Foster Parent Central

Here's a page dedicated just to our Foster Parents where they can find great tools and resources in our community!

If you have any questions, feel free to call Deb Disler at 616.451.2021 or to email her, click here.

Community & Family Events
• Take Charge of your Journey – Teen Conference

Announcements
• It’s time for your Annual Review or your foster home license! Please review and complete the paperwork included in the packet before you visit with your licensor. Failure to do so may result in a delay in renewing your license and effect your foster care payments.
• Driving Documents Needed! Foster parents are now required to provide a copy of their driving record, car insurance, and driver’s license (if expired since last evaluation) each year.
• Quarterly Newsletter! With the launch of the foster parent webpage, we have decided to publish the newsletter 4 times (quarterly) each year in the spring, summer, fall, and winter.

Training Opportunities
Locally offered sessions
• Community Training Opportunity at the Wedgewood Institute. Click here for a flyer with more information.
• Medically Fragile Training - Childcare is available to those who RSVP. Click here for a brochure of information.
• Love & Logic at DAB-SJ: to view/print a form, click here.

• Foster and Adoptive Parent Orientation - Jan. 9, Feb. 13, March 12, April 9, May 14, June 11, July 9, Aug. 13, Sept. 10, Oct. 8, Nov. 12, and Dec. 10 for 2012.
• PRIDE Training - For the 2012 schedule, click here.

Internet Options
www.firstaidweb.com
www.fosterparents.com
www.fosterparenttraining.com
www.fosterparentcollege.com
www.childtraumaacademy.com
www.4parents.gov
www.fosterparents.com/training

www.loveandlogic.com

Forms *click on the name of the form highlighted in purple to view the form.
• Critical Incident Report - Board Approved Policy
• Medication Administration Guidelines
• First Aid/CPR/Medication Guidelines Acknowledgement

Suggested Readings from Foster Parents
The Connected Child by Karyn Previs

Foster Care/Licensing Staff Update
No recent news

Newsletters
Foster Parent News | Feb/March 2011
Foster Parent News | April/May 2011

Staff List
*To email a staff member, click on their name highlighted in purple.

Foster Care and Parent Therapist (PT) Staff

Mary Jo Sabaitis – Program Manager

Jody Smith - Supervisor
Bethany Benson
Allison Hartley
Jacquelyn Helsen
Nicole Nielsen

Amy VeNard - Supervisor
Aaron Lawrence
Amanda Cioufu
Bree Roberts
Kara Malosh

Claudia Triestram - Supervisor
Brittany Beckman
Heather Marquardt
Maggie Davis
Georgianna Poulos
Marie Koziel

Don Lappinga – PT Supervisor
Jen Fedewa
Julie Ludema
Lenair Correll

Ann Silbar-Tarr – PT Supervisor
Randy Wright

Stephanie Meeuwenberg - Supervisor
Kristy Markowski
Scott Jones
Greg Mason
Niesha Williams