FAK Toolshop® CORE Programs for Foster-Adoptive Parents and Kinship Caregivers

CORE Foster-Adoptive Parents Toolshop® Programs

You love them like your own, so children feel safe and trusting, which is necessary for their development and healing. You also must be prepared to support reunification or permanency goals that might not include you. So the time you have with these children is an extremely critical time in their lives.

You took your state or county’s pre-service training and are licensed. They taught you what you NEED to know. Now we can teach you what you WANT to know and wish they had time to teach you before you started getting placements.

FosterParentsToolshop.com offers many programs for foster-adoptive parents and kinship caregivers, most of whom are involved with the child welfare system. These programs, however, the the only ones that teach the Universal Blueprint® Parenting Success System and Trauma-Informed Parenting Skills.

Click here to see a master flyer describing a 60-hour series that includes the 11 "core" skill sets and 15 hours of optional application workshops. This entire package included in the pre-certification training package for Foster-Adoptive Parents Toolshop® trainers.

Child Welfare Toolshop® CORE Courses for...

FAPT Toolshop® CORE (Child Welfare)

$19

"I'm Loveable and I Like Myself!" Self-Esteem Toolset (Course #3 of 10 in the Advanced Foster-Adoptive Parents Toolshop® Bundle) - 2 hours

Course
11 Lessons

Build self esteem, without creating praise junkies or egotistical self-centered children. They also increase children’s immunity to peer pressure and can prevent sibling rivalry.

$27

Child Problem Toolbox: F-A-X: Listening & Problem-Solving Toolsets (Course #5 of 10 in Advanced FAPT)

Course
21 Lessons

Children with a trauma history often experience intense emotions or have difficulty expressing them, so they show up in their behavior. Discover how to use and model “F-A-X Listening,” a three-step process that opens the door to communication, helps develop emotional intelligence, supports appropriate expression and processing of emotions, and teaches children how to responsibly solve problems and resolve conflicts.

$17

Clear Communication: Making Your Point without Pointing a Finger or Laying on Guilt & Back Talk Bonus (Adv. FAPT 8 of 10)

Course
15 Lessons

This trauma-informed workshop helps foster, kinship, and resource parents address back talk and disrespect without power struggles. Learn to distinguish unintentional vs. intentional behavior, choose effective tools, and use clear communication and self-regulation to de-escalate conflict, set boundaries, and strengthen relationships.

$14.95

Developmental Stages & the Effects of Child Abuse and Neglect (Course #9 of 10 in Advanced FAPT Bundle) - 1.5 hours

Course
14 Lessons

Understand the developmental stages children typically follow and the effects that child abuse and neglect can have on children’s development. Recognize when developmental delays or misbehaviors are a result of the child’s developmental stage, past upbringing or trauma.

$27

Get Cooperation the First Time You Ask (Course #4 of 10 in the Advanced Foster-Adoptive Parents Toolshop® Advanced Bundle) - 3 hour

Course
14 Lessons

Learn the top ten most effective and practical language and action tools for fostering internal motivation, building self-esteem, getting cooperation, and teaching children tasks, behaviors, values and self-responsibility. Get short-term results and long-term benefits — without stickers or bribes — while preventing or defusing power struggles and tantrums.

$30

Keep Your Cool & Help Kids Calm Down - (Course #7 of 10 in the Advanced Foster-Adoptive Parents Toolshop® Bundle) - 6 hours

Course
43 Lessons

Prevent stress from bubbling over and anger from erupting by using the practical tools in this workshop. Discover two simple steps any adult or child can take to create an individualized stress and anger management plan. Understand what’s happening under the surface during anger, how trauma triggers get wired in, and how toxic emotions can create dis-ease. Then learn how to de-program and re-wire these cellular m...

$9.97

Legal Framework of Child Protection Service Agencies

Course
8 Lessons

Cooperation with Child Protective Service Agencies is required of Foster Parents. Foster Parents rely upon the Child Protective Services Agencies to provide guidance. Often, Foster Parents disagree with policies or decisions made by Child Protective Services Agencies and do not know where to turn for help. Understanding the Legal Framework of Child Protection Service Agencies will provide Foster Parents: help un...

$27

Level 1: Foster-Adoptive Parents Toolshop® (FAPT) INTRODUCTORY TIPS

Bundle
2 Items

This BUNDLE contains both the MATERIALS and COURSES to get an introduction to the Foster-Adoptive Parents Toolshop®, a research-based, trauma-informed, proven-effective parenting plan called "The Universal Blueprint® for Parenting Success" --- just for foster-adoptive parents and kinship caregivers.

