Program Assistants Curricula Documents
Listed below are different published MidSOUTH Program Assistants curricula that are available for download only to MidSOUTH staff. Please submit any questions about this site to <webmaster@midsouth.ualr.edu>.
Optional Resources/Posters for Trainers
- Sign In Reminder Flyer (2-2024)
- Feelings Thermometer (2-2024)
- Area Map (Updated 1-2025) (PDF)
- DCFS Cell Phone Policy Flyer(2-2024)
- Six Trumps Infographic (PDF)
- Social Media Infographic (PDF)
- DCFS Entry Level Competencies (Full List) (last revised 6-2016)
Modules
Week 1: (current as of 6/1/25)
- Week 1 (Days 1-3): Trainer Guide (Style Guide Updated 5-2024) (PDF)
- Trainer Resources (Updated 5-2024) (PDF)
- Participant Manual (Updated 5-2024) (PDF)
Handouts and Table Copies
PowerPoint & Other Media
- Family Feud (PPT)
- Brene Brown on Empathy (mp4)
- Gran Torina – It’s a Culture Thing…(mp4)
- TRIPS Made Easy (DCFS Created) Presentation (PPT)
Supplementary Trainer Resources
- TRIPS Infographic – DCFS (for color print) (updated 1-2025)
DCFS Forms & Publications
Week 2: (current as of 6/1/24)
- Week 2 (Days 4-6): Trainer Guide (Style Guide Updated 5-2024) (PDF)
- Trainer Resources (Updated 5-2024) (PDF)
- Participant Manual (Updated 6-2025) (PDF)
Handouts and Table Copies
PowerPoint & Other Media
- Indicators of Abuse and Neglect (Updated 01-2024) (PPT)
- Neglect and Sexual Abuse (mp4)
- 8 Toxic Things Parents Say to Their Children (mp4)
- Signs of Sexual Abuse -Trigger Warning (mp4)
- Verbal Abuse That’s Not Easy to Spot but Indeed Very Harmful (mp4)
Supplementary Trainer Resources (N/A)
DCFS Forms & Publications (N/A)
Week 3:(current as of 6/1/24)
- Week 3 (Days 7-9): Trainer Guide (Style Guide Updated 5-2024) (PDF)
- Trainer Resources (Updated 5-2024) (PDF)
- Participant Manual (Updated 5-2024) (PDF)
Handouts and Table Copies
PowerPoint & Other Media
- Jeopardy Policy (Updated 5-2024) (PPT)
- 3 Things I Do Not Love About Being a Foster Parent (mp4)
- 5 Reasons I Love Being a Foster Parent (mp4)
- Courtroom Etiquette (mp4)
- Free Willie – Jesse baseball hit window (mp4)
- Grief and Loss for Youth in Foster Care and Adoption (mp4)
- The Clock is Ticking (mp4)
- White Oleander Part 2 (mp4)
Supplementary Trainer Resources
- Supplemental Resources (PDF)
- At One Table Values Poster (PDF)
DCFS Forms & Publications