Legal Aspects/Concurrent Planning 

Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024
Time: 9:00am – 3:00pm

The “Legal Aspects” foster parent training helps you understand the rules that decide where a child should live when they can’t be with their family. This training shows you how these rules work from the start of the case until the child finds a permanent home. 

In this training, you’ll: 

1. Learn about the laws for deciding where kids should live and how they apply during the case.
2. Find out how to talk about these laws with the Family Support Team and in court. 
3. Understand why it’s important to write down the real reasons for decisions about where the child lives, as required by the law. 
4. Use different things like family and other important facts to help decide where the child should live according to the law. 

This training explains how federal and state laws help agencies and courts plan for a child’s future. You’ll discover: 

1. What laws help with planning for a child’s future. 
2. How to talk about these laws with the Family Support Team and in court. 
3. Why it’s crucial to write down the real reasons for having a plan that looks at two options for a child’s permanent home, based on the law. 
4. How to use different things like family and other important facts to make plans according to the law. 

This is an online class. You will receive an email with a Zoom link 24 hours prior to training from Foster Parent Training Specialist Tobey Wilkerson.  Make sure you have downloaded the zoom app onto your device and plan to sign in a few minutes early to work through any technical difficulties. 

NOTE: These trainings are currently offered to families specifically sponsored by KVC and Children’s Division. If your licensing worker comes from an agency other than KVC or Children’s Division, please contact your licensing worker and/or the organizer below to confirm billing details.