Mobilizing training resources for rural foster parents, adoptive parents, and applicants in Oregon, U.S.A.
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.
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