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Searchable Knowledge Base

This page provides resources for Child Welfare Trainers throughout Florida. Here you can find DCF Training Bulletins; Policies and Memos related to training; and links to Florida Administrative Code and Statute. Also available are the Child Welfare Training Curriculum and links to additional training resources. Regional training calendars provide dates and information for various training events around the state.

NEW: Select Pre-Service Curriculum videos available on-line!

Select password-protected videos have been made available to trainers for classroom use. Contact your agency Level 2 user for User name and Password sign-in. Click here to access or from this page select "Training Curricula" under Curriculum Materials and then choose the link under Trainer Resources.

CEUs for Behavioral Health Professionals Online!

In-service training modules in children’s mental health can be selected from a menu of options and accessed on-line in a self-paced format to earn CEUs. These are designed for Behavioral Health Techs and other Behavioral Health Professionals who work in applied settings (e.g., child welfare, mental health, substance abuse, juvenile justice, etc.), as well as in leadership, supervisory, evaluation and policy-level positions. Enrollment is on-line. Register at http://systemsofcareonline.com.

Curriculum Materials and other Training Resources

Adoption Training Resources (link to page)

Case Management (link to page)

Child Protective Investigations (link to page)

Family Preservation (link to page)

Mentoring Through Qualitative Discussion Participant Guide

To accompany the video training in the Archived Online Trainings section on this page.

Mentoring Through Qualitative Discussion Trainers Guide

To accompany the video training in the Archived Online Trainings section on this page.

Pre-Service Locked Test Instructions

Pre-Service Registration Form (Feb 09)

Pre-Service Registration Instructions

Runaway Prevention Curriculum

From the National Runaway Switchboard, curriculum materials for youth, families, and those who work with them.

Skillnet Proctor Manual

Supervisor (link to page)

Supervisory Training: Putting the Pieces Together

Training curriculum and materials developed by the Univ of Denver School of Social Work.

Training Bulletins

Link to page containing DCF Family Safety Training Bulletins

Training Curricula (Pre-Service, SFE, and QCM materials)

Training Kin to be Foster Parents

An overview of efforts to adapt traditional foster parent training to meet the needs of kinship caregivers.

Training Providers Structure Summary (Feb 2009)

List includes information pertaining to the pre-service and in-service training activities for Region Offices, CBC's, and Sheriff Offices.

Using Information Management to Support the Goals of Safety, Permanency and Well Being

Developed by Muskie School of Public Service, this curriculum is designed to train supervisors to use SACWIS data in their day to day supervision of staff.

Policy and Memoranda

Child Welfare Leadership Program - Information and Application (10/24/08)

Child Welfare Professional Certification Requirements for Licensing Staff (7/8/08 clarification)

Child Welfare Professional Certification Requirements for Staff Providing Foster Parent Training (6/13/08)

DCF Family Safety Policies

F.A.C. 65C-30 General Child Welfare Provisions

F.A.C. 65C-33 Final Signed Memo (with proposed rule attached) (11/10/08)

Proposed Training and Certification rule

F.A.C. 65C-33 Sample Individualized Training and Performance Plan

F.A.C. 65C-33 Written Comments Template

Family Centered Practice Training Series (7-10-09)

General information - details on dates and locations to follow

F.S. 39 (2008)

F.S. 402.40 - Child Welfare Training

Reinstatement of CW Inservice and Supervisory Certification Requirements (10/08)

Contacts, Links and Resources

Acronyms for Child Welfare

Child Welfare Training Academy (University of South Florida)

Children's Bureau Express

An on-line publication of the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children & Families

County 2 County Links (including CBC Training contacts)

FSFN Resource Page

Independent Living Resources

Interstate Compact Resource Page

Missing Children Resources Page

OPPAGA 2005 Report on DCF's Redesign of Child Welfare Training

Pre-Service Training Providers (updated May'09)

Quality Assurance Resource Page

Quality Improvement Resource Page

Qualtiy of Practice Standards for Case Management

Quality of Practice Standards for Protective Investigators

Skillnet home page

Training Consortium (University of South Florida)

Archived Online Trainings

Certified CW Trainer Videos

Link to Center page offering training sessions conducted by the Child Welfare Training Academy. Certified Trainers can view the videos and obtain credit hours by following the instructions on the page.

Decision-Making for Children Impacted by Batterers

"Safe and Together: Making Good Decisions for Children Impacted by Batterers." Presented by David Mandel, co-founding partner of The Non-Violence Alliance and nationally recognized expert in the field of batterer intervention. (Upload handouts at Conference & Training Videos page.)

Mentoring Through Qualitative Discussion (Train-the-Trainer)

DCF training with the goal of increasing positive outcomes for Florida’s children and their families by helping Child Protective Investigations (CPI) supervisors and Community-Based Care (CBC) supervisors strengthen quality practice in their units. (Participant and trainer guides in the Curriculum Materials section on this page.)

Pre-Commencement Training for CPIs

Before commencing any investigation, wouldn't it be nice to know your family you're about to meet? This training will provide you with both the knowledge and skills needed to prepare you for your introduction to any family and also with helpful suggestions to save you time in the pre-commencement process without cutting any corners that could negatively impact child safety. (Upload handouts at Center Web Event Videos page.)

Preparing Dependency Case Managers for TPR Staffings and TPR Trials

Training on Termination of Parental Rights, presented by David Silverstein, Assistant Attorney General. (Upload handouts at Conference & Video Training page.)

General Training Tools and Resources

Evidence-based Practice in Child Welfare in the Context of Cultural Competence

Link to a six-module on-line training from the University of Minnesota's School of Social Work.

'Fair Use' of copyrighted material

Link to Copyright.gov for their fact sheet on the doctrine of fair use.

Guide to Low-Cost Curricula and Resources (HHS, 2009)

For Marriage and Relationship, Fatherhood and Parenting, and Financial Education

How to Design a Bad Presentation

Link to article posted on Techsoup.org; first in a series in creating and giving effective presentations.

How to Deliver a Bad Presentation

Link to 2nd article in a series from Techsoup.org.

Permanency Planning Today - Spring 2009

Quarterly publication from the National Resource Center for Family Centered Practice and Permanency Planning highlighting family engagement from case planning to system improvement.

Results Through Training

Link to site for free resources to help in planning, designing, and enhancing your classroom training.

Training Tips, Tools, and Icebreakers

Link to About.com for more web resources and information to enhance your training.

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