Caregiver Pre-Service Training Guide

Caregiver Pre-Service Training includes 7 individual modules ranging from Connecting with Families to Trauma and Trauma Related Behaviors and everything in-between. These courses will equip an individual or family with what they need to start their fostering journey. Below you will see the list of courses organized by the course number and the dates offered.

Scroll down and find the courses that match your schedule and then use that list to help navigate your registration on the UNH Learn for Life site. Module options are for the 2025 Fall Semester. To help keep track of your Pre-Service Training progress click the button to download the Pre-Service Training Checklist.

Pre-Service Training Checklist

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Module 1

Reunification & Foster Care a Means to Support Families

Module 2

Attachment & Child Development

Module 3

Separation, Grief, and Loss & Maintaining Children's Connections

Module 4

Caring for a Child with a History of Sexual Trauma & Supporting Children's Social & Cultural Identities

Module 5

Trauma-Related Behaviors & Trauma Informed Parenting

Module 6

Impact of Substance Use & Mental Health Considerations

Module 7

Creating a Stable, Nurturing, Safe Home Environment