Description:

This trauma-informed training explains why youth run away by examining underlying root causes, risks factors and warning signs.  It equips caregivers with practical strateigies, clear procedual responsibilities, and supportive approaches to respond effectively, rebuild trust and prevent future incidents.

This self-paced class was designed to be completed at your own pace.  It includes a recorded webinar, handouts, quizes and a survey.  You will need to pass the quizzes with 80% or better to earn a certificate. Upon completion of this course, you will earn 2.5 hours of training credit.

Instructor(s)

Family Training Specialist

Janice Byrd

Janice is a Family Training Specialist at FosterAdopt Connect. She has a bachelor’s degree in social work. Janice has over twenty-five years’ experience in the child welfare field, working with both foster/adoptive and birth parents. She and her husband were licensed foster parents for twelve years and are adoptive parents. Janice has provided numerous trainings for foster and adoptive parents.

Course curriculum

  1. 1

    • Course Instructions

    • Recorded Webinar Part 1

    • Quiz #1

    • Recorded Webinar Part 2

    • Quiz #2

    • Recorded Webinar Part 3

    • Quiz #3

    • Recorded Webinar Part 4

    • Quiz #4

    • Recorded Webinar Part 5

    • Quiz #5

    • Recorded Webinar Part 6

    • Quiz #6

    • National Runaway Safeline

    • Missing Youth Protocol Flowchart

    • Missing Youth Staffing Tool

    • Emergency Behavior Intervention: What to do When a Child is in Crisis
  2. 2

    • Survey