Title
Category
Credits
Event date
Cost
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).
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.
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.
LGBTQIA+ Youth: Guiding the Work for Licensing Staff
  • Social Worker
  • Supervisors
  • English
$0.00
This course builds on knowledge-based learning objectives and related information presented in the pre-requisite LGBTQIA+ Basics for Supporting Youth eLearning for general audiences.  You must first complete that course before registering for this one. In this course, licensing staff will learn to center the lived experiences of LGBTQIA+ youth in conversations with licensed providers, both in childcare and out-of-home care systems. 
Mandatory Reporter (eLearning)
  • Area Administrators
  • Caregivers
  • Program Managers
  • Social Worker
  • Supervisors
  • English
  • 1.50 Participation
$0.00
Mandatory Reporters play a vital role in safeguarding vulnerable children when they believe abuse or neglect is occurring. This is done through reporting to the Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) Intake, or by supporting families with community referrals when they have identified risk factors present that could contribute to the potential of abuse or neglect. 
Informed Decisions Through Critical Thinking
  • Area Administrators
  • Program Managers
  • Social Worker
  • Supervisors
  • English
$0.00
During this training, you will enhance your decision-making in child welfare by employing objective evidence, identifying behavior patterns, considering family perspectives and utilizing collateral information. This course will explore techniques for integrating new information effectively and recognizing biases, such as confirmation bias, to enhance decision-making abilities.
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.
Foundations of Practice Modules
  • 7.50 Participation
$0.00
The Foundations of Practice Modules are an in-person, one-day training that was developed by DCYF Program Managers to support the implementation of HB 1227 into practice for DCYF Field Case Workers. These modules were adapted by the Alliance to deepen new case worker knowledge following the completion of Regional Core Training beginning with the 6/16/2023 RCT Cohort.
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.
Child Protective Services In-Service
  • Social Worker
  • English
  • 18.00 Participation
$0.00
This three day in-service will describe the two different CPS pathways, Family Assessment Response (FAR) and Investigations.

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