Title
Category
Credits
Event date
Cost
Right Response: Level 4
  • Area Administrators
  • Social Worker
  • Supervisors
  • English
  • 14.00 Participation
$0.00
The RIGHT RESPONSE Workshop is primarily prevention training. The Advanced Level 4 training is a full 14-hour certification which provides the skills of Prevention, De-escalation, Postvention and Physical Interventions, including Escorts and Therapeutic Holds. Attendees learn to use physical intervention as the last resort to maintaining safety and learn more proactive alternatives which can prevent dangerous incidents and increase safety.Attendees that complete the workshop receive a 1 year certification and recertification training will be offered annually.
Next Steps For Intake Staff In Their First Year
  • Social Worker
  • Supervisors
  • English
  • 12.00 Participation
$0.00
As DCYF intake workers who have finished the introductory eLearning trainings and worked at least six months on the job, you’re ready to take a deeper dive into the intake world by advancing your skills when working with Special Circumstance Intakes. In this course you’ll learn more about how to effectively document intakes that involve Substance Exposed Newborns, Domestic Violence (DV), Commercially Sexually Exploited Children (CSEC) and Indian Child Welfare (ICW). You’ll also discuss intakes related to providers, critical incidents, and consider legal issues related to intakes. 
Your Role in the Child Welfare System Part 1 (eLearning)
  • Social Worker
  • English
  • 3.50 Participation
$0.00
This 4-part eLearning series provides an interactive, deeper dive, into the roles and responsibilities of the major programs within DCYF; CPS Investigations and CPS Family Assessment Response, Family Voluntary Services, and Child and Family Welfare Services. Participants will have an opportunity to review the flow of a case and better understand the structure of DCYF offices and the roles of those who work around them. Finally, participants will walk through the basic parts of their job as CPS, FVS, or CFWS workers, including which policies and laws often guide their choices.
Child and Family Welfare Services In-Service
  • Social Worker
  • English
  • 12.00 Participation
$0.00
This two-day in-service training delivered by webinar will prepare new CFWS caseworkers and experienced CFWS caseworkers who wish to improve their practice to engage parents and families from the point of transfer or case assignment. Participants will learn how to make the most of the first meeting and monthly visits with the parent in building a working relationship geared toward safe reunification and timely permanency. Participants will explore engaging children and caregivers during monthly visits, best interest considerations and permanency planning.
Supporting Children's Mental Health in Child Welfare
  • Social Worker
  • Supervisors
  • English
  • 8.00 Participation
$0.00
This course takes place across two, 4-hour sessions. In order to receive credit for completion, you must complete both sessions.
Service Referral: An Introduction Part 1 of 2 (eLearning)
  • Social Worker
  • English
  • 0.50 Participation
$0.00
This eLearning is Part 1 of a two-part introduction to service referrals. This course offers step-by-step guidance on utilizing the Service Referral tool in the FamLink case management system, specifically focusing on In-Home or Reunification service types. Participants will navigate through the basic workflow, covering the process of creating, completing, and submitting a referral for approval, and ultimately service delivery.
Infant Safety: Assessing the Infant's Environment
  • Social Worker
  • English
  • 5.00 Participation
$0.00
Assessment of every environment in which an infant lives and sleeps, as well as all individuals providing care, is critical to ensuring the safety of this vulnerable population. Emphasis will be placed on developmental needs, attachment, and the infant’s relationships.
Regional Core Training
  • Social Worker
  • English
  • 320.00 Participation
$0.00
Regional Core Training (RCT) is Washington State’s pre-service foundational training designed to prepare newly hired social service specialists with the basic knowledge, skills, and understanding to begin their careers in public child welfare for the State of Washington. RCT is a comprehensive training containing multiple sessions which lay the foundation for continuous on-the-job learning and professional development critical to developing competent, confident, and effective child welfare professionals.
Mandatory Reporter Roles and Responsibilities - CY24 Certification (eLearning)
  • Area Administrators
  • Caregivers
  • Kinship Caregivers
  • Program Managers
  • Social Worker
  • Supervisors
  • English
  • 0.75 Participation
$0.00
Mandatory reporters play a key role in ensuring the safety of vulnerable children. These professionals are obligated to report concerns about abuse or neglect, and this eLearning will guide you as mandated reporter through the process of identifying and documenting those concerns. This training breaks the process down into three parts: Recognize, Record and Report. Through the training, you will understand what indicators of abuse to look for; how to appropriately record and what information to have; and what happens when a report is filed.
Assessing Safety Beyond Removal: Family Time and Conditions for Return Home
  • Area Administrators
  • Social Worker
  • Supervisors
  • English
  • 6.00 Participation
$0.00
In this training, you’ll consider how to best explain the safety threat that’s keeping a child in out-of-home care and think about how this threat impacts child safety during family time. You’ll practice applying the threshold questions to decisions about family time and articulating to the court why you are recommending a specific level of supervision, even when the child needs to remain out of the home. You will also learn to address areas of personal and institutional bias and how this appears in the language used to shape views of child safety.

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