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 October 2012 |
| State Child Welfare Training Resources |
The following organizations are among many that have information on State Child Welfare Training Resources. Inclusion on this list is for information purposes and does not constitute an endorsement by Child Welfare Information Gateway or the Children's Bureau. For the most current information, please refer to the National Organizations section of Child Welfare Information Gateway at http://www.childwelfare.gov/organizations/index.cfm.
Recommended updates and additions to the Information Gateway Organization database can be emailed to: OrganizationUpdates@childwelfare.gov
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University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA)
4500 Diplomacy Drive
Suite 303
Anchorage, AK 99508
| Phone: | (907) 786-6720 |
| Fax: | (907) 786-6735 |
| Toll-Free: | (855) 786-6720 |
http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/childwelfareacademy/
The Child Welfare Academy trains and develops professional workers who work with Alaska children and families to assure children are safe and families are strong.
Major Program(s)/Initiatives(s):
- Additional Training Opportunities - http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/childwelfareacademy/addtraining.cfm
Alabama Department of Human Resources
| Phone: | (334) 242-9275 |
Academic Partnership in Public Child Welfare
| Phone: | (870) 575-8000 |
MidSOUTH Training Academy
| Phone: | (501) 569-3067 |
| Fax: | (501) 569-3364 |
Bay Area Academy Training Center
| Phone: | (510) 419-3600 |
| Fax: | (510) 663-5532 |
California Social Work Education Center ((CalSWEC))
| Phone: | (510) 642-9272 |
| Fax: | (510) 642-8573 |
Social Welfare Evaluation, Research and Training Center (SWERT)
| Phone: | (559) 294-9754 |
| Fax: | (559) 292-7371 |
Major Program(s)/Initiatives(s):
- Central California Training Academy - http://www.csufresno.edu/swert/projects_programs/ccta/index.shtml
- Central California Area Social Services Consortium (CCASSC) - http://www.csufresno.edu/swert/projects_programs/ccassc/index.shtml
Center for Human Services
| Phone: | (530) 757-8643 |
| Fax: | (530) 754-5104 |
http://humanservices.ucdavis.edu/index.asp
Child Welfare Training Centre (CWTC)
| Phone: | (562) 985-7383 |
| Fax: | (562) 985-7387 |
UCLA Center on Child Welfare (CCW)
| Phone: | (310) 206-2475 |
| Fax: | (310) 206-2716 |
University of Southern California (USC)
University Park Campus
Los Angeles, CA 90089
| Toll-Free: | (877) 700-4679 |
http://msw.usc.edu/
General Scope: The mission of the School of Social Work is to provide value-driven and empirically-based practice and policy leadership in order to prevent and mitigate severe social problems which challenge the viability of culturally diverse and complex urban settings; build on the strengths of individuals, families, and communities; and lead the scholarly search for innovative, just solutions.
Training Specific: The foundation-year curriculum provides a common base of knowledge, skills and values by introducing theories, issues and practice methods that deal with individuals and their environment. The second half of the curriculum offers advanced training in a concentration area to develop in-depth knowledge and skills in Families and Children; Community Organization, Planning and Administration (COPA); Mental Health; or Military Social Work.
The MSW program offers a concentration in Families and Children that prepares social workers for effective practice with families and children in multicultural urban communities. For more information, see http://msw.usc.edu/academic/concentrations/families-and-children/.
The USC/County Child Welfare is also an integral component of the California Social Work Education Center (CalSWEC). The mission of CalSWEC is to reprofessionalize public child welfare. As a member of CalSWEC, the USC School of Social Work offers both full and part time student stipends to MSW graduate students. For more information, see http://www.usc.edu/dept/socialwork/academic/calswec.php.
Workforce Training/Development: The USC Center on Child Welfare(CCW) provides consultation and training to public service professionals and community advocates who work in the fields of child welfare, mental health, developmental disabilities, education, public health, and other community services. For more information, send an email to uscccw@usc.edu or visit the website at http://www.usc.edu/dept/socialwork/profdev/ccw/.
