Course Catalog

Description

This training highlights the connection between historical inequities, current system disparities, and the responsibilities of child welfare professionals under the Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act (MAAFPCWDA). Participants will learn strategies for culturally responsive engagement, active efforts, and equitable decision‑making. The training also supports workforce readiness by helping staff identify beliefs, emotions, and needs that influence their experience of change and their ability to implement new expectations effectively. 12.0 CEUs

Description

This training highlights the connection between historical inequities, current system disparities, and the responsibilities of child welfare professionals under the Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act (MAAFPCWDA). Participants will learn strategies for culturally responsive engagement, active efforts, and equitable decision‑making. The training also supports workforce readiness by helping staff identify beliefs, emotions, and needs that influence their experience of change and their ability to implement new expectations effectively. 12.0 CEUs

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This training is brought to you by the University of Minnesota Duluth Tribal Training and Certification Partnership (TTCP). This is an introductory course to the basics of the history of ICWA and application of ICWA and MIFPA. We have an education team comprised of several community trainers that come from University of Minnesota Duluth's MSW faculty and instructors, the Center for Regional and Tribal Child Welfare Studies instructors and researchers; tribal child welfare workers, county child welfare ICWA specialists, urban ICWA workers, individuals with lived experience, the MN GAL program, and elders. Your education team will include a mixture of individuals representing these varied backgrounds. 12 CEUs.

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At this time this course is only offered for child welfare and child protection workers. The training allows trainees to gain knowledge of trafficking and exploitation, and to develop skills pertinent to the child welfare response to youth and families impacted by trafficking and exploitation. The goal of this training is to provide staff with the knowledge and skills to: identify trafficking, identify exploitation, identify youth at-risk of trafficking or exploitation, assess and respond to potential trafficking and exploitation of youth, and coordinate with partners in meeting the needs of youth and families; and demonstrate culturally responsive practice. Intended Audience: Experienced workers who have not completed Foundations training (since 2020) or SEY x203 or x204 (since 2019). 6.0 CEUs.

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This training highlights the connection between historical inequities, current system disparities, and the responsibilities of child welfare professionals under the Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act (MAAFPCWDA). Participants will learn strategies for culturally responsive engagement, active efforts, and equitable decision‑making. The training also supports workforce readiness by helping staff identify beliefs, emotions, and needs that influence their experience of change and their ability to implement new expectations effectively. 12.0 CEUs

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In support of the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA), Qualified Individual (QI) Training is available to prepare clinicians and community members to help reduce the number of children in child care institutions. QIs provide an objective and independent review of the needs and strengths of children to determine whether or not those needs can be met within their family or family foster home with community services, rather than being placed in a child care institution, known as a Qualified Residential Treatment Program (QRTP). Learners must first be approved by DCYF to register. 12.0 CEUs.

Description

This training highlights the connection between historical inequities, current system disparities, and the responsibilities of child welfare professionals under the Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act (MAAFPCWDA). Participants will learn strategies for culturally responsive engagement, active efforts, and equitable decision‑making. The training also supports workforce readiness by helping staff identify beliefs, emotions, and needs that influence their experience of change and their ability to implement new expectations effectively. 12.0 CEUs

Description

This training is brought to you by the University of Minnesota Duluth Tribal Training and Certification Partnership (TTCP). This is an introductory course to the basics of the history of ICWA and application of ICWA and MIFPA. We have an education team comprised of several community trainers that come from University of Minnesota Duluth's MSW faculty and instructors, the Center for Regional and Tribal Child Welfare Studies instructors and researchers; tribal child welfare workers, county child welfare ICWA specialists, urban ICWA workers, individuals with lived experience, the MN GAL program, and elders. Your education team will include a mixture of individuals representing these varied backgrounds. 12 CEUs.

Description

This training highlights the connection between historical inequities, current system disparities, and the responsibilities of child welfare professionals under the Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act (MAAFPCWDA). Participants will learn strategies for culturally responsive engagement, active efforts, and equitable decision‑making. The training also supports workforce readiness by helping staff identify beliefs, emotions, and needs that influence their experience of change and their ability to implement new expectations effectively. 12.0 CEUs

Description

This training highlights the connection between historical inequities, current system disparities, and the responsibilities of child welfare professionals under the Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act (MAAFPCWDA). Participants will learn strategies for culturally responsive engagement, active efforts, and equitable decision‑making. The training also supports workforce readiness by helping staff identify beliefs, emotions, and needs that influence their experience of change and their ability to implement new expectations effectively. 12.0 CEUs

Description

This training highlights the connection between historical inequities, current system disparities, and the responsibilities of child welfare professionals under the Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act (MAAFPCWDA). Participants will learn strategies for culturally responsive engagement, active efforts, and equitable decision‑making. The training also supports workforce readiness by helping staff identify beliefs, emotions, and needs that influence their experience of change and their ability to implement new expectations effectively. 12.0 CEUs

