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Tiene una nueva colocación… ¿y ahora qué? (eLearning)
  • Caregivers
  • Kinship Caregivers
  • Spanish
  • 3.00 Participation
$0.00
Este curso de aprendizaje electrónico para cuidadores está dirigido a aquellas personas que están listas para recibir su primera colocación o que ya la hayan recibido, o bien que tienen una nueva colocación después de un tiempo sin colocaciones. El curso se enfoca en comprender y planificar las nuevas colocaciones. Aborda tanto los aspectos emocionales de las nuevas colocaciones como los detalles prácticos en cuanto a requisitos, documentación, formularios y expectativas. 
Effects of Abuse and Neglect on Child Development (eLearning)
  • Caregivers
  • Social Worker
$0.00
This is a 3-hour in-service level training for Social Workers that explores the principles of child development across the age ranges of birth to three years, three to five years, five to 11 years, and 11 to 17 years. In each age range, factors that affect development across physical, social, emotional, cognitive and reproductive domains, as well as the developmental effects of abuse and neglect on those domains are examined through videos, worksheets, and case scenarios. Information is provided about services and resources to support Social Workers and children in care.
De-escalation for Administrative Staff: Managing Crises (eLearning)
  • English
  • 0.75 Participation
$0.00
As an administrative professional you are important, and so is your safety!  This eLearning will help you learn how more effectively manage a situation that has become a crisis and may involve threats to someone’s safety. The key insights in this course relate to:
Identifying and Supporting Commercially Sexually Exploited Children for Caregivers (eLearning)
  • Caregivers
  • English
  • 1.50 Participation
$0.00
This 90-minute in-service level course will help caregivers identify and support youth who are at risk for or are being commercially sexually exploited.  The training will provide a framework for understanding this issue that greatly impacts adolescents in the child welfare system, as well as for understanding the basic practices that support helping these youth reach positive outcomes. 
Parenting a Native American Child: Partnering in the Interest of Culture (eLearning)
  • Caregivers
  • Racial Equity and Social Justice (RESJ)
  • English
  • 3.00 Participation
$0.00
This 3 hour eLearning provides Caregivers with an introduction to the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), tribal sovereignty and the impacts on foster parenting.  The Indian Child Welfare Act obliges child welfare agencies and caregivers to take certain steps to protect and preserve the rights and cultural and familial connections of children covered by the act.
Afterhours Core Training
  • Social Worker
$0.00
NOTE: Afterhours Core Training has four modules. You will register separately for each part of the module but you MUST complete each session within the module in order. For example, if you have not completed 1.1 you will not be allowed to participate in 1.2. However, you can complete module 2.1 before modules 1.2 or 1.3.
Topic Support Group: Education Resource Wednesday
  • Caregivers
  • English
  • Support Groups
$0.00
Each of these 1.5-hour education-centered discussions help caregivers develop strategies to partner with their child’s educational team and advocate for their child’s educational needs. Each session has a Treehouse educational advocate, a member of the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) team, and a DCYF education program administrator. In addition to the varying training topics, each webinar includes a discussion facilitated by a CaRES mentor to encourage caregivers to increase their educational toolkit and deliver stronger advocacy to the children in their home.
Coaching for Motivational Interviewing Competency Assessment (MICA)
  • Social Worker
  • Supervisors
  • English
$0.00
Staff who have completed the Introduction and Advanced Motivational Interviewing courses will be provided field support through MICA coding/coaching sessions to enhance MI skills directly in their work with families. MICA coding and coaching sessions assist learners with utilizing specific MI skills and to ensure model fidelity in these three identified areas:ReflectionChange TalkIntention
Topic Support Group: Supporting the Culture of Native American Children in Your Care
  • Caregivers
  • Racial Equity and Social Justice (RESJ)
  • English
  • Support Groups
$0.00
Each of these 1-hour culturally focused sessions help caregivers of Native American children incorporate indigenous cultural elements into your home for the benefit of the child. Led by the Alliance CaRES Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Specialist, these sessions will introduce the historical foundation of specific activities and why they are important in Native American culture. You will be introduced to embedded cultural aspects particular to Washington State Tribes, including appropriate attire and behavior during events and activities in the community.
Topic Support Group: TBRI Connected Parent Book Club
  • Caregivers
  • Kinship Caregivers
  • English
  • Support Groups
  • 8.00 Participation
$0.00
Join us for another TBRI book club! “The Connected Parent” by Karyn Purvis and Lisa Qualls. Discussion will review TBRI principles and dive into practical parenting applications and real life strategies for understanding attachment, teaching respect, understanding sensory needs, adapting strategies for teens, and taking care of yourself.

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