Welcome to the training page for New Hampshire Foster Caregivers and Caregiver Providers. At the Child Welfare Education Partnership (CWEP), we are committed to equipping foster, adoptive, kinship, and residential caregivers with the knowledge, tools, and confidence needed to support children and youth in care. Whether you’re beginning your caregiving journey or continuing your growth through advanced learning opportunities, these courses are designed to meet your needs, strengthen your practice, and help build brighter futures for children and families across New Hampshire.
Getting Started
All CWEP caregiver training course registrations are managed through the UNH Learn for Life online platform. This centralized system allows you to browse available courses, register for upcoming sessions, and track your course completions with ease. Whether you’re enrolling in Pre-Service training or exploring continuing education options, Learn for Life provides a streamlined and accessible way to stay engaged with your learning and meet training requirements.
Registration Help
New Users
Create an account and register for classes by clicking on the CWEP | UNH Learn for Life link. Visit this tutorial to help guide you step by step through this process.
Existing Users
Register for classes by clicking on the CWEP | UNH Learn for Life link. Add classes to your cart and then click "Check Out" and sign in to your account to complete your registration.
Registration Errors
- Validation Error: If you attempt to create a new account using your email address, you may encounter a validation error indicating that an existing student record already exists. In such cases, please follow these steps above.
- Support: For further assistance, please contact us at (603) 862-7227 and press 1 during business hours.
Login Credentials
Keep in mind that you will have separate logins for Canvas and the registration system. However, both systems provide an easy way to reset your password using their "Forgot Username" or "Forgot Password" features.
If you need to change your contact information, please contact CWEP by emailing: info.cwep@unh.edu
Video Tutorial
Still need help click the video below and see a step-by-step process on how to navigate registration.
Course Options by Semester
Our semester training course options are designed to support foster, adoptive, kinship, and residential treatment caregivers at every stage of their journey. Semesters are divided up into Spring, Summer, and Fall. Each semester offers a variety of topics and themes—including trauma-informed care, child development, medical and mental health care, legal advocacy, and family dynamics—so caregivers can choose courses that best fit their needs and the children in their care.
Spring
January - June
- Caregiver Pre-Service Basic Medications Overview
- NH DCYF Kinship Caregiver Training
- NH DCYF Caregiver Pre-Service Training - Tuesday / Thursday starting at 5:30pm
- NH DCYF Caregiver Pre-Service Training - Wednesday starting at 6:00pm
- NH DCYF Caregiver Pre-Service Training - Saturday starting at 9:00am
- NH DCYF Caregiver Orientation for Out of State, Licensed Caregivers
January - June
- ADHD: Childhood Through Adolescence
- Attachment: A Child's Ability to Connect
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Behavior and Crisis Management
- Behavior Health Medications: A Guide for Caregivers
- Caring for Children and Youth with Medically Complex Conditions
- Caring for Children Who Exhibit Sexualized Behaviors
- Caring for Children with Psychological Disorders
- Child Abuse and Neglect
- Child Development: The Early Years
- Child Development: The Middle Years
- Child Development: The Adolescent Years
- Choose Love for Caregivers
- Communicable and Infectious Diseases
- Conversations with Curious Kids: The Human Body
- Documentation for Court and Case Review
- Drug Facts: Risk, Protection, and Prevention
- Education
- Emergency Foster Care Training
- Emerging Trends in Technology: Keeping Kids Safe
- Exploring Adoption
- Exploring Family Dynamics When Fostering
- Fostering Success in School
- Guiding Teens Through NH Trails
- How Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Affects Kids in Care
- How's Your Stress Life?
- Human Trafficking: An Introduction for Caregivers
- Human Trafficking: Prevention and Reporting for Caregivers
- Human Trafficking: Risk Factors and Trafficker Tactics
- Human Trafficking: Supporting Youth Victims
- Introduction to Special Education
- Introduction to Specialized Care
- Maintaining Relationships and Promoting Connections
- Nurturing the Learning Brain
- Parenting Children Who Exhibit Sexualized Behaviors
- Positive Connections with Birth Families
- Promoting Belonging for Children in Care
- Promoting Healthy Eating Habits in Children
- Promoting Positive Behaviors in School-Age Children
- RPPS: Defining and Promoting Normalcy
- Separation and Loss
- Strategies for Supporting Youth with Challenging Behaviors
- Substance Misuse: Adolescents and Their Families
- Supporting Kids With an Incarcerated Parent
- TBRI Module 1: Introduction and Overview
- TBRI Module 2: Connecting Principles
- TBRI Module 3: Empowering Principles
- TBRI Module 4: Correcting Principles
- Teen Behavior: What's Typical, What's Not?
- The Trauma of Sexual Abuse
- The Unique Needs of Adolescents and Their Caregivers
- Transitions: Preparing for Placement Changes
- Understanding Birth Families
- Understanding Developmental Disabilities
- Understanding Fire Setting Behaviors of Children and Youth in Care
- Understanding Trauma
- Youth Suicide Prevention
January - June
Summer
July - August
- Caregiver Pre-Service Basic Medications Overview
- NH DCYF Kinship Caregiver Training
- NH DCYF Caregiver Pre-Service Training - Tuesday / Thursday starting at 5:30pm
- NH DCYF Caregiver Pre-Service Training - Wednesday starting at 6:00pm
- NH DCYF Caregiver Pre-Service Training - Saturday starting at 9:00am
- NH DCYF Caregiver Orientation for Out of State, Licensed Caregivers
July - August
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Behavior and Crisis Management
- Behavior Health Medications: A Guide for Caregivers
- Being an Advocate for Kids in Care
- Caregiver Pre-Service Basic Medications Overview
- Caring for Children and Youth with Medically Complex Conditions
- Caring for Children Who Exhibit Sexualized Behaviors
- Caring for Children with Psychological Disorders
- Child Development: The Adolescent Years
- Communicable and Infectious Diseases
- Drug Facts: Risk, Protection, and Prevention
- Education
- Emergency Foster Care Training
- Emerging Trends in Technology: Keeping Kids Safe
- Exploring Adoption
- Exploring Family Dynamics When Fostering
- Fostering Success in School
- Guiding Teens Through NH Trails
- How Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Affects Kids in Care
- How's Your Stress Life?
