Resources include examples of training curricula and materials used by States to train child welfare supervisors on general supervision issues as well as in specific fields of child welfare practice.
Common Core Training System
New York Administration for Children's Services (2003)
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Presents a system for preparing and enhancing the training of child welfare practitioners in New York City by using classroom training, on-the-job training, and assessment and evaluation. The training includes supervisory core training as well as core essentials for experienced supervisors and managers.
CPS Supervisor Development Trainer's Manual
University of Tennessee College of Social Work (2006)
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Trains supervisors in four areas: Educative supervision, ethical decision-making, cultural competency, and clinical decision-making.
Developing the Supervisor's Capacity to Assist Staff in Transforming Learning Into Practice: Trainer's Guide
Northeast Wisconsin Partnership for Children and Families (2003)
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Addresses educative supervision, performance improvement, adult learning principles and different learning styles, the transfer of learning, and using the peer mentoring process to design and implement on the job training.
Developing Worker Competency
Protective Services Training Institute of Texas (2005)
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Offers specific information and tools to develop more competent staff through the use of strategies such as worker self-rating, structured conferences, observing workers, giving personal feedback, and more.
Living the Mission of Child Welfare
Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program (2006)
Trains child welfare supervisors in Pennsylvania on the mission of child welfare, child welfare as an open system, key outcomes serving families, measuring progress with benchmarks and indicators, work phase skills in supervision, identifying competencies to achieve outcomes, identifying and resolving blocks to productivity, the change process, and planning for change.
The Preparatory and Beginning Phases of Child Welfare Supervision
Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program (2006)
Provides supervisors with a basic level of awareness, knowledge, and skill to assist them in their transition to child welfare supervision.
Supervising for Retention
Protective Services Training Institute of Texas (2005)
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Helps supervisors improve their management techniques when working with staff by offering guidance on issues such as assertive management, corrective feedback, active listening, negotiation, mediation, and collaboration.
Supervision and Mentoring in Child Welfare Services: Guidelines and Strategies
Kim-Berg, Braus, Cole, Reilly, & Scieszinski (2003)
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Assists Wisconsin child welfare supervisors in training child welfare workers and mentoring other supervisors. Uses a peer-mentoring approach to facilitate the transfer of learning from the program back to the supervisors' jobsites.
Supervisor Core: Child Welfare Policy and Practice for Supervisors (PDF - 1,130 KB)
California Social Work Education Center (2006)
Focuses on child welfare policy and practice, including the Adoption and Safe Families Act, the Child and Family Services Review, and child welfare improvements in California. Also see the trainer's guide (PDF - 2600 KB).
Supervisor's Guide to Implementing Family Centered Practice (PDF - 819 KB)
State of Mississippi Division of Family and Children Services (2005)
Designed to assist child welfare supervisors in implementing family-centered practices in their agencies. It discusses Mississippi's development of a family-centered practice framework to improve outcomes for children.
Supervisory Issues in Child Sexual Abuse
Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program (2007)
Addresses the Adoption and Safe Families Act, child welfare outcome mandates, State policies and regulations, procedural guidelines, and practice standards that are directly connected to child sexual abuse issues and supervisory issues.
Supervisory Training Series: Module 1: The Preparatory and Beginning Phases of Child Welfare Supervision
Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program (2003)
Teaches supervisors how to assess a worker's knowledge and skills related to assessing substance abuse in families, developing an effective case plan, and assessing the effectiveness of treatment programs.
Drug and Alcohol Issues: An Introduction for Child Welfare Professionals
Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program (2003)
Teaches supervisors how to assess a worker's knowledge of substance abuse issues and assist workers in improving their skills in working with families affected by substance abuse.
Supervisory Training to Enhance Permanency Solutions (STEPS)
Massachusetts Department of Social Services & University of Massachusetts Medical School Center for Adoption Research (2008)
Trains supervisors on specific strategies to engage and support social workers as they promote permanency and prepare adolescents for adulthood, addressing topics such as positive youth development, community ties and lifelong connections, education and workforce, physical and mental health needs, and public safety and juvenile justice.
Tools of the Trade: Preparation for Supervision: Participant's Guide (PDF - 1,410 KB)
Georgia Department of Human Resources (2007)
Includes eight training modules for new supervisors: Making the transition to supervisor; communicating; coaching; planning and managing unit work; building better relationships; using data; team building; and maximizing individual performance. Also see Trainer's Guide (PDF - 3730 KB) and Supervisory Field Practice Guide (PDF - 248 KB).
The Wisconsin Clinical Supervision Training Model
Foundation for Addictions Research and Education, Wisconsin Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors, Wisconsin Certification Board, & Wisconsin Bureau of Substance Abuse Services (2001)
Helps supervisors introduce current general supervision knowledge, theories, and skills into their work as supervisors and prepares them to take the national supervisor certification examination offered by the International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium.
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