Title
Category
Credits
Event date
Cost
Caregiver Core Training Online
  • Caregivers
  • English
  • 27.00 Participation
$0.00
Caregiver Core Training (CCT) is the mandatory training for Washington State’s caregivers to become licensed. Caregiver Core Training can be taken two ways – Online or in the classroom.If you prefer to use a self-paced, online eLearning, please consider the general guidelines for Online trainings listed below, and then scroll down to Registration Instructions and click the link to start the Online course.
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:
Caregiving for Children With Physically Aggressive Behavior Concerns
  • Caregivers
  • English
  • 6.00 Participation
$0.00
This 6-hour in-service training for caregivers provides a foundation for caregiving and behavior management for children in out-of-home care who struggle with physically aggressive behaviors.  Participants will explore the potential impacts of trauma and maltreatment on attachment, behavior and development as well as the risk factors for violent behavior in children.  Participants will closely review the newest Washington Administrative Code (WAC) related to discipline and will contrast principles of positive discipline and punishment.
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.
Supportive Facilitated Discussion Group: Education Resource Wednesday
  • Caregivers
  • English
  • Support Groups
$0.00
Each of these 1.5 hour education-centered discussions help caregivers develop strategies to address their child’s educational needs and partner with their educational team. Led by a Treehouse Educational Advocate, Members of the OSPI Team and facilitated by an Alliance CaRES Staff/Mentor, each discussion encourages caregivers to increase their educational toolkit for the children placed in their home. The bi-monthly topics are:
Next Steps For Intake Staff In Their First Year
  • Social Worker
  • Supervisors
  • English
  • 12.00 Participation
$0.00
As DCYF intake workers who have finished the introductory eLearning trainings and worked at least six months on the job, you’re ready to take a deeper dive into the intake world by advancing your skills when working with Special Circumstance Intakes. In this course you’ll learn more about how to effectively document intakes that involve Substance Exposed Newborns, Domestic Violence (DV), Commercially Sexually Exploited Children (CSEC) and Indian Child Welfare (ICW). You’ll also discuss intakes related to providers, critical incidents, and consider legal issues related to intakes. 
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
Supportive Facilitated Discussion 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.

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