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2026 Course Schedule

2026 – Adoption PSTT

Location/Training Platform

A

January 26 – February 6, 2026 (Local Office Application 2/4, 2/5, 2/6)

Registration in LMS by: 1/22

Virtual

B

February 23 – March 6, 2026 (Local Office Application 3/4, 3/5, 3/6)

Registration in LMS by: 2/19

Virtual

D

March 30 - April 10, 2026

(Local Office Application 4/8, 4/9, 4/10)

Registration in LMS by: 3/26

Virtual

E

April 20 - May 1, 2026

(Local Office Application 4/29, 4/30, 5/1)

Registration in LMS by: 4/16

Virtual

F

May 11 - 22, 2026

(Local Office Application 5/20, 5/21, 5/22)

Registration in LMS by: 5/7

Virtual

G

June 1 - 12, 2026

(Local Office Application 6/10, 6/11, 6/12)

Registration in LMS by: 5/30

Virtual

I

July 13 – 24, 2026

(Local Office Application 7/22, 7/23, 7/24)

Registration in LMS by: 7/9

Virtual

J

August 3 - 14, 2026

(Local Office Application 8/12, 8/13, 8/14)

Registration in LMS by: 7/30

Virtual

L

September 14 - 25, 2026

(Local Office Application 9/23, 9/24, 9/25)

Registration in LMS by: 9/10

Virtual

N

October 19 - 30, 2026

(Local Office Application 10/28, 10/29, 10/30)

Registration in LMS by: 10/15

Virtual

P

December 7 – 18, 2026

(Local Office Application 12/16, 12/17, 12/18)

Registration in LMS by: 12/3

Virtual
Q

January 4 –15, 2027

(Local Office Application 1/13, 1/14, 1/15)

Registration in LMS by: 12/31

Virtual

 

 

 

2026 – CPS and FC PSTT

Location/Training Platform

A2

February 2 – 20, 2026

(Local Office Application 2/5, 2/6, 2/16, 2/20) State Holiday

Register in LMS by: 1/29

Virtual

A

February 16 – March 6, 2026

(Local Office Application 2/16, 2/20, 3/2, 3/6) State Holiday

Register in LMS by: 2/12

Virtual

B2

March 2 – 20, 2026

(Local Office Application 3/5, 3/6, 3/16, 3/20)

Register in LMS by: 2/26

Virtual

B

March 16 - April 3, 2026

(Local Office Application 3/19, 3/20, 3/30, 4/3)

Register in LMS by: 3/12

Virtual

D2

March 30 – April 17, 2026

(Local Office Application 4/2, 4/3, 4/13, 4/17)

Register in LMS by: 3/26

Virtual

D

April 20 - May 8, 2026

(Local Office Application 4/24, 4/24, 5/4, 5/8)

Register in LMS by: 4/16

Virtual

E2

May 25 – June 12, 2026

(Local Office Application 5/25, 5/9, 6/8, 6/12) State Holiday

Register in LMS by: 5/21

Virtual

E

May 11 - May 29, 2026

(Local Office Application 5/14, 5/15, 5/25, 5/29) State Holiday

Register in LMS by: 5/07

Virtual

F2

June 22 – July 10, 2026

(Local Office Application 6/25, 6/26, 7/3, 7/10) State Holiday

Register in LMS by: 6/18

Virtual

F

June 1 - 19, 2026

(Local Office Application 6/4, 6/5, 6/15, 6/19) State Holiday

Register in LMS by: 5/28

Virtual

G2

July 6 – 24, 2026

(Local Office Application 7/9, 7/10, 7/20, 7/24)

Register in LMS by: 7/2

Virtual

G

July 20 - August 7, 2026

(Local Office Application 7/23, 7/24, 8/3, 8/7)

Register in LMS by: 7/16

Virtual

I

August 3 – 21, 2026

(Local Office Application 8/6, 8/7, 8/17, 8/20)

