Bakersfield College
Foster and Kinship Care Education Program
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the Foster and
Kinship Care Education Program is
to provide quality education and
support opportunities for care
givers of children and youth in
out-of-home care so that these
providers may meet the
educational, emotional, behavioral
and developmental needs of
children and youth.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
The Foster and Kinship Care
Education Program is administered
through the Community College
Chancellor’s Office. This
program assists foster care
providers, relative/kinship care providers and non relative extended
family members in learning essential
skills for parenting the troubled
and at-risk children in their
care. The Foster and Kinship Care
Education Program provides quality
education and support
opportunities to caregivers of
children and youth in out-of-home
care so that these providers may
meet the educational, emotional,
behavioral and developmental needs
of children and youth. The Foster
and Kinship Care Education Program
is a statewide program that
includes an assessment of
education needs, the development
and provision of specialized
instruction, educational support
services, and jointly organized
outreach efforts to the foster
care parent population. This
program is a partnership with the
Chancellor’s Office, The
California Department of Social
Services, the California State
Foster Parent Association,
California Community Colleges,
County Social Services, foster
parents, and public and private
agencies who work together to plan
and deliver a statewide program of
community college training.
The Kern County Department of Human Services sends the foster parents to BC for in-service training to meet their mandated 8 hours required to maintain placements in their home. Relative/kinship caregivers and non relative extended family members are encouraged to attend these trainings. Workshops are offered in Bakersfield and outlying areas. Various professional experts throughout Kern County are recruited to facilitate these specialized trainings along with BC Child Development instructors.
The BC Foster and Kinship Care Education Program collaborates with Kern County Department of Human Services and the Kern County Foster Parent Association to serve caregivers throughout Kern County. This program meets BC’s vision, mission and goals.
TRAINING
Bakersfield College provides free
specialized training on child and
youth related issues. A combined
eight hours of training fulfills
Kern County Department of Human
Services mandated eight hours of
Foster Parent training required
per year for placements in your
home. A Bakersfield College
certificate verifying the training
hours is provided to each
participant at the end of each
training session and the hours are
also reported to the Kern County
Department of Human Services. Download the modules covered in the
PRIDE training.
BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE FOSTER AND KINSHIP CARE EDUCATION PROGRAM 2011-2012 TRAINING SCHEDULES
- Tuesday Evening Training Schedule@ Weill Institute
- SB500 - Whole Family Home Training Schedule @ Weill Institute
- PRIDE Pre-Adopt Training Schedule
- PRIDE Training Schedule
- Caregivers of Kern County (CKC) Training Schedule
*BC FKCE Program Training Schedule Training Descriptions - July through December
*BC FKCE Program Training Schedule Training Descriptions - January through June
SPECIALIZED TRAINING: