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Pre-Service Training

Welcome to Pre-Service Training. We’d love to hear from you! Please email us with any questions, concerns, or to send praise!

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DFPS Caregiver Training Hub

Access the Caregiver Training Hub here.

Certificates must have a date to receive credit. Guides are below for additional assistance:

    1. Preventing & Recognizing Sexual Abuse and Victimization of Youth in Foster Care
    2. Trauma Informed Care: An Introductory Training 
    3. Psychotropic Medication for Children in Texas Foster Care: A Training for Caregivers
      • Make sure your account/profile has the correct information. You must select ‘Yes’ that you administer medication to be allowed access to the training. Log out and log back in for the changes to take effect. Please click here for more detailed instructions.

If you have any problems you will need to contact the DFPS Help Desk at 877-642-4777, Press *, and then Option 6/Other to reach a Help Desk Representative. If you must contact the help desk – Email the Ticket # to the Training Team. Your training will not be considered out of compliance while they try to figure out the issue.

DFPS Learning Hub

Access the DFPS Learning Hub here.

  1. Mandatory Reporting Community Response for Youth and Families
  2. Your test results do not count as a certificate.

*The DFPS website is experiencing issues, and some parents may be unable to get a new certificate. If you are unable to get a new certificate, please follow the instructions here to see how to take a screenshot to verify the completion of this course. Don’t forget to include your name on the screenshot.

DFPS Web Training

  1. Medical Consent Training for Caregivers – click here
  2. Need for Normalcy – A Training for Foster Parents – click here
    • If you have problems with the link, you can Google “DFPS Medical Consent or Normalcy Training” and the site for the training will pop up.
  3. Runaway Prevention Training – click here

2026 Emergency Preparedness for Foster Parents

Click here to access the training.

  • This course is free with coupon code: depelchin

Role in Reunification

4Kids4Families – click here. 

Training Guides

DFPS Training Portal – How To Date on Certificate

DFPS Training Portal – Psychotropic Medication Training Guide

DFPS Learning Hub – Creating Login – Mandatory Reporting Guide

DFPS Learning Hub Certificate Guide

Night One

  • Introduction to Child Welfare: Grief and Loss, Trauma Informed Care, and Normalcy
  • Cultural Competency: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES), Child Abuse Prevention Treatment Act, Indian Child Welfare Act, Multi-Ethnic Placement Act
  • Universal Human Trafficking
  • Human Trafficking

Night Two

  • Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) Introduction
  • Abusive Head Trauma – Shaken Baby Syndrome, SIDS and Safe Sleeping

Night Three

  • Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) Overview
  • Emergency Behavior Intervention and De-escalation

Night Four

  • Sexual Abuse Safety and Awareness
  • DePelchin Children’s Center Policies and Procedures:
    • Texas Health Safety Steps
    • Communicable Diseases
    • Psychotropic Medication
    • Water Safety
    • Transportation
    • Conflict of Interest
    • Car Seat Safety
    • Cyber Security Awareness
  • Home Study Preparedness

Night Five

  • Triple P – Positive Parenting Program Seminar 2 Stepping Stones
  • Youth Mental Health First Aid
  • QPR, Suicide Prevention and Safety Plans

Night Six

  • Unsung Hero – The Impact of Fostering on Biological Children (for families with a biological child(ren) in the home

 

*An additional one-on-one session with a Trainer may be requested by the family.

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Follow the link for each training in the lists below: Compassion Fatigue & Secondary Trauma, Cyber Security, Human Trafficking, and Suicide Prevention.

Read the content, watch the videos, and complete the knowledge checks and/or evaluations to receive credit.

  • One parent per form – all submitted responses are sent directly to the Training Team. No need to save or screenshot!
  • The presentations are designed in Canva. You do not need an account to view the presentation, and it can be viewed on a mobile device.
  • The name on your homework form must be your legal name. We can no longer accept nicknames, initials, or misspellings.

Compassion Fatigue & Secondary Trauma

  1. Compassion Fatigue & Secondary Trauma
  2. Complete the online homework form here –  one parent per form.
  3. Enjoy this beautiful self-care coloring page: Self Care is Not Selfish 

Cyber Security in the Digital Age

  1. Cyber Safety In The Digital Age
  2. Complete the online homework form here – one parent per form.
  3. How To Check for Hidden Apps on Your Child’s Phone Resource Page
  4. Video Links:

Human Trafficking

  1. Human Trafficking
  2. Complete the online homework form here – one parent per form.
  3. Human Trafficking Reference Guide

Suicide Prevention

  1. Suicide Prevention Training
  2. Complete the online homework form here – one parent per form.
  3. What to Do If You See Warning Signs That Your Child May Be Suicidal Handout.

Texas Health Steps Introduction Course – https://www.txhealthsteps.com/course/2926

Please visit the CPR page for information on each branch and their options to complete this training. https://www.depelchin.org/cpr-training/

Things to keep in mind when choosing a company to complete your training:

  • CPR & 1st Aid training is due every two years.
  • Per Minimum Standards, we can accept instructor-led blended/hybrid learning.

The training curriculum must be Pediatric CPR and must include Pediatric First Aid training.

Intro to Child Welfare and Grief and Loss

Trauma Informed Care

Understanding & Responding to Sexual Abuse

DePelchin Policies & Procedures

Resources for Night One

  1. Adverse Childhood Experiences (A.C.E.). Two videos, 10 minutes total:
  2. Black, White, and Us (90 minute runtime)
    • Watch the video here. The password is Adopt!Love
    • This movie is about private adoptions in Utah and discusses raising black children by white parents. Although this may not apply directly to you, look beyond the specifics and focus on the importance of the struggles in transracial adoptions and helping your children find their own cultural identities.
    • We have generously been given permission by the filmmaker to share this film with our parents to help them understand the transracial care of children. Please do not share this private video or password with others.
  3. Disproportionality And Disparity In Child Welfare (4.55 minute runtime)
    • Watch the video here.
    • You may stop after 4.55 minutes. The remaining video is about an out of state agency’s program and does not relate to Texas.
  4. Adoptees Speak (20 minute runtime)
    • Watch the video here
  5. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), Abusive Head Trauma, and Shaken Baby (3 videos, 30 minutes total)
  6. Empowered to Connect Resources link: https://empoweredtoconnect.org/resources/

Resources for Night Two

  1. Sexual Abuse Awareness (approx. 90 minutes runtime)

Resources for Night Three

  1. Trauma Informed Care: Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) and Emergency Behavior Intervention (approx. 2.5 hours runtime)
  2. TCU TBRI Resources here.
  3. Empowered to Connect Resources here.

Resources for Night Four

  1. DCC Policies & Procedures (38 minute runtime)
  2. Water Safety (5 videos, 20 minutes total)
  3. Transportation (2 videos, 30 minutes total)
  4. Additional Informative Resources
    • The Data book on ‘Regional Statistics – Children in DFPS Care  is here for you to review. 
    • Adoption Assistance on the DFPS website for you to look around.