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, May 5, 2025 – 6pm-9pm EST | RAPT 1
Tuesday, May 6, 2025 – 6pm-9pm EST | RAPT 2
Thursday, May 8, 2025 – 6pm-10pm EST | RAPT 3
Monday, May 12, 2025 – 6pm-10pm EST | TIC
Tuesday, May 13, 2025 – 6pm-9pm EST | UMB
Thursday, May 15, 2025 – 6pm-9pm EST | Sex Abuse
RAPT Series 2-evenings starting 6pm
Monday, May 19, 2025 – 6pm-9pm EST | RAPT 1
Tuesday, May 20, 2025 – 6pm-9pm EST | RAPT 2
Thursday, May 22, 2025 – 6pm-10pm EST | RAPT 3
Tuesday, May 27, 2025 – 6pm-10pm EST | TIC
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 – 6pm-9pm EST | UMB
Thursday, May 29, 2025 – 6pm-9pm EST | Sex Abuse
RAPT Series 3 daytimes starting 9am/1pm
Monday, May 12, 2025 – 9am-12pm EST | RAPT 1
Monday, May 12, 2025 – 1pm-4pm EST | RAPT 2
Tuesday, May 13, 2025 – 9am-1pm EST | RAPT 3
Tuesday, May 13, 2025 – 1pm-5pm EST | TIC
Wednesday, May 14, 2025 – 9am-12pm EST | UMB
Wednesday, May 14, 2025 – 1pm-4pm EST | Sex Abuse
RAPT Series 1-evenings starting 6pm
Monday, June 2, 2025 – 6pm-9pm EST | RAPT 1
Tuesday, June 3, 2025 – 6pm-9pm EST | RAPT 2
Thursday, June 5, 2025 – 6pm-10pm EST | RAPT 3
Monday, June 9, 2025 – 6pm-10pm EST | TIC
Tuesday, June 10, 2025 – 6pm-9pm EST | UMB
Wednesday, June 11, 2025 – 6pm-9pm EST | Sex Abuse
RAPT Series 2-evenings starting 6pm
Monday, June 16, 2025 – 6pm-9pm EST | RAPT 1
Tuesday, June 17, 2025 – 6pm-9pm EST | RAPT 2
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 – 6pm-10pm EST | RAPT 3
Monday, June 23, 2025 – 6pm-10pm EST | TIC
Tuesday, June 24, 2025 – 6pm-9pm EST | UMB
Thursday, June 26, 2025 – 6pm-9pm EST | Sex Abuse
RAPT Series 3 daytimes starting 9am/1pm
Saturday, June 7, 2025 – 9am-12pm EST | RAPT 1
Saturday, June 7, 2025 – 1pm-4pm EST | RAPT 2
Saturday, June 14, 2025 – 9am-1pm EST | RAPT 3
Saturday, June 14, 2025 – 1pm-5pm EST | TIC
Saturday, June 21, 2025 – 9am-12pm EST | UMB
Saturday, June 21, 2025 – 1pm-4pm EST | Sex Abuse
RAPT Series 1-evenings starting 6pm
Monday, June 30, 2025 – 6pm-9pm EST | RAPT 1
Tuesday, July 1, 2025 – 6pm-9pm EST | RAPT 2
Thursday, July 3, 2025 – 6pm-10pm EST | RAPT 3
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