As part of the recently updated training for Mandated Reporters in Minnesota, a module for Youth Program staff is now available. This no-cost, self-paced 15-minute training is designed for employees or supervisors of private or p…
The Department of Human Services (DHS) is seeking proposals from qualified responders to develop and support the delivery of a coaching curriculum and training for child welfare supervisors in both county and tribal child welfare…
New Mandated Reporter Training for professionals identified by law who must make a report of suspected or known child maltreatment has been available since August 2022. As of late October, over 2,700 professionals in Minnesota ha…
2020 Minnesota child welfare statistics
Recently during new worker training, a learner asked “why do we have to talk about Race?” It’s a good question. Of all the knowledge and skills needed to do this difficult work, is Rac…
Learn more about Megan Brown, the new Curriculum Developer for the Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy.Megan (she, her, hers) received her undergraduate degrees in Psychology and Anthropology from the University of Wyoming a…
In a previous post, the Academy shared its evaluation framework, which describes the levels at which we will be collecting information to improve our curriculum and training delivery. In this post, we share our companion table to…
The Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy (MNCWTA) and the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) have collaborated to create new Mandated Reporter Training for professionals identified by law who must make a report of s…
Learn more about Richard Coleman, a new Metro Trainer for the Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy.My name is Richard Coleman, I am an African American man, pronouns, he, him, his, I am a husband, a father of four adult child…
Simulation is an exciting and fast-developing practice that can be used to greatly enhance child welfare training. At the Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy (MNCWTA), our curriculum development team has been working in coll…
Learn more about Carrie Meiners, the new Southeast Regional Trainer for the Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy.What is your job title, and what will you be doing? My role at the academy is the Southeast Regional Trainer. I …