Title
Category
Credits
Event date
Cost
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.
DCYF Indian Child Welfare (ICW) Policy Roll Out (eLearning)
  • Social Worker
  • 0.50 Participation
$0.00
This eLearning is part 1 of a two part series of trainings for the ICW Policy Roll Out in 2023. This eLearning is approximately 30-minutes long and will cover the history of ICWA.  
Infant Safety: Period of PURPLE Crying
  • Social Worker
  • English
  • 4.00 Participation
$0.00
The Period of PURPLE Crying will provide social workers with an understanding of the importance of assessing for both prolonged crying in infancy and the caregiver’s ability to manage long periods of crying. Emphasis will be placed on safety in terms of the connection between prolonged crying and child abuse/neglect, as well as completion of the Period of PURPLE Crying Training Certification through dontshake.org (if not previously completed).
Trauma Informed Engagement
  • Social Worker
  • 6.00 Participation
$0.00
Trauma Informed Engagement is a 6-hour course applying lessons from trauma studies to child welfare practice for children, youth, and adults. Participants will discuss practice guidelines crucial to trauma informed practice in any setting. Participants will learn to distinguish trauma from other adversities and suffering; describe the characteristics, dynamics and effects of trauma; and emphasize the ways in which chronic trauma and complex trauma compromise normal functioning.
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.
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.
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.
Understanding Bias and Impacts on Engagement
  • Program Managers
  • Social Worker
  • Supervisors
  • English
  • 6.00 Participation
$0.00
Through a series of interventions and strategies, you will learn how to interrupt unconscious bias and address subtle acts of exclusion. You will develop behaviors that reflect Cultural Competence; engage in discussions about the negative effects of stereotypes, microaggressions, and bias on effective case work; and practice courageous conversations to develop appropriate responses to these issues.
Right Response: Level 3
  • Area Administrators
  • Social Worker
  • Supervisors
  • English
  • 11.00 Participation
$0.00
The RIGHT RESPONSE Level 3 Workshop is primarily prevention training.  This 11-hour certification provides basic skills including Prevention, De-escalation, Postvention, and Physical Safety skills. Attendees learn about self-awareness, reflective thinking skills, positive behavior support, basic and advanced de-escalation skills, self-protection, and proactive alternatives which can prevent dangerous incidents and increase safety.Attendees that complete the workshop receive a 2-year certification.  
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.

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