Register in LMS by: 7/30

Virtual

K

September 14 – October 2, 2026

(Local Office Application 9/17, 9/18, 9/28, 10/2)

Register in LMS by: 9/10

Virtual

L

October 5 – 23, 2026

(Local Office Application 10/08, 10/09, 10/19, 10/23)

Register in LMS by: 10/1

Virtual

M

October 19 – November 6, 2026

(Local Office Application 10/22, 10/23, 11/02, 11/3, 11/6) State Holiday

Register in LMS by 10/15

Virtual

O

November 30 – December 18, 2026

(Local Office Application 12/3, 12/4, 12/14, 12/18)

Register in LMS by 11/25

Virtual

P

December 28 – January 15, 2027

(Local Application 12/31, 1/1, 1/11, 1/15)

State Holiday

Register in LMS by 12/23

Virtual

 

Child Welfare Certificate (CWC) and Phase II Training

Adoption CWC attend portions with Adoption PSI (plus 2 additional weeks at end) CPS CWC attend with CPS PSTT (plus 2 additional weeks at end)

FC CWC attend with FC PSTT (plus 2 additional weeks at end) Enrollment deadlines follow corresponding PSTT schedules.

Dates

Primary Location

Institute Name

Adoption January 26– February 20, 2026

CPS & FC February 16 – March 20, 2026

Online

A

Adoption February 23 – March 20, 2026

CPS & FC March 16 – April 17, 2026

Online

B

Adoption March 30 – April 24, 2026

CPS & FC April 20 – May 22, 2026

Online

D

Adoption April 20 – May 15, 2026

CPS & FC May 11 – June 12, 2026

Online

E

Adoption May 11 – June 5, 2026

CPS & FC June 1 – July 3, 2026

Online

F

Adoption June 1 – 26, 2026

CPS & FC July 20 – August 21, 2026

Online

G

Adoption July 13 – August 7, 2026

CPS & FC August 3 – September 4, 2026

Online

I

Adoption August 3 – 28, 2026

Online

J

CPS & FC September 14 - October 16, 2026

Online

K

Adoption September 14 – October 9, 2026

CPS & FC October 5 – November 6, 2026

Online

L

CPS & FC October 19 – November 20, 2026

Online

M

Adoption October 19 – November 13, 2026

Online

N

CPS & FC November 30 – January 1, 2027

Online

O

Adoption December 7 – January 1, 2027

CPS & FC December 28 – January 29, 2027

Online

P

Adoption January 4 – 19, 2027

Online

Q

Locations subject to change

Registration for these trainings will be enrolled in LMS by OWDT staff.

Both DHHS & Private agency partners: submit Verification Form (completed by endorsed university) with trainee registration request.

 

Forensic Interviewing (3 day) - Inservice/drop-ins (Attend w/PSTT) – 10 max

ATTEND W/PSTT

DATE

LOCATION

PSTT – A

February 17-19, 2026

Online

PSTT - B

March 16-18, 2026

Online

PSTT - D

April 20-22, 2026

Online

PSTT – E

May 11-13, 2026

Online

PSTT - F

June 1-3, 2026

Online

PSTT - G

July 20-22, 2026

Online

PSTT – I

August 3-5, 2026

Online

PSTT - K

Sept 14-16, 2026

Online

PSTT – L

October 5-7, 2026

Online

PSTT – M

October 19-21, 2026

Online

PSTT – O

November 30 – December 2, 2026

Online

PSTT – P

December 28-30

Online

 

 

Pre-Service Institute (PSI) Training (Adoption, CPS, Foster Care)

Hybrid PSI trainings will host the first two classroom weeks at the specified location. The last three classroom weeks will be held virtual for all participants.

Private agencies should include their location preference (virtual or hybrid) in their registration email. Private Agency LMS registrations will be given virtual training.

DHHS Enrollment deadlines:

BCLs: Have training requests entered into SharePoint for HR approval by COB Thursday before enrollment deadline.

Human Resources: verification in SharePoint by noon on enrollment deadline.