Description

This training is brought to you by the University of Minnesota Duluth Tribal Training and Certification Partnership (TTCP). This is an introductory course to the basics of the history of ICWA and application of ICWA and MIFPA. We have an education team comprised of several community trainers that come from University of Minnesota Duluth's MSW faculty and instructors, the Center for Regional and Tribal Child Welfare Studies instructors and researchers; tribal child welfare workers, county child welfare ICWA specialists, urban ICWA workers, individuals with lived experience, the MN GAL program, and elders. Your education team will include a mixture of individuals representing these varied backgrounds. 12 CEUs.

Description

This training highlights the connection between historical inequities, current system disparities, and the responsibilities of child welfare professionals under the Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act (MAAFPCWDA). Participants will learn strategies for culturally responsive engagement, active efforts, and equitable decision‑making. The training also supports workforce readiness by helping staff identify beliefs, emotions, and needs that influence their experience of change and their ability to implement new expectations effectively. 12 CEUs.

Description

This training highlights the connection between historical inequities, current system disparities, and the responsibilities of child welfare professionals under the Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act (MAAFPCWDA). Participants will learn strategies for culturally responsive engagement, active efforts, and equitable decision‑making. The training also supports workforce readiness by helping staff identify beliefs, emotions, and needs that influence their experience of change and their ability to implement new expectations effectively. 12.0 CEUs

Description

This training highlights the connection between historical inequities, current system disparities, and the responsibilities of child welfare professionals under the Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act (MAAFPCWDA). Participants will learn strategies for culturally responsive engagement, active efforts, and equitable decision‑making. The training also supports workforce readiness by helping staff identify beliefs, emotions, and needs that influence their experience of change and their ability to implement new expectations effectively. 12 CEUs.

Description

This training highlights the connection between historical inequities, current system disparities, and the responsibilities of child welfare professionals under the Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act (MAAFPCWDA). Participants will learn strategies for culturally responsive engagement, active efforts, and equitable decision‑making. The training also supports workforce readiness by helping staff identify beliefs, emotions, and needs that influence their experience of change and their ability to implement new expectations effectively. 12 CEUs.

Description

This training highlights the connection between historical inequities, current system disparities, and the responsibilities of child welfare professionals under the Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act (MAAFPCWDA). Participants will learn strategies for culturally responsive engagement, active efforts, and equitable decision‑making. The training also supports workforce readiness by helping staff identify beliefs, emotions, and needs that influence their experience of change and their ability to implement new expectations effectively. 12 CEUs.

Description

This training is brought to you by the University of Minnesota Duluth Tribal Training and Certification Partnership (TTCP). This is an introductory course to the basics of the history of ICWA and application of ICWA and MIFPA. We have an education team comprised of several community trainers that come from University of Minnesota Duluth's MSW faculty and instructors, the Center for Regional and Tribal Child Welfare Studies instructors and researchers; tribal child welfare workers, county child welfare ICWA specialists, urban ICWA workers, individuals with lived experience, the MN GAL program, and elders. Your education team will include a mixture of individuals representing these varied backgrounds. 12 CEUs.

Description

This training highlights the connection between historical inequities, current system disparities, and the responsibilities of child welfare professionals under the Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act (MAAFPCWDA). Participants will learn strategies for culturally responsive engagement, active efforts, and equitable decision‑making. The training also supports workforce readiness by helping staff identify beliefs, emotions, and needs that influence their experience of change and their ability to implement new expectations effectively. 12 CEUs.

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The goal of this training is to introduce learners to the Family Group Decision Making (FGDM) process, and to understand how to work with families/youth involved with the child welfare system. An overview of the principles and phases of FGDM, including which cases are appropriate for referral to the FGDM process, is provided. Individuals will learn the specific skills, strategies, and techniques fundamental to facilitating and coordinating FGDM meetings in the context of child welfare. The training will cover the history, philosophy, and core practice elements of FGDM, along with an analysis of how it supports the goals of the MAAFPCWDA legislation by preventing out-of-home placements and promoting family reunification. It will also explore how FGDM aligns with the goals of ICWA by preserving families and preventing unnecessary out-of-home placements, thereby supporting reunification within American Indian communities. 12.0 CEUs.

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This training highlights the connection between historical inequities, current system disparities, and the responsibilities of child welfare professionals under the Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act (MAAFPCWDA). Participants will learn strategies for culturally responsive engagement, active efforts, and equitable decision‑making. The training also supports workforce readiness by helping staff identify beliefs, emotions, and needs that influence their experience of change and their ability to implement new expectations effectively. 12 CEUs.

