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State Child Welfare Training Resources
Author(s): Child Welfare Information Gateway

These results are current as of: February 9, 2010

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Includes links to State-specific agencies, organizations, and universities providing training and/or continuing education for the child welfare workforce.

For a listing of selected, key national organizations that provide child welfare training and staff development resources, please see the Related Organizations Listing, National Child Welfare Training and Staff Development Resources.

If you are aware of any other State child welfare training resources, 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.

Alaska
Family & Youth Services Training Academy (FYSTA)
University of Alaska – Anchorage
Phone: (907) 786-6720
Fax: (907) 786-6735
ayFYSTA@uaa.alaska.edu
http://fysta.uaa.alaska.edu/fysta/

Alabama
Alabama Department of Human Resources
Field Administration
Phone: (334) 242-9275
http://www.dhr.state.al.us/page.asp?pageid=213

Arkansas
Academic Partnership in Public Child Welfare
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Phone: (870) 575-8000
http://www.uapb.edu/442_academic-partnership-in-public-child-welfare.php

MidSOUTH Training Academy
University of Arkansas, Little Rock
Phone: (501) 569-3067
Fax: (501) 569-3364
http://www.midsouth.ualr.edu/index.html

Arizona
Child Welfare Training Project
Arizona State University School of Social Work
Phone: (602) 496-0082
Fax: (602) 496-0961
child.welfare@asu.edu
http://ssw.asu.edu/portal/academic/child-welfare-training-program/

California
Academy for Professional Excellence
San Diego State University, Public Child Welfare Training Academy
Phone: (619) 594-3546
Fax: (619) 594-1118
http://theacademy.sdsu.edu

Bay Area Academy Training Center
San Francisco State University
Phone: (510) 419-3600
Fax: (510) 663-5532
http://bayareaacademy.org/

California Social Work Education Center ((CalSWEC))
University of California, Berkeley, School of Social Welfare
Phone: (510) 642-9272
Fax: (510) 642-8573
http://calswec.berkeley.edu/

Center for Human Services
University of California at Davis
Phone: (530) 757-8643
Fax: (530) 754-5104
human@unexmail.ucdavis.edu
http://humanservices.ucdavis.edu/index.asp

Child Welfare Training Centre (CWTC)
California State University, Long Beach, Department of Social Work
Phone: (562) 985-7383
Fax: (562) 985-7387
http://www.csulb.edu/org/child/

Social Welfare Evaluation, Research and Training Center (SWERT)
California State University, Fresno
Phone: (559) 294-9754
Fax: (559) 292-7371
http://www.csufresno.edu/swert/

UCLA Center on Child Welfare (CCW)
UCLA School of Public Affairs- Department of Social Welfare
Phone: (310) 206-2475
Fax: (310) 206-2716
http://www.sppsr.ucla.edu/acad/sw/ccw/

Colorado
Colorado Department of Human Services
Guide to County Training Services
Phone: (303) 556-5205
Fax: (303) 556-6279
Toll-Free: (888) 569-1830
mscd-cocwtraining@mscd.edu
http://www.cocwtraining.com/

Nicholson, Spencer & Associates
Phone: (303) 433-6649
Fax: (303) 433-1605
Toll-Free: (877) 433-6649
nsa@cchtccf.org
http://www.nsatraininginstitute.org/index.htm

Connecticut
Connecticut Department of Children and Families (DCF)
DCF Training Academy
Phone: (860) 550-6418
http://www.ct.gov/dcf/cwp/view.asp?a=2540&q=314544

District of Columbia
No online link to training available at this time

Delaware
Delaware Child Welfare Training Consortium
Prevent Child Abuse Delaware
Phone: (302) 425-7490
pcad@comcast.net
http://www.detraining.org/index.htm

Florida
Child Welfare Training Academy
University of South Florida
Phone: (813) 974-4606
Fax: (813) 974-4696
bbryant@fmhi.usf.edu
http://cwta.fmhi.usf.edu/index.html

Professional Development Centers (PDP)
Florida Department of Children & Families
Phone: (850) 487-0841
Fax: (850) 922-4559
dcf-osc@dcf.state.fl.us
http://www.dcf.state.fl.us/pdc/index.shtml

Training Consortium (University of South Florida)
Phone: (813) 974-4606
Fax: (813) 974-4696
lcunningham@fmhi.usf.edu
http://trainingconsortium.fmhi.usf.edu/TCContact.html

