Title
Category
Credits
Event date
Cost
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.
Identifying and Supporting Commercially Sexually Exploited Children for Workforce
  • Social Worker
  • Supervisors
  • English
$0.00
This course is mandatory for CFWS workers, and recommended for Intake, CPS and other case carrying staff.
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.
Leadership Training for Supervisors, Program Managers, and Quality Practice Specialists
  • Area Administrators
  • Program Managers
  • Social Worker
  • English
$0.00
New supervisors need to achieve competency in understanding the child welfare practice as well as in supervision. This course provides supervisors with an introduction of baseline competencies for supervisors in public child welfare, and opportunities to develop and practice new skills regarding these competencies. Managing self, managing others, managing systems and managing outward are the four main themes integrated throughout this course.
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.
Domestic Violence in Child Welfare
  • Area Administrators
  • Program Managers
  • Social Worker
  • Supervisors
  • 16.00 Participation
$0.00
Working with families impacted by Domestic Violence can be challenging, nerve wracking, and sometimes inspiring. You may often wish that you had more guidance about how you should approach this work.
Advanced Guidelines for Difficult Conversations
  • Social Worker
  • Supervisors
  • 6.00 Participation
$0.00
For social workers, difficult conversations are part of a broad landscape of interactions necessary to achieve the best outcomes for children, youth and families. This new training, “Advanced Guidelines for Difficult Conversations,” will give you the tools to feel prepared to manage these exchanges effectively and with respect. By definition difficult conversations bring together opposing opinions and high stakes, with the potential for conflict and negative emotional reactions.
Shelter Care Simulation: Articulating and Defending the Need for Out of Home Placement
  • Social Worker
  • Supervisors
  • English
$0.00
This course will build on the Foundations of Practice modules.  Prior to the simulation, participants will independently prepare for their testimony.  This will be a guided preparation with a focus on the changes in standards for out of home placement at shelter care outlined in the Keeping Families Together Act (House Bill 1227). Participants will prepare for a simulated shelter care hearing based on a case scenario.

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