The National Training and Development Curriculum (NTDC) is based on research and input from experts, families who have experience with fostering or adopting children, and former foster and adoptive youth. Hear directly from parents and professionals about how this free resource is educating and empowering them.
This website is for child welfare and intercountry, private domestic adoption agency staff and parent trainers who are considering the use of or are currently using NTDC as well as families searching for additional training or resources often as recommended or required by their licensing agency.
NTDC was funded by the Children’s Bureau, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, under grant #90CO1134. The contents of this document are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Children’s Bureau.