Minimal Facts, Working on a Multidisciplinary Team and Working with Difficult Caregivers
This course provides an in-depth understanding of the minimal facts interview process, essential for child abuse investigations. Participants will learn the importance of minimal facts interviews, the role of forensic interviews, and the stages of conducting a minimal facts interview. The course will also cover how to introduce the Child Advocacy Center (CAC) process to caregivers, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams (MDTs), and handle challenging situations. By the end of the course, participants will be equipped to conduct effective minimal facts interviews, ensuring the collection of critical information while maintaining the well-being of the child.
This in-person course is intended for interested CPSWs.
8/13 or 8/15 from 9 AM to 4 PM at the Hazen Drive Auditorium, 29 Hazen Drive, Concord, NH.
Concurrent Planning
Welcome to Concurrent Planning! This course provides a refresher on the basics of what concurrent planning and permanency are and why they are crucial to working with children, youth, and families as a child welfare professional. The different options for permanency goals will be explained and each permanency goal has different benefits. Participants will learn about the importance of a diligent search to locate and engage both parents and any extended family. Concurrent planning also has high importance in the courts. The course will describe the timelines that are expected to be met while working towards permanency for the child/youth. Concurrent planning includes having full disclosure conversations with a variety of people and these conversations can evoke a range of emotions in the recipients. Strategies for exploring these conversations will be presented. Part of collaborating with families is having difficult conversations, having transparent documentation, and ensuring family time occurs. These topics will be elaborated on throughout the training. After completion of this course, participants will be able to use knowledge of laws, policies, and best practices to engage with families around concurrent planning.
This in-person training is intended for interested CPSWs and JPPOs.
July 11, 2024, from 9 AM to 4 PM at Dolloff in Concord.
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Supporting Families Dealing with Grief and Loss
This course explores grief and loss within the context of a child being removed from their home and put into foster care. Participants will learn about theoretical frameworks surrounding grief, including the five stages of grief, ambiguous loss, and unresolved grief. Additionally, the course will address the unique impact of grief on children, teens, and adults, as well as strategies for supporting families through separation, grief, and loss.
This self-guided training is available to all DCYF staff.
Child in Need of Services (CHINS)
This self-guided training will take approximately 3 hours to complete and provides a broad overview of the CHINS (Child in Need of Services) process, its potential impacts, and the necessary steps needed to initiate CHINS proceedings. This training includes connections to trends in the juvenile justice system, the importance and impacts of early tiered interventions, and how CHINS is one part of a complex system of supports.
This self-guided training is intended for CPSWs and JPPOs.
Safe Sleep
This 2-hour self-led course is designed for DCYF workers to learn about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID), and safe sleep practices. This course includes explorations of behaviors that increase and decrease the risk of SIDS, common misunderstandings, addressing and documenting unsafe sleep practices during home visits, and working with caregivers to reduce the risk of SIDS and SUID.
This self-guided training is intended for CPSWs and JPPOs.
Best Interest Determination (BID)
The Best Interest Determination (BID) meeting is a collaborative effort to ensure a child or youth's best interest when moved into placement. Participants will discover the necessity of educational stability during their transition to foster/kinship care. This course will provide learners with the background and strategies to successfully advocate for the educational best interest of a child or youth.
This self-guided training is intended for CPSWs and JPPOs.
Family Facilitated Human Trafficking
Family Facilitated Human Trafficking provides learners with an introduction to familial human trafficking and an understanding of its variability in presentation. Common misconceptions and unconscious bias will be explored with emphasis placed on how these may contribute to challenges in identifying and prosecuting family facilitated human trafficking cases. In addition, this course identifies the victimology of sex trafficking and the unique characteristics and challenges presented by family facilitated human trafficking, including common roadblocks to identification and the importance of best practices when screening youth.
This self-guided training is intended for all DCYF staff.
Managing and Balancing Priorities
In this course, participants will explore the unique benefits and challenges of time management in the DCYF work environment. Participants will review their current physical work environments, current time management challenges, and explore strategies and tools for decreasing distractions and improving productivity. Special emphasis will be placed on self-care in social services professions and its effects on professional longevity.
This self-guided training is intended for all DCYF staff.
Travel Reimbursement for In Person (Hosted by CWEP or DHHS) Mileage
If you are submitting travel reimbursement to DHHS for attending DHHS Advanced/Ongoing training (Hosted by CWEP or DHHS),
Please use the following information on your mileage document:
Agency Name – DHHS/DCYF Prof. Development, ACCT UNIT/ORG – 3220, Activity/Job# - 42102019
Other CWEP Professional Development Opportunities are Available Now!
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Caregiver Ongoing Training (COT) ~ Classes for all licensed caregivers, CASA volunteers, family violence prevention specialists, State staff, and more. Participating in training hand-in-hand with the caregivers you are working with is a win/win, helping you assist them with the challenges they are working through.