Become a Foster Parent
In Tennessee & Southwest Virginia
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Are you ready to live out your faith by serving vulnerable children?
Take your first step by filling out one of the the forms below.
If you are a Tennessee Resident, please follow the button below and fill out the form with our partner Every Child TN. If you are a Virginia Resident, please fill out our contact form and our team will be in touch. We have staff available to serve you in Knoxville, Greeneville, Tri-Cities, and SW Virginia.
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Requirements
Holston Therapeutic Pre-Service Training Requirements
Combined Total Training Hours: 41 Hours
| TN Key Training | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Informational Meeting | 2 Hours | ||||||||||
| Module 1: Navigating the Child Welfare System | 3 Hours | ||||||||||
| Module 2: Exploring the Impact of Trauma | 3 Hours | ||||||||||
| Module 3: Roadmap to Resilience | 3 Hours | ||||||||||
| Module 4: Rerouting Trauma Behaviors | 3 Hours | ||||||||||
| CPR & First Aid | 4 Hours | ||||||||||
| Medication Administration | 4 Hours | ||||||||||
| Mutual Assessment Process Meeting | 1 Hour | ||||||||||
| Total Hours: | 23 Hours | ||||||||||
| Additional Therapeutic Training | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trauma Informed Parenting Strategies (TIPS 1&2) | 6 Hours | ||||||||||
| Therapeutic Foster Care Training | 3 Hours | ||||||||||
| Policies and Procedures Training | 3 Hours | ||||||||||
| De-escalation Techniques | 3 Hours | ||||||||||
| Parenting the Justice Involved Youth | 3 Hours | ||||||||||
| Total Hours: | 18 Hours | ||||||||||
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