The Southwest Conference on Adult Foster Care has been designed with several goals in mind, said Sue Farris, with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service. We want to make people aware of the foster care program in Texas. We want to help upgrade the skills of those involved in adult foster care. We want to help make families of seniors and the disabled aware that there are alternative caregivers. Included in the program are specialists on nutrition, activity planning for seniors, infection control, and mental illness issues related to adult foster care.
Extension is a natural partner to help promote adult foster care.
The conference is a joint, cooperative effort of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, the Texas Department of Human Services and the East Texas Area on Aging. Social workers may apply these CEUs toward their recertification. The exact number of CEUs that may be earned by attending has yet to be determined.