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EBP <strong>in</strong> <strong>Foster</strong> <strong>Parent</strong> Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> <strong>Support</strong><strong>Evidence</strong>-<strong>Based</strong> <strong>Practice</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Foster</strong> <strong>Parent</strong> Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> <strong>Support</strong>:Implications for Treatment <strong>Foster</strong> Care ProvidersAPPENDIX I - Quick Reference GuideThe <strong>Evidence</strong>-<strong>Based</strong> <strong>Practice</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Foster</strong> <strong>Parent</strong> Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> <strong>Support</strong>: Implications forTreatment <strong>Foster</strong> Care Providers report is <strong>in</strong>tended to assist <strong>Foster</strong> Family-<strong>Based</strong> TreatmentAssociation (FFTA) foster care agencies identify the most effective practices of foster parenttra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> support, as determ<strong>in</strong>ed by the state of current empirical research. This report isbased on a comprehensive review of published empirical literature conducted by the Center forAdvanced Studies <strong>in</strong> Child Welfare (CASCW) at the University of M<strong>in</strong>nesota’s School of SocialWork. The report outl<strong>in</strong>es models of foster parent tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g pre-service tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>gs,parent<strong>in</strong>g programs for foster parents, specialized foster parent tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>gs, <strong>and</strong> alternate tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>gmodalities, as well as a variety of services that may support foster parents, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g benefits(health <strong>in</strong>surance, service provision, <strong>and</strong> stipends), foster parent collaboration with agency staff<strong>and</strong> biological families, level of care, respite, support from agency workers <strong>and</strong> communitymembers, support <strong>in</strong>ventories, <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>tegrated models of support <strong>and</strong> tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g.The Quick Reference Guide provides a brief summary of f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>gs from the full report.Included <strong>in</strong> this guide are key f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>and</strong> tables outl<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g empirically-based relationshipsamong evidence-based practices <strong>in</strong> foster parent tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> support, <strong>and</strong> key child welfareoutcomes. Descriptions of the various models of foster parent tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> support, <strong>and</strong> acomplete description of the scales utilized <strong>in</strong> rat<strong>in</strong>g the level of effectiveness of the variousmodels are presented <strong>in</strong> the full text of the report.Center for Advanced Studies <strong>in</strong> Child Welfare (CASCW)University of M<strong>in</strong>nesota School of Social WorkContact: Krist<strong>in</strong>e N. Piescher, Ph.D. kpiesche@umn.edu 166

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