Core/Foundation Training for Caseworkers: Child Protective Services

Resources include core/foundation training curricula and materials for child protective services (CPS) caseworkers that address topics such as safety assessment and safety planning, the development of service or case plans, worker safety, and more.

Child Protective Services: A Guide for Caseworkers 2003
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Office on Child Abuse and Neglect, Children's Bureau
DePanfilis, D.;Salus, M. K.
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Year Published 2003
This manual examines the roles and responsibilities of child protective services (CPS) workers. It describes the purposes, key decisions, and issues of each stage of the CPS process: intake, initial assessment/investigation, family assessment, case planning, service provision, evaluation of family progress and case closure. The manual also covers strategies for casework supervision, training, and support. Appendices include a glossary of terms, resource listings of selected national organizations, State toll-free telephone numbers for reporting child abuse, and the National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics. 8 tables and 173 references.

Curriculum Guide for Instruction in Child Maltreatment (PDF - 239 KB)
American Psychological Association (2006)
Includes topics that could be incorporated into a curriculum on child maltreatment and a list of references that provide information about each topic.

Keeping Children Safe Toolkit
Keeping Children Safe Coalition (2011)
Helps agencies at international, national, and local levels put child protection standards into practice using flexible training exercises and materials to help organizations train child protection staff.

National Child Protection Training Center
Provides an educational curriculum for current and future frontline child protection professionals around the nation so that they will be prepared to recognize and report suspected abuse of a child.

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