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National Child Welfare Training and Staff Development Resources
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Child Welfare Information Gateway. |
These results are current as of: October 16, 2012
Selected, key national organizations that provide child welfare training and staff development resources.
For a listing of links to State-specific agencies, organizations, and universities providing training and/or continuing education for the child welfare workforce, please see the Related Organizations Listing, State Child Welfare Training Resources.
If you are aware of any other national child welfare training organizations, please contact Child Welfare Information Gateway at OrganizationUpdates@childwelfare.gov. Inclusion on this list is for information purposes and does not constitute an endorsement by Child Welfare Information Gateway or the Children's Bureau.
Phone: | (704) 845-2121 |
Fax: | (704) 845-8577 |
ACTION's goals are to improve the competence of professionals in child welfare services, to provide tools to enhance the effectiveness of agencies and organizations involved in child protection, and to increase community awareness of child abuse and neglect and the need for child protection.
ACTION operates the National Resource Center for Child Protective Services (NRCCPS) through a cooperative agreement with the Children's Bureau, ACF, HHS, for the purpose of providing free technical assistance and training to State, local, and tribal CPS agencies.
Major Program(s)/Initiatives(s):
- National Resource Center On Child Protective Svcs. - http://www.actionchildprotection.org/nrccps/nrccps.php
Toll-Free: | (888) 572-6500 |
BRYCS is a project of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops/Migration and Refugee Services (USCCB/MRS), and it is supported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Refugee Resettlement.
Training Specific: The DUCS Training Initiative is a a collaboration between ORR/DUCS, the Children’s Bureau, the National Resource Center for Child Protective Services, and Bridging Refugee Youth and Children’s Services (BRYCS) with the overall goal of helping to ensure a safe and caring environment for children and youth while they are in Federal custody. For information on this training model, curricula, technical assistance, and more, please see http://www.brycs.org/ducstrainingmaterials.cfm.
Major Program(s)/Initiatives(s):
- Clearinghouse - http://www.brycs.org/clearinghouse/index.cfm
Phone: | (312) 949-5640 |
Fax: | (312) 922-6736 |
Training Specific: The CWI supports human services agencies through two core consulting services: Practice Development and Organizational Development, both with training and/or workforce development components. For more information, see http://www.gocwi.org/services.htm.
Phone: | (612) 813-8300 |
Fax: | (612) 813-8330 |
CornerHouse is a public-private partnership with Hennepin County Attorney's Office, the Minneapolis Police Department, the Hennepin County Sheriff's Department, suburban Hennepin County police departments, Hennepin County Human Services and Public Health Department, Hennepin County Medical Center and Children's Hospitals and Clinics-Minneapolis.
Training Specific: CornerHouse is an Interagency Child Abuse Evaluation and Training Center. It provides child sexual abuse forensic interview training to investigative professionals throughout Minnesota and across the nation. In addition to forensic interview training, CornerHouse also provides mandatory reporter training. For more information, see http://www.cornerhousemn.org/mandatedreporter.html.
Major Program(s)/Initiatives(s):
- Forensic Interview Services - http://www.cornerhousemn.org/forensic.html
Phone: | (248) 443-0306 |
The National Resource Center for Adoption is a service of the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Phone: | (202) 408-8600 |
Major Program(s)/Initiatives(s):
- Help Starts Here - http://www.helpstartshere.org/
- NASW Credentialing Center - http://www.socialworkers.org/credentials/default.asp
Phone: | (207) 780-5810 |
Fax: | (207) 780-5817 |
Toll-Free: | (800) HELP-KID |
Major Program(s)/Initiatives(s):
- Peer Training Network - http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/helpkids/TrainingNetwork.htm
Phone: | (919) 962-6407 |
NCWWI staff include faculty from social work schools at eight universities around the country that were funded by the Children's Bureau in 2003 as grantees for "Developing Models of Effective Child Welfare Staff Recruitment and Retention Training." The eight grantees established collaborative working relationships during their 5-year projects, and this partnership has been carried over to the NCWWI. Leading the effort is the University at Albany, State University of New York, which is joined by the University of Denver, Fordham University, University of Iowa, Michigan State University, University of Michigan, University of North Carolina, and University of Southern Maine. They are joined by the National Indian Child Welfare Association, which brings expertise in Tribal issues.
Training Specific: Please see the Academy Leadership website at http://www.ncwwi.org/acad.html for a child welfare leadership training model for Supervisors and middle managers that will complement existing workforce and professional development initiatives in the field and promote transfer of learning to the workplace.
Major Program(s)/Initiatives(s):
- Leadership Academy for Supervisors - http://www.ncwwi.org/super.html
- Leadership Academy for Middle Managers - http://www.ncwwi.org/midman.html
Phone: | (503) 222-4044 |
Training Specific: NICWA had developed a Tribal Child Welfare Worker Certification that will serve as an aid for the continual development of Indian child welfare workers to better serve our tribal children and families. For more information, please see http://www.nicwa.org/certification/.
NICWA has developed trainings on a variety of topics related to American Indian child welfare that are available via on-site training, training institutes, or ICWA online training courses. For more information, please see http://www.nicwa.org/training/.
Phone: | (202)682-0100 |
Fax: | (202)682-2328 |
NSDTA was founded in 1983 and incorporated as an affiliate of the American Public Human Servics Association (APHSA) in 1985 to support persons responsible for human service training and staff development on the local, state, or federal level.
Training Specific: The NSDTA represents training professionals working in public human services. Each year, NSDTA sponsors a Professional Development Institute, a national training and networking event for people involved in human services training, staff development and organizational development. Presenters represent governmental agencies including human services, public health, child welfare, corrections and human rights, as well as nongovernmental agencies including private sector child welfare and community-based organizations. For additional information, see http://nsdta.aphsa.org/pro_dev_inst.htm.
Major Program(s)/Initiatives(s):
- Code of Ethics for Training and Development Professionals in Human Services - http://nsdta.aphsa.org/resources.htm#CodeEthics
Phone: | (614) 252-0725 |
Fax: | (614) 251-6005 |
- Institute for Human Services provides consultation, research and evaluation, training, and strategic planning.
- TRAINet (Training Resources Advocacy and Information Network) operates the Comprehensive, Competency-Based Inservice Training (CCBIT) System for child welfare.
- Center for Child Welfare Policy (CCWP) is a child welfare education and research center.
- Family Trust Clinic (FTC) provides clinical services to maltreated children and their families and clinical consultation services to the agencies and professionals that serve them.
Phone: | (617) 770-2877 |
Phone: | (202) 862-7160 |
The Academy provides training in program design, implementation, and evaluation for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Food Stamp, Medicaid, job training, child care, child welfare, and child support programs.
To search for other child welfare-related national organizations by topic, use the Related Organizations Search.
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