Caregiver Pre-Service and Ongoing Training Course Spring 2025 Schedule

Caregiver Pre-Service and Ongoing Training Course Spring 2025 Schedule

We are excited to introduce a new and enhanced registration system aimed at improving efficiency and user experience. 

 

New Users

Click here to create an account and register for classes Child Welfare Education Partnership | UNH Learn for Life 

Click the video below that will walk you through the process.

 

Existing Users

For existing users who have registered within the last year, please note the following important details: 

  • Existing Credentials: You do not need to create a new account.  
    • Your Username can be retrieved at the student login page here:  https://learnforlife.unh.edu/portal/logon.do?method=load.  Click the “Forgot User Name” and enter the email address associated with your previous registration.   
    • To retrieve your password, click Forgot password on initial login page and use the username according to the previous bullet. 
  • 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.

Caregiver Training Spring 2025 Term Schedule

Caregiver Training courses are instructor- led and/or asynchronous, 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.

If you need to change your contact information, please contact CWEP by emailing: info.cwep@unh.edu

Caregiver Training Spring 2026 Term Schedule

Caregiver Pre-Service Training

Self-Paced Courses (Open all Semester 1/6/25 - 6/29/25)
  • Caregiver Pre-Service Basic Medications Overview
  • NH DCYF Caregiver Orientation for Out-of-State, Licensed Caregivers
  • NH DCYF Kinship Caregiver Training

NH DCYF Caregiver Pre-Service Training - Tues/Thurs Options

These courses are open between the start/end dates above and have a required Zoom session every Tuesday/Thursday from 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm.

  • 1/6/2025 - 2/2/2025
  • 2/3/2025 - 3/2/2025
  • 2/4/2025 - 4/7/2025
  • 4/7/2025 - 5/4/2025
  • 5/5/2025 - 6/1/2025
  • 6/2/2025 - 6/29/2025

NH DCYF Caregiver Pre-Service Training - Wednesday Options

These courses are open between the start/end dates above and have a required Zoom session every Wednesday from 6 pm - 9 pm.

  • 1/6/2025 - 2/23/2025
  • 3/3/2025 - 4/27/2025
  • 5/5/2025 - 6/22/2025

NH DCYF Caregiver Pre-Service Training - Saturday Option

These courses are open between the start/end dates above and have a required Zoom session every Saturday from 9 am to noon, break, then resume at 1 pm to 4 pm.

  • 2/3/2025 - 3/2/2025

Caregiver Ongoing Training

Self-paced Courses Open All Semester (1/6/2025 - 6/29/2025)

  • Drug Facts: Risk, Protection, and Prevention
  • Maintaining Relationships and Promoting Connections
  • Human Trafficking: An Introduction for Caregivers
  • Human Trafficking: Risk Factors and Trafficker Tactics
  • Human Trafficking: Supporting Youth Survivors
  • RPPS: Defining and Promoting Normalcy
  • Education (Specialized Care Series)
   
