Company Ships New Online Parenting Class for Foster, Adoptive Parents.
United States of America (Press Release) August 8, 2007 --
EUGENE, Ore., (August 7, 2007) -- Northwest Media’s Foster Parent College -- the industry leading, web-based training program for foster parents -- has added a 19th course to its online and DVD product catalog: “Working With Birth Parents I: Visitation - Helping Youth Transition To and From Home Visitations.”
Foster parents often observe problematic behavior in their foster children before, during or after visits with birth parents.
“Behavior may be especially difficult when children struggle with the disappointment of inconsistent visitation,” advised course author Charley Joyce. “This new visitations course presents insightful explanations for these distressing challenges and provides practical suggestions for making them more positive.”
Using realistic cases, MSW, explores and proposes solutions to common problems with recommendations for younger and older children. Birth Parent Visitations explains why such visits are both turbulent and disturbing yet it emphasizes why they are nevertheless beneficial to the child. It suggests ways for foster parents to clarify their roles in the visitation process and to whom to turn for support.
Courses at Foster Parent College are a mix of interactive audio/visual teaching techniques combined with state-of-the-art Web animation and video for a more effective and satisfying student experience.
Unlike many books and programs for foster and adoptive parents, all the programs at Foster Parent College are thoroughly researched and deemed effective meeting industry and governmental standards. Hundreds of social service agencies in 18 states and territories recognize FPC course completion certificates as meeting or exceeding regulatory requirements for continuing education. This kind of training is required to maintain foster parenting home licenses.
Online courses are only $8 per subject per student. Visit fosterparentcollege.com for details.
Foster Parent College provides dynamic, interactive, multimedia training courses for adoptive, kinship and foster parents. FPC courses are available online as self-directed courses or scheduled instructor-led courses.
About Northwest Media, Inc., Eugene, Oregon
Northwest Media is a 21-year-old privately held publisher of traditional and digital resources for successful parenting. Founded in 1985, it has received more than 35 federal research grants in the general areas of foster and adoptive parent training and independent living. Northwest products include “Foster Parent College,”; “www.SocialLearning.com,” an online and catalog sales division with more than 2500 listed products; “Vstreet.com,” an animated, interactive web site for young people at risk; and, “Getting Ready,” a monthly magazine serving youth in transition to independent living.
Foster parents often observe problematic behavior in their foster children before, during or after visits with birth parents.
“Behavior may be especially difficult when children struggle with the disappointment of inconsistent visitation,” advised course author Charley Joyce. “This new visitations course presents insightful explanations for these distressing challenges and provides practical suggestions for making them more positive.”
Using realistic cases, MSW, explores and proposes solutions to common problems with recommendations for younger and older children. Birth Parent Visitations explains why such visits are both turbulent and disturbing yet it emphasizes why they are nevertheless beneficial to the child. It suggests ways for foster parents to clarify their roles in the visitation process and to whom to turn for support.
Courses at Foster Parent College are a mix of interactive audio/visual teaching techniques combined with state-of-the-art Web animation and video for a more effective and satisfying student experience.
Unlike many books and programs for foster and adoptive parents, all the programs at Foster Parent College are thoroughly researched and deemed effective meeting industry and governmental standards. Hundreds of social service agencies in 18 states and territories recognize FPC course completion certificates as meeting or exceeding regulatory requirements for continuing education. This kind of training is required to maintain foster parenting home licenses.
Online courses are only $8 per subject per student. Visit fosterparentcollege.com for details.
Foster Parent College provides dynamic, interactive, multimedia training courses for adoptive, kinship and foster parents. FPC courses are available online as self-directed courses or scheduled instructor-led courses.
About Northwest Media, Inc., Eugene, Oregon
Northwest Media is a 21-year-old privately held publisher of traditional and digital resources for successful parenting. Founded in 1985, it has received more than 35 federal research grants in the general areas of foster and adoptive parent training and independent living. Northwest products include “Foster Parent College,”; “www.SocialLearning.com,” an online and catalog sales division with more than 2500 listed products; “Vstreet.com,” an animated, interactive web site for young people at risk; and, “Getting Ready,” a monthly magazine serving youth in transition to independent living.
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