DCF 56.14(6p)(f) (f) Medication management.

DCF 56.14(6p)(g) (g) Patients rights.

DCF 56.14(6p)(h) (h) Positive behavioral supports.

DCF 56.14(6p)(i) (i) Individual service plans.

DCF 56.14(6p)(j) (j) Emergency plans.

DCF 56.14(6p)(k) (k) Four hours of child-specific or population-specific training, orientation, or observation.

DCF 56.14(6t) (6t) Pre-placement training for Level 5 program staff. The pre-placement training for program staff for a Level 5 foster home shall include information on all of the following:

DCF 56.14(6t)(a) (a) The standardized curriculum provided under sub. (6) (a).

DCF 56.14(6t)(b) (b) The topics listed in sub. (6p) (b) to (j).

DCF 56.14(6t)(c) (c) Fifteen hours of child-specific or population-specific training, orientation, or observation.

DCF 56.14(7) (7) Initial licensing training for Level 2.

DCF 56.14(7)(a) (a) The department shall approve a standardized curriculum for initial licensing training for a foster parent who operates a Level 2 foster home that includes information on all of the following:

DCF 56.14(7)(a)1. 1. Permanency.

DCF 56.14(7)(a)2. 2. Cultural dynamics in placement.

DCF 56.14(7)(a)3. 3. Child abuse and neglect.

DCF 56.14(7)(a)4. 4. The impact of maltreatment on child development.

DCF 56.14(7)(a)5. 5. Attachment.

DCF 56.14(7)(a)6. 6. Separation and placement.

DCF 56.14(7)(a)7. 7. The importance of maintaining a foster child’s family connections.

DCF 56.14(7)(a)8. 8. Guidance and positive discipline.

DCF 56.14(7)(a)9. 9. Access to resources.

DCF 56.14 Note Note: The standardized curriculum for initial licensing training is the Wisconsin Foundation Training for Foster Parents.

DCF 56.14(7)(b) (b)

DCF 56.14(7)(b)1. 1. Trainers for the Level 2 initial licensing training shall be an agency staff person or contractor and a foster or adoptive parent.

DCF 56.14(7)(b)2. 2. Notwithstanding subd. 1., a foster parent may attend an initial licensing training for which no foster or adoptive parent is a trainer if the licensing agency approves and provides opportunities for the foster parent attending the training to participate in activities or programs that promote networking among foster parents and provide an opportunity for an experienced foster parent to answer questions from the new foster parent.

DCF 56.14(7)(c) (c) A foster parent who operates a Level 2 foster home that is licensed before January 1, 2011, shall complete the initial licensing training before January 1, 2015, except as provided under par. (d).

DCF 56.14(7)(d) (d) A foster parent who operates a Level 2 foster home that is licensed before January 1, 2011, and who provides verification to the licensing agency that the foster parent successfully completed a competency-based, pre-service foster parent training as described in the department’s DCFS Memo Series 2002-12 is not required to comply with par. (c).

DCF 56.14 Note Note: DCFS Memo Series 2002-12 was issued on September 18, 2002. It is available at https://dcf.wisconsin.gov/files/cwportal/policy/pdf/memos/2002-12.pdf. Acceptable competency-based, pre-service foster parent training includes the Partners in Alternative Care Education (PACE) curriculum.

DCF 56.14(7e) (7e) Initial licensing training for Level 3. The initial licensing training for a foster parent who operates a Level 3 foster home shall include information on all of the following: