TRAINING INSTITUTE

The Fred Finch Youth Center Institute provides high-quality training to people who provide care for foster children at no cost to the individual or organization.  The FFYC Institute provides training steeped in core FFYC values including:

•  Welcoming: all persons seeking services or care, including welcoming their unique and complex presentation
•  Respecting: Treat each individual and family with respect, compassion, and unconditional high regard 
•  Honoring: Provide services which capitalize on individual strengths and talents
•  Empathy: Ensure services are youth and family centered
•  Caring: Demonstrate cultural competence and valuing of diversity
•  Evaluating: Make a positive difference for youth and families

COURSE OFFERINGS ARE DESIGNED TO:

•  Increase individual competence in areas of systemic and systematic intervention, cultural competence, co-occurring capacity,
•  Increase provider capacity for innovative, evidence based practice approaches; quality assurance and improvement; and accurate service infrastructure including, for example, maintenance of client records. 

Trainings are open to the public; any person providing care to foster children or youth may attend at no cost.

Groups may request FFYC Institute trainers to provide on-site instruction. At times, FFYC Institute staff may be able to design training specific to a group or organizations needs.

To enroll in a course submit your request to our Institute at training@fredfinch.org

Cancellations must be received one week prior to a scheduled class.

Fred Finch Youth Center is approved to provide CEU's by the Board of Behavioral Sciences. Click here for a list of training topics. To view the agency's upcoming trainings, click on the following flier(s) for more information and for registration information.

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For further information or to make a training request for your organization or group, please contact the FFYC Training Institute via email at trainings@fredfinch.org. 

All training is offered in partnership with Chabot-Las Positas College District; Alameda, Contra Costa, and Solano Counties, and funded by Title IV-E.