Resource and Adoptive Parent Training (RAPT) curriculum focuses on the following competencies: teambuilding; impact of abuse and neglect on child development; attachment, separation, and placement; discipline; and effects of care giving on the family.
The Indiana Department of Child Services requires all applicants to successfully complete 10 hours of pre-service Training prior to initial licensure.
- RAPT I - Introduction to DCS (3 hours
- Trained by RAPT Trainer;
- RAPT II - Effects of Abuse and Neglect (4 hours)
- Class is taken online through IU Canvas.
- Your RFCS will provide you information on how to sign up and complete this training.
- If you are unable to take this online class due to cultural reasons, an in-person class may be presented by a RAPT trainer.
- RAPT III - Discipline, Attachment and Effects of Care Giving on the Family (3 hours)
- Trained by RAPT Trainer.
- RAPT IV - Adoption (6 hours)
- NOTE: This training may be taken at a later date for in-service training hours and is available to applicants interested in adoption only.
Medical Training
DCS requires a licensee to complete Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), first aid, and universal precautions/blood-borne pathogens training prior to initial licensure. CPR/first aid certification must include adult and pediatric airway obstruction under the American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines. Additionally, each certification must be current in order to maintain a foster family home license.
A CPR/first aid certification is good for two years. Universal precautions/blood-borne pathogens training must be taken every year.
Your RFCS will provide information on how to sign up for and complete medical training. The foster family home applicant or licensee must submit a copy of the certificate of completion to the RFCS.
