Division of Staff Resource Development

In conjunction with the Division of Service Regions, this division oversees staff development and training of the department’s employees. The division will also monitor the agency’s records.

DSRD includes:

• Training Branch 
• Records Management Section 

The main focus is to serve the field offices personnel and training needs. Caseload weights will guide hiring decisions. Staffing, retention and training will drive the division to develop and update new and existing training for all levels of staff.

The Training Branch provides comprehensive training, mentoring, and professional development to Department for Community Based Services staff, foster/adoptive parents and state contracting officials.

Working in partnership with the University Training Consortium of state public universities, the Training Branch is responsible for the design, development and delivery of training.

The branch is composed of two training units:

• Self-Sufficiency Unit, Dwight Parker - Supervisor This unit is primarily responsible for Family Support and Child Support trainings.
• Protection and Permanency Unit, John Kaplan - Supervisor This unit is primarily responsible for child and adult protection training and foster and adoptive parent training.

The Records Management Section responds to requests for backgrounds checks from the Child Abuse Registry and requests for individuals' personal child protective services records as allowed by law.

For more information on the Records Management Section, phone (502) 564-3834.