CHILD FOSTER CARE SUID/AHT TRAINING
What is required?
Minnesota Statutes, section 142B.47, requires sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) and abusive head trauma (AHT) training for all child foster care license holders and caregivers who assist in the care of infants or children through five years of age. The training for child foster care providers and caregivers must be approved by the county or private licensing agency that is responsible for licensing and monitoring the home. The approved training fulfills, in part, training required under Minnesota Rules, part 2960.3070.
The training must be at least one hour in length and must be completed at least once every five years. At a minimum, the training must address the risk factors related to sudden unexpected infant death and abusive head trauma, means of reducing the risk of sudden unexpected infant death and abusive head trauma, and license holder communication with parents and caregivers regarding reducing the risk of sudden unexpected infant death and abusive head trauma.
SUID videos
The Department of Children, Youth, and Families has approved the following series of videos to meet the SUID component when individuals are not receiving face-to-face, classroom, or online SUID training. All videos must be viewed to meet the SUID training requirement.
Please note: The videos below include portrayals of infant sleep environments in private, non-licensed homes that are not subject to the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 142B.46. Licensed child foster care providers must comply with statutory safe sleep requirements for sleeping infants, including nothing in the crib except for an infant's pacifier. In addition, attachments or modifications to the crib are prohibited.
- Safe Sleep (4:17) – Hennepin County
- Sleep on It – Preventing Unsafe Sleep Practices (6:28) – Dakota County
- Safe Sleep for Childcare Providers (4:19) – City of St. Louis
- Safe Sleep for Your Baby (9:56) – National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Clear the Crib to Reduce the Risk of Sleep-Related Infant Death (1:59) – National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
AHT videos
The Department of Children, Youth, and Families has approved the following series of videos to meet the AHT component when individuals are not receiving face-to-face, classroom, or online AHT training.
- Never Shake: Preventing Shaken Baby Syndrome (7:48) – Missouri Children’s Trust Fund
- Forever Shaken (33:17) – Brain Injury Association of Nebraska
- Jippson & Sapp Family (13:49) – Never Shake Minnesota
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