Train the Trainer

Train the Trainer (TTT) sessions will be offered by the NTDC Project Team at no cost. The TTT is held virtually over the course of 4 days. Each day of training lasts for approximately 6 ½ hours. In total, you will receive 22 hours of instruction focused primarily on the classroom-based content with guidance on the optimal way to train the NTDC classroom material.

Attending a TTT session is not required; nor is there any certification process for facilitators. The NTDC materials provide clear direction and guidance to promote successful content delivery.

TTT sessions are provided for those who will be facilitating the classroom-based NTDC to four primary audiences: (1) General Child Welfare, (2) American Indian Alaska Native, (3) Kinship, and (4) Intercountry and Private Domestic Adoption

Upcoming Sessions

Now accepting registrations for the following General Child Welfare TTT sessions:

May 16^th, 17^th, 23^rd & 24^th, 2023
June 12^th – 15^th, 2023
September 20^th, 21^st, 27^th, and 28^th, 2023

Now accepting registration for the following American Indian Alaska Native TTT sessions:

May 22nd – 25th, 2023
September 6th, 7th, 13th, & 14th, 2023

Now accepting registration for the following Kinship TTT sessions:

May 9th – 11th , 2023

To register for a TTT session

If interested in attending a general Child Welfare, American Indian Alaska Native or Kinship TTT session, please contact Madison Sprague at msprague@spaulding.org with the following information:

First and Last Name
State of Residence
Agency Name
Primary Training Audience
Date of TTT You Wish to Attend

Please note: If interested in attending an Intercountry and Private Domestic Adoption TTT session, please contact Nicole Davi at NDavi@adoptioncouncil.org with questions or to register.

Recorded TTT Sessions

One-hour recorded TTT sessions for the following themes are also available:

Cultural Humility

Parenting a Child with a History of Sexual Trauma

Parenting in Racially and Culturally Diverse Families

Impact of Substance Use

Words From Facilitators

I loved the material, especially the displays of understanding and the stories!

NTDC Facilitator

I appreciated the activities that tugged on my own emotions because it took a personal experience and related it to what kids in foster care experience but to a higher degree.

NTDC Facilitator

The “Real-Life” videos and examples are also excellent tools for empowering foster/adoptive parents.

NTDC Facilitator

Theme content incorporating many podcasts and real life videos will greatly enhance foster parent training.

NTDC Facilitator

Material is well organized, rich in content for families and easy to understand.

NTDC Facilitator

Love the trauma informed material that will help parents gain a better understanding of child’s behavior.

NTDC Facilitator

The building of themes really work well together. It flows very well in the format.

NTDC Facilitator

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This product was funded by the Children’s Bureau, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, under grant #90CO1134. The contents of this document are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Children’s Bureau.

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