title: Mobilizing training resources for rural foster parents, adoptive parents, and applicants in Oregon, U.S.A.
abstract: This article describes a program for legally mandated training of foster and adoptive applicants and parents across a vast rural territory. The development of this varied program and its funding sources can serve as an example for other rural areas.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Whitmore
mesh_terms: D000300:Adoption; D002017:Budgets; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000191:economics; D003479:Curriculum; D005581:Foster Home Care / Q000191:economics*; D006295:Health Resources / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D009922:Oregon; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education*; D012423:Rural Health / Q000639:trends*; D012657:Self-Help Groups