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Racial Microaggressions: Developing Cross Cultural Communication SkillsCourse Info

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Hours:
7
Course Description:

Participants will leave this training with a common language and understanding of what is meant by cultural competence and the work they need to do to grow their ability to effectively engage across cultures, an understanding of Racial Microaggressions and why they are problematic, and an increased ability to have courageous conversation about difference and to effectively engage racial tension.

This training is presented by Dr. Caprice Hollins, co-founder of Cultures Connecting, LLC.  Dr. Hollins received her doctorate in clinical psychology with an emphasis in multicultural and community psychology in 1998.   She has over 14 years of experience teaching graduate courses, working with historically marginalized populations, researching, studying, and facilitating race related conversations. Her experience includes opening and directing the Department of Equity & Race Relations for Seattle Public Schools, developing and implementing district-wide and school-based trainings, while utilizing her background in psychology to assist district leaders and staff, institutionalize change to promote equity and social justice. She also currently works as a part-time core faculty in the department of counseling at The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology.

Registration Instructions:

DCYF staff can register for Racial Microaggressions: Developing Cross Cultural Communication Skills through the Washington State Learning Center (WSLC). For help with WSLC, please contact DCYF.LearningCenter@dcyf.wa.gov.

Other workforce members can request registration for this course using the Alliance External Registration form. Use this if you are CWTAP, Tribal Workers, Private Agency, and Judicial Personnel (incl. CASA/GAL). For help with this webform, please contact Alliance Support via alliancesupport@uw.edu.

Topics:
Casework, Social Work Skills, Leadership and Succession Planning, Culture

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Random Moment Time Study (RMTS) Roles and Responsibilities for DCYF Coord. (eLearning)Course Info

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Hours:
0.5
Course Description:

As a coordinator for the Random Moment Time Study (RMTS), you will learn key elements needed to support local offices with technical and program support. You will be able to identify your significant role and responsibilities in the RMTS process and how to locate notifications, determine proper coding for tasks completed during the sample and properly document associated details into FamLink.

Registration Instructions:

DCYF staff can register for Random Moment Time Study (RMTS) Roles and Responsibilities for DCYF Coord. (eLearning) through the Washington State Learning Center (WSLC). For help with WSLC, please contact DCYF.LearningCenter@dcyf.wa.gov.

Other workforce members can click the button below to take the eLearning course. You will need to create a training profile account if you do not already have one Use this if you are CWTAP, Tribal Workers, Private Agency, and Judicial Personnel (incl. CASA/GAL). For help with this webform, please contact Alliance Support via AllianceSupport@uw.edu.

Topics:
Casework, FamLink, Social Work Skills
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Random Moment Time Study (RMTS) Roles and Responsibilities for DCYF Staff (eLearning)Course Info

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Hours:
.5
Course Description:

Following this eLearning you will be able to define the key elements in Random Moment Time Study (RMTS) and the role it plays in the agency’s work, as well as, your role and responsibility in completing the study. You will learn how to locate the RMTS notifications, determine proper coding for tasks completed during the sample, and properly document associated details into FamLink.

Registration Instructions:

DCYF staff can register for Random Moment Time Study (RMTS) Roles and Responsibilities for DCYF Staff (eLearning) through the Washington State Learning Center (WSLC). For help with WSLC, please contact DCYF.LearningCenter@dcyf.wa.gov.

Other workforce members can request registration for this course using the Alliance External Registration form. Use this if you are CWTAP, Tribal Workers, Private Agency, and Judicial Personnel (incl. CASA/GAL). For help with this webform, please contact Alliance Support via AllianceSupport@uw.edu.

Topics:
Casework, FamLink, Social Work Skills

Regional Core TrainingCourse Info

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Hours:
320
Course Description:

Regional Core Training (RCT) is Washington State’s foundational training designed to prepare newly hired social service specialists with the basic knowledge, skills, and understanding to begin their careers in public child welfare for the State of Washington, Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF). RCT is a comprehensive training and coaching program containing multiple sessions which lay the foundation for continuous on-the-job learning and professional development critical to developing competent, confident, and effective child welfare professionals. RCT begins on a new employee’s date of hire, either the 1st or the 16th of each month.

