Family training
National Resource Center for Youth Services Info
Effective Teaching and Learning
Effective Teaching and Learning (ETL) provides training for public and private providers of services to individuals with developmental disabilities in Oklahoma. The program is funded by the Oklahoma Department of Human Services Developmental Disabilities Services Division. The following courses are available:
- ETL I ( Orientation) is a 2-day curriculum (1.2 CEUs).
- ETL II ( Advanced ) is a 2-day curriculum (1.2 CEUs).
- ETL III (Vocational) a 2-day curriculum (1.2 CEUs) .
- ETL Refresher classes (ETL I & ETL II Refreshers) are a 1-day curriculum (0.6 CEUs).
You can access the ETL training schedule and enrollment form at http://www.nrcys.ou.edu/etlschedules/. If you have questions pertaining to this training or if your agency is 60 or more miles from where the trainings on the previously set schedules are located, please contact the DDSD - ETL coordinator, Jorjann Plumlee, at 918/660-3753 jplumlee@ou.edu
We can set up ETL trainings in your area. To enroll in the ETL trainings please contact Mary King at 918/660-3743 mlking@ou.edu for Areas I and III, or Jorjann Plumlee for Area II. An enrollment form may be also be faxed to (918) 660-3799. Here is also a link to ETLs website: http://www.etl.org/ Here is a link to DDSDs website: http://okdhs.org/ddsd/ Here is a direct link to the ETL schedules: http://www.nrcys.ou.edu/etlschedules/
OK NRCYS Resource Family Training
Who We Are
The staff of the Resource Family Training Program at The University of Oklahoma National Resource Center for Youth Services is comprised of masters-degreed child welfare professionals and a support staff. The Program Supervisor is Sherri Finik, sfinik@ou.edu, (918) 660-3724.
What We Do
The Oklahoma Department of Human Services contracts with The University of Oklahoma National Resource Center for Youth Services to provide consultation and training for the OKDHS Children and Family Services Division.
Pre-Service Training Workshops
One of the services provided is the on-going series of Resource Family Training pre-service workshops for prospective resource parents kinship or prospective foster and adoptive parents who will be caring for children in the custody of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services.
On-line Training
After Oklahoma resource parents complete the 27-hour pre-service workshop training, they may complete some of their continuing education requirements through on-line training. For more information about the program, please contact Sherri Finik at (918) 660-3724.
