RequiredTraining for Initial Licensing

Training Resources

List of Required Training at Initial Licensing

Foster Club Online Training
Fostering Families Today Magazine - (Bi-Monthly publication; includes 2 hours of training in each edition)
Foster Adopt MN
YIPA
Proof Alliance
Autism Society of MN
Online Blank AIFACS Training Report Form
PDF format of training report forms available at the bottom of our FORMS TAB

List of Required Training at Initial Licensing

Orientation
Introduction to Children's Mental Health
Normalcy, Reasonable & Prudent Parenting
Mandated Reporting (annual requirement)
Pr%f FASD Video
SUID/AHT (if caring for children age 5 and younger)
Car Seat (if caring for children under age 8)

* AIFACS Orientation Training *

List of Required Training at Initial Licensing

* AIFACS Orientation Training *

The Orientation and Questions must be completed prior to licensing. Click the button below to access the pdf files. (This can be mailed out if requested)

Orientation Training and Questions

Introduction to Children's Mental Health Training

* Normalcy, Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standards *

Introduction to Children’s Mental Health training discusses a number of common mental health diagnoses that foster and adoptive children often present within the child welfare system. Each diagnosis is discussed in terms of origins, symptoms, behaviors, treatment, interventions, and cultural considerations. It includes information and helpful tips about common co-occurring or dual diagnoses.

This course meets the training requirement in Minnesota Statute 245A.

Introduction to Children’s Mental Health has 19 learning modules. Click the box below to open a new web page and access the training.

Introduction to Children's Mental Health Videos

* Normalcy, Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standards *

This training is a state requirement and needs to be completed prior to becoming licensed.

Normalcy and Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard Training Virtual Presence Communication (Video) - YouTube

Normalcy, Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standards Handout (pdf)

MN Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard Guidance Handout (pfd)

Normalcy, reasonable and prudent parenting report form (online)

* Pr%f FASD Training *

* Normalcy, Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standards *

* Pr%f FASD Training *

FASD Required Training - (Click here for a pdf of the MN Statue 245A.175)

Initial Licensing - 1 hour of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) training is required in addition to the 12 hours of annual training.

Click the words/link below to access the training:

Pr%f Alliance: What Foster, Prospective, and Post Adoptive Caregivers Need to Know about FASD

After you watch the training, return to this page, click the box below to fill out the training report form.

FASD Training Report Form (Online)

* SUID/AHT Training *

Mandated Reporting Training

* SUID/AHT Training *

Required every 5 years if caring or helping to care for children 5 years old or younger.

Clicking the box below with bring you to the 7 videos and online report form.

Remember that your SUID/AHT training needs to be renewed every 5 years!

SUID/AHT Training Videos and Report Form

* Car Seat Training *

Mandated Reporting Training

* SUID/AHT Training *

Step 1: Complete the Online Car Seat Basics Course

Access the Online Car Seat Basics Course

Duration: Approximately 1 hour
Completion Requirement: A certificate of completion will be issued upon finishing the course. You must retain this certificate as proof of completing the online course. You will need to show this certificate to your B.E.S.T. Facilitator prior to the in-person evaluation (Step 2).
Important: Each individual must complete this course and obtain their own certificate.
Accessibility: The Car Seat Basics course is available in English. For non-English speakers, consult a B.E.S.T. Facilitator to arrange a course in a classroom setting with a translator.

Link for Step 1: Child Passenger Safety Learning Portal

Important Details for Step 2 (In-Person Evaluation)

Proof of Online Course Completion: Before the hands-on session, participants must show proof of completing the Car Seat Basics online course. You can present your certificate to your B.E.S.T. Facilitator either electronically (on a mobile device or email) or as a printed copy.
Each individual must show their own certificate.
Timeframe for Completion: The in-person evaluation (Step 2) must be completed within 30 days of

finishing the Car Seat Basics online course to remain valid.

Link for Step 2: BEST Locator - Buckle Up Minnesota

Remember that your Car Seat training needs to be renewed every 5 years!

Mandated Reporting Training

This is an AIFACS required annual training:

Workers in a number of professions, including health care, social services, psychological treatment, child care, education, corrections, law enforcement and clergy, are required to report suspected child maltreatment.

Resource Guide for Mandated Reporters of Child Maltreatment Concerns DHS-2917 (PDF), is about Minnesota's mandated reporter statute.
This information about maltreatment investigations in licensed facilities includes links to statutory requirements.

