The Division of Children and Family Services offers in-depth training to help you better understand and meet the needs of children and families in challenging situations.

We provide this training to:

• Staff members.
• Foster, adoptive, and kinship caregivers.
• Community partners.

 

 

North Central Ohio Regional Training Center
The North Central Ohio Regional Training Center is one of eight Ohio Child Welfare Training Programs offering high quality training programs for child welfare staff, foster and adoptive parents, and caregivers.

The Center offers both in-person and web-based courses. In-person classes are designed to accommodate every schedule, with day, evening, and weekend courses available. You must be 21 to register, and no children under 18 are permitted.

Foster and Adoptive Parent Pre-Service Training

• Total of 24 hours of pre-placement training, divided into 12, two-hour sessions.
• Class Schedule.

Spring 2024 Caregiver Calendar

• Program for licensed/approved foster, adoptive and kinship caregivers 
• Training schedules and registration instructions.

Foster Parent College – Online Training

• Interactive multimedia training course for foster and adoptive parents, kinship caregivers, and biological parents.
• Learn valuable information, insights, and advice on dealing with serious child behavior problems.
• Instructor-led and self-paced courses available 24/7.
• Unlimited access to a course-related discussion board where foster parents can ask questions, offer suggestions, and share experiences with others.
• Licensed/approved caregivers can earn training credit for participation with prior approval from the DCFS Resource Management Department. Call Nefertiti McKinney at 216-881-4048 for more information or to register. Training units are currently assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.

Quality Parenting Initiative

• “Just In Time Training” connects foster and kinship caregivers to peer experts and essential resources online.
• Access a library of videos addressing specific caregiver issues.
• Features upcoming training events (classroom and on-line) workshops
• Provides listings of caregiver support groups
• Allows you to “Request a Training,” if you’re unable to find a specific training topic of interest