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June 8th, 2021 Use of Supervision and Management as a Worker Competency
This June we examine the worker competencies involved with the Use of Supervision and Management. These competencies ask workers to recognize the importance of the supervisory role in achieving desired service and organizational …
May 27th, 2021 Meet Tori Hensley | Staff Trainer
Meet Tori Hensley, the new staff trainer for the Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy!Tori is deeply passionate about serving individuals impacted by the child welfare system, specifically providing relatives and kin caregive…
May 14th, 2021 Policy as a Worker Competency
This May we are exploring the worker competencies associated with Policy, which involves understanding policies that affect delivery of child welfare services and the missions, priorities and resource allocations that guide the d…
May 5th, 2021 Decision Making as a Supervisor Competency
Guest author Stacey Steinbach, licensed Signs of Safety trainer, consultant, and Children’s Service Supervisor with the Yellow Medicine County Family Services, shares her experiences and understanding of the supervisor competency…
April 28th, 2021 Meet Jane Fields | Evaluation and Credentialing Supervisor
Jane has more than two decades of experience working with project leaders, staff members, participants, and communities in evaluating program designs, implementation, and impact as both an internal and external evaluator. She has…
April 27th, 2021 Advocacy as a Worker Competency
In this article we are exploring the worker competencies associated with Advocacy, which involves recognizing individual or group needs, providing intervention on behalf of children and families, communicating to decision makers,…
March 29th, 2021 Meet Josh Geiger | Curriculum Developer
I am from St. Paul and currently live on the West Side. I have previously worked as a trainer, adviser, and teacher. I am inquisitive by nature and really enjoy uncovering the connectedness of seemingly disconnected things. I bri…
March 8th, 2021 Learn more about MN ADOPT
We are excited to feature MN ADOPT, our partner in providing timely and relevant training opportunities to foster and adoptive parents. With frequent inquiries about foster parent training opportunities, one of the ways the MNCWT…
March 3rd, 2021 Evaluation as a Worker Competency
This March we are exploring the worker competencies associated with Evaluation, which involves continuously monitoring outcomes of service plans and system programs to determine if the desired goals are being achieved and, if not…
February 17th, 2021 Meet Anna Chaloupka | Staff Trainer
The Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy (MNCWTA) would like to introduce Anna Chaloupka, one of our staff trainers.What is your job title and what do you do? I am a trainer with the Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy (…