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September 14th, 2020 Engagement as a Frontline Worker Competency
The Minnesota Child Welfare Practice Framework is a set of competencies that have been created to assist child welfare professionals in defining and demonstrating their knowledge, skills, and understanding across a number of different…
September 10th, 2020 Meet Cliff Dahlberg | Graduate Research Assistant
The Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy (MNCWTA) would like to welcome Cliff Dahlberg, our new Graduate Research Assistant. Cliff is an award-winning videographer living in Minnesota with his wife, their kiddo, and poodle. He has…
September 9th, 2020 Human Resource Management as a Supervisor Competency
Effective supervisors are an essential component in the successful outcomes of children and families involved in the child welfare system. In addition to front-line worker competencies, the Minnesota Child Welfare Practice Framework p…
August 31st, 2020 Meet Jon Goldman | Technical Coordinator
The Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy (MNCWTA) would like to welcome Jon Goldman, our new Technical Coordinator.Jon has provided desktop computer support within the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) at the Unive…
August 26th, 2020 Welcome Padma Kannan | Research Assistant
The Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy (MNCWTA) would like to welcome Padma Kannan, our new Research Assistant in the Evaluation and Credentialing Unit.Padma has over ten years of experience working with children in schools, tea…
August 10th, 2020 Meet Kia Moua | Training Supervisor
Meet Kia Moua, Training Supervisor for the Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy.Kia has over 20 years of training experience in law enforcement, youth development, human service programs, and K-12. She has worked in the human serv…
August 7th, 2020 Welcome Lolita Johnson | New Curriculum Supervisor
The Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy (MNCWTA) would like to welcome Lolita Johnson, our new Curriculum Supervisor. Lolita has over 20 years of leadership, training, and design experience that rela…
August 5th, 2020 Supervision as a Supervisor Competency
Effective supervisors are an essential component in the successful outcomes of children and families involved in the child welfare system. In addition to front-line worker competencies, the Minnesota Child Welfare Practice Framework p…
August 4th, 2020 Cultural Responsiveness as a Frontline Worker Competency
The Minnesota Child Welfare Practice Framework is a series of competencies that help child welfare professionals define and demonstrate their knowledge, skills, and understanding across a number of different practice areas. In Minneso…
July 1st, 2020 Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Child Welfare
The staff at the Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy (MNCWTA) worked together to document and share the work we have been doing since the beginning of the year on decentering whiteness, as well as some ideas for furthering antira…