Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 419 - OFFICE OF TRAINING, INVESTIGATIONS AND SAFETY
Division 440 - FOSTER CARE AGENCIES
Section 419-440-0070 - Foster Care Agencies: Training for Parents in Proctor Foster Care
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 419-440-0070
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
(1) The foster care agency must have and follow a written training plan that:
(a) Provides each proctor
foster home parent in a proctor foster home a minimum
of 16 hours of training before the foster care agency places a
child in care in the home.
(b) Provides each proctor foster
home parent in a proctor foster home a minimum of 16
hours of training annually prior to the issuance of the annual approval
required by OAR 419-440-0080.
(c)
The training plan must include all of the following topics:
(A) Characteristics and needs of children in
care who may be placed with the proctor foster home.
(B) Ways to effectively parent children in
care who are placed by the foster care agency, including
application of the reasonable and prudent parent
standard.
(C) Positive
behavior management, non-punitive discipline.
(D) The importance of the
family of the child in care and working with
the family of the child in care.
(E) The importance of age-appropriate or
developmentally appropriate extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and social
activities.
(F) Preparation of the
child in care for independence based on the age, stage of
development, and needs of the child in care.
(G) Legal responsibility to report suspected
child abuse.
(H) Cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR) and first aid training sufficient to retain a current
certification.
(I) Medication
administration.
(J) Emergency
preparedness and planning.
(2) The foster care agency must document in proctor foster home records the training received by each proctor foster home parent.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 409.050, ORS 418.005, ORS 418.248 & ORS 418.240
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 418.205 - 418.325
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