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December 3rd, 2020 Welcome Krista Trempe | Graphic Designer
The Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy (MNCWTA) would like to introduce Krista Trempe, our new graphic designer.Krista is an award-winning graphic designer and visual communicator with over 20 years of experience. She holds…
November 23rd, 2020 Assessment as a Frontline Worker Competency
This November we are exploring the worker competencies associated with Assessment, which involves gathering information about reported concerns and family needs, practicing basic principles and techniques of interviewing children…
November 6th, 2020 Team Leadership as a Supervisor Competency
This November we will explore the supervisor competencies associated with Team Leadership, which involves communicating and utilizing agency mission and vision to support effective practice with children and families in a changin…
October 22nd, 2020 Meet Diana Miller | Training Program Operations Specialist
The Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy (MNCWTA) would like to introduce Diana Miller, our Training Program Operations Specialist.My name is Diana Miller. My partner and I live in Cambridge with three children, three pets, a…
October 8th, 2020 Program Administration 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 Framew…
October 6th, 2020 Meet Bill O'Connor | Communication Specialist
The Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy (MNCWTA) would like to introduce Bill O'Connor, our communication specialist.Bill has been with the University of Minnesota since 2005, initially working in the Orientation & …
October 5th, 2020 Partnering as a Frontline Worker Competency
This October we will explore the worker competencies associated with Partnering, which involve the expectation that workers apply a strengths perspective in an environmental context and work in respectful, interdisciplinary, and …
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 diff…
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. H…
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 Framew…