What are the PRIDE classes and how will they help me with my goal to become a foster parent?
PRIDE stands for: Parent’s Resource for Information Development and Education PRIDE is a standardized model for the development and support of resource families. It is designed to strengthen the quality of family foster and adoptive parenting by providing a structured framework for recruiting, preparing, and educating foster and adoptive parents. The PRIDE format is generally found to be very informative and helpful to even the most seasoned parents in preparing to care for children not born to them, and those coming to their family after adverse circumstances. PRIDE training is based on the philosophy that the value of family life for children, however family is defined, is compelling. Because of this, knowledgeable and skilled foster and adoptive parents are integral to providing quality services.
