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Marion County, Ohio Children Services

Marion County, Ohio Children Services

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Training Schedules

The State of Ohio requires anyone who wants to be a foster and/or an adoptive parent to complete a series of classes that prepare them for the job. The same Preservice Training Curriculum is offered by each county’s children services agency.

Foster/Adoption Training

Individuals interested in being foster or adoptive parents are required to complete training, which includes twelve sessions that are three-hours each. We recommend that individuals complete all sessions during the same preservice training series. However, should you have schedule conflicts, you can attend the sessions you missed the next time the preservice training series is […]Read More

Child Abuse & Neglect Training

The Marion community is invited to participate in a FREE training course to gain a better understanding of how the child protection system addresses issues of abuse and neglect. The training is intended to increase knowledge about child abuse and neglect and the reporting and assessment process. Our goal is to create awareness in the […]Read More

Ongoing Trainings

All trainings are held at Marion County Children Services unless otherwise noted. For more information or to pre-register call Training Coordinator Elizabeth Moore at 740-386-0465 or email to elizabeth.moore2@jfs.ohio.gov. Current schedule of ongoing trainings for 2020: 9/12/2020            Sibling Relationships in Foster Care: Keeping Them Connected 9 AM – 12 PM […]Read More

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