It’s as easy as watching a YouTube video (because that’s exactly what you’re doing).

Watch a Video…

Our professional trainers prepare and record classes for your viewing convenience. Viewing one of these hosted videos grants you the same credit hours as participating in a live session.

Calming Anxiety in Children | 45 Min (1 Credit Hour)
SAD: Seasonal Affective Disorder | 57 Min (1 Credit Hour)
Secondary Trauma | 55 Min (1 Credit Hour)
Understanding Sensory Processing Issues | 44 Min (1 Credit Hour)
RAD: It May Not be What You’ve Heard | 60 Min (1 Credit Hour)
Working with the School System | 47 Min (1 Credit Hour)
Understanding Addiction | 37 Min (0.5 Credit Hour)
Caring for the Sexually Reactive Child | 61 Min (1 Credit Hour)
Maintaining Healthy Relationships | 56 Min (1 Credit Hour)
Toileting Problems: Encopresis & Enuresis | 59 Min (1 Credit Hour)
Effective Discipline | 43 Min (1 Credit Hour)
Bullying: Key Players & How to Address the Role Your Child Plays | 59 Min (1 Credit Hour)
Goodbye Rituals: Ideas on How to Say Goodbye | 62 Min (1 Credit Hour)
Effects of Childhood Trauma on Brain Development | 93 Min (1.5 Credit Hours)
Discipline Strategies: A Focus on Children with Trauma | 50 Min (1 Credit Hour)
What Kids Need to Succeed | 66 Min (1 Credit Hour)
Assisting Biological Children | 78 Min (1 Credit Hour)
Building Trust-based Relationships: The Color Code | 66 Min (1 Credit Hour)
The Shame We Carry | 48 Min (1 Credit Hour)
Managing Emotions & Behavior | 61 Min (1 Credit Hour)
Peaceful Parent Happy Child | 104 Min (1.5 Credit Hour)
Children in Care with Sexually Reactive Behaviors | 123 Min (2 Credit Hours)
Neurodiversity: Kids Do The Damndest Things | 112 Min (2 Credit Hours)
TBRI Tune Up | 112 Min (2 Credit Hours)

Get Class Credit…

Once you have watched one of the webinars listed above, please send an e-mail to your trainer (find them in the staff directory) stating the title of the video, the presenter, the date and time you listened, as well as three ideas you took away from the training that you intend to use with children in your home. This will guarantee that you will receive the appropriate credit for renewal hours for licensing.

Important: If you are watching a video as a couple, each of you must send an e-mail with the required information.

Other Providers

It Takes a Village!

The list below includes community organizations and seminars that offer classes that may be applied toward your in-service training requirement. While all of these organizations have approved training, not all of their courses are necessarily approved.

Please contact your Resource Family Consultant (RFC) for more information. RFCs are employees of the Utah Division of Child & Family Services (DCFS). Information on how to contact state employees is available in the Our Partners area of our Contact Us page.

Organizations

Seminars

Of course, our own Annual Symposium—which addresses childhood trauma and attachment—counts towards required training hours.

Topic Requests

Have a topic that you'd like covered by your region trainer for in-service training hours? Let us know below!

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