RCT includes pre-service activities to be completed prior to the first classroom session, then eight weeks of instruction integrating both classroom and field-based learning. The third week of instruction takes place in Seattle, WA. All RCT cohorts statewide will come together for Child Interview, Adult Interview, and Court Testimony Simulation Training during week 3. Once registered, RCT participants and their supervisors will receive a detailed RCT Cohort Calendar from their assigned Alliance Coach. RCT Cohort Calendars will indicate classroom session dates, times, and locations; as well as mandatory field-based learning.

RCT consists of a cohesive developmental curriculum in which knowledge and skills are broadened and deepened, without any stand-alone sessions. New employees must complete all classroom sessions and field-based learning in order to complete the RCT course and be eligible to carry a full caseload.

RCT provides participants with blended learning opportunities, including classroom instruction, transfer of learning activities in the field, and 1:1 or small-group coaching. Woven throughout RCT are several critical concepts, integral to best practice in child welfare, and designed to maximize learning within context and with relevancy to the work:

  • Child Safety, Permanency, and Wellbeing
  • Critical Thinking
  • Trauma-Informed Practice
  • Disproportionality and Racial Equity in Child Welfare
  • Cultural Competency/Cultural Humility
  • Reflection and Recognizing Bias
  • Documentation Skills in FamLink
  • Program Specific Job Skills
Registration Instructions:

DCYF staff can register for Regional Core Training (RCT) through the Washington State Learning Center (WSLC). For help with WSLC, please contact DCYF.LearningCenter@dcyf.wa.gov.

Other workforce members can request registration for this course using the Alliance External Registration form Use this if you are CWTAP, Tribal Workers, Private Agency, and Judicial Personnel (incl. CASA/GAL). For help with this webform, please contact Alliance Support via alliancesupport@uw.edu.

Topics:
Core Training

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  • Mar 1, 2022 9:00AM to May 4, 2022 4:00PM

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  • Mar 16, 2022 9:00AM to May 14, 2022 4:00PM

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  • Apr 1, 2022 9:00AM to Jun 4, 2022 5:00PM

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  • May 1, 2022 9:00AM to Jul 6, 2022 5:00PM

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  • May 16, 2022 9:00AM to Jul 19, 2022 5:00PM

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  • Jun 1, 2022 9:00AM to Aug 2, 2022 5:00PM

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  • Jun 16, 2022 9:00AM to Aug 20, 2022 5:00PM

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Relative Search for Caregivers (Búsqueda de familiares para que sean cuidadores)Course Info

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Hours:
.5
Course Description:

Este eLearning le enseñará al participante los pasos para iniciar y monitorear los esfuerzos completados por la unidad de Búsqueda Relativa. Cuando un niño necesita cuidado fuera del hogar, el Departamento debe buscar activamente la colocación de niños con parientes. La unidad de búsqueda de parientes centralizada ayuda al personal a localizar e identificar a los familiares y esta capacitación ayudará al personal a aprender sobre el proceso, los formularios requeridos y cómo recopilar información detallada de FamLink. 

This course is also available in English at https://allianceforchildwelfare.org/content/relative-search-caregivers-elearning

Registration Instructions:

INSTRUCCIONES DE REGISTRO:

  • Haga clic en el botón azul "Ir a eLearning" a continuación.
  • Cuando aparezca la página del curso, haga clic en el botón "Iniciar"
  • Para obtener ayuda con los perfiles o contraseñas, puede comunicarse con nuestro servicio de asistencia enviando un correo electrónico a alliancesupport@uw.edu
Topics:
Caregiver Skills, Caregiver Support and Information, Indian Child Welfare
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Relative Search for Caregivers (eLearning)Course Info

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Hours:
0.5
Course Description:

When a child is in need of out-of-home care, the Department should be actively seeking placement of children with relatives. The goal of this training is to help Caregivers understand the process as it impacts placements and long-term permanency.

