Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services (MDCPS) is requesting quotes from qualified respondents to provide Online Foster Parent Training for the agency statewide. It is understood that any contract resulting from this solicitation may require approval by the Public Procurement Review Board (PPRB). If any contract resulting from this solicitation is not approved by MDCPS and/or PPRB (if required), it is void and no payment shall be made. MDCPS will award multiple contracts for the services mentioned. MDCPS has the right to reject any and all quotes during any step of the procurement or awarding process (even after negotiations have begun). The Contractor will perform the following services upon request of the Agency in fulfillment of the purposes of this contract: The training will address a range of topics encountered by the foster parents such as: 1. Working on Shared Parenting with birth parents/extended family; 2. Maintaining Connections with biological family 3. Positive discipline techniques; 4. Parenting traumatized children; TRBI 5. Parenting children with special needs; 6. Parenting sibling groups and the dynamics around that population 7. LBGTQ related topics to help foster parents navigate various systems involved 8. Anger outbursts; 9. Caring for sexually abused children; and, 10. Other topics as instructed by MDCPS.