To help mandated reporters better understand the law and reporting requirements, please click the link below to access the training available:

Mandated Reporter Training (VIDEO)

Mandated Reporter Training Online Report Form

Additional FASD Training

Attachment, Developmental, Therapeutic Parenting

Annual Requirement - 1 hour of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder training is required and can be included in the 12 hours of annual training.

FASD Video - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD): A Hidden Disability

Common Developmental Trajectories of Children with FASD

FASD Training Report From (Online)

Attachment, Developmental, Therapeutic Parenting

This can be used for mental health Training but not for initial licensing. For initial licensing, you would still need to do 1 or more videos posted under the Mental Health Training section.

Click here to watch the 1 hr video

Attachment, Developmental, Therapeutic Parenting Report Form (online)

Vulnerable Adults Mandated Training

Attachment, Developmental, Therapeutic Parenting

Vulnerable Adults Mandated Training

This training is required if you can for youth ages 18-21 in extended foster care. Clicking the box below will bring you to the DHS website where the training is located. Once completed, you will be emailed a certificate. Give your licensor a copy of that certificate for credit of 2 hrs of training.

Vulnerable Adults Mandated Training

DHS Bulletin: Smoke-Free Child Foster Homes

Background

Smoke-free child foster care requirements

Minnesota Statutes were amended in 2014 to protect foster children from the effects of second-hand smoke by establishing smoke-free foster care home requirements.

This bulletin provides information about the safety risks of second-hand smoke, smoke-free child foster care home requirements, and provides a link to training on health risks of exposure to second-hand smoke.

Smoke-free child foster care requirements

Due to the risks of second-hand smoke, foster homes for children are required to provide a smoke-free environment in the following areas:

Inside the Home
Other enclosed spaces connected to the home, such as garage, porch or deck
Motor vehicles
Outdoors, when children are present.

Violation and training

Smoke-free child foster care requirements

Violation and training

If a foster parent does not provide a smoke-free environment for foster children, a placing agency must ask the foster parent to comply with a plan that includes training on the health risks of exposure to second-hand smoke. [Minnesota Statutes, section 260C.215, subdivision 9]

This training is also on YouTube at: Smoke Free Foster Care Laws.

RequiredTraining for Initial Licensing

Training Resources

*List of Required Training at Initial Licensing*

*List of Required Training at Initial Licensing*

*List of Required Training at Initial Licensing*

*List of Required Training at Initial Licensing*

*List of Required Training at Initial Licensing*

* AIFACS Orientation Training *

*List of Required Training at Initial Licensing*

* AIFACS Orientation Training *

*Introduction to Children's Mental Health Training *

* Normalcy, Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standards *

* Normalcy, Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standards *

* Normalcy, Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standards *

* Normalcy, Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standards *

* Normalcy, Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standards *

* Pr%f FASD Training *

* Normalcy, Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standards *

* Pr%f FASD Training *

* SUID/AHT Training *

*Mandated Reporting Training*

* SUID/AHT Training *

* Car Seat Training *

*Mandated Reporting Training*

* SUID/AHT Training *

*Mandated Reporting Training*

*Mandated Reporting Training*

*Mandated Reporting Training*

Other Training

Additional Mental Health Videos

Additional FASD Training

Attachment, Developmental, Therapeutic Parenting

Attachment, Developmental, Therapeutic Parenting

Attachment, Developmental, Therapeutic Parenting

Attachment, Developmental, Therapeutic Parenting

Attachment, Developmental, Therapeutic Parenting

Vulnerable Adults Mandated Training

Attachment, Developmental, Therapeutic Parenting

Vulnerable Adults Mandated Training

DHS Bulletin: Smoke-Free Child Foster Homes

Background

Smoke-free child foster care requirements

Smoke-free child foster care requirements

Smoke-free child foster care requirements

Smoke-free child foster care requirements

Smoke-free child foster care requirements

Violation and training

Smoke-free child foster care requirements

Violation and training

List of Required Training at Initial Licensing

List of Required Training at Initial Licensing

List of Required Training at Initial Licensing

List of Required Training at Initial Licensing

List of Required Training at Initial Licensing

List of Required Training at Initial Licensing

Introduction to Children's Mental Health Training

Mandated Reporting Training

Mandated Reporting Training

Mandated Reporting Training

Mandated Reporting Training

Mandated Reporting Training