Georgia
Georgia Division of Family & Children Services (DFCS)
DFCS Education & Training
eyesmith@dhr.state.ga.us
http://dfcs.dhr.georgia.gov/portal/site/DHR-DFCS/menuitem.83054cda1a084d2f7da1df8dda1010a0/?vgnextoid=579d29c8facb0110VgnVCM100000bf01010aRCRD

University of Georgia School of Social Work
Office of Continuing Education and Outreach
Phone: (706) 542-7490
Fax: (706) 542-7667
cheric@uga.edu
http://www.ssw.uga.edu/social/index.php?TabID=1347

Guam
No online link to training available at this time

Hawaii
No online link to training available at this time

Iowa
Child Welfare Project
Iowa State University, College of Human Sciences
Phone: (515) 294-5308
jlempers@iastate.edu
http://www.hdfs.hs.iastate.edu/child%20welfare%20project/default.htm

Iowa Child Protective Training Academy (CPTA)
registrar@iowacpta.org
http://www.iowacpta.org/

University of Iowa School of Social Work
Continuing Education and Professional Development
Phone: (319) 335-1250
Fax: (319) 335-1711
kate-kemp@uiowa.edu
http://www.uiowa.edu/~socialwk/Conted.html

Idaho
Child Welfare Center Training
Boise State University, School of Social Work, Professional Training Opportunities
Phone: (208) 426-5935
Fax: (208) 334-2001
http://www.boisestate.edu/socwork/cwc/tr_main.htm

Idaho Child Welfare Research & Training Center (ICWRTC)
E. Washington University, School of Social Work & ID Dept. of Health & Welfare
Phone: (208) 676-1186
Fax: (208) 676-0435
Toll-Free: (800) 745-1186
info@icwrtc.org
http://www.icwrtc.org/

Illinois
Chicago’s Children’s Advocacy Center
Phone: (312) 492-3700
Fax: (312) 492-3760
Info@ChicagoCAC.org
http://www.chicagocac.org/index.php/resources/professional_training

Illinois Department of Children & Family Services
DCFS Training
http://www.state.il.us/DCFS/library/com_communications_train.shtml

Indiana
Indiana Department of Child Services
Training
http://www.in.gov/dcs/3303.htm

Kansas
Child Welfare Resource Network
University of Kansas School of Social Welfare
Phone: (785) 864-2291
mlevy@ku.edu
http://www.socwel.ku.edu/occ/viewProject.asp?ID=23

Children’s Alliance of Kansas
Training Network
Phone: (785) 235-5437
Fax: (785) 235-8697
http://www.childally.org/training/training.html

Kansas Children’s Service League
Toll-Free: (877) 530-5275
https://www.kcsl.org/training_home.aspx

Kentucky
Department for Community Based Services Training Branch
Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
http://www.training.eku.edu

Training Resource Center
University of Kentucky, College of Social Work
http://www.uky.edu/SocialWork/cswe/

University Training Consortium
Eastern Kentucky University
Phone: (859) 622-1498
Fax: (859) 622-6399
http://www.utc.eku.edu/default.htm

Louisiana
No online link to training available at this time

Massachusetts
No online link to training available at this time

Maryland
Maryland Child Welfare Academy (MCWA)
Ruth H. Young Center for Families & Children, UMD School of Social Work
Phone: (410) 706-3014
  (410) 706-3637
Fax: (410) 706-3133
ryc@ssw.umaryland.edu
http://www.family.umaryland.edu/ryc_education_and_training/child_welfare_academy.htm

University of Maryland School of Social Work
Continuing Professional Education
Phone: (410) 706-1839
  (410) 706-5004
Fax: (410) 706-8325
http://www.ssw.umaryland.edu/cpe/

Maine
Child Welfare Training Institute (CWTI)
University of Southern Maine
Phone: (207) 626-5200
Fax: (207) 626-5088
TTY: (207) 626-5282
http://www.cwti.org/

Michigan
Child Welfare Institute (CWI)
Michigan Department of Human Services
callahand@michigan.gov
http://www.michigan.gov/dhs/0,1607,7-124-5455_7337---,00.html

Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan
Child Abuse Training Services (CATS)
Phone: (517) 334-6060
welchj@michigan.gov
http://www.michiganprosecutor.org/cats/

