Helping Children And Families Live Successfully.
Contact a Foster Care Trainer
Scott Fields
Senior Trainer
731-641-4145
email me or fill out an application to be a foster parent
Orientation and training schedule
Orientation: Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 1pm and 5:30pm. See our orientation and training calendar. Call or stop by to see if foster care might be an option for you to give back to your community and the young people who so desperately need a loving, caring adult in their lives.
Training classes: We are still setting up our training classes for the Paris office so if you are interested in becoming a foster parent call Scott. We have several options for you to chose from, so if you want a morning class (9:00 a.m. to noon), an afternoon class (2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.) a night class (5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.) or even a Saturday class (9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.), this could be the perfect time for you. Call to reserve your spot. Also, see our orientation and training calendar.
Locations of trainings: Typically orientations and training classes are held in the Youth Villages office in Paris, TN. Call me if you would like to find out how orientation or classes could be offered closer to you.
Contact Scott Fields at (731) 288-4612 or email me for more information.
Current foster parent news
Hey everyone! As many of you may have heard by now, Ms. Vicki is doing the placement for the region; Scott Fields has taken over the training responsibilites for Paris and Dyersburg and Ms. Kim Casey is going to be the recruiter for Paris and Dyersburg. You should be receiving a call from both Kim and Scott over the next couple of weeks. There are going to be some changes to how things have been done in the past with these changes in staff and they will be explained to you personally. We all want to thank you for all the work you do!
Parents As Tender Healers
The PATH training classes were developed to help prospective foster parents decide whether providing foster, adoptive or kinship care to children is appropriate for them. PATH is based on the belief that children grow and develop better in families, where they can build lasting relationships. The early trauma experienced by many children in the child welfare system has a lifelong impact on how they feel about themselves, their ability to trust and their willingness to build relationships. Foster families will address issues that are different from those faced by families that are formed by birth. This curriculum addresses these core issues in a way that prepares prospective resource families for their new and complex role. The skills needed to be a successful resource parent differs from those needed to rear children from birth. Everything in this training including the written material, video presentations, in-class assignments, role-plays, class discussions and interactions, as well as the homework, is designed to help resource parents begin to understand the children and develop the skills needed to parent them successfully.