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In this training, learners will be equipped with the skills to support family safety and well-being in child welfare cases complicated by domestic violence. The course explores the dynamics of domestic violence, emphasizing cultural and historical factors, power dynamics, and intersectionality. This course replaces “CWTA X209: Domestic Violence Co-Occurrence: Partnering and Engaging Parents”. While this training continues to focus on how to engage with adult victims and offenders, there is a significant expansion of content in the area of assessing and planning for safety within the context of child protection as well as new content on engaging with children of offenders and adult victims. Through trauma-informed and strength-based approaches, participants will practice engagement skills and develop competency in recognizing and documenting patterns of abuse. Learners will apply these skills and knowledge to scenario-based exercises to develop their ability to promote the safety, permanency, and well-being of children and families while fostering professional growth and systemic improvement. 12.0 CEUs

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The 1.5-hour Coaching Circles are designed to help you foster a realistic self-appraisal, hone your MI skills (with practice and feedback) and increase your confidence in the approach. The topics in each course have some similarity that will prepare you to take the final skills demonstration course. Learners will need to register for each of the four sessions. Circles do not need to be completed in order. 1.5 CEUs Each.

Description

This training is brought to you by the University of Minnesota Duluth Tribal Training and Certification Partnership (TTCP). This is an introductory course to the basics of the history of ICWA and application of ICWA and MIFPA. We have an education team comprised of several community trainers that come from University of Minnesota Duluth's MSW faculty and instructors, the Center for Regional and Tribal Child Welfare Studies instructors and researchers; tribal child welfare workers, county child welfare ICWA specialists, urban ICWA workers, individuals with lived experience, the MN GAL program, and elders. Your education team will include a mixture of individuals representing these varied backgrounds. 12 CEUs.

Description

This training highlights the connection between historical inequities, current system disparities, and the responsibilities of child welfare professionals under the Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act (MAAFPCWDA). Participants will learn strategies for culturally responsive engagement, active efforts, and equitable decision‑making. The training also supports workforce readiness by helping staff identify beliefs, emotions, and needs that influence their experience of change and their ability to implement new expectations effectively. 12 CEUs.

Description

This training highlights the connection between historical inequities, current system disparities, and the responsibilities of child welfare professionals under the Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act (MAAFPCWDA). Participants will learn strategies for culturally responsive engagement, active efforts, and equitable decision‑making. The training also supports workforce readiness by helping staff identify beliefs, emotions, and needs that influence their experience of change and their ability to implement new expectations effectively. 12 CEUs.

Description

This training highlights the connection between historical inequities, current system disparities, and the responsibilities of child welfare professionals under the Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act (MAAFPCWDA). Participants will learn strategies for culturally responsive engagement, active efforts, and equitable decision‑making. The training also supports workforce readiness by helping staff identify beliefs, emotions, and needs that influence their experience of change and their ability to implement new expectations effectively. 12 CEUs.

Description

This training highlights the connection between historical inequities, current system disparities, and the responsibilities of child welfare professionals under the Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act (MAAFPCWDA). Participants will learn strategies for culturally responsive engagement, active efforts, and equitable decision‑making. The training also supports workforce readiness by helping staff identify beliefs, emotions, and needs that influence their experience of change and their ability to implement new expectations effectively. 12 CEUs.

Description

This training highlights the connection between historical inequities, current system disparities, and the responsibilities of child welfare professionals under the Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act (MAAFPCWDA). Participants will learn strategies for culturally responsive engagement, active efforts, and equitable decision‑making. The training also supports workforce readiness by helping staff identify beliefs, emotions, and needs that influence their experience of change and their ability to implement new expectations effectively. 12 CEUs.

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This course, also known as Home Studies, is designed to help you gain an understanding of the Home Study assessment process. It will introduce you to engaging and conducting interviews with applicants and explore how to equitably and collaboratively assess an applicant's strengths and needs. By enhancing your knowledge of the Home Study Assessment, you will enhance your ability to gather, synthesize, assess, and summarize an applicant’s ability to provide for the safety and well-being of children. This course consists of three self-paced trainings followed by two instructor-led trainings (in-person). 15.5 CEUs.

Description

This training highlights the connection between historical inequities, current system disparities, and the responsibilities of child welfare professionals under the Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act (MAAFPCWDA). Participants will learn strategies for culturally responsive engagement, active efforts, and equitable decision‑making. The training also supports workforce readiness by helping staff identify beliefs, emotions, and needs that influence their experience of change and their ability to implement new expectations effectively. 12 CEUs.

