CAFAF 2026 Post-Licensing Training and Support Preferences and Needs

2026 Post-Licensing Training Survey

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* 1. If you would like to be entered in CAFAF gift card drawing please complete the following. Otherwise, your responses will be anonymous.

Name

Address

City/Town

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 2. For how many years have you been a licensed parent?

Less than 2 years

2 - 4 years

5 - 10 years

10+ years

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* 3. What is your license category?

DCF Foster Care

DCF Adoptive Care

DCF Relative/Kinship

DCF Special Study/Fictive Kin

DCF Independent Study

Private Agency

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* 4. By which DCF office or private agency are you supported?

Bridgeport

Danbury

Hartford

Manchester

Meriden

Milford

Middletown

New Britain

New Haven

Norwalk/Stamford

Norwich

Torrington

Waterbury

Willimantic

Private Agency (Please specify)

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* 5. Please answer True or False:

If I am a DCF-licensed Core Foster/Pre-adoptive Parent:

I am aware that DCF sets as a minimum expectation that I complete 6 modules of post-licensing training per year to maintain my license as a foster parent, as follows:

a. Minimum 1 module of Trauma-Informed training
b. Minimum of 1 module of Crisis-Intervention training
c. Successful completion of CPR every other year

True

False

Not applicable to me

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* 6. Relatives: Please answer True or False:

When I was going through the initial training and licensing process, DCF stressed that Post-Licensing training would become extremely helpful to me and they encouraged me to take Post-Licensing training modules as soon as possible.

True

False

Not applicable to me

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* 7. Please check 2 of your preferences of topics for post-licensing training for the upcoming year:

How to Handle Difficult Behaviors of Children

Legal Issues with Foster Care, Adoption, Guardianship

Expectations of Working with DCF/Licensing Agency including rights and responsibilities

Post Adoption/Guardianship Services

Working With Schools / Help With School Issues

Medical Illness and Disease, CPR and First Aid

Nutrition and Food Concerns (including problems)

Infant Care, Safe Sleep, Car Seats

Mental & Emotional Health : Attachment Disorders, Suicide, Depression, Bio Family Relations, Siblings

Biological Effects of Fetal Alcohol and Fetal Drug Exposure

Abuse (Detection, Response, Healing) and Bullying

Self-Care & Self-Nurturing for the Nurturing Parent

Ethnic and Cultural Sensitivity and Support

Other: please list in narrative at the end

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* 8. Please check 2 of your preferences for the delivery of post-licensing training:

In-person post-licensing modules

Support group speakers/trainers

One day or half-day symposiums

Large conferences with multiple workshops

On-line learning: Foster Parent College or other on-line classes, Podcasts, webinars

Weekend trainings

Evening trainings

Other: Please list in narrative at the end

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* 9. My preferred language for trainings is:

English

Spanish

Polish

Portuguese

Vietnamese

Haitian/Creole

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Please check any barriers to your ability to attend post-licensing training.

Transportation

Childcare

Children/Family Activities (no time)

Time of trainings too inconvenient

Lack of interest

Lack of need

Find them unhelpful

My Social Worker doesn't mind if I don't attend

Other; please put in the narrative at the end

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* 11. My social worker keeps accurate track of my post-licensing completed attendance when I provide a copy of my completed certificates.

Yes

I don't know

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* 12. Please tell us about your training preferences or barriers from earlier questions.

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* 13. Please rate the survey from 1 for difficult or 5 for easy. Include comments and suggestions in the comment box.

Other (please specify)

Thank you for taking our survey!

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* 1. If you would like to be entered in CAFAF gift card drawing please complete the following. Otherwise, your responses will be anonymous.

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* 2. For how many years have you been a licensed parent?

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* 3. What is your license category?

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* 4. By which DCF office or private agency are you supported?

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* 6. Relatives: Please answer True or False:When I was going through the initial training and licensing process, DCF stressed that Post-Licensing training would become extremely helpful to me and they encouraged me to take Post-Licensing training modules as soon as possible.

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* 7. Please check 2 of your preferences of topics for post-licensing training for the upcoming year:

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* 8. Please check 2 of your preferences for the delivery of post-licensing training:

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* 9. My preferred language for trainings is:

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* 10. Please check any barriers to your ability to attend post-licensing training.

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* 11. My social worker keeps accurate track of my post-licensing completed attendance when I provide a copy of my completed certificates.

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* 12. Please tell us about your training preferences or barriers from earlier questions.

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* 13. Please rate the survey from 1 for difficult or 5 for easy. Include comments and suggestions in the comment box.

* 6. Relatives: Please answer True or False:

When I was going through the initial training and licensing process, DCF stressed that Post-Licensing training would become extremely helpful to me and they encouraged me to take Post-Licensing training modules as soon as possible.