Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
(a)
Pre-service training. Applicants and adult household members who
care for a child in Oklahoma Human Services (OKDHS) custody are required to
complete a prescribed course of training, prior to resource approval. The
training incorporates the reasonable and prudent parent standard and addresses
the values and guiding principles essential for caring for a child, who is a
victim of maltreatment.
(1) Each applicant
completes required Child Welfare Services (CWS)-approved training.
Additionally, any adult household member, 18 years of age and older, who
provides daily care for a child, completes the required training. An exception
may be given when an individual is determined to possess required values and
guiding principles as a result of prior foster care training and
experience.
(2) Kinship applicants
may be approved for placement of the kinship child prior to completion of
pre-service training.
(3) Kinship
applicants complete pre-service training before receiving foster care
maintenance payments.
(4) An
applicant who is a former resource parent with a break in OKDHS service of less
than five years meets the training requirements.
(5) An applicant may request a permanent
training waiver. The resource field manager approves or denies a request for a
permanent training waiver. The applicant may request a permanent waiver, when:
(A) the equivalent training was completed
within the last five years. A list of equivalent training from a tribe, private
agency, or another state is included that details subjects addressed in the
training; or
(B) he or she has a
significant disability that precludes the completion of training. Disability
verification is provided by a physician. A person granted a permanent training
waiver for disabilities may not be a caregiver for the child in OKDHS
custody.
(b)
In-service training. Each resource parent completes 12 hours of
continuing in-service training per year to enhance his or her skills as a
provider.
(1) OKDHS provides free in-service
training options for the resource parent.
(2) With CWS approval, other training is
accepted as credit toward in-service training requirements. The resource parent
provides the resource specialist with the training certificate, when available,
from the training source that lists completed, approved hours.
(3) The resource parent selects from training
options, such as classes, conferences, reading materials, or other learning
opportunities that enhance his or her skills and meet the in-service training
requirement. The resource parent receives approval for each training option
from the resource specialist.
(4) A
resource parent residing in another state and caring for a child in OKDHS
custody meets the requirements of his or her state of residence for ongoing
training to maintain OKDHS approval as a resource parent.
Added at 17 Ok Reg
549, eff 12-1-99 (emergency); Added at 17 Ok Reg 1311, eff 5-11-00; Amended at
17 Ok Reg 3367, eff 9-1-00 (preemptive); Amended at 18 Ok Reg 666, eff 1-10-01
(emergency); Amended at 18 Ok Reg 2128, eff 6-11-01; Amended at 18 Ok Reg 3067,
eff 7-12-01; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 534, eff 12-20-01 (emergency); Amended at 19
Ok Reg 2226, eff 6-27-02; Amended at 21 Ok Reg 2385, eff 6-25-04 ; Amended at
22 Ok Reg 1242, eff 5-26-05; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 1024, eff 5-11-06; Amended at
24 Ok Reg 1323, eff 6-1-07; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 1282, eff 6-1-09; Amended at
27 Ok Reg 1092, eff 3-26-10 (emergency); Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1865, eff 7-1-10;
Amended at 29 Ok Reg 635, eff 6-1-12; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 839, eff
7-1-13