University of Michigan, School of Social Work
Continuing Education
Phone: (734) 764-3309
Fax: (734) 936-1961
http://www.ssw.umich.edu/programs/ce/

Minnesota
Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare
School of Social Work, University of Minnesota
Phone: (612) 624-4231
Fax: (612) 624-3744
Toll-Free: (800) 779-8636
cascw@umn.edu
http://cehd.umn.edu/ssw/cascw/

Minnesota Child Welfare Training System (MCWTS)
Minnesota Department of Human Services
Dhs.Child.Safety-Permanency@state.mn.us
http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&Redirected=true&dDocName=id_000158

Missouri
Missouri Department of Social Services
State Technical Assistance Team
Phone: (573) 751-5980
Toll-Free: (800) 487-1626
dls.stat@dss.mo.gov
http://www.dss.mo.gov/stat/

University of Missouri – St. Louis, School of Social Work
Continuing Education
http://www.umsl.edu/divisions/conted/index.html

Mississippi
Child Welfare Training Institute
University of Southern Mississippi School of Social Work
Phone: (601) 266-4163
Fax: (601) 266-4167
http://www.usm.edu/socialwork/title4e.php

Mississippi State Personnel Board Office of Training
Phone: (601) 359-1406
Fax: (601) 359-2729
http://www.spb.state.ms.us/

Montana
No online link to training available at this time

North Carolina
Chapel Hill Training-Outreach Project, Inc.
Phone: (919) 490-5577
Fax: (919) 490-4905
TDD: (919) 490-5577
http://chtop.org/Home/Training.html

Child Welfare Education Collaborative (CWEC)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Social Work
ewms@email.unc.edu
http://ssw.unc.edu/cwec/

Family and Children's Resource Program - UNC-CH School of Social Work
North Carolina Social Services Professional Development
http://ssw.unc.edu/fcrp/

North Carolina Clearinghouse on Family & Child Well-Being
Family and Children's Resource Program, UNC-CH School of Social Work
Phone: (919) 962-6489
tiffany@clearinghousenc.org
http://www.clearinghousenc.org/home/

North Carolina Department of Social Services
Child Welfare Training - Central Office
Phone: (919) 733-7907
Fax: (919) 715-2759
Clarence.Lamb@ncmail.net
http://www.dhhs.state.nc.us/dss/training/childwelfare.htm

North Dakota
Children and Family Services Training Center
University of North Dakota, Department of Social Work
cfstc@mail.und.edu
http://www.cfstc.und.edu

Council Lodge Institute, Inc.
Tribal Training Program
Toll-Free: (800) 726-1674
clinstitute@invisimax.com
http://www.council-lodge.com/cisindex.html

Human Resource Management Services
Training for North Dakota State Employees
hrms@nd.gov
http://www.nd.gov/hrms/employees/training.html

Native American Training Institute
http://www.nativeinstitute.org

Nebraska
Center on Children, Families, and the Law
University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Phone: (402) 472-3479
http://www.unl.edu/ccfl/ccfl.htm

Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Human Resources and Development
Phone: (402) 471-9240
Fax: (402) 471-6682
human.resources@dhhs.ne.gov
http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/hur/Training.htm

New Hampshire
Education and Training Partnership
Granite State College
Phone: (603) 228-3000
Fax: (603) 513-1389
Toll-Free: (888) 228-3000
http://www.granite.edu/academics/noncredit-and-training/foster-parent-training/

New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
DCYF/Staff Development and Training Bureau
http://www.dhhs.state.nh.us/DHHS/DCYF/support.htm

New Jersey
Child Welfare Training Academy
New Jersey Department of Children and Families
http://www.state.nj.us/dcf/divisions/training/

Monmouth University - Department of Social Work
Professional Education Program
Phone: (732) 571-3543
Fax: (732) 263-5217
swdept@monmouth.edu
http://bluehawk.monmouth.edu/socialwork/Main_SW.html

New Mexico
Family Preservation Institute
New Mexico State University, School of Social Work
Phone: (505) 872-9268
Fax: (505) 883-3235
fpi@nmsu.edu
http://fpi.nmsu.edu/index.php?go=home.html

Family and Child Welfare Training and Research Project
New Mexico State University School of Social Work
http://www.familyandchild.net/

Nevada
Child Welfare Training Series
University of Nevada - Las Vegas, School of Social Work
http://www.unlv.edu/cgiwrap/cup/cup_training2/index.php

