Preplacement Training is for families who have been accepted into SOFA and are currently working through the homestudy paperwork.

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Preplacement Training Session #1: Orientation to Preadoptive Infant Foster Care and Adoption (1 hour on Zoom)

Preplacement Training Session #2 (in person, all day meeting at Sylvania, Ohio office)

Preplacement Training Session #3 (2.5 hours on Zoom)

American Heart Association Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid and Adult and Child CPR Without Skills Testing (3.75 hour training through Ohio CAPS Training Center)

If you are unable to attend the live event, you will need to register for the next session.  We offer all four (4) sessions of Preplacement Trainings in February (Winter), May/June (Spring) & October/November (Fall) every year.  

All four (4) training courses must be completed in order to complete Step 3: Homestudy and advance to Step 4: Activation into Domestic Infant Adoption Matching Program

These training sessions are for applicants that have completed Steps #1 & #2 with Spirit of Faith Adoptions. 

Twelve (12) hours of Preplacement Training must be completed in order to fulfill the state mandated Home Study Requirements for Pre-Adoptive Infant Foster Homes. All families are required to attend these Preplacement Training sessions.

Foster parents will receive a stipend reimbursement of $15/person per hour to attend. 

These trainings can also count towards continuing training hours for any Ohio licensed foster parent, so SOFA families can retake these training courses to count towards your twenty-four (24) hours of continuing foster parent training hours needed to review your foster care license.