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Foster Parent College Information

Lisa Siegle

326 W. 12th Ave.
Phone: 541-343-6636
URL: http://fosterparentcollege.com/

Foster Parent College provides innovative online training for foster parents and adoptive and kinship caregivers. Our research-based classes are taught by nationally recognized experts in parenting, pediatrics, social work, psychiatry, psychology and education. The 24 online classes contain general parenting information, like Positive Parenting 1, 2 and 3, plus there are topic-specific courses as well, such as Anger Outbursts, Child Abuse and Neglect, Children with Autism, and more. Most classes cost $8 per person and are available 24/7. FPC credits are accepted by over 1,000 agencies in the USA, Canada, the UK and Australia.

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18 NOV	"Child Safety and Supervision" Explored in Latest Foster Parent College Class
	The latest offering by Foster Parent College offers practical tools and advice to help keep foster children and foster families safe.

03 NOV	Northwest Media Launches Revamped Web Site
	The parent company of Foster Parent College has launched a fully redesigned and updated corporate site at www.northwestmedia.com.

02 OCT	Northwest Media Gets Grant for Online Marital Education Program for Resource Parents
	The widely respected marriage enhancement program, PREP, will be adapted for foster, adoptive and kinship parents and distributed on fosterparentcollege.com.

16 SEP	Northwest Media Gets Grant for Pre-Service Training Project
	A $1.2 Mill. Grant will fund a collaborative effort by Foster Parent College and IHS Ohio to create an online version of the widely used IHS pre-service training for prospective resource parents.

10 SEP	The Canadian Foster Family Association Endorses Foster Parent College
	The Canadian Foster Family Association has elected to endorse Foster Parent College as an outstanding training resource for foster parents in Canada.

26 AUG	Enrollment Open for New Advanced Parenting Workshop on Anger
	This workshop provides an in-depth look at anger behaviors in children, then gives tools and strategies for coping with anger.

05 JUN	Foster Parent College Launches "Culturally Competent Parenting"
	New online training for foster parents teaches the skills and attitudes for successfull transcultural parenting. Taught by Dr. Tanya C. Coakley on Foster Parent College.

27 May	Northwest Media President To Participate In Pathways Conference
	Lee White will lead a workshop on "Money Medical: Healthy Money Management" at the National Pathways to Adulthood Conference in San Diego, June 3-5

12 May	Foster Parent College Earns High Marks By California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse For Child Welfare
	FPC is the only online parent training site to be rated by CEBC.

28 APR	New Charts Show How Vstreet.com Meets ACLSA And Job Corps Goals And Competencies
	New documents show how Vstreet.com meets key goals and competencies for Job Corps and ACLSA. Vstreet.com is a Web-based life skills training site for teens and is the sister site of Foster Parent College.

22 APR	Foster Parent College Principals Attend CASA Conference in Denver, Available for Interviews
	Lee White, president and co-founder of Foster Parent College, and Dr. Rick Delaney, primary contributor and host of many courses, will be available for interviews at the CASA Conference in Denver April 25-28.

18 APR	New Foster Parent College Class Explores "Grief & Loss in the Care System"
	All members in a foster care situation grieve when a child's placement changes. Charley Joyce, LISW, explores grief from the perspective of the child, the birth parents and the foster parents and offers tips on coping and moving toward acceptance.

10 APR	Manuals Available for Mentoring Teens through Online Life Skills Classes
	Northwest Media has published free mentor guides to help foster parents and others mentor youth through online life skills curricula.

03 APR	Motivating the Village to Protect the Children
	April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Caring, motivated individuals can do much to help children and families break the cycle of abuse.

05 FEB	Anger Outbursts On Foster Parent College Addresses Toughest Anger Behaviors
	Foster parents report that anger is the most common and challenging behavior challenge they face with children in their care, and what works with one child in their care may have no effect on others. In this newly updated class, foster, adoptive and kinship parents gain an understanding of the source of a child's anger and learn practical, immediate strategies for coping.

03 FEB	Child Abuse & Neglect Subject Of New Pre-Service Self-Guided Training By Foster Parent College
	Foster Parent College in Oregon and the Institute for Health Services in Ohio have teamed up to create "Child Abuse and Neglect," the first in a series of online pre-service trainings for new recruits to the foster care system. The course discusses physical signs of abuse, causes of abuse and neglect, and when and how to report abuse. It also helps foster parents empathize with abusive parents.

03 FEB	Foster Parent College Course Sheds Light On Autism Spectrum Disorders
	Once viewed as a rare disorder, the diagnosis of autism and ASDs is skyrocketing, increasing the chance that foster parents will at some time care for a child with ASD. Children with Autism, taught by Dr. Robert Nickel, discusses hands-on strategies for helping kids with ASDs, explores common health issues, and touches on the theories and risks of conventional and alternative therapies.