Regular Foster Care is for children who have been removed from their home for an extended period of time to ensure their safety and well being. Foster care families are licensed through the State of New Mexico’s Children, Youth and Families Department. Families are screened and trained through Childhaven, and each family must meet both agency and state requirements. Regular foster parents are required to attend 40 hours of pre-service training and annually receive a minimum of 10 hours of continuing education on such topics as positive discipline techniques, managing aggressive behaviors, nurturing, child development, praise and choosing appropriate consequences. Regular Foster Care parents may work outside the home. As a foster family, you will be part of a team working toward the positive growth and development of a child at a difficult time in their life, as well as help the child transition into their permanent living arrangement. Childhaven’s goal is to ensure that placements are well matched, successful, and rewarding experiences for both the children and the families with whom the children are placed. Childhaven places children of all ages in Foster Care. Foster Parents may specify their area of expertise.