Private Agency Enrollment deadlines: email requests submitted by 4pm of enrollment deadline to MDHHS-ChildWelfareTraining@michigan.gov.

Institute Name

Dates

**Primary Location

A

*January 19 – April 10, 2026

(Enrollment deadline: 1/9)

*Start date 1/20 due to State Holiday on 1/19

1/19, 2/16 – State Holiday

Hybrid (Detroit) and

Virtual

B

*February 16 – May 8, 2026

(Enrollment deadline: 2/6)

*Start date 2/17 due to State Holiday on 2/16

2/16 – State Holiday

Hybrid (Lansing) and

Virtual

C

March 2 – May 22, 2026

(Enrollment deadline: 2/20)

Hybrid (Detroit) and

Virtual

D

March 23– June 12, 2026 (Enrollment deadline: 3/13) 5/225 – State Holiday

Hybrid (Lansing) and

Virtual

E

April 13 – July 4, 2026

(Enrollment deadline: 4/3)

5/25, 6/19 & 7/3 – State Holidays

Hybrid (Detroit) and

Virtual

F

May 4– July 24, 2026

(Enrollment deadline: 4/24)

5/26, 6/19 & 7/3 – State Holidays

Hybrid (Lansing) and

Virtual

G

*May 25 – August 14, 2026

(Enrollment deadline: 5/15)

(*Start date 5/26 due to State Holiday on 5/25)

6/19 & 7/3 – State Holidays

Hybrid (Detroit) and

Virtual

H

June 15 – September 11, 2026

(Enrollment deadline: 6/5)

6/19, 7/3, 9/1 – State Holidays

Hybrid (Lansing) and

Virtual

I

July 6 – September 25, 2026

(Enrollment deadline: 6/26)

9/1– State Holiday

Hybrid (Detroit) and

Virtual

J

July 27 – October 16, 2026

(Enrollment deadline: 7/17)

9/7 – State Holiday

Hybrid (Lansing) and

Virtual

K

August 17 – November 6, 2026

(Enrollment deadline: 7/7)

9/1, 11/3 – State Holidays

Hybrid (Detroit) and

Virtual

L

*September 7 – November 27, 2026

(Enrollment deadline 8/28)

*Start date 9/8 due to State Holiday on 9/7

9/7, 113, 11/11, 11/26, 11/27 – State Holiday

Hybrid (Lansing) and

Virtual

M

September 28 – December 25, 2026

(Enrollment deadline: 9/18)

11/3, 11/11, 11/26, 11/27. 12/24,12/25 – State

Holidays

Hybrid (Detroit) and

Virtual

N

October 12, 2026 – January 8, 2027

(Enrollment deadline: 10/9)

11/3, 11/11, 11/26, 11/27, 12/24, 12/25, 12/31 & 1/1/2027 –

State Holidays

Hybrid (Lansing) and

Virtual

O

November 9, 2026 – January 29, 2027

(Enrollment deadline: 10/30)

11/11, 11/26, 11/27, 12/24, 12/25, 12/31, 1/1 & 1/19/2027 -

State Holidays

Hybrid (Detroit) and

Virtual

P

November 30, 2026 – February 26, 2027

(Enrollment deadline: 11/20)

12/24, 12/25, 12/31, 1/1, 1/18 & 2/15/2027 - State Holidays

Hybrid (Lansing) and

Virtual

Q

December 21, 2026 – March 19, 2027

Hybrid (Detroit)

(Enrollment deadline: 12/11)

12/31, 1/1, 1/18, 2/15– State Holidays

and Virtual

**Locations subject to change based on OWDT operational need.

 

Family Preservation

Registration for all training topics: Learning Management System: https://michigan.csod.com/client/michigan/default.aspx

FP CORE:

