OAR 419-440-0060: Foster Care Agencies: Orientation for Proctor Foster Home Applicants

(1) To be approved by a foster care agency to operate a proctor foster home, an applicant must complete orientation training. (2) In addition to the requirements in OAR 419-400-0120(4) and (5), the orientation training required by section (1) of this rule must, at a minimum, include all of the following: (a) The policies and procedures of the foster care agency. (b) The needs and characteristics of children in care needing placement. (c) Attachment, separation, and loss issues for children in care and families. (d) The importance of cultural identity to the child in care and ways to foster this identity. (e) The impact of foster care on the child in care and family. (f) The rights and responsibilities of the proctor foster parent and the foster care agency. (g) The resources available to the foster parent or approved proctor foster parent. (h) Confidentiality. (i) Rights of families and children in care. (j) Copies of all of the following documents: (A) The program statement described in OAR 419-440-0080. (B) The requirements for proctor foster homes. (C) The policies of the foster care agency governing proctor foster homes. (D) The training requirements of the foster care agency for proctor foster homes. (E) The licensing rules for foster care agencies. (F) Expectations for working with the foster care agency. (3) The foster care agency must document in the file of each applicant if the applicant has received the orientation described in section (2) of this rule.