MISSION: The RAPT division within Staff Development will deliver exceptional trainings of excellence. Trainers will have the resources they need to provide information to resource parents. Coordinators will provide support to both staff and resource families with proficiency. Curricula will be comprehensive and representative of DCS policy and the DCS practice model.
Alternative Training
- Alternative Training 2026 Approvals
- Alternative Training 2025 Approvals
- Alternative Training List for DCS Resource Parents
CPR/First Aid training for Resource Parents
- DCS has recently transitioned to a new vendor for CPR/First Aid training for Resource Parents. Training will now be provided by Zoll Medical, powered by HSI, instead of the Red Cross. The registration process will remain unchanged. Foster Care Specialists will continue to submit registration requests, and RAPT Coordinators will register participants for CPR/First Aid training on the HSI platform on the 1st and 15th of each month. Once registered, Resource Parents will receive a confirmation email from info@hsi.com containing instructions and a link to access the course. They will have two weeks to complete the training. After finishing the course, Resource Parents will receive a certificate of completion. This certificate should be provided to the Foster Care Specialist, Kinship Navigator, or Adoption Specialist.
- Bloodborne Pathogens training will continue in its current format as an e‑learning module through IU Expand (Canvas).
- CPR/First Aid/Universal Precautions Online Self-Guided Tutorial
Training/Curriculum Updates
- Placement Disruptions (4 hours)
- Power of Peers I (3 hours)
- Power of Peer II (3 hours)
- Super Saturday is moving to Zoom on June 20, 2026. Click Super Saturday Zoom to join!
New Training
- Fostering Strong Relationships (3 hours) This training will help resource parents understand the developmental process of identity formation and how a healthy sense of self contributes to the ability to build positive relationships. The impact of power dynamics on relationships is also explored. Participants will learn how to apply the principes of Co-Care and the DCS Practice Model to assist in supporting a child’s healthy development and navigating a DCS case.
RAPT Class Catalog (Descriptions)
RAPT Schedules (Click on this link to access Statewide RAPT Training Schedules).
* Please register for trainings by 3 p.m. three business days prior to training. Email all training requests to DCSRAPTRegistrations@dcs.in.gov with the participant’s name, email, phone number and assigned foster care specialist.