Sign Up for a Foster Parent Training
If, after attending an information session, you feel foster parenting is right for you, the next step is pre-service training, offered by The Villages, free of charge.
The Villages requires 20 hours of pre-service training to become licensed as a foster parent, which includes Resource and Adoptive Parent Training (RAPT). RAPT is required by the Department of Child Services (DCS) and the State of Indiana and includes the following:
- RAPT I – Introduction to DCS
- RAPT II – Child Abuse and Neglect
- RAPT III – Attachment, Discipline, and Effects of Caregiving on the Family
- Trauma-Informed Care I (TIC)
- Understanding & Managing Challenging Behaviors (UMB)
- Sexual Abuse 101 & 201 (SA)
All foster parent trainings are virtual. We offer three identical training series each month. You have the flexibility to register for any training session across any series, but you must attend at least one of each class listed above. Couples/partners are not required to attend at the same time.
Register for the session(s) you would like to attend by completing the form below or by calling 317-941-9186.
Trainings Available by Month
RAPT Series 1-evenings starting 6pm
Monday, July 7, 2025 – 6pm-10pm EST | TIC
Tuesday, July 8, 2025 – 6pm-9pm EST | UMB
Thursday, July 10, 2025 – 6pm-9pm EST | Sex Abuse
RAPT Series 2-evenings starting 6pm
Monday, July 14, 2025 – 6pm-9pm EST | RAPT 1
Tuesday, July 15, 2025 – 6pm-9pm EST | RAPT 2
Thursday, July 17, 2025 – 6pm-10pm EST | RAPT 3
Monday, July 21, 2025 – 6pm-10pm EST | TIC
Tuesday, July 22, 2025 – 6pm-9pm EST | UMB
Thursday, July 24, 2025 – 6pm-9pm EST | Sex Abuse
RAPT Series 3 daytimes starting 9am/1pm
Monday, July 28, 2025 – 9am-12pm EST | RAPT 1
Monday, July 28, 2025 – 1pm-4pm EST | RAPT 2
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 – 9am-1pm EST | RAPT 3
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 – 1pm-5pm EST | TIC
Wednesday, July 30, 2025 – 9am-12pm EST | UMB
Wednesday, July 30, 2025 – 1pm-4pm EST | Sex Abuse
RAPT Series 1-evenings starting 6pm
Monday, August 4, 2025 – 6pm-9pm EST | RAPT 1
Tuesday, August 5, 2025 – 6pm-9pm EST | RAPT 2
Thursday, August 7, 2025 – 6pm-10pm EST | RAPT 3
Monday, August 11, 2025 – 6pm-10pm EST | TIC
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 – 6pm-9pm EST | UMB
Thursday, August 14, 2025 – 6pm-9pm EST | Sex Abuse
RAPT Series 2-evenings starting 6pm
Monday, August 18, 2025 – 6pm-9pm EST | RAPT 1
Tuesday, August 19, 2025 – 6pm-9pm EST | RAPT 2
Thursday, August 21, 2025 – 6pm-10pm EST | RAPT 3
Monday, August 25, 2025 – 6pm-10pm EST | TIC
Tuesday, August 26, 2025 – 6pm-9pm EST | UMB
Thursday, August 28, 2025 – 6pm-9pm EST | Sex Abuse
RAPT Series 3 daytimes starting 9am/1pm
Saturday, August 9, 2025 – 9am-12pm EST | RAPT 1
Saturday, August 9, 2025 – 1pm-4pm EST | RAPT 2
Saturday, August 16, 2025 – 9am-1pm EST | RAPT 3
Saturday, August 16, 2025 – 1pm-5pm EST | TIC
Saturday, August 23, 2025 – 9am-12pm EST | UMB
Saturday, August 23, 2025 – 1pm-4pm EST | Sex Abuse
RAPT Series 1-evenings starting 6pm
Tuesday, September 2, 2025 6-9 pm EST | RAPT 1
Wednesday, September 3, 2025 6-9 pm EST | RAPT 2
Thursday, September 4, 2025 6-10 pm EST | RAPT 3
Monday, September 8, 2025 6-10 pm EST | TIC
Tuesday, September 9, 2025 6-9 pm EST | UMB
Thursday, September 11, 2025 6-9 pm EST | Sex Abuse
RAPT Series 2-evenings starting 6pm
Monday, September 15, 2025 6-9 pm EST | RAPT 1
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 6-9 pm EST | RAPT 2
Thursday, September 18, 2025 6-10 pm EST | RAPT 3
Monday, September 22, 2025 6-10 pm EST | TIC
Tuesday, September 23, 2025 6-9 pm EST | UMB
Thursday. September 25, 2025 6-9 pm EST | Sex Abuse
RAPT Series 3 daytimes starting 9am/1pm
Monday September 15, 2025 9am-12 pm EST | RAPT 1
Monday, September 15, 2025 1 pm-4 pm EST | RAPT 2
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 9am-1 pm EST | RAPT 3
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 1 pm-5 pm EST | TIC
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 9am-12 pm EST | UMB
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 1pm-4 pm EST | Sex Abuse
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