Caregiver Core Training (CCT) is the mandatory training for Washington State’s caregivers to become licensed. CCT is made up of eight sessions (each about three hours long), which can be completed at any point during the Online portion. There is also a mandatory coaching session after the Online portion is completed.
The sessions are designed to help you understand how the system works, what your role is as a member of the team, how to effectively work with birth families in order to best support the child, how caregiving may impact your own family, child development and the impact of trauma, all about attachment, how to incorporate and honor a child's culture into your own family, and more. The sessions include the voices of former foster youth, current caregivers and birth parents who have been involved with the system.
You have one year to complete the course including the Online training and While You Wait. We will let the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) Licensing Division and the foster care Recruitment and Retention Contractors in your area know about your progress through the course so they can offer you additional support if needed. We don’t track or share any information about how you responded to activities or quiz questions within the Online training. We simply want to make sure you have the support you need to complete the training.