Normalcy and Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard Training Virtual Presence Communication (VPC)

Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act amended Title IV-E requiring states to support normalcy for all children in foster care. Children and youth in foster care need to experience the same types of developmentally appropriate and social activities that their friends, families, and classmates who are not in care experience. This new law permits foster parents, designated corporate foster care and residential staff to allow foster children to participate in normal childhood activities by applying the reasonable and prudent parent standard. This two-hour training is required for all child welfare case managers of foster care placements, all child foster care licensing staff, all child foster care parents, and at least one designated staff at all corporate or residential facilities