$179 or 3 monthly payments of $69

Level 2: Foster-Adoptive Parents Toolshop® (FAPT) BASIC T.I.P.S. (Trauma-Informed Parenting Series) - 20 hours credit

Course
64 Lessons

Complete this 18-hours series, with videos of LIVE foster-adoptive parent training workshops! Lay a balanced foundation upon which to build your family, then use research-based, trauma-informed, proven-effective, parenting skills to support the children you care for to heal from their trauma and regain developmental delays. This course is a pre-requisite for Foster-Adoptive Parents Toolshop® Trainer certification.

$297 or 3 monthly payments of $127

Level 3: Foster-Adoptive Parents Toolshop® (FAPT) ADVANCED T.I.P.S. Course (BUNDLE of 10 courses / 42 hours)

Bundle
15 Items

This BUNDLE of courses is a series of stand-alone workshops/courses that, when taken *in order* give you the most advanced training in the Universal Blueprint® system and its research-based, trauma-informed, proven-effective parenting skills. There are 42 hours of training, so take them at your own pace as you need hours. NOTE: Each course in this series is approved by the Ohio Child Welfare Training Program.

$9.97

Maintenance Toolbox: Family Councils & the UB for Adults (Course #10 of 10 in the Advanced Foster-Adoptive Parents Toolshop® Bundle) - 1 hour

Course
7 Lessons

Effective family councils help each person feel like an important, contributing member of the family team. They enrich family relationships and help make decisions and resolve conflicts in ways that meet everyone’s needs. This workshop teaches formats from which to choose, tools to model and use, roles to involve every family member, and tips for preventing common pitfalls and conducting effective councils.

$30

Overview of The Foster-Adoptive Parents Toolshop® (Course #1 of 10 in Advanced FAPT Bundle) - 5 hours

Course
31 Lessons

A comprehensive overview of an evidence-based, trauma-informed curriculum offering a reliable formula for finding effective individualized responses to parenting challenges. Discover effective, practical language and action tools for fostering internal motivation, boosting self-esteem, getting cooperation, building independence, improving communication, and understanding and effectively responding to misbehavior.

$57

Preventing & Solving Sibling Conflicts -- Without Being a Referee! (Course #6 of 10 in Advanced FAPT Series) - 6 hour

Course
24 Lessons

Introducing new children into your foster-adoptive family can create sibling conflicts & rivalry. This webinar shows how to prevent these issues and practical tools for empowering siblings to resolve their own issues respectfully.

Free

Trauma-Informed Discipline: Why Typical Tactics Don’t Work Long-term and Can HARM Children & Tools for Fostering Self-Discipline

Course
6 Lessons

Understand the role trauma plays in problematic behavior and why "old school" punishment not only doesn't work but can cause trauma triggers and make matters worse. Learn why you want to avoid these and use the 5 best trauma-informed discipline tools that build trust and resolve the core issues causing problematic behavior.

Free

Trauma-Informed Parenting 101: What EVERY Parent of EVERY Child Needs to Know

Course
11 Lessons

Children who have been abused or neglected aren't the only ones with trauma. Since the body experiences chronic stress as a trauma, children experiencing prolonged periods of illness, isolation, and bullying or events like natural disasters, death, and other “adverse childhood experiences” may show signs of trauma. So, EVERY parent needs to be trauma-informed, to recognize signs and respond in trauma-informed ways.

$27

Trauma-Informed Problem Behavior Toolbox (Course #9 of 10 in the Advanced Foster-Adoptive Parents Toolshop® Bundle) - 2.5 hours)

Course
13 Lessons

No More Gray Lines between punishment and discipline once you learn trauma-informed responses for redirecting and disciplining problematic behavior. You'll know how to recognize the five types of problematic behavior and how to prevent and respond to each type. Understand the impact trauma has on behavior and trauma-informed responses, including the 5 best discipline tools that teach self-discipline.

$27

Trauma-Informed Problem Behavior Toolbox (Course 9 of 10 in Advanced FAPT Bundle) - 3 hours

Course
19 Lessons

Recognize the five types of problematic behavior and how to prevent and respond to each type. Understand the impact trauma has on behavior and trauma-informed responses, including the 5 best discipline tools that teach self-discipline.

$27

What's the Foundation of Your Parenting? (Course #2 of 10 in the Advanced Foster-Adoptive Parents Toolshop® Bundle) - 3 hour

Course
25 Lessons

See a parenting “style show” that reveals which parenting practices will get the long-term results you want. Discover the secrets for building healthy parenting habits and working together as a team with your parenting partners, including caseworkers and birth parents.

PLUS, Dozens of Stand-Alone Programs, to Create Comprehensive Customized Training Packages for...

Each program offers research-based, trauma-informed, proven-effective parenting skill and tips for applying them to both common and complex parenting challenges encountered by foster-adoptive parents and kinship caregivers. Check out these related categories; some programs are listed in more than one category.

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