Relatable for Families

Understanding and relating to others is a key element in life. This is especially true when it comes to helping foster, kinship, and adoptive parents effectively promote healthy development for children exposed to trauma, separation and loss.

After years of development, implementation with eight pilot sites, and rigorous evaluation, the National Training and Development Curriculum for Foster and Adoptive Parents (NTDC) will be available in June 2022.

Informed by the personal experiences of members of foster, adoptive, and kinship families, the NTDC content ensures that parenting strategies are practical, relevant, and relatable.

Key Message Graphic Relatable for Families

Parent Testimonials

Take it from parents that have experienced this comprehensive no-cost curriculum…

Sample Curriculum Components

Get a glimpse of NTDC’s current and modern content featuring the experiences of members of the foster care, kinship, and adoption communities.

NTDC’s My Story Mini Podcasts
Featuring the powerful voices of adults and young adults with lived experience in foster care and help parents get a deeper understanding of an experience that they themselves may not have had. In this clip we hear from Kelscey as part of the Building Children’s Resilience theme.
Listen to Kelscey’s story

NTDC’s Right-time Sexual Identity and Development theme
In this clip from NTDC’s Right-time Sexual Identity and Development theme, parents learn empathy and understanding surrounding sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression (SOGIE) directly from individuals with lived experience as well as professionals.
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Take Action to Implement NTDC

NTDC curriculum will be available in June
TTT available – find dates here www.ntdcportal.org
Need support or assistance in taking steps to implement NTDC? Our team can help by:
- walking you and your teams through how the curriculum works
- sharing tips and lessons learned from pilot sites
- connecting you to other sites that have already implemented or are currently implementing
Don’t wait to get started the grant is scheduled to end in September 2022

For questions and more information contact:
Sue Cohick at scohick@spaulding.org

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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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About the Curriculum

Sample Components

Pilot Site Users

Families and facilitators participating in the Pilots can log in here to access further information and resources.

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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.