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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…
June 24th, 2020 Showing Our Pride
The Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy is proud to acknowledge and celebrate LGBTQ Pride Month this June. Research consistently shows that LGBTQ youth (as well as tribal and youth of color) are overrepresented in t…
June 17th, 2020 Art in Bloom at the Training Academy
Long before we could have imagined how the COVID-19 pandemic would change our day-to-day experiences, the city of Roseville was organizing a free public art event…
June 4th, 2020 Coaching Supervisor Training Request for Proposal (RFP)
As the Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy (MNCWTA) continues to develop a robust supervisor training curriculum with input from community and key stakeholders, we recognize that coaching is a critical aspect of this work. To tha…
May 8th, 2020 Adult Protection Worker Training Added to Online Offerings
The Training Academy launched the first virtual Social Service Information System (SSIS) Adult Protection Worker training this past April 23. As one of many trainings that are important to professionals working with vulnerable familie…
April 24th, 2020 Child Welfare Training Moves Online
The current pandemic has reminded us that the work of child welfare professionals is essential, and despite the risks to those who cannot socially distance, there are still vulnerable children who need these workers to continue to add…
March 31st, 2020 Transgender Day of Visibility: March 31
Today is the annual Transgender Day of Visibility. The Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy (MNCWTA) celebrates the bravery and resilience of our transgender and gender non-conforming employees, caseworkers, supervisors, and the f…