New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Chapter 14 - RESOURCE CARE
Subchapter 5 - PROVISIONS RELATED TO APPLICANTS AND RESOURCE PARENTS LICENSED AND SUPERVISED BY THE DIVISION
Section 3A:14-5.1 - Pre-service training

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 3A:14-5.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) The Division shall hold pre-service training on a monthly basis in various locations throughout the State.

1. The Division shall use a standardized pre-service training curriculum.

2. A Division representative may provide the pre-service training at the applicant's home if the resource parent applicant demonstrates a compelling need to receive the training in his or her home.

(b) A Division representative shall conduct the pre-service training program and shall utilize an experienced resource parent who is approved by the Division as a co-trainer, as resources permit.

(c) During the initial phase of the pre-service training, the Division representative shall provide information about the standards for becoming a resource parent, the home study process, the resource home resource needs of the Division, and the Division's policies and procedures related to resource care, as specified in this chapter, N.J.A.C. 3A:51, 3A:15, and 3A:17. The pre-service training shall include an explanation of:

1. The difference between the Division's foster care program and adoption program; and

2. The Division's requirements for becoming a resource parent, as outlined in N.J.A.C. 3A:51.

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