Free Training Opportunities for Resource Families

Free Training Opportunities for Resource Families

 

The Resource Family Training Team at the Catherine Cutler Institute, University of Southern Maine, is excited to share two new independent online trainings available for FREE in the Resource Family Training Portal. 

 

Building Children's Resilience teaches how to support children to overcome adversity, trauma, and separation and manage their feelings, stress, and uncertainty associated with their experiences.  

 

Building Parental Resilience increases parents' awareness of strategies to support personal, emotional, and parental needs when caring for a child through the foster care system.  

 

You can complete each independent online course on your own time and at your own pace, which takes about an hour or less to complete. The courses contain videos, podcasts, and prompts designed to help you apply your knowledge and help you feel more prepared for experiences you will address as a resource parent. For each course you complete, you can earn a certificate of completion for your resource family license renewal continuing education requirements. 

   

Want a sneak peek before signing up? Watch the welcome videos for each course below!   

Welcome and Overview: Building Children’s Resilience  
Welcome and Overview: Building Parental Resilience 

 

Get started today!    Did you complete your Resource Family Introductory Training after June 1, 2021?  

Not sure? Contact RFIT@maine.edu.    

• YES: You already have access! Log in to the Resource Family Training Portal and click on the course from your homepage to get started!  
• NO: Click here to register for access to the RFIT Training Portal starting on March 22, 2023   

 

We hope you find these independent online trainings helpful – whether you’re a newly licensed resource parent or an experienced family. We will be releasing additional courses in the fall. Please don’t hesitate to contact our Resource Family Training team with any questions.  

 

Thank you for all you do to provide a stable home for children in care and for your critical role in their development, healing, and success.   

   

Sincerely,  

Melissa Guillerault- (melissa.guillerault@maine.edu) 

Cheri Crossman (cheri.crossman@maine.edu) 

  Co-Leads and Facilitators for the Resource Family Introductory Training    Catherine Cutler Institute, University of Southern Maine