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Topic: Reasonable & Prudent Parent Standard (RPPS)

Information and all links for the Reasonable & Prudent Parent Standard (RPPS) Training for foster parents & caregivers (October, 2016)

All foster parents/caregivers are required to attend a training on the Reasonable & Prudent Parent Standard (RPPS) or watch the recorded webinar and submit the completed quiz to your Foster Care Coordinator (for which you will receive two (2) hours towards your training hours).

Summary of steps to complete the training (if not already completed):

  1. Prior to watching the RPPS webinar, please watch the Icebreaker Training Video here.
  2. Review the handouts in the “training packet” (below)
  3. Watch the webinar here.
  4. Read the Q&A
  5. Complete one of the training sections on your F-SS55a – Training Log and keep it for your records as documentation of training you have completed
  6. Complete and turn in the RPPS Quiz to your Foster Care Coordinator

Please let your Foster Care Coordinator or the child’s caseworker know if you have any questions.

Links to attachments in the “training packet”:
  • Power point slides – handout pages – click here.
  • Caregiver Guideline for Reasonable and Prudent Parenting (RPPS) – Summary – click here.
  • Family Foster Care Policy – 2.1.4.4 – Foster Parent Responsibilities – click here.
  • The Importance of Maintaining Parental Involvement (Foster Parent College/CWLA) – click here.
  • Bridging the Gap Between Resource Families & Birth Families (Foster Parent College/CWLA) – click here.  
  • Bridging the Gap Frequently Asked Questions: An Ice Breaker Guide for Social Workers and Foster Parents, click here.
  • Developmental Milestones (Foster Parent College) –  click here.
  • Effects of Trauma on Child Development (Foster Parent College/CWLA) – click here.
  • Child Traumatic Stress – A Primer for Resource Parents (Foster Parent College/CWLA) – click here.
  • Complex Trauma – Facts for Caregivers (Foster Parent College/CWLA) – click here.
  • Jigsaw Puzzle (CWLA – Resource 2C) – click here.
  • Reasonable & Prudent Parent Standard – Questions & Answers (10/16) – click here.
  • Training Log (form) – click here for a pdf version of the form or click here for a Word version.
  • Quiz – turn into you Foster Care Coordinator – click here.

If you are interested in more information about how you can help, please contact a Wyoming Foster Care Coordinator in your area.