In preparation for the training, please review and complete the following items to receive your foster parent license:

1. Make an Appointment to get fingerprinted - Foster parents and any other individuals residing in the home (18 or older) will need to get fingerprinted at the State Patrol Office located at 7200 World Communications Dr (near 72nd and State Street) in Omaha.

2. Complete a Health Form, click this link to print the form.

   • Then, schedule your health appointment with your physician.

   • Fill out and sign Part A of the form.

   • Ask your physician to complete section B.

   • Submit your form back to our team, licensing@apexfamily.org

3. Complete the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) self-assessment:

   • Log in to the site | NTDC Courses.

   • Submit your completed certificate here: Training — Apex Family Care.

   • You will not be allowed to attend the New Foster Parent Training class until we’ve received your certificate.

4. Follow the directions below to complete the required trainings. There are several trainings that must be completed prior to the first NDTC New Foster Parent class.
   Please complete only the required trainings listed below. Any additional trainings completed prior to full licensure will not be applied, counted, or utilized for any purpose.

NTDC New Foster Parent Class

• You’ll register for this class with our Licensing Team. If you haven’t already, please complete the Foster Parent Interest Form to get started.

Reasonable and Prudent Parenting

• Click this link to sign in to your Creating a Family account.

• Click this link to open the course

• Click Purchase Course

• Click Have a coupon? > Enter the coupon code: ne21care

• Click Complete Purchase

• Click Start Learning > Complete the course and quiz.

• Submit your completed certificate here: Training — Apex Family Care

Suicide Prevention

• Click this link to sign in to your Creating a Family account.

• Click this link to open the course

• Click Purchase Course

• Click Have a coupon? > Enter the coupon code: ne21care

• Click Complete Purchase

• Click Start Learning > Complete the course and quiz.

• Submit your completed certificate here: Training — Apex Family Care

Human Trafficking

• Click this link to sign in to your Creating a Family account.

• Click this link to open the course

• Click Purchase Course

• Click Have a coupon? > Enter the coupon code: ne21care

• Click Complete Purchase

• Click Start Learning > Complete the course and quiz.

• Submit your completed certificate here: Training — Apex Family Care

Sexual Trauma (Preventing Sexual Abuse) Training:

• Click this link to sign in to your Creating a Family account.

• Click this link to open the course

• Click Purchase Course

• Click Have a coupon? > Enter the coupon code: ne21care

• Click Complete Purchase

• Click Start Learning > Complete the course and quiz.

• Submit your completed certificate here: Training — Apex Family Care

Suicide Prevention

• Click this link to sign in to your Creating a Family account.

• Click this link to open the course

• Click Purchase Course

• Click Have a coupon? > Enter the coupon code: ne21care

• Click Complete Purchase

• Click Start Learning > Complete the course and quiz.

• Submit your completed certificate here: Training — Apex Family Care

Car Seat Safety

• Click this link to access the DHHS Car Seat training

• View the video

• Submit your completed certificate here: Training — Apex Family Care

Expanding Your Parenting Paradigm

• Click this link to sign in to the DHHS website to complete the NTDC Course

• Click Training for Families towards the top of the page.

• Click Classroom-Based Training for Families from the drop down.

• Complete the Expanding Your Parenting Paradigm training. Choose the Families who foster and/or adoption children from the child welfare system version. Do not complete the Adoption, Kinship, American Indian or Alaskan Native or other versions.

• Submit your completed certificate here: Training — Apex Family Care

Overview of Child Welfare System

• Click this link to sign in to the DHHS website to complete the NTDC Course

• Click Training for Families towards the top of the page.

• Click Classroom-Based Training for Families from the drop down.

• Complete the Overview of the Child Welfare System training. Choose the Families who foster and/or adoption children from the child welfare system version. Do not complete the Adoption, Kinship, American Indian or Alaskan Native or other versions.

• Submit your completed certificate here: Training — Apex Family Care

Visit this page to learn more about the required trainings after you receive your foster parent license.