Learning Your Child Has A Disability
2023-07-27 17:00 - 2023-09-18 18:30 (America/Chicago)
Learning Your Child Has a Disability aims to help foster and adoptive parents understand the unique emotions of discovering or confirming a child in their care has a disability. This training will also offer tips and strategies to help foster and adoptive families cope with these feelings and challenges.
After completing this training, participants will be able to:

Identify the common feelings and emotions of learning or confirming a child has a disability.
Utilize constructive tips and strategies to cope with these emotions

ASK-VIP trainings are expressly designed to meet the needs of foster and adoptive parents. Skilled trainers who have lived experiences with fostering and adoption provide these trainings in a virtual group setting. There is 1.5 hours of ongoing, elective foster parent training credit available for Kentucky’s foster parents.
Create an account or log-in to register for this training. A reliable internet connection and a smartphone, tablet, or computer with web camera is needed to participate. If there are two adults in the same household that want to participate in this training, each person must register separately. Foster parent training credit is administered based on the duration of the meeting and each attendee’s participation. Training credit is only available if you have not participated in this training within the past twelve months.
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If you have any questions about this training or how to register, please email ask@uky.edu or call 859-257-7361.

Preventing Child Abuse: Types, Signs, And Symptoms
2023-08-28 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago)
Preventing Child Abuse: Types, Signs & Symptoms will inform parents of the definition of child abuse and ways it can be prevented. It provides descriptions and statistics of different types of abuse and the signs and symptoms of each type of abuse. The training discusses the difference between discipline and punishment and strategies for abuse prevention. In addition, parents will learn how to report suspected child abuse to proper authorities.
After completing this training, participants will be able to:

Identify and define the types of child abuse.
Utilize child abuse prevention strategies with the children in their care.

ASK-VIP trainings are expressly designed to meet the needs of foster and adoptive parents. Skilled trainers who have lived experiences with fostering and adoption provide these trainings in a virtual group setting. There is 1.5 hours of ongoing, elective foster parent training credit available for Kentucky’s foster parents.
Create an account or log-in to register for this training. A reliable internet connection and a smartphone, tablet, or computer with web camera is needed to participate. If there are two adults in the same household that want to participate in this training, each person must register separately. Foster parent training credit is administered based on the duration of the meeting and each attendee’s participation. Training credit is only available if you have not participated in this training within the past twelve months.
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If you have any questions about this training or how to register, please email ask@uky.edu or call 859-257-7361.

Working With Birth Families To Achieve Permanency
2023-08-28 17:00 - 18:30 (America/Kentucky/Louisville)
Working with Birth Families to Achieve Permanency will equip foster parents many different ways to positively work with birth families toward the initial goal of reunification. The training also discusses the alternatives to reunification including relative placement and open adoption. It explains why including the birth families in these various placements is vital for the placements to succeed.
After completing this training, participants will be able to:

Utilize strategies to include birth families as often as possible and in positive ways while caring for children in out of home care.
Describe the different types of permanency placements and why birth families are important factors in these placements.

ASK-VIP trainings are expressly designed to meet the needs of foster and adoptive parents. Skilled trainers who have lived experiences with fostering and adoption provide these trainings in a virtual group setting. There is 1.5 hours of ongoing, elective foster parent training credit available for Kentucky’s foster parents.
Create an account or log-in to register for this training. A reliable internet connection and a smartphone, tablet, or computer with web camera is needed to participate. If there are two adults in the same household that want to participate in this training, each person must register separately. Foster parent training credit is administered based on the duration of the meeting and each attendee’s participation. Training credit is only available if you have not participated in this training within the past twelve months.
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If you have any questions about this training or how to register, please email ask@uky.edu or call 859-257-7361.

Bullying
2023-08-28 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
Bullying provides parents an overview of bullying behaviors that children, teens, and young adults may encounter and the effects it has on children, youth and society as a whole. This training also provides strategies to help prevent and intervene if bullying is suspected, or what to do if you suspect your child is exhibiting bullying behavior.
After completing this training, participants will be able to:

Recognize and take appropriate steps if they suspect a child or youth in their home is being bullied.
Recognize and take appropriate steps if they suspect a child or youth in their home is exhibiting bullying behavior.

ASK-VIP training are expressly designed to meet the needs of foster and adoptive parents. Skilled trainers who have lived experiences with fostering and adoption provide these trainings in a virtual group setting. There is 1.5 hours of ongoing, elective foster parent training credit available for Kentucky’s foster parents.
Create an account or log-in to register for this training. A reliable internet connection and a smartphone, tablet, or computer with web camera is needed to participate. If there are two adults in the same household that want to participate in this training, each person must register separately. Foster parent training credit is administered based on the duration of the meeting and each attendee’s participation. Training credit is only available if you have not participated in this training within the past twelve months.
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If you have any questions about this training or how to register, please email ask@uky.edu or call 859-257-7361.

