
Introduction
Caregiver Training has been revised to more accurately align with current research, legislation, policy, Indigenous worldview and practices such as the Practice Framework, Signs of Safety, and trauma-informed approaches. The new modules incorporate Alberta-specific content and the licensed online training model Parent Resources for Information, Development and Education (PRIDE).
January 2022 PRIDE Pre-Service was implemented throughout the Province, replacing Orientation for Caregiver Training (OCT). Pre-Service consists of 10 pre-recorded video sessions that applicants take at their own pace, online. It is required for all foster and legal permanency applicants. Kinship caregivers can take Pre-Service or Kinship Orientation. All registrations are processed through the Provincial Caregiver Training Team (PCTT).
April 2022 Caregivers will access Provincial Caregiver In-Service (Core) Training through PRIDE Online. This will include PRIDE e-learning modules, Alberta created e-learning modules, and registration into instructor-led modules.
Please review the available resources to support the training of caregivers. If you have further questions, please connect with your Caregiver Program Staff or the PCTT at CS.CaregiverTraining@gov.ab.ca
The resources and training module summaries below are in .PDF format which can be downloaded and then viewed upon clicking on the respective links
Participant Preparations and Expectations for online training
PRIDE Pre-Service Training
Provincial Caregiver Training Resources
In-Service Training Module Summaries
- ARC Reflection Framework
- Caregiving within the Framework
- Change and Transition
- Child Development and Wellbeing
- Childhood Trauma, Stress and the Developing Brain
- Colonization, Historic Trauma and Healing
- Core Story of Brain Development
- How to Observe, Record and Report
- Managing the Caregiving Experience
- Nurturing Child and Youth Connections
- Opioids and Substance Use Awareness
- Positive Discipline Strategies to Protect, Nurture and Meet Developmental Needs
- Play – The Building Blocks of Development and Connection
- Promoting Children and Youths Personal and Cultural Identity
- Self-Injury Understanding Self-Injurious Behaviour
- Sexuality through the Ages and Stages of Development
- Suicide Awareness
- Supporting Relationships Between Children Youth and Their Families
- Supporting Sexual and Gender Diverse (SGD) Children and Youth
- The Foundation for Meeting the Developmental Needs of Children and Youth
- Through the Lens of Loss and Grief
- Understanding Sexual Abuse and Managing Disclosures
- Working in Collaboration with the Case Team
- Worries of Harm and Danger in Care
- Your Role on the Caregiving Team