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Child Welfare Certification Training - Program Outline
Week I: 5 days
 Knowledge and Skills in Child Welfare Practice and CPS Assessments
    Day 1:
  • Introduction and Overview of Training
  • CPS Authority/Child Abuse and Neglect Law
    Day 2:
  • CPS Responsibilities and Critical Outcomes
  • Child Abuse and Neglect Factors
    Day 3:
  • CPS Assessment Process
    Day 4:
  • CPS Assessment Process
  • Safety, Strength, Risk Assessment
    Day 5:
  • Assessment Interviews
  • Preparing the Written Assignment
Week II: 5 days
 Strengths Based Planning/Wraparound Certification
    Day 1:
  • Introduction to Strengths Based Planning/Wraparound
  • The Wraparound Process
  • Values, Beliefs and Principles
  • Cultural Considerations
    Day 2:
  • Building Relationships with Families
  • Strengths Inventory
  • Family Assessment
    Day 3:
  • The Team Process
  • Child and Family Team
    Day 4:
  • Child and Family Teams
  • Developing & Writing Family Service/Treatment Plans
  • Safety Planning
    Day 5:
  • Single Plan of Care Computer Application
Week III: 4 days
 Legal Considerations in Child Welfare
    Day 1:
  • Cultural Considerations/ICWA
    Day 2:
  • Introduction to the Legal Process
  • Juvenile Court
    Day 3:
  • Writing Affidavits
  • Role of the States Attorney
  • Testifying
    Day 4:
  • Testifying
** On-Line Training Modules:
   - ASFA
   - MEPA/IEPA

Week IV: 5 days
 Developing Skills in the Placement of Children
    Day 1:
  • Foster Care Licensing
  • Recruitment and Retention
    Day 2:
  • Foster PRIDE
  • Foster Home Assessment
  • Attachment and Separation
    Day 3:
  • Concurrent Planning/Permanency Planning
  • Placement Considerations
    Day 4:
  • Independent Living
  • Special Needs Adoptions/AASK
  • Foster Parent Pane
    Day 5:
  • TBA

Trainees will receive the Child Welfare Practitioner Certificate upon satisfactory completion of the program. It is our expectation that trainees will make a commitment to complete the entire program when they enroll in a session.

Attendance/Absences

Attendance is required for the entire training program. If a trainee is absent, she/he will need to make arrangements with CFSTC to complete the work for that day(s) and reschedule to meet attendance requirements.
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Children and Family Services Training Center
Gillette Hall Room 10
225 Centennial Drive Stop 7090
Grand Forks, ND 58202-7090
Phone - (701) 777-3442
Fax - (701) 777-0789
E-Mail: petetunseth@mail.und.edu