- Human Trafficking: An Introduction for Caregivers
- Human Trafficking: Prevention and Reporting for Caregivers
- Human Trafficking: Risk Factors and Trafficker Tactics
- Human Trafficking: Supporting Youth Victims
- Introduction to Special Education
- Introduction to Specialized Care
- Maintaining Relationships and Promoting Connections
- Parenting Children Who Exhibit Sexualized Behaviors
- Positive Connections with Birth Families
- Promoting Positive Behaviors in School-Age Children
- RPPS: Defining and Promoting Normalcy
- Substance Misuse: Adolescents and Their Families
- Supporting Kids With an Incarcerated Parent
- TBRI Module 1: Introduction and Overview
- TBRI Module 2: Connecting Principles
- TBRI Module 3: Empowering Principles
- TBRI Module 4: Correcting Principles
- The Unique Needs of Adolescents and Their Caregivers
- Understanding Anger Management
- Understanding Fire Setting Behaviors of Children and Youth in Care
- Understanding How Permanency is Achieved: the 2018 Protocols
- Youth Suicide Prevention
Fall
September - December
- Caregiver Pre-Service Basic Medications Overview
- NH DCYF Kinship Caregiver Training
- NH DCYF Caregiver Pre-Service Training - Tuesday / Thursday starting at 5:30pm
- NH DCYF Caregiver Pre-Service Training - Wednesday starting at 6:00pm
- NH DCYF Caregiver Pre-Service Training - Saturday starting at 9:00am
- NH DCYF Caregiver Orientation for Out of State, Licensed Caregivers
September - December
- ADHD: Childhood Through Adolescence
- Attachment: A Child's Ability to Connect
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Behavior and Crisis Management
- Behavior Health Medications: A Guide for Caregivers
- Caring for Children and Youth with Medically Complex Conditions
- Caring for Children Who Exhibit Sexualized Behaviors
- Caring for Children with Psychological Disorders
- Child Abuse and Neglect
- Child Development: The Early Years
- Child Development: The Middle Years
- Child Development: The Adolescent Years
- Choose Love for Caregivers
- Communicable and Infectious Diseases
- Conversations with Curious Kids: The Human Body
- Documentation for Court and Case Review
- Drug Facts: Risk, Protection, and Prevention
- Education
- Emergency Foster Care Training
- Emerging Trends in Technology: Keeping Kids Safe
- Exploring Adoption
- Exploring Family Dynamics When Fostering
- Fostering Success in School
- Guiding Teens Through NH Trails
- How Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Affects Kids in Care
- How's Your Stress Life?
- Human Trafficking: An Introduction for Caregivers
- Human Trafficking: Prevention and Reporting for Caregivers
- Human Trafficking: Risk Factors and Trafficker Tactics
- Human Trafficking: Supporting Youth Victims
- Introduction to Special Education
- Introduction to Specialized Care
- Maintaining Relationships and Promoting Connections
- Nurturing the Learning Brain
- Parenting Children Who Exhibit Sexualized Behaviors
- Positive Connections with Birth Families
- Promoting Belonging for Children in Care
- Promoting Healthy Eating Habits in Children
- Promoting Positive Behaviors in School-Age Children
- RPPS: Defining and Promoting Normalcy
- Separation and Loss
- Strategies for Supporting Youth with Challenging Behaviors
- Substance Misuse: Adolescents and Their Families
- Supporting Kids With an Incarcerated Parent
- TBRI Module 1: Introduction and Overview
- TBRI Module 2: Connecting Principles
- TBRI Module 3: Empowering Principles
- TBRI Module 4: Correcting Principles
- Teen Behavior: What's Typical, What's Not?
- The Trauma of Sexual Abuse
- The Unique Needs of Adolescents and Their Caregivers
- Understanding Anger Management
- Understanding Birth Families
- Understanding Developmental Disabilities
- Understanding How Permanency is Achieved: the 2018 Protocols
- Understanding Trauma
- Youth Suicide Prevention
September - December
Hybrid Classrooms
Courses such as Caregiver Pre-Service Training, TBRI, and CANS are considered hybrid classroom experiences. This format combines self-paced online learning with scheduled live sessions held virtually through Microsoft Teams. To successfully complete these courses, participants must complete all required components—both the online coursework and the live class meetings.
Online Classrooms
Ongoing Training courses are instructor-led and/or self-guided, meaning your course is online and accessible to you 24/7 during the time that the course is running. To receive the best learning experience, we encourage you to review the course schedule and enroll for those times that you are able to commit to participating in your course a little bit every day/night or at least every other day/night. Each course has assignments such as readings, videos, and participation activities. Each week consists of about 3 hours of content to manage. This means if you are enrolling for a 4-week course there will be 12 hours of content.