NTDC (National Training and Development) Statewide Train-the-Trainer Training

The NTDC (National Training and Development Curriculum) continues to be the preferred curriculum for certifying foster/adoptive parents in Colorado. In an effort to expand trainers across the state, the Division of Child Welfare, Learning and Development team in partnership with Spaulding is excited to announce two virtual statewide Train-the-Trainer training opportunities on Monday, September 23rd, Tuesday, September. 24th and Thursday, September. 26th, 2024 and on Monday, November 4th, Tuesday, November 5th and Thursday, November 7th, 2024.The train-trainer is free for all Counties, Child Placements and licensing agencies who would like to have their own internal trainers of the curriculum. 

To participate in this virtual training, we will like for individuals who are interested to complete the 2024 NTDC TTT Application.

The National Training and Development Curriculum (NTDC) is a national curriculum based on research and inputs from world renowned experts (like Dr. Bruce Perry), families who have experience with fostering or adopting children, and foster and adoptive youth.

The National Training and Development Curriculum for Foster and Adoptive Parents (NTDC) was funded through a five-year cooperative agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, and Children’s Bureau. This cooperative agreement was led by Spaulding for Children in close partnership with other agencies. 

In 2019, Colorado Department of Human Services, Division of Child Welfare (DCW) opted to be one of six states and two tribal nations/territories to be the first sites to pilot the curriculum as part of a national effort to develop a universal curriculum to train and certify foster parents.

In Colorado, the following five counties (Adams, Denver, Larimer, La Plata and Weld) and six Child Placement Agencies (Lutheran Family Services, Hope Promise, Shiloh House, Smith Agency, and Special Kids, Special Families) volunteered to become pilot sites. An extensive  research by the University of Washington was conducted during the pilot phase to provide data on the impact of the curriculum as compared to other existing curriculums. Since the first pilot was completed in 2021, the developers, together with the research team, have conducted several focus groups and reviewed the data across all six states and two tribal nations/territories and have incorporated all lessons learned to have an extensive and robust curriculum to effectively train and certify foster/adoptive parents. 

For more information contact moinette.dickens@state.co.us.