Contact Information

Beaverton Department of Human Services
15625 SW Greystone Ct
Beaverton, OR 97006

Washington County Child Welfare

New Caregiver Training for Foster Care, Adoptive, Relatives and Child-Specific Certification.

Step 1 – Attend Orientation Training

An introduction to Foundation Training and Child Welfare.* A Spanish speaking interpreter will be provided at one Orientation each month. You do not need to pre-register for this class.

Step 2 – Complete Foundation Training

Foundation Training consists of a series of classes. You will be given the option of completing the series in either 7 consecutive weeks or attending two classes a week and completing your training in four weeks. You will be provided the Foundation class schedule at your Orientation Training. *A Spanish speaking interpreter will be provided at selected series, please indicate this need at your Orientation Training. You do not need to pre-register for his class. You may begin the class at any point in the series, with the exception of class 5. Please note if our training room is at maximum capacity, you may be asked to wait a week or two to begin classes.

Step 3 – Application Packets

You will be provided an application packet at your first Foundation class. You may turn in your packet after you have completed 6 of the 8 required classes. You will turn your application packet into the class trainer. (If you are a relative or child-specific certified family already caring for a child this step does to apply to you). Your application packet will be sent to the appropriate branch for assignment. You should be contacted within 30 days by an adoption worker or a certifier.

Orientation Schedule

Please call for more information

All of Clackamas County

Nadine Bujosa

• Phone: (503)-731-4167
• Email: Nadine.BUJOSA@dhsoha.state.or.us

Pre-service Foundations Training Schedule thru 2017

This eight session, three hour, training series, is a mandatory part of the home study process for those interested in fostering, adopting or parenting a relatives child. These classes will give you needed tools to parent and mentor abused and neglected children in the care and custody of DHS Child Welfare and their families.Pre-registration is required . If you have questions or need further information, please contact Andrea Birchman at (503)-731-4628 or andrea.birchman@state.or.us Please click for the 2017 trainings schedule!

Training location for the classes above are located at: Oregon City DHS Office, 315 S. Beavercreek Rd. Oregon City 97045. Call for other training locations.

Note: If our foster/adoptive pre-service foundations training schedule does not fit your needs, please feel free to attend training at any of the other DHS Child Welfare offices. Please call the following numbers for class schedules.

State Training Website Link

Malheur County

Location for Ontario:

Malheur Department of Human Services: 186 E Lane, Suite 3, Ontario, OR97914

Cecilia Garcia

• Phone: (541)-889-9194 ext. 343
• Email: Cecilia.e.garcia@state.or.us

Harney County

Stacie Coleman

• Phone: (541) 573-2086
• Email: stacie.m.coleman@dhsoha.state.or.us
• location: John Day – Grant Department of Human Services, 725 W Main Str, John Day, OR 97845

Grant County

Brendan Toliver

• Phone 1: (541) 575-0728
• Phone 2: (541) 575-0656(fax)
• Email: brendan.s.toliver@dhsoha.state.or.us

Baker County

Union & Wallowa County

Morrow and Umatilla Counties
Orientation and Foundations TrainingUpdated May 31, 2017

Klamath County Training Schedule

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED – Call Lori at 541-850-6794 to register. Saturday October 7th and 14th 2017 8:30 a.m. – 5:00p.m. Building 6 – Rooms H108 & H109, Klamath Community College 7390 South 6th Street. Feel free to bring your own food and drinks NO CHILDCARE AVAILABLE – ADULTS ONLY PLEASE.

For more information, please contact Lori O’Connor or Lori Johnston for trainings information for Klamath County. All attendees must complete the orientation before attending the traingings.

Department of Human Services-Child Welfare office: 700 Klamath Avenue, Suite #500 Klamath Falls, OR 97601. Call for More Information and Reservations.

Lake County

This county is handled by KLamath County. Residents of Lake County should refer to the Klamath County schedule and information.

Department of Human Services-Child Welfare office: 700 Klamath Avenue, Suite #500 Klamath Falls, OR 97601 Or Department of Human Services: 108 N E Str Lakeview, OR 97630

Website: State Training Website Link (Accuracy not Guaranteed by AFFEC)

District 10 has recently re-organized the way it handles inquiries from prospective foster and adoptive parents. All counties: Deschutes, Jefferson, and Crook, should call the Redmond office to find out about Foundations Training. Please call .

Current Schedule

We are currently in the process of updating training & orientation dates. You will need to call Cherié or Michelle Speck at 541-548-9496 to conduct a phone interview. Once a phone interview has been done, you can receive an invitation for the training. You can also find more information on The Oregon DHS Facebook Page.

Note: Other districts typically advise:

• Orientation is required before attending classes 2 through 8 of the Foundations Training.
• If you are a two parent household both parents must attend all Foundations classes, including Orientation.
• DHS is unable to provide child care or allow children and teens to accompany parents in the classroom or to be left alone in the lobby or in the parking lot.
• Relatives and Child Specific providers who were provisionally certified are required to complete Orientation within 30 days of a child being placed in the home.

Pre-Registration is required. A Mandatory pertaining to the Foster Child Bill of Rights that went into law last year may be mandatory. In the event that we have more than 30 people, so we need to have a head count. Please R.S.V.P. Tracy Gower if you plan to attend with the number of individuals who will be attending. At least one parent must attend.

All classes are held at: Department of Human Services 700 Union Street The Dalles, OR 97058