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Trainings - PRIDE®
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PRIDE® is a curriculum developed and approved by the Child Welfare League of America.
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Taught to all prospective families.
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24 hours of training, taught over a combination of weeknights and weekends over about a two-week period.
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Contact us to see when PRIDE classes are being taught in an office near you.
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Details about training can be found below.
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- Sep 13, 2018
- 2 min
Fostering When You Are An Empty Nester: One Couple’s Journey
When children grow up and leave the house to pursue college and careers, the house can become very quiet. Many parents who experience...
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- Aug 29, 2018
- 2 min
We're All In: Promoting Trauma-Informed Care
Continual education and growth is so important to our team at Embrace. Particularly in our field, it is vital to stimulate our minds and...
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- Aug 27, 2018
- 3 min
Comfort Cases: Bringing Dignity & Hope to Youth in Foster Care
Often when a child is removed from their home and enters the foster care system, they are left to carry and transport their belongings in...
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- Aug 23, 2018
- 2 min
Foster Care and School: The Child’s “Best Interest” is Everything
Did you know that when a child is placed in foster care they often have to change schools? The practice of deciding where a child will...
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- Aug 13, 2018
- 4 min
A “Foster Care” Clinic for Virginia’s Children
In the heart of Richmond exists the Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU, which was recently named one of the Best Children’s Hospitals...
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- Jul 23, 2018
- 3 min
Great Expectations
For many young people, college is both a major milestone of adulthood as well as a necessary step forward in their career path. For youth...
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- Jul 18, 2018
- 3 min
Summer Travel Tips from the Embrace Team!
Summertime is one of Americans’ favorite times to take a vacation. Thanks to schools being closed, the warm weather, and tax season...
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- Jun 27, 2018
- 2 min
How to Choose an Inclusive Foster Care Agency
Every year, thousands of children are in foster care in Virginia. Every year, amazing people pledge their time, hearts, and homes to...
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- Jun 26, 2018
- 2 min
Understanding the Families First Prevention Services Act
On February 9, 2018, the Families First Prevention Services Act was signed into law by the President as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act...
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- Jun 19, 2018
- 2 min
It takes a village to raise a child
Written by: Diversity Richmond Article Original Featured on Diversity Richmond Embrace Treatment Foster Care has extraordinary foster...
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- Jun 11, 2018
- 1 min
LGBTQ Children in Foster Care
Foster Care can be a difficult time in a child’s life. While many children in foster care face abuse or neglect, for LGBTQ children, this...
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- May 29, 2018
- 1 min
Meet the Team: Our Embrace Roanoke Team
The Roanoke team believes and functions on the simple premise of “family first.” Foster families, birth families, work families, and...
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- May 25, 2018
- 2 min
Foster Parents for Six Months. Hear their Feedback through the Start of their Journey.
Having a child placed in your home for the first time is a big change. Penny and Andrew have been fostering with Embrace for 6 months,...
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- Apr 25, 2018
- 2 min
One Family's Journey Through Becoming Foster Parents
Deciding to become a foster parent is a deeply personal choice. Crystal and Nicole are currently working through the process of becoming...
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- Mar 29, 2018
- 3 min
Social Worker Appreciation
Virginia Beach -- Janelle Johnson Meet Janelle Johnson Embrace’s Foster Parent Coordinator at our Hampton Roads Office. Janelle has been...
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- Mar 1, 2018
- 6 min
Tax Issues for Foster Parents
Special Contributor: Adam Knihtila There are many things in this world that we have to do on a regular basis. We have to wake up each...
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- Nov 17, 2017
- 4 min
What's the Difference Between Foster Care and Adoption
Adoption and Foster Care are both terms used to describe the world of caring for and raising children that are not biological. But while...
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- Oct 15, 2017
- 3 min
What is Treatment Foster Care, Anyway?
Foster care is already a mystery to most people in America. Unless you have personally fostered a child or know someone who was a foster...
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- Aug 15, 2017
- 5 min
Using the DiSC Assessment in Leadership
It seems to be common practice that when many companies are looking for their next leader, they find the person who does that particular...
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