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,…
We would like to let our learners know that the Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy is beginning to schedule some in-person trainings starting this April. For the next few months, we will offer both in-person and online trai…
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 would like to announce the selection of the Northeast Regional Learning Center, which will be located in downtown Duluth, and hosted by the Tribal Training and Certification Partnershi…
The Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy would like to announce the selection of the Southwest Regional Learning Center, which will be located on the Southwest Minnesota State University campus in Marshall. This location will…
Learn more about Amy Walkner, the Evaluation and Credentialing Specialist for the Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy.Amy is a licensed social worker with over 15 years’ direct practice, research, data, and policy experience…
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…
Learn more about Connie Abbott-Foster, the Human Services Consultant for the Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy.Ms. Abbott-Foster has a lifelong career of working with children and families. Her experience includes educatio…