Foster Care Training

Each time a situation occurs that the reasonable and prudent parent standard must be applied; Certified/Licensed foster parents must analyze the situation and make a well-reasoned decision on how to address or approach the situation. However, situations not specifically addressed in law may also occur with children in the foster care system that needs to be addressed by the Certified/Licensed foster parent. The department strongly recommends that a Certified/Licensed foster parent use the reasonable and prudent parent standard in those situations. The intent of this training is to clarify when the reasonable and prudent parent standard must or should be used.