Description

This training highlights the connection between historical inequities, current system disparities, and the responsibilities of child welfare professionals under the Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act (MAAFPCWDA). Participants will learn strategies for culturally responsive engagement, active efforts, and equitable decision‑making. The training also supports workforce readiness by helping staff identify beliefs, emotions, and needs that influence their experience of change and their ability to implement new expectations effectively. 12.0 CEUs

Description

This training highlights the connection between historical inequities, current system disparities, and the responsibilities of child welfare professionals under the Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act (MAAFPCWDA). Participants will learn strategies for culturally responsive engagement, active efforts, and equitable decision‑making. The training also supports workforce readiness by helping staff identify beliefs, emotions, and needs that influence their experience of change and their ability to implement new expectations effectively. 12.0 CEUs

Description

This training highlights the connection between historical inequities, current system disparities, and the responsibilities of child welfare professionals under the Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act (MAAFPCWDA). Participants will learn strategies for culturally responsive engagement, active efforts, and equitable decision‑making. The training also supports workforce readiness by helping staff identify beliefs, emotions, and needs that influence their experience of change and their ability to implement new expectations effectively. 12.0 CEUs

Description

This training is brought to you by the University of Minnesota Duluth Tribal Training and Certification Partnership (TTCP). This is an introductory course to the basics of the history of ICWA and application of ICWA and MIFPA. We have an education team comprised of several community trainers that come from University of Minnesota Duluth's MSW faculty and instructors, the Center for Regional and Tribal Child Welfare Studies instructors and researchers; tribal child welfare workers, county child welfare ICWA specialists, urban ICWA workers, individuals with lived experience, the MN GAL program, and elders. Your education team will include a mixture of individuals representing these varied backgrounds. 12 CEUs.

Description

This training is brought to you by the University of Minnesota Duluth Tribal Training and Certification Partnership (TTCP). This is an introductory course to the basics of the history of ICWA and application of ICWA and MIFPA. We have an education team comprised of several community trainers that come from University of Minnesota Duluth's MSW faculty and instructors, the Center for Regional and Tribal Child Welfare Studies instructors and researchers; tribal child welfare workers, county child welfare ICWA specialists, urban ICWA workers, individuals with lived experience, the MN GAL program, and elders. Your education team will include a mixture of individuals representing these varied backgrounds. 12 CEUs.

Description

This training is brought to you by the University of Minnesota Duluth Tribal Training and Certification Partnership (TTCP). This is an introductory course to the basics of the history of ICWA and application of ICWA and MIFPA. We have an education team comprised of several community trainers that come from University of Minnesota Duluth's MSW faculty and instructors, the Center for Regional and Tribal Child Welfare Studies instructors and researchers; tribal child welfare workers, county child welfare ICWA specialists, urban ICWA workers, individuals with lived experience, the MN GAL program, and elders. Your education team will include a mixture of individuals representing these varied backgrounds. 12 CEUs.

Description

This training is brought to you by the University of Minnesota Duluth Tribal Training and Certification Partnership (TTCP). This is an introductory course to the basics of the history of ICWA and application of ICWA and MIFPA. We have an education team comprised of several community trainers that come from University of Minnesota Duluth's MSW faculty and instructors, the Center for Regional and Tribal Child Welfare Studies instructors and researchers; tribal child welfare workers, county child welfare ICWA specialists, urban ICWA workers, individuals with lived experience, the MN GAL program, and elders. Your education team will include a mixture of individuals representing these varied backgrounds. 12 CEUs.

Description

This training is brought to you by the University of Minnesota Duluth Tribal Training and Certification Partnership (TTCP). This is an introductory course to the basics of the history of ICWA and application of ICWA and MIFPA. We have an education team comprised of several community trainers that come from University of Minnesota Duluth's MSW faculty and instructors, the Center for Regional and Tribal Child Welfare Studies instructors and researchers; tribal child welfare workers, county child welfare ICWA specialists, urban ICWA workers, individuals with lived experience, the MN GAL program, and elders. Your education team will include a mixture of individuals representing these varied backgrounds. 12 CEUs.

Description

SSIS Essentials is a collection of ten lessons designed to provide caseworkers with an introduction to basic navigation and functionality of core SSIS functions. Learning is self-paced and experiential. This course takes approximately 5 hours to complete. While not required, we strongly suggest that all new workers complete this course. This is the same SSIS Essentials found in TrainLink, but will be reflected in your Training Portal training record. 5.0 CEUs

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This 2-hour self-paced online course is for anyone who uses the MAPCY tool, enters it into SSIS, and/or approves it, including staff at county agencies, Tribal agencies, and private agencies. This is a foundational training that is appropriate for new workers as well as a refresher for seasoned workers. The likely audience for this course is assessors who need to know how to complete the MAPCY and submit it for review and approval. The focus of this course is how to complete an accurate and high-quality assessment in a timely manner. Learners will understand MAPCY within the larger child welfare system and gain new skills to support permanency and children who are in care. 2.0 CEUs.