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Curriculum for the Resource Center is divided into two categories including foundational training, including Foundations of Pennsylvania Child Welfare Practice and Foundations of Supervision, as well as specialized/advanced level trainings on child welfare specific topics.

Guided by the implementation of a quality assurance process, and based on the Commonwealth's Child Welfare and related agency needs identified by Resource Center personnel through various training needs assessment processes, department staff members develop current research-based Pennsylvania-focused workshops that promote the implementation of the Pennsylvania Standards for Child Welfare Practice and Child and Family Service Review (CFSR) Outcomes. Department members evaluate Resource Center workshops according to guidelines consistent with training needed for Social Work licensure.


General Training Resources

ONLINE WEBINARS

Visitation – Do you have a plan? (6/5/2014)  *Recording*
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Engaging Fathers Webinar (6/27/2013) *Recording*
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Family Engagement Webinar: Ready, Set, United! (9/28/2012) *Handouts Only*
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CURRICULUM MATERIALS

Sexual Abuse Series:
203: Overview of Child Sexual Abuse
203: Investigative Interviewing in Child Sexual Abuse Cases
203: Sexuality of Children: Healthy Sexual Behaviors and Behaviors which Cause Concern
203: Working with Juveniles Who Sexually Offend
209: Family Reunification and Case Closure in Child Sexual Abuse Cases
 
Courses:
102: Supporting Families in Using Critical Thinking Skills
108: Multi-Generational Differences in the Workplace
202: Integrating Adolescent Brain Development
202: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (LGBTQ) Youth in the Child Welfare System
202: Planning With Youth in Transition: Tips, Tools and Techniques
202: Critical Thinking: Strategies for Understanding Older Youth in Care
202: Truancy: Prevention and Intervention
204: Assessing Safety in Out-of-Home Care Overview
205: Ethical Engagement and Service for Children and Families with Hearing Loss and/or Vision Loss
206: Engaging Families Experiencing Opioid Use, Addiction, and Recovery
207: Introduction to Family Group Decision Making (FGDM) Part 1
207: Introduction to Family Group Decision Making (FGDM) Part 2
209: Concurrent Planning
209: Visitation: The Heart of Permanency Planning
 
301: Engaging Clients from a Strengths-Based Solution-Focused Perspective
302: Building and Sustaining Father Engagement
302: Engaging Families During Virtual Visits
303: Childhood Mental Health Issues: An Introduction for Child Welfare Professionals
303: Understanding Reactive Attachment Disorder
305: Engaging Incarcerated Parents
307: Engaging Latino Families/Entendiendo La Familia Latina y Su Cultura
308: Adult Mental Health Issues: An Introduction for Child Welfare Professionals
309: Drug and Alcohol Issues: An Introduction for Child Welfare Professionals
309: Prescription Drug Abuse
313: Managing the Impact of Traumatic Stress on the Child Welfare Professional
315: Basic Writing Skills
315: Writing Skills for Case Documentation
 
 
501: The Employee Performance Review Process
521: Strength-Based, Solution-Focused Supervision
521: Supporting Caseworkers In Using Critical Thinking Skills
531: Developing Organizational Effectiveness Facilitation Skills
533: Building a Trauma-Informed Culture in Child Welfare
542: Leadership and the Parallel Process
 
1300: CAST II: Mod 5: Support Session
1300: CAST II: Mod 6: Support Session
1300: CAST II: Mod 7: Support Session
1300: CAST II: Mod 8: Support Session
1300: Concurrent Planning: Support Session
1300: Concurrent Planning: Supervisor Support Session
1300: Building and Sustaining Father Engagement: Support Session
1300: Independent Living Services: An Overview: Module 1: Purpose and Policy: Support Session
1300: Pennsylvania Risk Assessment: A Closer Look at the Factors and Summary: Support Session
1300: Pennsylvania Risk Assessment: A Closer Look at the Factors and Summary: Booster Shot
1300: Developing OE Facilitator Skills Transfer of Learning: Support Session
1300: Engaging Clients From a Strengths-Based, Solution-Focused Perspective: Caseworker Support Session
1300: Engaging Clients From a Strengths-Based, Solution-Focused Perspective: Supervisor Support Session
1300: In-Home Safety Assessment: A Closer Look at the Fourteen Safety Threats Booster Shot
1300: Protective Capacities for In-Home Safety Assessment Booster Shot
1300: Safety Assessment: A Collaborative and Strength-Based Approach: Support Session
1300: Strength-Based Solution-Focused Supervision Support Session
1300: Supporting Supervisors in Using Critical Thinking Skills: Support Session
1300: Supporting Caseworkers In Using Critical Thinking Skills
1300: Family Service Planning Support Session