Transracial Parenting: Ages 5-12
2023-08-28 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Kentucky/Louisville)
Transracial Parenting: Ages 5-12 explores the unique experiences of transracial families and examines developmental stages of racial identity development in elementary and middle school-aged children. It offers strategies to create an environment that is conducive to the formation of a positive identity, as well as strategies to help children develop coping skills and methods of maintaining a positive identity.
After completing this training, participants will be able to:

Examine children’s racial identity development (ages five to twelve years old).
Articulate positive self-esteem and coping strategies for transracially-placed children.

ASK-VIP trainings are expressly designed to meet the needs of foster and adoptive parents. Skilled trainers who have lived experiences with fostering and adoption provide these trainings in a virtual group setting. There is 1.5 hours of ongoing, elective foster parent training credit available for Kentucky’s foster parents.
Create an account or log-in to register for this training. A reliable internet connection and a smartphone, tablet, or computer with web camera is needed to participate. If there are two adults in the same household that want to participate in this training, each person must register separately. Foster parent training credit is administered based on the duration of the meeting and each attendee’s participation. Training credit is only available if you have not participated in this training within the past twelve months.
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If you have any questions about this training or how to register, please email ask@uky.edu or call 859-257-7361.

Foster/Adoptive Parents Of Teens Support Group
2023-08-28 20:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
ASK-VIP Support Group for Foster/Adoptive Parents of Teens is specifically designed for foster/adoptive parents who are caring for teenagers or those considering fostering and/or adopting teenagers. This support group offers an opportunity to share experiences, questions, resources, and concerns in a safe and compassionate environment. The support group is led by a seasoned foster/adoptive parent who has lived experience caring for teens.
Create an account or log-in to register for this support group. A reliable internet connection and a smartphone, tablet, or computer with web camera is needed to participate. If there are two adults in the same household that want to participate in this support group, each person must register separately.
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If you have any questions about this support group or how to register, please email ask@uky.edu or call 859-257-7361.

Sibling Attachment & Adoption
2023-08-30 17:00 - 18:30 (America/Chicago)
Sibling Attachment & Adoption provides parents with tools to promote healthy sibling relationships in foster and adoptive families. Parents will explore different ways in which families are formed and learn tips on helping children to explain blended families (biological, adopted, foster and step) when the need arises.
After completing this training, participants will be able to:

Articulate different ways children may become siblings and view sibling relationships.
Apply tools to facilitate healthy relationships between siblings, regardless of how these relationships were formed.

ASK-VIP trainings are expressly designed to meet the needs of foster and adoptive parents. Skilled trainers who have lived experiences with fostering and adoption provide these trainings in a virtual group setting. There is 1.5 hours of ongoing, elective foster parent training credit available for Kentucky’s foster parents.
Create an account or log-in to register for this training. A reliable internet connection and a smartphone, tablet, or computer with web camera is needed to participate. If there are two adults in the same household that want to participate in this training, each person must register separately. Foster parent training credit is administered based on the duration of the meeting and each attendee’s participation. Training credit is only available if you have not participated in this training within the past twelve months.
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If you have any questions about this training or how to register, please email ask@uky.edu or call 859-257-7361.

Creative Parenting: New Ways To Focus On Your Child
2023-09-03 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York)
Creative Parenting: New Ways to Focus on Your Child is designed to help parents recognize the value of seeking to understand the meaning behind a child’s behavior. It explores the importance of creating time to connect with children one-on-one, modeling appropriate coping strategies, having consistent expectations, praising desirable behaviors, and redirecting challenging behavior.
After completing this training, participants will be able to:

Identify ways to reframe challenging child behaviors.
Utilize positive discipline strategies.

ASK-VIP trainings are expressly designed to meet the needs of foster and adoptive parents. Skilled trainers who have lived experiences with fostering and adoption provide these trainings in a virtual group setting. There is 1.5 hours of ongoing, elective foster parent training credit available for Kentucky’s foster parents.
Create an account or log-in to register for this training. A reliable internet connection and a smartphone, tablet, or computer with web camera is needed to participate. If there are two adults in the same household that want to participate in this training, each person must register separately. Foster parent training credit is administered based on the duration of the meeting and each attendee’s participation. Training credit is only available if you have not participated in this training within the past twelve months.
REGISTER NOW
If you have any questions about this training or how to register, please email ask@uky.edu or call 859-257-7361.