Nevada Partnership for Training
Phone: (702) 895-1246
  (775) 328-3980
http://www.nvpartnership4training.com/

New York
Center for Development of Human Services
Buffalo State College
Phone: (716) 876-7600
Fax: (716) 796-2201
http://www.bsc-cdhs.org/

Council of Family and Child Caring Agencies
Training Consortium
Phone: (212) 929-2626
jcadet@cofcca.org
http://www.cofcca.org/consortium.asp

New York State Office of Children and Family Services
Bureau of Training
aw2950@dfa.state.ny.us
http://www.ocfs.state.ny.us/ohrd/

New York University - Silver School of Social Work
Division of Lifelong Learning and Professional Development
Phone: (212) 998-5963
ssw.continuinged@nyu.edu
http://www.nyu.edu/socialwork/our.programs/cont.ed.html

University of Buffalo School of Social Work
Professional Social Work Continuing Education
Phone: (716) 829-3939
Fax: (716) 829-3938
sw-ce@buffalo.edu
http://www.socialwork.buffalo.edu/conted/

Ohio
North American Resource Center for Child Welfare
TRAINet (Training Resources Advocacy and Information Network)
Phone: (614) 251-6000
jsrycus@aol.com
http://www.ihs-trainet.com/trainet.htm

Ohio Child Welfare Training Program (OCWPT)
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
Phone: (614) 251-6000
http://www.ocwtp.com/

Ohio State University College of Social Work
Training for Professionals
Phone: (614) 292-0398
durham.49@osu.edu
http://www.csw.ohio-state.edu/trainingforprofessionals/

Oklahoma
Center on Child Abuse and Neglect - OUHSC (ITP)
Interdisciplinary Training Program (ITP) in Child Abuse and Neglect
Phone: (405) 271-5700
Fax: (405) 271-8835
http://devbehavpeds.ouhsc.edu/itp.asp

Child Welfare Training Program
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC)
Phone: (405) 573-9191
Fax: (405) 573-9292
http://www.ou.edu/cwtraining/

South Canadian Resource Center LLC
Tribal Training Program
Phone: (405) 447-8519
Fax: (405) 447-0739
info@southcanadian.com
http://indianchildwelfare.com/services

University of Oklahoma
Outreach College of Continuing Education
Phone: (405) 325-4414
Toll-Free: (800) 522-0772
http://www.outreach.ou.edu/occe/professional_development.html

Oregon
Child Welfare Partnership Training
Portland State University
Phone: (503) 725-8010
Fax: (503) 725-8030
http://www.cwp.pdx.edu/html/pgTraining.php

National Indian Child Welfare Association
Tribal Training Program
Phone: (503) 222-4044
http://www.nicwa.org/training/

National Indian Child Welfare Association
Tribal Child Welfare Worker Certification
Phone: (503) 222-4044
http://www.nicwa.org/certification/

Oregon Department of Human Services
Training and Development
Phone: (503) 947-5457
http://www.dhs.state.or.us/training/Employees.htm

Pennsylvania
Bryn Mawr College, School of Social Work & Social Research
Continuing Education Program
Phone: (610) 520-2602
swconted@brynmawr.edu
http://www.brynmawr.edu/socialwork/ce/

Center for Social Policy and Community Development
Temple University - Professional Development and Continuing Education Unit
Phone: (215) 204-7491
Fax: (215) 204-3429
cspcd@temple.edu
http://www.temple.edu/cspcd/pdce.html

Child Welfare Education for Leadership (CWEL)
University of Pittsburgh, School of Social Work
http://www.socialwork.pitt.edu/research/child-welfare/cwel.php

Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program (PACWTP)
University of Pittsburgh, School of Social Work
Phone: (717) 795-9048
Fax: (717) 795-8013
http://www.pacwcbt.pitt.edu/

Puerto Rico
No online link to training available at this time

Rhode Island
Child Welfare Institute
Rhode Island College
Phone: (401) 456-4626
http://www.ric.edu/cwi/

South Carolina
Center for Child and Family Studies
University of South Carolina, College of Social Work
Phone: (803) 777-8128
BLDavis@sc.edu
http://www.sc.edu/ccfs/training/academy.html

South Carolina Department of Social Services
Staff Development and Training
Phone: (803) 898-9000
Fax: (803) 898-9078
http://www.state.sc.us/dss/sdt/index.html

