Welcome to Gladney!

To meet state licensing requirements and guarantee your preparedness for employment in Gladney's Home Study Department, it's essential to complete the trainings outlined below. 

If you've completed any of these trainings elsewhere, please provide a copy of the current certificate to Kristen Slomka, Home Studies Supervisor, for consideration of waiver. 

"The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership." — Harvey S. Firestone

Annual Training

To meet state licensing requirements for your position in Gladney's Home Study Department, it's essential to complete the trainings outlined below annually. 

If you have been in your position for one year or more, you will need to continue your training every year.

  • If you have less than one year of child placing work experience, you will need to complete 30 hours of training.
  • If you have over one year child placing work experience, you will need to complete 20 hours of training. 

"The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership." — Harvey S. Firestone

Let's Get Started

Begin your training at Group 1. 

Prior to Job Duties -
Orientation

  1. Overview of Minimum Standards
  2. Philosophy Structure, Policies, Services, Programs
  3. Needs/Characteristics of Children

Within the First 90 Days
of Employment  - Preservice

  1. SAFE Home Studies Training 
  2. Shadow 2 Home Studies
  3. Normalcy Training for Foster Parents
  4. Pathways Training - 8 hrs minimum
  5. Mandatory Reporting: A Community Response Guide
  6. CPR/First Aid

New Beginnings Studies

  1. Psychotropic Medication
  2. Runaway Prevention Training
  3. Preventing & Recognizing Youth Sexual Abuse
  4. Suicide Prevention
  5. Medical Consent (DFPS)
  6. Cyber Awareness

3 Hours of Cultural Competency Training

Choose 1 or 2 courses for a total of 3 hours. 

  1. Turning the Mirror Inward
  2. Embracing the Heart, Mind, & Spirit of the Transracial Adoptee
  3. Building Confidence in Your African American Child



2 Hours of Human Trafficking Training

Choose 1 or 2 courses for a total of 2 hours.

  1. Be the One 
  2. Tragedy to Triumph
  3. Identifying & Responding to Victims of Human Trafficking in a Clinical Setting



Let's Get Started

  1. Preventing & Recognizing Youth Sexual Abuse
  2. Trauma Informed Care Training
  3. Normalcy Training for Foster Parents
  4. Pathways - 4 hours
  5. Psychotropic Medication
  6. Cyber Awareness
  7. Recognizing, Reporting & Preventing Child Abuse
  8. CPR/First Aid - Maintain current
  9. Medical Consent (DFPS)
  10. Suicide Prevention

3 Hours of Cultural Competency Training

Choose 1 or 2 courses for a total of 3 hours. 

  1. Turning the Mirror Inward
  2. Embracing the Heart, Mind, & Spirit of the Transracial Adoptee
  3. Building Confidence in Your African American Child
  4. Masking: The Burden of Being a Strong Black Woman
  5. Intro to the T in LGBTQIA

1 Hours of Human Trafficking Training

Choose 1 course for a total of 1 hours.

  1. Be the One 
  2. Tragedy to Triumph
  3. Identifying & Responding to Victims of Human Trafficking in a Clinical Setting



International (10 Hours of Hague Training) Choose 1 - Optional

  1. Staff Training - Hague Package
  2.  Intercountry Adoption Journey

Courses