Learn About Foster Parenting
Join our online, monthly info sessions on the first Tuesday of every month to learn about GOBHI's Foster Care Program and the steps to becoming a certified foster parent.
Topics of discussion will include:
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Therapeutic Care
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Full-time and part-time/relief care opportunities
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Our Collaborative Problem Solving® approach
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The screening and certification process
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Q&A session
No registration required.
You Can Make a Difference
Being a foster parent is an incredibly rewarding—and challenging—experience. Through the training we provide and many other resources available at GOBHI, you can:
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Provide advocacy, intervention, and support to interrupt generational trauma
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Positively change foster youths' lives and prepare them for a stable, safe, and healthy future
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Help build healthy communities
Please note: We can only certify Oregon residents as foster parents.
Contact Us
Have a question for a member of our team? Please reach out in between info sessions and we would be happy to help!
Email: fostercare@gobhi.org
Phone: (541) 256-4587
Upcoming Sessions
CPS 8-Week Class for Foster / Resource Parents, 2023 Spring Series #1
April 13, 2023
10:00-11:30am Pacific Time
This 8-week online class is designed for foster parents with GOBHI and Foster Plus agencies Boys & Girls Aid, Connections365, Youth Progress, and Youth Unlimited who want to apply the Collaborative Problem Solving® (CPS) approach with the kids in their lives.
Because the content builds from week to week, attendance for all sessions is important. Registration includes a commitment to attend all 8 sessions. Click the "Join Here" link for more information and to register.
Thursdays, 5:30-7pm Pacific
April 13, 20, 27 &
May 4, 11, 18, 25 &
June 1
Location: Online (link will be provided before the first class)
Moderated by:
Kate O'Kelley, CPS Certified Trainer
CPS 8-Week Class for Foster / Resource Parents, 2023 Spring Series #2
April 13, 2023
5:30-7:00pm Pacific Time
This 8-week online class is designed for foster parents with GOBHI and Foster Plus agencies Boys & Girls Aid, Connections365, Youth Progress, and Youth Unlimited who want to apply the Collaborative Problem Solving® (CPS) approach with the kids in their lives.
Because the content builds from week to week, attendance for all sessions is important. Registration includes a commitment to attend all 8 sessions. Click the "Join Here" link for more information and to register.
Thursdays, 5:30-7pm Pacific
April 13, 20, 27 &
May 4, 11, 18, 25 &
June 1
Location: Online (link will be provided before the first class)
Moderated by:
Kate O'Kelley, CPS Certified Trainer
