Thank you for beginning your path to foster or adopt children involved with the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF).
DCF trains foster parents so they have the skills needed to nurture children who have experienced trauma and to work in partnership with birth families. Our training program, Massachusetts Approach to Partnership in Parenting (MAPP), provides these enhanced parenting skills that will help you meet the challenge of foster parenting.
MAPP training groups are being held both virtually and in-person and are subject to change. Once your application is completed, you will work with a Foster/Adoption Recruitment Social Worker to determine the best MAPP class for you.
If you would like to speak to a Foster/Adoption Recruitment Social Worker please call (800) 543-7508.
- This page, Massachusetts Approach to Partnerships in Parenting (MAPP) Trainings, is offered by
- Massachusetts Department of Children & Families
Massachusetts Approach to Partnerships in Parenting (MAPP) Trainings
Table of Contents
Boston Region
BOSTON REGION
Day/Time: Tuesdays 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm & Saturday 8:30 am - 2:30 pm (Virtual)
- Tuesday, October 3, 2023
- Tuesday, October 10, 2023
- Tuesday, October 17, 2023
- Tuesday, October 24, 2023
- Tuesday, November 7, 2023
- Tuesday, November 14, 2023
- Tuesday, November 28, 2023
- Tuesday, December 5, 2023
- Saturday, December 9, 2023
Central Region
Central Region
Day/Time: Wednesdays 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm (Virtual)
- Wednesday, September 6, 2023
- Wednesday, September 13, 2023
- Wednesday, September 20, 2023
- Wednesday, September 27, 2023
- Wednesday, October 4, 2023
- Wednesday, October 11, 2023
- Wednesday, October 18, 2023
- Wednesday, October 25, 2023
- Wednesday, November 1, 2023
- Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Day/Time: Tuesdays & Thursdays 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm (Virtual)
*This class is offered in Spanish only
- Tuesday, September 12, 2023
- Thursday, September 14, 2023
- Tuesday, September 19, 2023
- Thursday, September 21, 2023
- Tuesday, September 26, 2023
- Thursday, September 28, 2023
- Tuesday, October 3, 2023
- Thursday, October 5, 2023
- Tuesday, October 10, 2023
- Thursday, October 12, 2023
Northern Region
Northern Region
280 Merrimack Street, Lawrence, MA 01843
Location: Amesbury, MA
Day/Time: Saturdays 9:00 am - 5:00 pm (In-Person)
- Saturday, September 16, 2023
- Saturday, September 23, 2023
- Saturday, September 30, 2023
- Saturday, October 14, 2023
Location: Amesbury, MA
Day/Time: Saturdays 9:00 am - 5:00 pm (In-Person)
- Saturday, October 21, 2023
- Saturday, October 28, 2023
- Saturday, November 4, 2023
- Saturday, November 18, 2023
Southern Region
SOUTHERN Region
110 Mulberry Street, Brockton, MA 02302
Day/Time: Wednesdays 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm (Virtual)
- Wednesday, September 13, 2023
- Wednesday, September 20, 2023
- Wednesday, September 27, 2023
- Wednesday, October 4, 2023
- Wednesday, October 11, 2023
- Wednesday, October 18, 2023
- Wednesday, October 25, 2023
- Wednesday, November 1, 2023
- Wednesday, November 8, 2023
- Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Western Region
WESTERN Region
140 High Street, 4th floor, Springfield, MA 01105
Day/Time: Wednesdays 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm (Virtual)
- Wednesday, July 12, 2023
- Wednesday, July 19, 2023
- Wednesday, July 26, 2023
- Wednesday, August 2, 2023
- Wednesday, August 9, 2023
- Wednesday, August 16, 2023
- Wednesday, August 23, 2023
- Wednesday, August 30, 2023
- Wednesday, September 6, 2023
- Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Day/Time: Wednesdays 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm (Virtual)
- Wednesday, September 6, 2023
- Wednesday, September 13, 2023
- Wednesday, September 20, 2023
- Wednesday, September 27, 2023
- Wednesday, October 4, 2023
- Wednesday, October 11, 2023
- Wednesday, October 18, 2023
- Wednesday, October 25, 2023
- Wednesday, November 1, 2023
- Wednesday, November 8, 2023
- Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Day/Time: Tuesdays & Thursdays 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm (Virtual)
Note: This class is offered in Spanish only.
- Tuesday, September 12, 2023
- Thursday, September 14, 2023
- Tuesday, September 19, 2023
- Thursday, September 21, 2023
- Tuesday, September 26, 2023
- Thursday, September 28, 2023
- Tuesday, October 3, 2023
- Thursday, October 5, 2023
- Tuesday, October 10, 2023
- Thursday, October 12, 2023
Day/Time: Tuesdays & Thursdays 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm (Virtual)
- Tuesday, September 5, 2023
- Thursday, September 7, 2023
- Tuesday, September 12, 2023
- Thursday, September 14, 2023
- Tuesday, September 19, 2023
- Thursday, September 21, 2023
- Tuesday, September 26, 2023
- Thursday, September 28, 2023
- Tuesday, October 3, 2023
- Thursday, October 5, 2023
Day/Time: Saturdays 9:00 am - 12:00 pm (Virtual)
- Saturday, September 28, 2023
- Saturday, October 7, 2023
- Saturday, October 14, 2023
- Saturday, October 21, 2023
- Saturday, October 28, 2023
- Saturday, November 4, 2023
- Saturday, November 11, 2023
- Saturday, November 18, 2023
- Saturday, December 2, 2023
- Saturday, December 9, 2023
Private Agencies
Children's Friend, Inc.
505 Pleasant Street, Worcester, MA 01609
Contact: Veronica Listerud (508) 796-0154 or vlisterud@childrensfriend.org
Day/Time: Thursdays 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm (Virtual)
- Thursday, May 25, 2023
- Thursday, June 1, 2023
- Thursday, June 8, 2023
- Thursday, June 15, 2023
- Thursday, June 22, 2023
- Thursday, June 29, 2023
- Thursday, July 6, 2023
- Thursday, July 13, 2023
- Thursday, July 20, 2023
- Thursday, July 27, 2023
The Home for Little Wanderers
Contact: http://www.thehome.org/
Day/Time: None scheduled at this time.
MSPCC/Eliot (Jamaica Plain)
3815 Washington Street, Suite 2 Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Contact: Sybil A. Turk, LICSW, directly at (617) 587-1519.
Day/Time: None scheduled at this time.