Academy for Professional Excellence
| Phone: | (619) 594-3546 |
| Fax: | (619) 594-1118 |
Colorado Department of Human Services
| Phone: | (303) 556-5205 |
| Fax: | (303) 556-6279 |
| Toll-Free: | (888) 569-1830 |
http://www.cocwtraining.com/
Nicholson, Spencer & Associates
| Phone: | (303) 433-6649 |
| Fax: | (303) 433-1605 |
| Toll-Free: | (877) 433-6649 |
Connecticut Department of Children and Families (DCF)
| Phone: | (860) 550-6418 |
Delaware Child Welfare Training Consortium
| Phone: | (302) 425-7490 |
http://www.pcadelaware.org/programs/training.htm
Child Welfare Training Consortium (CWTC)
13301 Bruce B. Downs
Tampa, FL 33612-4672
| Phone: | (813) 974-4606 |
| Fax: | (813) 974-4696 |
http://cwtc.fmhi.usf.edu/index.html
The Child Welfare Training Consortium (CWTC) at the University of South Florida provides support to child welfare provider organizations across Florida and the nation via its Pre-service Training and Professional Development program and its Promoting Achievement through Consultation & Training (imPACT) program.
University of South Florida (CFS/USF)
College of Behavioral and Community Sciences
13301 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard
Tampa, FL 33612-3807
| Phone: | (813) 974-9156 |
http://onlinelearningincmh.fmhi.usf.edu/index.cfm
Online Learning in Children's Mental Health is a program of the Department of Child and Family Studies (CFS). This program has been developed to benefit an array of behavioral health professionals including those in leadership positions, clinical staff, case managers and supervisors, direct health care staff, as well as families and advocates.
Online Learning provides access to current knowledge and practical skills needed to work in systems serving the mental health needs of children, youth, and their families. Courses are taught by national experts in children's mental health and related fields. Learning opportunities are grounded in principles of family-driven, youth-guided, culturally and linguistically competent care.
The development of this program has been supported through CFS, the Research and Training Center for Children's Mental Health, and the Child, Adolescent, and Family Branch of the Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
Training Consortium (University of South Florida)
Department of Mental Health Law and Policy/ Louis De La Parte Florida Mental Hea
13301 Bruce B. Downs Blouvard
Tampa, FL 33612
| Phone: | (813) 974-4606 |
| Fax: | (813) 974-4696 |
http://trainingconsortium.fmhi.usf.edu/TCContact.html
The Training Consortium provides support to Human Services professionals across Florida and the nation through services that include child welfare trainer preparation and certification, child welfare pre-service training, professional development, curriculum design and development consultation, technical assistance, and more.
Major Program(s)/Initiatives(s):
- imPACT Program -- Consultation and Training - http://impactprogram.fmhi.usf.edu/
Professional Development Centers (PDP)
| Phone: | (850) 487-0841 |
| Fax: | (850) 922-4559 |
http://www.dcf.state.fl.us/training/fsRegionalTraining2010.shtml
University of Georgia School of Social Work
| Phone: | (706) 542-7490 |
| Fax: | (706) 542-7667 |
http://www.ssw.uga.edu/social/index.php?TabID=1347
Georgia Division of Family & Children Services (DFCS)
Iowa Child Protective Training Academy (CPTA)
http://www.iowacpta.org/
University of Iowa School of Social Work
| Phone: | (319) 335-1250 |
| Fax: | (319) 335-1711 |
http://www.uiowa.edu/~socialwk/professionaldevelopment/
Child Welfare Project
| Phone: | (515) 294-5308 |
http://www.hdfs.hs.iastate.edu/child%20welfare%20project/default.htm
Child Welfare Center Training
| Phone: | (208) 426-5935 |
| Fax: | (208) 334-2001 |
Idaho Child Welfare Research & Training Center (ICWRTC)
| Phone: | (208) 676-1186 |
| Fax: | (208) 676-0435 |
| Toll-Free: | (800) 745-1186 |
Chicago’s Children’s Advocacy Center
| Phone: | (312) 492-3700 |
| Fax: | (312) 492-3760 |
Illinois Department of Children & Family Services
Indiana Department of Child Services
Kansas Children’s Service League
| Toll-Free: | (877) 530-5275 |
Children’s Alliance of Kansas
| Phone: | (785) 235-5437 |
| Fax: | (785) 235-8697 |
Department for Community Based Services Training Branch
Training Resource Center
University Training Consortium
| Phone: | (859) 622-1498 |
| Fax: | (859) 622-6399 |
Boston University School of Social Work
264 Bay State Road
Boston, MA 02215
| Phone: | (617) 353-3750 |
| Fax: | (617) 353-5612 |
General Scope: The Boston University School of Social Work is a graduate school offering MSW and PhD degrees, as well as continuing professional education. The School is committed to producing social workers who possess excellent skills and know how to practice within a variety of contexts, from clinical counseling to community-based and macro level settings.
