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- Area Administrators
- Caregivers
- Kinship Caregivers
- Program Managers
- Social Worker
- Supervisors
- Spanish
- 0.75 Participation
$0.00
Las personas que toman este curso digital aprenderán sobre su rol como denunciadores de abuso por mandato cuando se sospecha abuso o negligencia infantil y los pasos para reportar estas preocupaciones. Este entrenamiento provee información sobre los indicadores que pueden indicar que abuso o negligencia infantil está ocurriendo y las situaciones comunes que en que es necesario llamar a la agencia correspondiente para hacer una denuncia.
- Social Worker
- Supervisors
- English
- 2.00 Participation
$0.00
This course focuses on the successful transition of pregnant and parenting youth involved with child welfare, and covers specific case management activities. You will learn about your role and responsibilities to provide information to pregnant and parenting youth, including the Pregnant and Parenting Teen Guidebook and tip sheets (DSHS #22-1536), and utilizing a Shared Planning Meeting to identify services and community resources.
- Area Administrators
- Social Worker
- Supervisors
- English
- 0.75 Participation
$0.00
Drug testing practices and their use in child welfare assessment of safety and risk is covered in this course. Participants learn the guidelines for the frequency and duration of testing, practices at drug collection sites, detection of adulterated samples and interpreting drug test results. Participants will know what to test and how to include this in the assessments of parents involved in the child welfare system, focusing on the behavior of parents, and knowing what a drug test can tell us is emphasized.
- Social Worker
- Supervisors
- English
- 0.50 Participation
$0.00
This course focuses on DCYF Education Policy and Procedures to achieve positive educational outcomes through solid education planning throughout the child's experience in out-of-home care. Caseworkers will understand education case planning and documentation requirements as well as how to engage with schools on enrollment, transportation plans, and potential cost sharing agreements. Information sharing processes and Post-Secondary Education and Training resources are also provided.
- Supervisors
- English
- 3.00 Participation
$0.00
Coaching for Supervisors provides a one-on-one professional development opportunity and is an essential element in supporting the daily work supervisors do with their units and staff. Sessions can be scheduled in 30 minute intervals and can cover: Observation and feedback on monthly supervisory case reviews; Use of Supervisor Review Tool in FamLink; Documentation / Assessment review and approvals; Observation and feedback on skills used to engage with staff; Organization and Prioritization of work.
- Social Worker
- Supervisors
- English
- 1.50 Participation
$0.00
Facilitated Cohort Learning Sessions To Support ICWA Practice provides former cohorts from RCT and SCT classes that are working on Indian Child Welfare cases to expand their knowledge beyond core training curriculum and gain application within live cases. Topics of the sessions are identified by the cohort members and learning activities are organized and facilitated by Alliance staff. These sessions will review current WA State ICWA practices while providing opportunities to apply critical thinking to the overall complexities of child welfare work.
- Social Worker
- Supervisors
- English
$0.00
Staff who have completed the Introduction and Advanced Motivational Interviewing courses will be provided field support through MICA coding/coaching sessions to enhance MI skills directly in their work with families. MICA coding and coaching sessions assist learners with utilizing specific MI skills and to ensure model fidelity in these three identified areas:ReflectionChange TalkIntention
- Social Worker
- Supervisors
- English
- 2.00 Participation
$0.00
These sessions provide participants of the Domestic Violence in Child Welfare in-service training an opportunity to expand their knowledge and work within live cases. Topics of the sessions are identified by the cohort members and learning activities are organized and facilitated by Alliance staff. These sessions will rely on the policy and best practices in "The Social Worker’s Practice Guide to Domestic Violence" for child welfare work with families experiencing domestic violence.
- Supervisors
- 0.00 Participation
$0.00
As part of SCT, Supervisors will learn how to apply the Learner Centered Coaching Model in their day to day supervision with staff. The use of coaching by supervisors supports reflective supervision and increases critical thinking skills. Supervisors will engage in a final coaching session with an Alliance Coach in Month 6 of SCT. Coaching sessions can occur in 30-minute increments and are learner driven. Once the coaching session is completed, the Coach will indicate in The Learning Center that the Supervisor has officially completed SCT.
- Supervisors
- English
- 3.00 Participation
$0.00
This class will provide opportunities for participants to utilize the various supervisory case review tools as well as reflective supervision to promote permanency, critical thinking and reflection when supervising staff. Ideally this session will be delivered to a combined group of CFWS and Adoption Supervisors to strengthen the connectedness between units and eliminate potential barriers to permanency. It is intended that this session and the materials presented will promote active participation and discussion in the context of real cases.