Jan 12-15
Jan 20-21

Feb 2-5
Feb 18-19

March 2-5
March 18-19

April 13 -16
April 22-23

May 11-14
May 19-20

June 8-11
June 15- 16

July 13- 16
July 29-30

August 3-6
August 18-19

September 7-10
September 16-17

October 12 -15
October 20- 21

November 16-19
November 23- 24

December 14-17
December 21-22


Mi Family Together:
Jan 5-9
Feb 9-13
March 9-13
April 6-10
May 4-8
June 22- 26
July 6- 10
August 24- 28
September 21-25
October 19- 23
Nov 16-20
December 7-11

FAST Action Planning (Half Day):
February 23 – 9-12PM May 6th – 1-4PM September 2nd – 9-12PM
November 18th – 1-4PM (Supervisor session)


Special Topics:

Domestic Violence: Jan 13-15
March 17-19
April 13-15
June 9-11
July 21-23
September 22-24
November 4-6

DV Laws
Jan 12
March 20
April 16
June 12

Family Preservation Skills Revisited
April 8

Mental Health
March 24-25
August 26-27
December 1-2

MiFT Supe Training
Jan 21(9-12PM) May 14 (1-4PM)

Personal Safety
May 19
October 7

Testifying in Court
April 20
September 14

Self-Awareness
Feb 10-11
March 11-12
May 12-13
June 9-10
October 27-28
December 8-9

Working with LGBTQ Clients and Families
Feb 17
May 18
September 14

Substance Affected Families
Jan 21-22
April 8-9
Jun 16-17
July 29-30
September 15-16
Nov 4-5

Trauma Informed Child Welfare Practices
April 21
October 20

Secondary Trauma
April 1
October 8

FP Supervisory Training
Feb 17-18
April 28-29
Sept 29-30
November 9-10

BSC – (Morning and Afternoon Sessions) Trauma Screening Checklist:
January 28th April 7th June 23rd
October 15th

FIRP Case Note Review:
September 3rd

Family Preservation Skills Revisited:
December 15th

 

GROW 2026 Schedule

Registration: Learning Management System (LMS)
Jan 6-9
Feb 17-20
March 24-27
April 21-24
May 19-22
June 23-26
July 14-17
August 18-21
Sept 15-18
Oct 27-30
Nov 17-20
Dec 15-18

 

Juvenile Justice 2026 training schedule

JJ PSTT

February 23 – March 6 Teams

June 1 - 12 Lansing Training Center CLASSROOM B September 14 – 25 Teams

November 30 – December 11 Lansing Training Center CLASSROOM B

 

MJJAS – all virtual at JJ Program Office direction. Classes will be 4 hour half days, 830am – 1230pm

January 26-29, 2026 - Virtual

March 3-6, 2026 – Virtual

April 13-16, 2026 - Virtual

June 22-25, 2026 - Virtual

August 3-6, 2026 - Virtual

September 21-24, 2026 - Virtual

October 26-29, 2026- Virtual

December 7-10, 2026 - Virtual

 

Verbal De-Escalation

January 13, 9am – 12pm, Teams March 4, 9am – 12pm, Teams

May 6, 9am – 12pm Lansing classroom B July 1, 9am – 12pm, Teams

September 4, 1pm – 4pm, Gaylord Training Center classroom October 22, 9am – 12pm, Cadillac Place classroom A 4th floor November 13, 9am – 12pm, Grand Rapids Training Center

 

BSC Dual Wards

January 20, 9am – 12pm & 1pm – 4pm October 7, 9am – 12pm & 1pm – 4pm

 

Residential Incident Report Writing

Upon request Bay Pines/MYTC

 

Long Term Care Training Schedule 2026

March 30 thru April 3 (5-day Virtual Training)

July 6 thru July 10 (5-day Virtual Training)

October 12 thru October 16 (5-day Virtual Training)

December 14 thru December 18 (5-day Virtual Training)

  • Register for all sessions via LMS.
  • The Enrollment deadline is 1 week before scheduled session date.
  • Please contact the help desk MDHHSTraining@michigan.gov with any questions or concerns.