Instructor-Led Courses    
Course Title Start Date End Date
Parenting Children who Exhibit Sexualized Behaviors 1/6/2025 1/12/2025
Guiding Teens through NH TRAILS 1/6/2025 1/19/2025
Understanding Developmental Disabilities 1/6/2025 2/2/2025
Substance Misuse: Adolescents and their Families 1/6/2025 2/2/2025
Behavior and Crisis Management 1/13/2025 1/19/2025
Transgender Youth in Care 1/13/2025 1/26/2025
Understanding Trauma 1/13/2025 2/9/2025
Child Development: The Adolescent Years 1/13/2025 2/9/2025
Emergency Foster Care Training 1/20/2025 2/2/2025
ADHD: Childhood Through Adolescence 1/20/2025 2/16/2025
Attachment: A Child's Ability to Connect 1/20/2025 2/16/2025
Caring for Children and Youth with Medically Complex Conditions 1/27/2025 2/2/2025
Exploring Adoption 1/27/2025 2/9/2025
Nurturing the Learning Brain 1/27/2025 2/23/2025
Conversations with Curious Kids: The Human Body 1/27/2025 2/23/2025
How's Your Stress Life? 2/3/2025 2/16/2025
Introduction to Special Education 2/3/2025 2/23/2025
Caring for Children with Emotional Disabilities 2/3/2025 3/2/2025
Understanding Birth Families 2/3/2025 3/2/2025
Introduction to Specialized Care 2/10/2025 2/16/2025
Medications: What Residential Staff Need to Know 2/10/2025 2/23/2025
Medications: What Residential Staff Need to Know 2/10/2025 2/23/2025
Child Development: The Adolescent Years 2/10/2025 3/9/2025
Exploring Adoption 2/17/2025 3/2/2025
Promoting Healthy Eating Habits in Children 2/17/2025 3/16/2025
Promoting Belonging for Children in Care 2/17/2025 3/16/2025
Emergency Foster Care Training 2/24/2025 3/9/2025
Autism Spectrum Disorder 2/24/2025 3/23/2025
Separation and Loss 2/24/2025 3/23/2025
Parenting Children who Exhibit Sexualized Behaviors 3/3/2025 3/9/2025
Behavioral Health Medications: A Guide for Caregivers 3/3/2025 3/23/2025
Child Abuse and Neglect 3/3/2025 3/20/2025
Acceptance: Helping LGBTQ Youth Thrive 3/3/2025 3/20/2025
Behavior and Crisis Management 3/10/2025 3/16/2025
Choose Love 3/10/2025 4/6/2025
Fostering Success in School 3/24/2025 3/30/2025
Caring for Children and Youth with Medically Complex Conditions 3/24/2025 3/30/2025
Emergency Foster Care Training 3/31/2025 4/13/2025
Caring for Children with Emotional Disabilities 3/31/2025 4/27/2025
Caring for Children Who Exhibit Sexualized Behaviors 3/31/2025 4/27/2025
Introduction to Specialized Care 4/7/2025 4/13/2025
Positive Connections with Birth Families 4/7/2025 4/13/2025
Exploring Family Dynamics When Fostering 4/7/2025 4/27/2025
Child Development: The Early Years 4/7/2025 5/4/2025
Emerging Trends in Technology: Keeping Kids Safe 4/7/2025 5/4/2025
Exploring Adoption 4/14/2025 4/27/2025
Child Development: The Adolescent Years 4/14/2025 5/11/2025
Promoting Belonging for Children in Care 4/14/2025 5/11/2025
Separation and Loss 4/21/2025 5/18/2025
Promoting Healthy Eating Habits in Children 4/21/2025 5/18/2025
Autism Spectrum Disorder 4/25/2025 5/25/2025
Emergency Foster Care Training 4/28/2025 5/11/2025
Acceptance: Helping LGBTQ Youth Thrive 4/28/2025 5/25/2025
Exploring Adoption 5/5/2025 5/18/2025
Choose Love 5/5/2025 6/1/2025
Child Abuse and Neglect 5/5/2025 6/1/2025
Attachment: A Child's Ability to Connect 5/5/2025 6/15/2025
ADHD: Childhood Through Adolescence 5/15/2025 6/15/2025
Nurturing the Learning Brain 5/26/2025 6/22/2025
Conversations with Curious Kids: The Human Body 5/26/2025 6/22/2025
Child Development: The Middle Years 6/2/2025 6/22/2025
Communicable and Infectious Diseases 6/2/2025 6/29/2025
Documentation for Court and Case Review TBD TBD
     

Residential Caregiver Courses

   

CANS for Residential

This course has a required Zoom session.

2/17/2025 2/23/2025
Sexual Harassment and Assault Awareness (PREA) 1/6/2025 6/29/2025

Residential Counselor Core Training

   
Staff Roles and Responsibilities 2/7/2025 3/2/2025
Out-of-Home Placements 3/3/2025 3/16/2025
Serving Children, Youth, and Families 3/17/2025 3/30/2025
Development and Childhood Trauma 4/7/2025 4/20/2025
Abuse/Neglect Children and Adolescents 4/21/2025 5/4/2025