Course Description
Categories: Behavior Management, Spiritual Resilience
This comprehensive training course is designed to equip single foster parents with practical strategies to navigate common challenges and enhance their caregiving journey. Participants will learn effective time management techniques, ways to build emotional resilience, and approaches to manage financial strain. The course also addresses the importance of self-care, maintaining personal well-being, and creating a supportive network. Through interactive sessions and expert guidance, attendees will gain the tools and confidence to thrive as single foster parents.
CEU Certificate: 1 Hour
Course Instructors
Chaplain Ted Stackpole serves the foster and adoption community with deep compassion and commitment, drawing from years of experience as a spiritual leader and advocate for vulnerable children and families. He is an ordained minister and an endorsed chaplain with the Assemblies of God, offering guidance, hope, and pastoral care to those navigating the complexities of foster care and adoption. A devoted father of eleven, Ted enjoys spending time in the great outdoors and hopes to one day fulfill his dream of exploring the rugged beauty of Alaska.
PROFESSION: COMPACT Family Services – Springfield, MO – Missouri Programs Director/Grant Specialist/ Adoptions Director EDUCATION: Master’s Degree – Liberty University PERSONAL: Gardening, Spending time with my 4 kids, reading, writing