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Training
What are the initial training requirements of a therapeutic foster parent?
- Orientation
- CPR & First Aid
- Safe Crisis Management
- Cultural Diversity
- The core-training curriculum as dictated by state requirements
These requirements are set by the State of Georgia. If you have any questions regarding foster parent training, please contact your local Georgia SAFE office.
How Many Hours of Training Does a Foster Parent Have to Complete Every Year?
Each foster parent is required to receive initial and on-going training every year. The year is measured by each foster parent's initial certification date. The exact number of training hours may differ depending on licensure, accreditation and state requirements.
Each year foster parent(s) are required by law to provide Georgia SAFE with:
- Valid driver's license(s)
- Current home or renter's insurance and auto insurance
- Animal inoculation for each pet
- TB tests
- Medical exams on all family members (annually for all family members)
- A background fingerprint check (State)
- An abuse check
- Nurses aid check
- An FBI check (if you live in a bordering county to another state, or if you have lived in another state at anytime during the year)
The certification and recertification requirements are subject to change according to state or federal regulations, accreditation regulations or agency regulations. Foster homes are inspected at the time of certification and recertification. In order to continue to foster, the home must pass the safety inspection at the time of recertification. As part of the recertification process, foster parents are asked to complete a recertification questionnaire and participate in joint and individual interviews.
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