DISCUSSION: 

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform staff of revision to resource provider inservice training policy. Resource Providers shall obtain in-service training credit for attendance at Train the Trainer (TTT) classes and Spaulding training. 

Train the Trainer Training credit can only be entered by the training unit and is obtained as follows: 

STARS Pre-service TTT 

Week 1= 23 hours 

Week 2= 21 hours 

STARS In-service TTT 

Week 1 is Modules 1-6= 28 hours 

Week 2 is Modules 7-12= 28 hours 

Spaulding TTT 

19 hours 

STARS, Making the Commitment to Adoption(Spaulding) 

12 hours of required training for those licensed providers who wish to adopt. Relative care providers are encouraged to complete the Spaulding training but are not required to complete this training. 

The Child Welfare Manual and the Foster Parent Attendance Record, SS60-B, code sheet have been updated to reflect this policy revision.

Two additional revisions of the SS60-B code sheet are:  

• STARS Caregiver Who Knows the Child, V627. STARS Caregiver Who Knows the Child, is a required training requirement for a Relative and/or Kinship provider in order to be licensed and has been moved to the PRESERVICE section of the code sheet.
• CFP/Career Respite Training, V987. CFP/Career Respite Training is a required training requirement to be eligible to be awarded a Career Respite Cooperative Agreement for Services, CM-9, and has been moved to the PRESERVICE section of the code sheet.