This December, we are launching new training for all incoming child protection workers. Based on feedback we received in listening sessions held in 2020-21 about the existing new worker training, we have developed and are introdu…
Learn more about Nicole Freeman, New Metro Staff Trainer!
What is your job title, and what will you be doing?I am a trainer with the Metro team and will deliver training to other child welfare professionals. Tell us about you…
We are excited to feature Foster Adopt Minnesota (FAM), our partner in providing timely and relevant training opportunities to kinship, foster, and adoptive parents. MNCWTA supports training of foster parents by funding the FAM F…
Child Welfare is a helping profession that can lend itself to burnout. It is easy to get overwhelmed and stuck in a “just surviving” situation. This article aims to tackle common burnout situations and ways to get out of the “jus…
In this article we want to address compassion fatigue, secondary trauma, and self-care in the context of working in Child Welfare and the professionals who do this work. All child welfare professionals are susceptible and our hop…
Learn more about Muriah Deuth, a new Metro Staff Trainer for the Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy.
As a child welfare worker in Florida, Muriah worked with hundreds of children and families to achieve safety and the b…
Learn more about Melissa Mendez, the Child Welfare Education Partnership Coordinator for the Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy.
What is your job title, and what will you be doing?I am the new Child Welfare Education Pa…
By Shaneen Moore, MBA, ABD, Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Children and Family Services, Child Support Division, Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS)Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021 and recently became a Minnes…
“They’re like a father to me” is one of the most meaningful attributes you can give to someone. Being a father figure, regardless of gender or biological factors, has the potential to have a major impact on someone’s life.Because…
“We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility. It's easy to say 'It's not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem.' Then there are those who see the need and respond. I consider…