Title
Category
Credits
Event date
Cost
  • Caregivers
  • English
  • 2.50 Participation
$0.00
For many children in foster care, the path up to, including and even after adoption can include trauma, grief and loss. As a potential adoptive parent, it’s crucial that you understand the story a foster child is bringing to you and what part you can play in that.
  • Caregivers
  • Kinship Caregivers
  • English
  • 0.75 Participation
$0.00
This short eLearning will answer your questions about how and why adoption support services are offered, what adoption support services exist, and how to access them.
  • Social Worker
  • English
  • 0.50 Participation
$0.00
This short eLearning will orient participants to the four means by which this legal authority to place a child may be granted: Law enforcement protective custody, hospital holds, court order, and a voluntary placement agreed to by the child’s legal parents. Legal, policy and practice consideration for each, as well as subsequent placement requirements are reviewed. In addition, the legal and policy preference for placing children with safe, suitable relatives is reviewed.
  • Caregivers
  • English
  • 0.50 Participation
$0.00
Did you know more than half of children’s car seats are installed incorrectly? The car is a dangerous place for a child to be, but there are many resources that can help ensure you’re following all safety and legal guidelines. This brief eLearning is the perfect spot to start, helping you select, fit and install the correct seat each time you need to transport a child. You will find an overview of basic requirements and Washington state laws as well as real-world installation examples and tips.
  • Social Worker
  • English
  • 0.50 Participation
$0.00
Did you know more than half of children’s car seats are installed incorrectly? The car is a dangerous place for a child to be, but there are many resources that can help ensure you’re following all safety and legal guidelines. This brief eLearning is the perfect spot to start, helping you select, fit and install the correct seat each time you need to transport a child. You will find an overview of basic requirements and Washington state laws as well as real-world installation examples and tips.
  • Caregivers
  • Kinship Caregivers
  • English
  • 4.00 Participation
$0.00
This eLearning course will prepare you to work with children with sexual behaviors concerns and create an environment to keep the child and other household members safe. You will explore values and beliefs before reviewing typical child sexual development and the impacts of trauma, abuse and neglect on development and behaviors. You will explore how sexual abuse can impact development, self-image and the household supporting them.
  • Social Worker
  • English
  • 0.50 Participation
$0.00
The Child Information and Placement Referral (CIPR, DSHS form 15-300) captures the most essential information about the needs, strengths and interests of a child placed in foster care. This information enables placement desk staff to match children with available placement resources, and empowers caregivers with the information they need to support successful out of home placements. This eLearning provides information on the policies and required timelines.
  • Social Worker
  • English
  • 3.00 Participation
$0.00
This eLearning primarily features a video of a popular Child Protection Medical Consultation (MedCon) presentation for Regional Core Training. The video showcases two respected and well-known child abuse pediatricians, Dr. Rebecca Wiester and Dr. Joyce Gilbert. Dr. Wiester and Dr. Gilbert discuss important aspects of Physical Abuse, Sexual Abuse, and Neglect within the context of their expertise as child protection medial consultants.
  • English
  • 1.50 Participation
$0.00
As an administrative professional you are important, and so is your safety! This eLearning will help you learn a range of prevention behaviors that can keep tense situations from turning into crises. The key insights in this course relate to:
  • English
  • 2.25 Participation
$0.00
In this course, you will learn about the overall principles of human development. You will briefly consider issues relevant to the first year of life, like safe sleep and the dangers of shaking a baby, which impact DCYF’s work in many areas. You will learn why events of early childhood have a tremendous impact on the rest of a child’s life, and the importance of safe and stable relationships with adults during the vulnerable early childhood years.

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