Revised Code of Washington
Wash. Rev. Code § 74.13.310 (2026)
Foster parent training
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Adequate foster parent training has been identified as directly associated with increasing the length of time foster parents are willing to provide foster care and reducing the number of placement disruptions for children. Placement disruptions can be harmful to children by denying them consistent and nurturing support. Foster parents have expressed the desire to receive training in addition to the foster parent training currently offered. Foster parents who care for more demanding children, such as children with severe disabilities, would especially benefit from additional training. The department shall develop additional training for foster parents that focuses on skills to assist foster parents in caring for children with disabilities.
Notes:
Finding—Effective date—1990 c 284: See notes following RCW 74.13.250.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases, 1991–2017 · leading case: Dep't of Soc. & Health Servs. v. Luak, 271 P.3d 234 (Wash. 2012).
Dep't of Soc. & Health Servs. v. Luak, 271 P.3d 234 (Wash. 2012). “3d 851 (2003); RCW 74.13.310. f 20 Children should be free from the risk of undue harm, especially when the State has inserted itself into the child’s *17 life and the harm flows from that insertion.”
Braam v. State, 150 Wash. 2d 689 (Wash. 2003). “” RCW 74.13.310. Children’s advocates across the nation began bringing litigation decades ago in an attempt to force states to improve their foster care systems.”
Braam Ex Rel. Braam v. State, 81 P.3d 851 (Wash. 2003). “" RCW 74.13.310. Children's advocates across the nation began bringing litigation decades ago in an attempt to force states to improve their foster care systems.”
Schwebke v. Lutheran Soc. Servs., 815 P.2d 1380 (Wash. 1991). “The Legislature has recognized that "[placement disruptions can be harmful to children by denying them consistent and nurturing support", RCW 74.13.310, and has enacted legislation requiring out-of-home placements to be selected "with a view toward the fewest possible placements…”
In Re The Dependency Of S.k-p., A Minor Child (Wash. Ct. App. 2017). “Despite the State’s best and sincere efforts, children are not always free from harm once the State orders their placement.”
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