{"id":4788,"date":"2025-07-28T09:21:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T14:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/professional-development-network-family-support\/?page_id=4788"},"modified":"2026-04-20T14:16:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T19:16:44","slug":"family-resource-center-professional-development-system","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/professional-development-network-family-support\/training\/family-resource-center-professional-development-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Resource Center (FRC) Professional Development System"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Wisconsin Family Resource Center Professional Development Network is housed within the Wisconsin Child Welfare Professional Development System \u2013 Milwaukee and is designed to offer educational opportunities and trainings geared specifically toward the needs of family support program professional staff within family resource centers as well as other family serving professionals. This site\/page is designed to be a central location for these educational opportunities. The offerings align with the Wisconsin Core Competencies for Family Support Professionals (PDF)<\/a><\/strong>. Some offerings are designed for those new to the field, others for more experienced professionals. To learn more about these competencies, you can complete the online Module<\/strong><\/a> and check out the additional information and resources<\/a><\/strong> to support you in your use of the competencies. There are also trainings to meet the specific needs of supervisors and other family resource center leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are a variety of partners who are providing the various offerings, including the host of this site, Wisconsin Child Welfare Professional Development System, and Wisconsin\u2019s Family Resource Center Network Thriving Wisconsin. Contact information for all of the offerings listed on this page, can be accessed. However, in some cases you may be connected to offsite registration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FRC Parent Leaders<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Per requests from FRCs and parents, we are opening some of the professional development trainings to parent leaders. We determined the choices in consultation between the Prevention Board, Thriving Wisconsin, FRC leadership and service providers, and parent leaders. Pleaseread the document for Parent Leaders (DOC)<\/a> that outlines this thoroughly if you plan to take advantage of this opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please note that parent leaders will need an account in the system, which should be set up in the same way as other FRC staff members in order to be able to register for a training. They do not need to have an organizational email. They can use their personal email. Supervisors will also be able to download a transcript of their training completion, just as they can for their staff members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upcoming FRC trainings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\nList View of Trainings<\/a>\n\n\n\nCalendar View of Trainings<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Registration and continuing education units (CEU) are through our Professional Development System (PDS) online registration system<\/a>.  If you do not have a profile \/ account already set up, please use this tutorial<\/a> to support you in setting up your account<\/strong>.  For additional support please reach out to wcwpds-mke@uwm.edu<\/a><\/strong>. The PDS Online Guide<\/a> will also provide information on how to access information on course completion and continuing education units. When you complete the form\/survey, select \u201cFamily Support Program Professional\u201d. If your agency is not in the list of private agency names, you will have a chance to write it in free form under employer name. Please avoid acronyms.  You and your designated supervisor will be able to access a running record of the professional development offerings that you have completed through this site. You can also input other training you attend into your record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Training registrations are accepted on a first come, first serve basis. We encourage you to register as soon as possible as courses can fill to capacity. All training registrations must be made in advance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Training Participant Expectations Policy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

To ensure a smooth and engaging training experience for everyone, please review the following participant expectations.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n