N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 18 § 446.5

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024

Section 446.5 - Mandated training for foster parents providing care in designated emergency foster family boarding homes

Authorized agencies supervising designated emergency foster family boarding homes must provide foster parents in such homes with training. The training must cover the areas of child development, child discipline, communication, and family systems and must provide emergency foster parents with basic crisis intervention and assessment skills. The training must be provided as follows:

(a) fifteen hours of training within four months after the foster home is designated exclusively for emergency use; and

(b) a minimum of six hours of yearly follow-up training which expands upon the areas covered during the initial training.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 18 § 446.5