In-service Training

Skill-Building with People You Know!

Peer support groups(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.

• Cache Valley – Facilitated by Jessie in Logan
• Box Elder – Facilitated by Ashley in Brigham City
• Ogden – Facilitated by Millie in Ogden
• Weber West – Facilitated by Heather in Clearfield
• North Davis Co – Facilitated by Jenn in Clearfield
• South/Central Davis Co – Facilitated by Meggin Browning in Bountiful
• Spanish-speaking North – Facilitated by Gaby in Ogden

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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

Regional Online Support

Our Facebook groups bring all the state-licensed foster parents within a single region into one place for support, encouragement, and friendly banter.

For privacy and security reasons, these groups are by invitation only. Please contact the staff moderator for your region to be invited to the group for your area:

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

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

Salt Lake Region — Serving Salt Lake & Tooele Counties.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Specific Community Clusters

We also have a few Facebook groups that serve specific communities. If you’re a member of one of the communities listed below, please contact the staff moderator to be invited…

• Post-adoption — Darcey Hirst (801) 783-4654
• LGBTQ — Darcey Hirst (801) 783-4654
• Native Families — Stephanie Benally (801) 783-4430
• Familias Hispañas/Latinas — Esmeralda Malili (801) 783-4343

Sometimes 2 am is the 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.

Get in-service credit!

Once you have watched one of the webinars listed above, please complete THIS FORM.  This will guarantee that you will receive the appropriate renewal hours credit for licensing. If you are watching as a couple, you must each complete the form for credit.

Happy Learning!

• Bullying: Key Players & How to Address the Role Your Child Plays | 59 Min (1 Credit Hour)
• Discipline Strategies: A Focus on Children with Trauma | 50 Min (1 Credit Hour)
• Effective Discipline | 43 Min (1 Credit Hour)
• Toileting Problems: Encopresis & Enuresis | 58 Min (1 Credit Hour)
• Understanding Addiction | 37 Min (0.5 Credit Hour)
• Secondary Trauma | 55 Min (1 Credit Hour)
• RAD: It May Not be What You’ve Heard | 60 Min (1 Credit Hour)
• SAD: Seasonal Affective Disorder | 56 Min (1 Credit Hour)
• Understanding Sensory Processing Issues | 43 Min (1 Credit Hour)
• Calming Anxiety in Children | 45 Min (1 Credit Hour)
• What Kids Need to Succeed | 66 Min (1 Credit Hour)
• Effects of Childhood Trauma on Brain Development | 93 Min (1.5 Credit Hours)
• Working with the School System | 46 Min (1 Credit Hour)
• The Shame We Carry | 48 Min (1 Credit Hour)
• Building Trust-based Relationships: The Color Code | 66 Min (1 Credit Hour)
• Assisting Biological Children | 78 Min (1.5 Credit Hours)
• Managing Emotions & Behavior | 125 Min (2 Credit Hours)
• Goodbye Rituals: Ideas on How to Say Goodbye | 62 Min (1 Credit Hour)
• Peaceful Parent Happy Child | 98 Min (1.5 Credit Hour)
• Allegation Training | 82 Min (1.5 Credit Hours)
• Neurodiversity: Kids Do The Damndest Things | 112 Min (2 Credit Hours)
• TBRI Tune Up | 112 Min (2 Credit Hours)
• Covid19 and School Q&A | 58 Min (1 Credit Hour)
• Foster Parent Interviews | 108 Min (2 Credit Hours)
• Classroom Success: Teachers’ Perspective | 76 Min (1.5 Credit Hours)
• Attachment in the Context of Adoption and Foster Care | 92 Min (1.5 Credit Hours)
• THRIVE Resilience Model | 122 Min (2 Credit Hours)
• Differences and Culture: Multicultural Competence | 92 Min (1.5 Credit Hours)
• Girls Night In | 99 Min (1.5 Credit Hours)
• Living with Uncertainty | 113 Min (2 Credit Hours)
• Relatives Still Struggling With the Relationship | 80 Min (1.5 Credit Hours)
• Groundwork of Inclusion Series | 117 Min (2 Credit Hours)
• Lifebooks | 79 Min (1.5 Credit Hours)
• Simple Meal Planning | 42 Min (1 Credit Hour)
• Helping Children Managing Difficult Emotions & Behaviors | 94 Min (1.5 Credit Hours)
• Mindfulness – Balancing Your Life | 69 Min (1 Credit Hour)
• Caring for a Child with a Traumatic Brain Injury | 95 Min (1.5 Credit Hours)
• Allegation Prevention | 141 Min (2.5 Credit Hours)
• Children in Care with Sexually Reactive Behaviors | 115 Min (2 Credit Hours)
• Family Based Substance Abuse Program | 88 Min (1.5 Credit Hours)
• Positive Discipline | 90 Min (1.5 Credit Hours)
• Happiness Habits | 71 Min (1 Credit Hour)
• Strengthening Marriages | 76 Min (1.5 Credit Hours)
• Intentional Behaviors | 72 Min (1.5 Credit Hours)
  • Handout (PDF)
• Reaching Higher: Caring for LGBTQ Youth | 101 Min (1.5 Credit Hours)
• Reading | 91 Min (1.5 Credit Hours)
• Sleep Resources | 92 Min (1.5 Credit Hours)
• Conversation with Mexican Consulate  | 50 Min (1 Credit Hour)
• Impact of Domestic Violence | 89 Min (1.5 Credit Hours)
• Basic Sign Language | 76 Min (1.5 Credit Hours)
• Fertility Issues | 69 Min (1 Credit Hour)
• Building Connections through Play | 77 Min (1.5 Credit Hours)
• Utah Psychotropic Oversight Program | 59 Min (1 Credit Hour)
• Infertility Grief and Loss | 84 Min (1.5 Credit Hours)
• Early Identification of Developmental Disabilities  | 96 Min (1.5 Credit Hours)
• ASL for Children with Language Deficits | 61 Min (1 Credit Hour)
• Managing Challenging Behaviors | 87 Min (1.5 Credit Hours)
• How to Keep House While Drowning | 71 Min (1 Credit Hour)
• Adoption Issues  | 121 Min (2 Credit Hours)
• Caring for the Caregiver | 102 Min (1.5 Credit Hours)
• Fostering Healthy Relationships  | 103 Min (1.5 Credit Hours)
• Suicide Prevention | 61 Min (1 Credit Hour)
• Effective Planning and Organization | 54 Min (1 Credit Hour)
• A Conversation with the RFC team | 101 Min (1.5 Credit Hours)
• Resources for Teens: Transitioning to Adult Living (TAL) | 47 Min (1 Credit Hour)

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

• Allies with Families
• The Utah Pride Center
• Grandfamilies

Seminars

• Utah Adoption Council Annual Conference
• Prevent Child Abuse Utah
• Critical Issues Conference
• Drug-endangered Children Conference

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

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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