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P.A.C.E.
P.A.C.E. (Partners in Alternative Care Education) training is a 36-hour training program, which will be provided by a team consisting of an agency social worker and a foster parent. The training curriculum focuses on 12 Competency areas. Should a foster parent not complete P.A.C.E. training they would still be eligible to continue their license application, however the department would reserve the right not to place any children in the home until the training requirements are met.
Orientation
Role of the Parent/Caregiver on the Child Welfare Team
TeamAbuse/Neglect
Effects of Abuse/Neglect of Child Development
Attachment, Separation and Placement
Discipline and Behavior Management
Cultural Issues in Placement
Primary Families
Child Sexual Abuse
The Effects of Caregiving on the Family
Permanency Issues for Children
Permanency Issues for Families
The Gift of Life
I didn't give you the gift of life,
But in my heart I know.
The love I feel is deep and real,
As if it had been so.
For us to have each other
Is like a dream come true!
No, I didn't give you
The gift of life;
Life gave me the gift of you.
--- Unknown
© Excerpted from Adoption.com Guide to Foster Adoption, published by Adoption Media, LLC
Credits: Kelly L. Killian