 

NES Training Schedule 2026

10 Week Training

Schedule

Virtual Classroom Training

On the Job Training

January 5- March 13

Jan 19 Holiday

Feb 16 Holiday

January 5 thru Feb 20

Feb 23 thru March 13

January 19 – March 27

Jan 19 Holiday

Feb 16 Holiday

January 20 thru March 6

March 9 thru March 27

February 2 - April 10

Feb 16 Holiday

February 2 thru March 20

March 23 thru April 10

February 16 – April 24

Feb 16 Holiday

February 17 thru April 3

April 6 thru April 24

March 2 - May 08

March 2 thru April 17

April 20 thru May 08

March 16- May 22

March 16 thru May1

May 4th thru May 22

March 30- June 5

May 25 Holiday

March 30 thru May 15

May 18 thru June 5

April 13- June 19

May 25 Holiday

June 19 Holiday

April 13 thru May 29

June 1 thru June 19

April 27- July 3

May 25 Holiday

June 19 Holiday

July 3 Holiday

April 27 thru June 12

June 15 thru July 3

May 11- July 17

May 25 Holiday

June 19 Holiday

July 3 Holiday

May 11 thru June 26

June 29 thru July 17

May 25 – July 31

May 25 Holiday

June 19 Holiday

July 3 Holiday

May 26 thru July 10

June 13 thru July 31

June 8- August 14

June 19 Holiday

July 3 Holiday

June 8 thru July 24

July 27 thru August 14

June 22 – August 28

July 3 Holiday

September 7 Holiday

June 22 thru August 7

August 10 thru August 28

July 6- September 11

September 7 Holiday

July 6 thru August 21

August 24 thru September 11

July 20 – September 25

September 7 Holiday

July 20 thru September 4

September 7 thru Sept 25

August 3 – October 09

September 7 Holiday

August 03 thru September 18

September 21 thru October 09

August 17 – October 23

September 7 Holiday

August 17 thru October 02

October 05 thru October 23

August 31 – November 6

November 3 Holiday

August 31 thru October 16

October 19 thru November 06

Sept 14 – November 20

November 3 Holiday

November 11 Holiday

September 14 thru October 30

November 02 thru November 20

November 3 Holiday

Sept 28- December 04

November 3 Holiday

November 11 Holiday

November 26 Holiday

November 27 Holiday

September 28 thru November 13

November 16 thru Dec 04

October 12 – December 25

November 3 Holiday

November 11 Holiday

November 26 Holiday

November 27 Holiday

December 24 Holiday

December 25 Holiday

*Added a week to accommodate the missed days due to the

holiday.

October 12 thru December 4

December 7 thru December 25

October 26 – January 8

November 3 Holiday

November 11 Holiday

November 26 Holiday

November 27 Holiday

December 24 Holiday

December 25 Holiday

December 31 Holiday

January 1 Holiday

*Added a week to accommodate the missed days due to the

holiday.

October 26 thru December 18

December 21 thru January 8

November 9- January 22

November 11 Holiday

November 26 Holiday

November 27 Holiday

December 24 Holiday

December 25 Holiday

December 31 Holiday

January 1 Holiday

January 18 Holiday

*Added a week to accommodate the missed days due to the holiday.

November 9 thru January 1

January 4 thru January 22

November 23– February 5

November 26 Holiday

November 27 Holiday

November 23 thru January 15

January 18 thru February 5

December 24 Holiday

December 25 Holiday

December 31 Holiday

January 1 Holiday

January 18 Holiday

*Added a week to accommodate the missed days due to the holiday.

December 7 – February 19

December 24 Holiday

December 25 Holiday

December 31 Holiday

January 1 Holiday

January 18 Holiday

*Added a week to accommodate the missed days due to the holiday.

December 07 thru January 29

February 1 thru February 19

  • Classes will not be held on the holiday.
  • The BCL will verify registration and forward all concerns to the registration mailbox at MDHHS-NewWorkerTraining@michigan.gov.
  • The Enrollment deadline is 2 weeks before scheduled session date.
  • All exception requests must be forwarded by the BCL two weeks before the first day of the scheduled session.