Parent Training and Resources
APMRT Training Series
Support your growth as a foster parent with 10+ hours of continuing education. Browse the training series below and choose what fits your needs.
- Medication Series
- Overview of Trauma
- Understanding and Supporting Behavior
- Preventative Strategies
- Toilet Training
- Additional Trainings
Strategies in Care Webinar Series!
Our free webinar series, Strategies in Care, provides practical tools to help families and caregivers address common challenges at home. Webinars are currently offered monthly, with projected topics across months detailed below. Attendees can earn up to 1.5 live virtual foster parent CEUs.
Webinars are currently scheduled for the dates listed below and will occur live from 12:00 - 1:00 PM CST. Please note that all dates and times are subject to change. Click here to complete our contact form and join our mailing list. You'll receive updates about registration, webinar changes, and future webinars. This form also provides a section to suggest topics for future webinars.
Now Open for Registration (August–October): Register Here!
You can register today for our next three sessions.
Monday, August 17, 2026 | Bridging the Gap with Medication Advocacy
- Learn how to have better discussions with healthcare providers, ask the right questions, and feel more confident supporting your child’s care when medication is involved. Increase understanding of medications your child may be taking, recording behaviors of concern, and communicating patterns with your child’s care team.
Monday, September 14, 2026 | Supporting Youth Through Disrupted Relationships: Behavioral Strategies
- Learn practical, behavior-based strategies to support youth who are experiencing disruption in important relationships, such as siblings, caregivers, or other important people in their lives. Identify and respond to behaviors that are common during separation, teach stress management and communication skills, and structure routines for success.
Monday, October 5, 2026 | Minimizing Escalation with Proactive Strategies
- Develop the skills to identify common situations that can trigger challenging behaviors and learn how proactive, trauma-informed strategies can help. Participants will learn how to plan ahead, make helpful changes to the environment, and teach coping skills that help children handle difficult situations more successfully before behaviors escalate.
Training Videos
Find educational and training videos on various topics including common medications, an overview of working with children with trauma, and strategies for managing behaviors in your home. For each video, foster parents can take a quick quiz to earn 0.5 continuing education credits. Resources such as instructions and worksheets are included next to each video.
For inquiries regarding videos or quizzes, please contact APMRT by clicking the button below.
What to Expect With a New Foster Child
Learn common challenges foster parents face when welcoming a new foster child into their home and some tips for addressing some of those challenges.
Medication Series - 3.5 Credits Available
Medication Advocacy: Making the Most of Medication Appointments (Medication Advocacy Video 1)
Learn about common myths related to medications and how to make the most of medication appointments
Medication Advocacy: Appointment Checklist and Feedback (Medication Advocacy Video 2)
Learn how to prepare for your child's medication appointment
Take the quiz for foster parent hours/CEUs here
Antipsychotic Side-Effect Scale
Medication Advocacy: Role Play (Medication Advocacy Video 3)
Learn how to make sure your foster child's doctor's appointment goes well
ADHD Medications (Medication Video 1)
Learn about medications your foster child may be taking for ADHD.
Antipsychotic Medications (Medication Video 2)
Learn about medications your foster child may be taking for behavior problems
Click here to access the Neuroleptic (Antipsychotic) Side Effect Rating Form
Antidepressant Medications (Medication Video 3)
Learn about antidepressant medications and how they may be used to treat your foster child's behaviors
Mood Stabilizers (Medication Video 4)
Learn about mood stabilizer medications and how they may be used to treat your foster child's behaviors
Overview of Trauma Series - 1.5 Credits Available
Overview of Trauma (Trauma Video 1)
Learn a brief overview of trauma and how to deliver empathetic statements
The Effect of Trauma on Skills (Trauma Video 2)
Learn how trauma can affect a child's ability to complete self-care and chore tasks
Teaching Necessary Skills to a Child With Trauma (Trauma Video 3)
Learn how to teach self-care and chore tasks to a child with trauma
Understanding and Supporting Behavior - 4.5 Credits Available
Functions ("Why") Behind Behavior
Explore the "why" behind behaviors children do every day
Take the quiz for foster parent hours/CEUs here
Download a quick guide and questions to help you understand why a behavior is happening
Building a Positive Environment in Your Home (Best Practices Video 1)
Learn how to create a positive environment in your home.
Take the quiz for foster parent hours/CEUs here
Modeling Building a Positive Environment in Your Home (Best Practices Video 2)
Watch an example of how to create a positive environment in your home.
Giving Instructions (Best Practices Video 3)
Learn how to give effective instructions.
Take the quiz for foster parent hours/CEUs here
Modeling Giving Instructions (Best Practices Video 4)
Watch an example of how to give effective instructions.
How to Handle Junk Behavior: Pivot and Praise (Best Practices Video 5)
Learn how to respond to your child's non-dangerous "junk" behaviors appropriately.
Take the quiz for foster parent hours/CEUs here
Modeling Pivot and Praise for Junk Behavior (Best Practices Video 6)
Watch an example of how to use Pivot and Praise for junk/non-dangerous behaviors in your home.
How to Handle Major Challenging Behavior (Best Practices Video 7)
Learn how to response to your child's major problem behavior.
Take the quiz for foster parent hours/CEUs here
Modeling Managing Major Challenging Behaviors (Best Practice Video 8)
Watch an example of how to manage challenging behaviors in your home.
Preventative Strategies Series - 1 Credit Available
Using Routines and First-Then Statements (Preventative Strategies Video 1)
Learn how to use routines and first-then statements with your foster child
Using Timers and Providing Choices (Preventative Strategies Video 2)
Learn how to use timers and provide choices for your foster child
Toilet Training - 1.5 Credits Available
How to Toilet Train Your Foster Child (Toilet Training Video 1)
Learn how to toilet train your child in a few short steps
Sit Schedule and Data Sheets (Toilet Training Video 2)
Learn how to progress through the sit schedule and track your child's progress with data sheets
Nighttime Toilet Training (Toilet Training Video 3)
Learn how to keep your foster child dry through the night
Additional Trainings - 1.75 Credits Available
Substance Use Behavior in Children and Adolescents
Learn about normative substance use in children and adolescents and how to identify when additional supports may be necessary.
The Effect of Values, Morals and Experience on Responses to Behaviors
Explore how your personal values, morals and experiences can impact how you respond to children's beahviors.
Sexual Behavior in Children and Adolescents
Learn about normative sexual behavior in children and adolescents as well as identify behaviors that may warrant additional support.