Preferably, a team consisting of a FAD worker and a foster or adoptive parent presents the Texas NTDC training to foster and adoptive home applicants, either in a group setting or one-on-one.

Pre-service training provides families with a base of knowledge about caring for children in DFPS managing conservatorship, and it must do the following:

• Meet all pre-service training requirements as specified in the Minimum Standards for Child-Placing Agencies, 26 Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Chapter 749, Subchapter F, Training and Professional Development
• Provide information about the prospective adoptive parents’ potential eligibility for a federal adoption tax credit.