Title
Category
Credits
Event date
Cost
Structured Decision Making and Risk Assessment (eLearning)
  • Social Worker
  • English
  • 1.00 Participation
$0.00
Following successful completion of this elearning course, participants will understand the purpose of the Structured Decision Making-Risk Assessment (SDM-RA), and how it provides a framework for consistent decision making as well as a way to target in-demand resources toward those who can benefit most. Participants will understand the definition of each SDM-RA question, its application, and the procedures for completing this tool. This course incorporates numerous types of media through video, audio, images, and scenario application in order to enhance the transfer of learning.
So You Have a New Placement ... Now What? (eLearning)
  • Caregivers
  • English
  • 3.00 Participation
$0.00
Everything you need to know about agency processes:• Procedures and paperwork• Meetings and court proceedings• Allegations and investigations• Miscellaneous informationThis class will help you to be familiar with your regional paperwork and policies. This is an excellent class for both new and experienced caregivers.
Services: How to Prevent Placement and Promote Reunification of Children (eLearning)
  • Social Worker
  • English
  • 0.50 Participation
$0.00
This course is designed to teach social workers how to identify the service needs of families when trying to prevent out-of-home placement or to support reunification. Working through scenarios social workers actively engage in the decision-making process for appropriate services. Workers will learn the fundamentals of the referral process, engagement with providers and families as well as documentation.
Relative Search: Creating and Monitoring Your Request (eLearning)
  • Social Worker
  • Supervisors
  • English
  • 0.50 Participation
$0.00
This training will teach the participant the steps to initiate and monitor efforts completed by the Relative Search unit. When a child is in need of out of home care, the Department should be actively seeking placement of children with relatives. The centralized Relative Search unit assists staff to locate and identify relatives and this training will help staff learn about the process, required forms and how to gather detailed information from FamLink.
Relative Search for Caregivers (eLearning)
  • Caregivers
  • English
  • 0.50 Participation
$0.00
When a child is in need of out-of-home care, the Department should be actively seeking placement of children with relatives. The goal of this training is to help Caregivers understand the process as it impacts placements and long-term permanency.
Relative Home Studies (eLearning)
  • Social Worker
  • Supervisors
  • English
  • 0.50 Participation
$0.00
This eLearning will help learners understand the process for assessing the suitability of prospective unlicensed caregivers and when to initiate a home study.
Prudent Parenting (eLearning)
  • Caregivers
  • Social Worker
  • English
  • 0.75 Participation
$0.00
This elearning on Prudent Parenting is for both Caregivers and Social Workers. This training discusses the parenting decisions that fall to the Caregiver according to the Prudent Parent Law, provides a few additional considerations when making prudent parenting decisions for children in care, and presents several scenarios that address frequently asked questions related to the Prudent Parent Law.
Infant Safety and Care for Caregivers (eLearning)
  • Caregivers
  • Kinship Caregivers
  • English
  • 2.50 Participation
$0.00
If it’s been a while since you cared for an infant or if you’ve never cared for one before, this is the course for you. This 2.5-hour eLearning provides the basic information you’ll need to care for babies ages birth to 12 months and keep them safe. You will practice identifying the infant behaviors that are the clue to understanding your baby’s needs. You will then apply this knowledge with some of the fundamental tasks of infant care (holding, feeding, diapering, sleep and medical care) while considering how trauma may impact how you provide care in these areas.
Introduction to Case Planning and the Structured Decision Making Risk Assessment (eLearning)
  • Social Worker
  • English
  • 1.00 Participation
$0.00
This eLearning covers two main components of service provision in CPS and FVS: the Structured Decision Making Risk Assessment (SDMRA) and the Case Plan. Participants will use a realistic scenario to walk through the SDMRA and a resulting case plan. Participants will learn how to target resources towards those who can benefit most using the SDMRA and then how to develop and monitor an effective case plan that moves the family toward change.
Pregnant and Parenting Youth for DCYF staff (eLearning)
  • 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.

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