Este curso también está disponible en español en https://allianceforchildwelfare.org/content/b%C3%BAsqueda-de-familiares-para-que-sean-cuidadores

Registration Instructions:
  1. Click on the blue "Go to eLearning" button below
  2. When the course page appears, click on the "Launch" button

For assistance with profiles or passwords, you may contact our Help Desk by emailing alliancesupport@uw.edu.

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Relative Search: Creating and Monitoring Your Request (eLearning)Course Info

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Hours:
.5
Course Description:

This eLearning will teach the participant the steps to initiate and monitor efforts completed by the Relative Search unit.  When a child is in need of out of home care, the Department should be actively seeking placement of children with relatives. The centralized Relative Search unit assists staff to locate and identify relatives and this training will help staff learn about the process, required forms and how to gather detailed information from FamLink.

Registration Instructions:

DCYF staff can register for Relative Search - Creating and Monitoring your Request (eLearning) through the Washington State Learning Center (WSLC). For help with WSLC, please contact DCYF.LearningCenter@dcyf.wa.gov.

Other workforce members can click the button below to take the eLearning course. You will need to create a training profile account if you do not already have one Use this if you are CWTAP, Tribal Workers, Private Agency, and Judicial Personnel (incl. CASA/GAL). For help with this webform, please contact Alliance Support via alliancesupport@uw.edu.

Topics:
Casework, Team Building and Support, Assessment and Planning, FamLink, Permanency
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Relative/Kinship Caregiving: Navigating Change and Supporting the Children in Your Care (webinar)Course Info

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Hours:
3.0
Course Description:

You made the choice to step in and provide care for a child when they needed it. This choice changed your life, the life of the child or children you are caring for, and potentially many other family members. This course explores how to navigate changing relationships between adults as well as the feelings and behaviors of the children. You’ll spend time in class focusing on yourself, too, looking at how you can cope and care for yourself through the inevitable ups and downs. You will discuss strategies around solution-focused communication and learn about resources and sources of support that will help you and the children in your care thrive.

Topics:
Caregiver Skills, Caregiver Support and Information, Child Development, Health and Well-Being, Education, Parenting, Trauma

Classes Available

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  • Apr 27, 2022 5:30PM to 8:30PM

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  • May 14, 2022 9:00AM to 12:00PM

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  • May 25, 2022 1:00PM to 4:00PM

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  • Jun 11, 2022 9:00AM to 12:00PM

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Right Response Elements+Course Info

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Hours:
9.0
Course Description:

The Right Response Elements+ course is designed for staff who support individuals with identified behavioral challenges but minimal aggression risks, as well as those staff who have more opportunity or influence with those they support. Focus is on proactive strategies to manage the individual’s environment and provide positive behavior support to avoid the need for physical safety techniques.  Note: Basic Physical Safety Skills is not included in this course.

You will learn the cycle of risk management and response, which includes prevention strategies, de-escalation techniques and post-crisis follow-up.

Topics include:

  • Prevention, stress, and self-care
  • De-escalation process and postvention
  • Proactive environments
  • Effects of Trauma
  • Positive Behavior Support
  • Motivational Model for de-escalation
  • Re-stabilization
  • Postvention teaching
  • Cycle of reflecting
Registration Instructions:

DCYF staff can register for the Right Response Elements workbook and webinar class through the Washington State Learning Center (WSLC). For help with WSLC, please contact DCYF.LearningCenter@dcyf.wa.gov.

For Tribal staff members, this course is currently available by contacting the Alliance by email at AllianceSupport@uw.edu. 

For others, unfortunately this course is not available to community members at this time. Please continue to watch this course page for an update.

Topics:
Domestic Violence, Social Work Skills, Trauma

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  • May 24, 2022 9:00AM to 4:00PM
  • May 25, 2022 9:00AM to 12:00PM

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  • Jun 7, 2022 9:00AM to 4:00PM
  • Jun 8, 2022 9:00AM to 12:00PM

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