DFPS Required Trainings

The Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) recognizes the long-term effects of adverse childhood experiences such as child abuse and neglect. The need to address trauma is an important component of effective service delivery. The impact of trauma is experienced by children, families, caregivers, and the social service providers who serve them. 

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This training explains Child Protective Services's expectations for the safe and effective use of psychotropic medications by children in DFPS conservatorship. Talk to your child's doctor about any specific questions you may have about the medications your child is taking. 

Engaging in normal, age-appropriate activities and experiences is a critical component of healthy child development. However, experiencing abuse or neglect and being removed from a family to foster care is not “normal.” Although foster care may be safer for a child or youth, cultivating normal childhood experiences while in foster care is a challenge. Providing normalcy in foster care includes managing risk, giving children the opportunity to act like children, and encouraging the development of a child’s interests and strengths. Normalcy is just one of many considerations for children in care. It is important that normalcy is viewed through a holistic lens, in tandem with education, medical, mental health, and other considerations. 

This course provides professional reporters with information on mandatory reporting law. Professional reporters will obtain general knowledge regarding who and how to report, while developing a basic understanding of abuse and neglect. This training does not meet all training requirements mandated by Texas Education Code § 38.004 (c)(2).  

The Universal Human Trafficking Prevention Training: A Foundation for Texas Residential Providers and Caregivers (Train the Trainer) was developed by the Human Trafficking Division of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services in Fall 2024. It is designed to meet the required Universal Human Trafficking Prevention Training for residential childcare providers and caregivers.