Computer Based Trainings

In addition to the multi-day in-person trainings offered to SSS1s and SSAs, the Child Welfare Partnership offers several Computer Based Trainings (CBTs). These CBTs will provide a foundation for major topics that will be covered during our in-person trainings, and are often pre-requisites for many of our training offerings.

To see a list of pre-requisites for our training offerings, see our SSS1 training page and our SSA training page. 

Advocating for Educational Services

Length

½ day

Description

Every child or young adult in the care and custody of the Department has a right to regular and special education services to promote academic achievement. Advocating for Educational Services will equip you with information needed to advocate for the educational rights of children in care.

You will learn how to promote the educational achievement of children and young adults through participation on teams that perform academic assessment, planning and goal setting. Strategies for working collaboratively with caregivers, school districts, and educational surrogates will be given.

Resources

• Advocating for Educational Services Workday Registration (C02831)

Values & Ethics for ODHS Child Welfare Caseworkers

Description

This mandatory computer based training is a prerequisite to Essential Elements of Child Welfare Practice that focuses on the ODHS Child Welfare vision, mission, values and goals and their relationship to the ODHS Conflict of Interest Policy. Emphasis is placed on ethical decision making in work with clients, court, colleagues, foster parents, and community partners. The ramifications for all parties when values and ethics are not considered is presented.

Resources

• Values & Ethics for ODHS Child Welfare Caseworkers Registration

CANS Screening Tool

Description

The Children Adolescent Needs Strengths (CANS) Screening tool is designed to help caseworkers develop a case plan for children in out of home care that will address their safety and well-being needs. This training will provide an understanding of the CANS tool, how to access it, and how to use it in case planning. By using a sample CANS assessment, participants will learn the value of the tool in understanding and interpreting a child’s supervision needs. An opportunity will be provided to apply creative and critical thinking in developing a Supervision Plan to guide caregivers in providing for children’s needs

Resources

• CANS Screening Tool Registration

Secondary Traumatic Stress

Description

This mandatory computer based training focuses on secondary traumatic stress and the impact this can have on a caseworker’s professional life, personal life, and ethical decision making. Participants will gain knowledge around the different terms related to secondary traumatic stress, how secondary traumatic stress impacts a person’s biology, cognition, emotions, behavior, and relationships and coping strategies for managing those negative impacts.

Resources

• Secondary Traumatic Stress Workday Registration