Training Specific: The MSW program seeks to educate students who can integrate and apply clinical and macro practice methods in urban settings and diverse communities.
Clinical social work students are trained to work with individuals, families, and groups. Students develop knowledge and skills in diagnosis and assessment, treatment, and prevention. For more information, please see http://www.bu.edu/ssw/academics/clinical/.
The School of Social work also offers the option to complete the MSW degree program online. For more information, please see http://onlinemsw.bu.edu.
Major Program(s)/Initiatives(s):
- National Evaluation Of Child Welfare Training Grants - http://www.bu.edu/ssw/research/childwelfare/
This national evaluation is designed to evaluate federal efforts in the area of child welfare training and to develop recommendations to further child welfare training at federal, state, and local levels.
Maryland Child Welfare Academy (MCWA)
| Phone: | (410) 706-3014 |
| (410) 706-3637 | |
| Fax: | (410) 706-3133 |
http://www.family.umaryland.edu/ryc_education_and_training/child_welfare_academy.htm
University of Maryland School of Social Work
| Phone: | (410) 706-1839 |
| (410) 706-5004 | |
| Fax: | (410) 706-8325 |
Child Welfare Training Institute (CWTI)
| Phone: | (207) 626-5200 |
| Fax: | (207) 626-5088 |
| TTY: | (207) 626-5282 |
Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan
Child Abuse Training Services
116 West Ottawa Street, Suite 200
Lansing, MI 48913
| Phone: | (517) 334-6060 |
http://www.michiganprosecutor.org/cats/
The mission of the Child Abuse Trainings Services (CATS) is to promote multi-disciplinary expertise in the prevention and management of child abuse by providing professionals with up-to-date information about suspected or alleged sexual or physical abuse, neglect, and the training of forensic Interviewers.
University of Michigan, School of Social Work
| Phone: | (734) 764-3309 |
| Fax: | (734) 936-1961 |
Child Welfare Training Institute (CWTI)
http://www.michiganchildwelfaretraining.com/
General Scope: The Child Welfare Training Institute (CWTI) provides consultation services to State and local child welfare and human services agencies and to nonprofit organizations. Its mission is to provide information, ideas and guidance in the field of child welfare training and organizational development consultation.
Training Specific: The CWTI supports human services agencies through two core consulting services: Practice Development and Organizational Development, both with training and/or workforce development components. For more information, see http://www.michiganchildwelfaretraining.com/Training.aspx.
Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare
| Phone: | (612) 624-4231 |
| Fax: | (612) 624-3744 |
| Toll-Free: | (800) 779-8636 |
http://cehd.umn.edu/ssw/cascw/
Minnesota Child Welfare Training System (MCWTS)
http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&Redirected=true&dDocName=id_000158
CornerHouse
2502 10th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404
| Phone: | (612) 813-8300 |
| Fax: | (612) 813-8330 |
http://www.cornerhousemn.org/index.html
General Scope: The mission of CornerHouse is to ensure that the voices of children are heard and understood in cases of alleged abuse.
