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About the Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy (MNCWTA) and Listening Sessions

MNCWTA is a collaboration between the Child Safety and Permanency Division at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) and the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare (CASCW) at the University of Minnesota. Its mission is to train, develop, and support the skills, expertise, and well-being of Minnesota’s child welfare workforce while nurturing a commitment to equitable child welfare practice. MNCWTA hosts listening sessions to gather feedback from the child welfare workforce and other professional stakeholders on training initiatives, curriculum, and other aspects of the work that we do.

Law Enforcement Listening Sessions

MNCWTA wants to hear your feedback around how law enforcement professionals experience collaboration with the child welfare workforce across the state of Minnesota. Partners from the Department of Public Safety will help facilitate these conversations. Three virtual meetings are being offered for law enforcement professionals to provide feedback and perspectives on this topic to identify potential cross-training needs. Each will be an hour or less and will be hosted on Zoom. Please register by clicking on the link of the desired session below.

Sessions will not be recorded and notetakers will focus on gathering broad themes.

If you have any questions or if you would like to provide feedback and cannot participate in a session, please contact:

Rachel Johnson
Multidisciplinary Coordinator
joh04438@umn.edu

or

Marissa Kirby-Stofferahn
Child Welfare Policy Liaison Lead
kirby159@umn.edu

If you are interested in participating and do not currently work in law enforcement, please check back for listening sessions focused on other professionals affiliations and community partners this fall. In addition, MNCWTA has an advisory network we utilize for community engagement related to training, workforce development, and wellbeing. Information on the advisory network can be found here.