Required Steps and Training Directions to Become a Licensed Foster Parent
In preparation for the training, please review and complete the following items to receive your foster parent license:
Make an Appointment to get fingerprinted - Foster parents and any other individuals residing in the home (18 or older) will need to get fingerprinted at the State Patrol Office located on 108th & I street.
Complete a Health Form, click this link to print the form.
Then, schedule your health appointment with your physician.
Fill out and sign Part A of the form.
Ask your physician to complete section B.
Submit your form back to our team, licensing@apexfamily.org
Complete the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) self-assessment:
Submit your completed certificate here: Training — Apex Family Care.
You will not be allowed to attend the New Foster Parent Training class until we’ve received your certificate.
Follow the directions below to complete the required trainings. There are several trainings that must be completed prior to the first NDTC New Foster Parent class.
REQUIRED TRAININGS
Car Seat Safety
Click this link to access the DHHS Car Seat training
View the video
Submit your completed certificate here: Training — Apex Family Care
Expanding Your Parenting Paradigm
Click this link to sign in to the DHHS website to complete the NTDC Course
Click Training for Families towards the top of the page.
Click Classroom-Based Training for Families from the drop down.
Complete the Expanding Your Parenting Paradigm training. Choose the Families who foster and/or adoption children from the child welfare system version. Do not complete the Adoption, Kinship, American Indian or Alaskan Native or other versions.
Submit your completed certificate here: Training — Apex Family Care
Overview of Child Welfare System
Click this link to sign in to the DHHS website to complete the NTDC Course
Click Training for Families towards the top of the page.
Click Classroom-Based Training for Families from the drop down.
Complete the Overview of the Child Welfare System training. Choose the Families who foster and/or adoption children from the child welfare system version. Do not complete the Adoption, Kinship, American Indian or Alaskan Native or other versions.
Submit your completed certificate here: Training — Apex Family Care
Human Trafficking
Click this link to create an account on CreatingaFamily.org.
Click Purchase Course
Click Have a coupon? > Enter the coupon code: ne21care
Click Complete Purchase
Click Start Learning > Complete the course and quiz.
Submit your completed certificate here: Training — Apex Family Care
Sexual Trauma Training:
Click this link to create an account on CreatingaFamily.org.
Click Purchase Course
Click Have a coupon? > Enter the coupon code: ne21care
Click Complete Purchase
Click Start Learning > Complete the course and quiz.
Submit your completed certificate here: Training — Apex Family Care
NTDC New Foster Parent Class
Visit our Events Page to view and register for trainings.
Reasonable and Prudent Parenting
Click this link to create an account on CreatingaFamily.org.
Click Purchase Course
Click Have a coupon? > Enter the coupon code: ne21care
Click Complete Purchase
Click Start Learning > Complete the course and quiz.
Submit your completed certificate here: Training — Apex Family Care
Suicide Prevention
Click this link to create an account on CreatingaFamily.org.
Click Purchase Course
Click Have a coupon? > Enter the coupon code: ne21care
Click Complete Purchase
Click Start Learning > Complete the course and quiz.
Submit your completed certificate here: Training — Apex Family Care