Hello Foster Parents CFN hopes you are having a wonderful day! This Toolbox is designed to help you stay up to date and maintain all paperwork through out the month. By clicking on the Monthly Documents link you can find any forms you may need. The Training schedules below are seperated by Branch so you will know when trainings are in any given branch. We are also working on an Event Calender that will include Branch events, and city events for children. This calender will be up within the next week. If there is anything you feel is missing please email webadmin@cfntexas.com to request changes. Thank you!

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Just a Reminder

The following rules apply to all caregivers:

According to TDFPS Minimum Standards and Youth For Tomorrow Monitoring Standards

Foster and Foster to Adopt Parents need 30 hrs of training annually.  Hours are broken up into 8 hrs of DST and TBRI training, 3 hrs of Psychotrophic Medicine Training, 6 hrs for CPR/ 1st Aid, 10 hrs self- instructional trainings, and 3 hrs for Foster Parent Quarterlies.

Respite Providers are only responsible for Annual core trainings. These include DST and TBRI Training, CPR/1st Aid, and Psychotropic med trainings.

• Please remember a citation will be given by CFN when any of these certifications becomes out of date. If a certification expires the home may face one or all of the following actions:

                               1) lower reimbursement rates

                               2) placement hold

                               3)relinquinshment of verification of licensure.

• You may receive up to 10 hours training credit annually through self-instructional training. Please contact your CFN Case Manager for a list of websites, books, and videos that can be used for self-instructional training.

• If you exceed the required number of training hours for the annual period you may carry over a maximum of 10 training hours for the following year.

• A caregiver may not obtain first aid or CPR certification through self-instructional training.

• Please RSVP (let us know you are coming) before attending any of the training sessions so we will know what we need to prepare for in terms of materials foods and seating furniture.

If you have any questions or input regarding training for Caring Family Network, please contact the Family Services & Support Departments in Austin, Brownwood, Kerrville/ San Antonio, Handle with Care, and Lubbock.