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 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. Training units are currently assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.