Learn more about Bonnie Vang, the new Learner Experience Specialist for the Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy.Bonnie is excited to join the MNCWTA team! She loves helping people learn and grow. She has over 15 years of C…
The mission of the MNCWTA (Academy) is to train and foster “the skills, expertise, and well-being of Minnesota’s child welfare workforce while nurturing a commitment to equitable child welfare practice.” One way to achieve that m…
Established in 2008 through legislation from the U.S. Congress, Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month (also known as BIPOC Mental Health Month) was created to highlight the unique challenges that Bla…
In the summer of 2020, the Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy participated in a public art event known as Roseville in Bloom, which featured twenty unique rose statues to be displayed at various locations throughout Rosevil…
Learn more about Sandra Vega Carrero, new Curriculum Developer for the Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy.Sandra is a Fulbright alumna devoted to e-learning and adult education. She is passionate about helping people learn …
Learn more about Melissa Tjader-Berg, the Training and Development Lead for the Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy.What do you do for the Training Academy? My position includes working with all staff and community trainers,…
The Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy regularly collects learner feedback for all trainings conducted by our staff and community trainers. Internally, we review that data to provide information to our trainers and curricul…
The Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy (MNCWTA) is charged with providing training on best practices in child welfare to ensure effective services are provided to all children and families. In carrying out that charge, we w…
Learn more about Addie Smith, the Northeast Regional Trainer for the Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy.Addie has worked in the human services field for over 10 years in multiple different roles including Supervised Visitat…
Learn more about Kristin Malin, the Southwest Regional Trainer for the Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy.Kristin has spent the last 16 years in the world of child protection. After starting as a front line child protection…
