Alberta Children's Services Provincial Caregiver Training

The Provincial Caregiver Training Team provides caregivers with training that aligns with current research, legislation, policy, Indigenous worldviews and practices such as the Practice Framework, Signs of Safety, and trauma-informed approaches.  Caregiver training includes both self-directed learning through Parent Resources for Information, Development and Education (PRIDE) and Alberta-specific courses which are virtually facilitated.

Potential and new caregivers are required to complete PRIDE Pre-Service which consists of 10 pre-recorded video sessions that applicants take at their own pace, online.  It is required for all foster and permanency applicants.  Kinship caregivers are required to complete the Kinship Orientation Training (KOT) eLearning, which is also taken at the caregivers’ own pace.  All registrations for both PRIDE Pre-Service and Kinship Orientation Training are processed through the Provincial Caregiver Training Team (PCTT).

Please review the available resources below to support the ongoing recruitment, orientation and training of caregivers. 

If you have further questions or would like to register an applicant into either PRIDE Pre-Service or Kinship Orientation Training, please contact the PCTT at CFS.CaregiverTraining@gov.ab.ca

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Caregiver Learning Plan 

Caregiver Learning Pathway Guide 

Caregiver Competencies February  2024

The Provincial Caregiver Training Team has some exciting opportunities for in-person Caregiver Training coming up in Edmonton! 

*All trainings will be held at the CIIRT Office 

**All trainings offered are recently updated materials and some are first-time pilot sessions of the new materials (great for all caregivers even those who may have taken equivalent courses in the past)

**We welcome kinship, foster and permanency families to attend these trainings

January 24th (10am- 1:00pm)– Supporting Sexual and Gender Diverse Children and Youth (Updated material/ Pilot session)

              **This course is at risk of cancellation due to low enrollment

February 11th (6pm-9pm)- Preserving Memories (NEW COURSE/ Pilot session)

March 18th (6pm-9pm)- Substance Use Awareness (recently updated material)

April 22nd (10am-1:00pm)- Play: The Building Blocks of Development and Connection (Updated material/ Pilot session)

In order to proceed with each of these sessions we require a minimum of 8 registrants per session.  We would greatly appreciate your support in ensuring caregivers are aware of these opportunities and ask that your teams encourage their caregivers to attend. 

Caregivers can self-enrol for these courses in the PRIDE online system by navigating to and searching the course catalog.

If assistance is required please reach out to our team at: CFS.CaregiverTraining@gov.ab.ca

Pre-Service Orientation

 
If you have further questions regarding training or would like to register an applicant into Pre-Service, please email  CFS.CaregiverTraining@gov.ab.ca

In-Service Training (For Caregivers)

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Kinship Training

Instructor Led In-Service Modules

Pride In-Service E-Learning Course Descriptions

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