South Dakota
No online link to training available at this time

Tennessee
Social Work Office of Research and Public Service (SWORPS)
University of Tennessee, College of Social Work
Phone: (865) 974-6015
Fax: (865) 974-3877
http://www.sworps.utk.edu/html/mngtandev.html

Tennessee Center for Child Welfare
Middle Tennessee State University
Phone: (615) 494-8753
Fax: (615) 217-3548
TCCW@mtsu.edu
http://www.mtsu.edu/~tnccw/index.html

Texas
Center for Children and Families - Title IV-E
Texas State University - San Marcos, School of Social Work
ccf@txstate.edu
http://www.ccf.txstate.edu/title-IV-E/about.html

Child Welfare Professional Development Program (CWPDP)
Stephen F. Austin State University, School of Social Work
Phone: (936) 468-1808
bmayo@sfasu.edu
http://www2.sfasu.edu/aas/socwk/CWPDP/cwpdpoverview.html

Protective Services Training Institute of Texas (PSTI)
University of Texas - Austin, School of Social Work
Phone: (512) 471-5274
Fax: (512) 232-9585
pcanada@uh.edu
http://www.utexas.edu/research/cswr/psti

University of Houston, Graduate School of Social Work
Professional Continuing Education
Phone: (713) 743-8143
gsswce@central.uh.edu
http://www.sw.uh.edu/communityoutreach/ce.php

Utah
Human Services Training
Utah Department of Human Services
Phone: (801) 538-4275
esollis@utah.gov
http://hstraining.utah.gov/

Virginia
Child Welfare Professional Development Academy
Norfolk State University
Phone: (804) 349-4477
http://www.nsu.edu/socialwork/

Virginia Institute for Social Services Training Activities (VISSTA)
Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Social Work
Phone: (804) 828-0178
Fax: (804) 828-1207
vissta@vcu.edu
http://www.vcu.edu/vissta/

Virgin Islands
No online link to training available at this time

Vermont
Vermont Child Welfare Partnership (VCWP)
University of Vermont, Department of Social Work
http://www.uvm.edu/~socwork/vcwp/

Vermont Department for Children and Families
Family Services Division, Training Events
Phone: (802) 241-3041
http://humanservices.vermont.gov/professional-development/listings/dcf-fsd-training-events/

Washington
Northwest Institute for Children and Families
University of Washington, School of Social Work
Phone: (206) 543-8445
  (206) 543-1517
Fax: (206) 685-1330
bekkio@u.washington.edu
http://www.depts.washington.edu/nwicf/Training_and_Systems/training.html

Social Work Continuing Education (SWCE)
University of Washington, School of Social Work
Phone: (206) 897-8939
Toll-Free: (800) 506-1325
anjulie@u.washington.edu
http://depts.washington.edu/sswweb/ce.html

Wisconsin
Milwaukee Child Welfare Partnership for Professional Development
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Helen Bader School of Social Welfare
Phone: (414) 229-5094
Fax: (414) 229-2711
http://www4.uwm.edu/mcwppd/

NEW Partnership for Children and Families, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
Training in Tribal Child Welfare
Phone: (920) 465-2724
http://www.uwgb.edu/newpart/

Southern Child Welfare Training Partnership (SCWTP)
University of Wisconsin – Madison, School of Human Ecology
Phone: (608) 262-7291
Fax: (608) 262-7117
http://southernpartnership.wisc.edu/Default.aspx

Western Wisconsin Partnership for Children & Families
University of Wisconsin-River Falls, Social Work Program
Phone: (715) 425-0612
Fax: (715) 425-3800
http://www.uwrf.edu/wwpartnership/

Wisconsin Child Welfare Training System (WCWTS)
University of Wisconsin - Madison, School of Human Ecology
Phone: (608) 262-5712
crsieck@wisc.edu
http://www.wcwts.wisc.edu/index.aspx

West Virginia
Social Work Educational Consortium (SWEC)
Marshall University, School of Social Work
http://www.marshall.edu/socialwork/swec/

West Virginia University, Eberly College of Arts & Sciences, Div. of Social Work
Continuing Education
SocialWork@mail.wvu.edu
http://socialwork.wvu.edu/ce

Wyoming
No online link to training available at this time

American Samoa
No online link to training available at this time

Northern Mariana Islands
No online link to training available at this time



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