Title
Category
Credits
Event date
Cost
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.
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.
NAIR: Creating and Monitoring Your Native American Inquiry Request (eLearning)
  • Area Administrators
  • Social Worker
  • Supervisors
  • 0.50 Participation
$0.00
This in-service level training will teach participants the steps for identifying Indian Children, address practical steps to input information into FamLink, and give CA staff tips on completing Ancestry Charts and submitting referrals to the Native American Inquiry Request (NAIR) unit to fulfill the requirements of the Federal ICWA, State Law and CA policies.
Paquete de Herramientas para Denunciadores de Abuso Infantil por Mandato (eLearning)
  • Area Administrators
  • Caregivers
  • Kinship Caregivers
  • Program Managers
  • Social Worker
  • Supervisors
  • Spanish
  • 0.75 Participation
$0.00
Las personas que toman este curso digital aprenderán sobre su rol como denunciadores de abuso por mandato cuando se sospecha abuso o negligencia infantil y los pasos para reportar estas preocupaciones. Este entrenamiento provee información sobre los indicadores que pueden indicar que abuso o negligencia infantil está ocurriendo y las situaciones comunes que en que es necesario llamar a la agencia correspondiente para hacer una denuncia.
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.
Drug Testing (eLearning)
  • Area Administrators
  • Social Worker
  • Supervisors
  • English
  • 0.75 Participation
$0.00
Drug testing practices and their use in child welfare assessment of safety and risk is covered in this course. Participants learn the guidelines for the frequency and duration of testing, practices at drug collection sites, detection of adulterated samples and interpreting drug test results. Participants will know what to test and how to include this in the assessments of parents involved in the child welfare system, focusing on the behavior of parents, and knowing what a drug test can tell us is emphasized.
Education Policy and Case Planning (eLearning)
  • Social Worker
  • Supervisors
  • English
  • 0.50 Participation
$0.00
This course focuses on DCYF Education Policy and Procedures to achieve positive educational outcomes through solid education planning throughout the child's experience in out-of-home care. Caseworkers will understand education case planning and documentation requirements as well as how to engage with schools on enrollment, transportation plans, and potential cost sharing agreements. Information sharing processes and Post-Secondary Education and Training resources are also provided.
Extended Foster Care (eLearning)
  • Social Worker
  • Supervisors
  • English
  • 1.00 Participation
$0.00
Washington States Extended Foster Care Program allows dependent youth in placement at age 18 to continue to receive services including placement resources until age 21, in order to complete their education and ease the transition to adulthood. In this eLearning, case carrying Supervisors and Social Service Specialists will become familiar with the evolution of this program as well as its current Policy and Practice and learn how to document various EFC Services in FamLink.
Family Time with Incarcerated Parents (eLearning)
  • Social Worker
  • English
  • 1.00 Participation
$0.00
Family time is an essential part of supporting a child’s ongoing relationships while they are in out-of-home care. When a parent is incarcerated, there are specific policies and processes that need to be followed to ensure continuation of family time. This training will help you understand from start to finish the process of completing a visitation at a Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) prison, and how to supplement contact in other appropriate ways.

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