CornerHouse is a public-private partnership with Hennepin County Attorney's Office, the Minneapolis Police Department, the Hennepin County Sheriff's Department, suburban Hennepin County police departments, Hennepin County Human Services and Public Health Department, Hennepin County Medical Center and Children's Hospitals and Clinics-Minneapolis.
Training Specific: CornerHouse is an Interagency Child Abuse Evaluation and Training Center. It provides child sexual abuse forensic interview training to investigative professionals throughout Minnesota and across the nation. In addition to forensic interview training, CornerHouse also provides mandatory reporter training. For more information, see http://www.cornerhousemn.org/mandatedreporter.html.
Major Program(s)/Initiatives(s):
- Forensic Interview Services - http://www.cornerhousemn.org/forensic.html
University of Missouri – St. Louis, School of Social Work
Missouri Department of Social Services
| Phone: | (573) 751-5980 |
| Toll-Free: | (800) 487-1626 |
http://www.dss.mo.gov/stat/
Mississippi State Personnel Board Office of Training
| Phone: | (601) 359-1406 |
| Fax: | (601) 359-2729 |
Child Welfare Training Institute
| Phone: | (601) 266-4163 |
| Fax: | (601) 266-4167 |
North Carolina Department of Social Services
| Phone: | (919) 733-7907 |
| Fax: | (919) 715-2759 |
http://www.dhhs.state.nc.us/dss/training/childwelfare.htm
Family and Children's Resource Program - UNC-CH School of Social Work
Chapel Hill Training-Outreach Project, Inc.
| Phone: | (919) 490-5577 |
| Fax: | (919) 490-4905 |
| TDD: | (919) 490-5577 |
North Carolina Clearinghouse on Family & Child Well-Being
| Phone: | (919) 962-6489 |
http://www.clearinghousenc.org/home/
Child Welfare Education Collaborative (CWEC)
http://ssw.unc.edu/cwec/
Native American Training Institute
Human Resource Management Services
http://www.nd.gov/hrms/employees/training.html
Children and Family Services Training Center
http://www.cfstc.und.edu
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
| Phone: | (402) 471-9240 |
| Fax: | (402) 471-6682 |
http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/hur/Training.htm
Center on Children, Families, and the Law
| Phone: | (402) 472-3479 |
Granite State College
| Phone: | (603) 228-3000 |
| Fax: | (603) 513-1389 |
| Toll-Free: | (888) 228-3000 |
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
Child Welfare Training Academy
Monmouth University - Department of Social Work
| Phone: | (732) 571-3543 |
| Fax: | (732) 263-5217 |
http://bluehawk.monmouth.edu/socialwork/Main_SW.html
Family Preservation Institute
| Phone: | (505) 872-9268 |
| Fax: | (505) 883-3235 |
http://fpi.nmsu.edu/
Family and Child Welfare Training and Research Project
Child Welfare Training Series
Nevada Partnership for Training
| Phone: | (702) 895-1246 |
| (775) 328-3980 |
Center for Development of Human Services
| Phone: | (716) 876-7600 |
| Fax: | (716) 796-2201 |
University of Buffalo School of Social Work
| Phone: | (716) 829-3939 |
| Fax: | (716) 829-3938 |
http://www.socialwork.buffalo.edu/conted/
New York State Office of Children and Family Services
http://www.ocfs.state.ny.us/ohrd/
Council of Family and Child Caring Agencies
| Phone: | (212) 929-2626 |
http://www.cofcca.org/consortium.asp
New York University - Silver School of Social Work
| Phone: | (212) 998-5963 |
http://www.nyu.edu/socialwork/our.programs/cont.ed.html
North American Resource Center for Child Welfare
| Phone: | (614) 251-6000 |
http://www.ihs-trainet.com/trainet.htm
Ohio Child Welfare Training Program (OCWPT)
| Phone: | (614) 251-6000 |
Ohio State University College of Social Work
| Phone: | (614) 292-0398 |
http://www.csw.ohio-state.edu/trainingforprofessionals/
South Canadian Resource Center LLC
| Phone: | (405) 447-8519 |
| Fax: | (405) 447-0739 |
http://indianchildwelfare.com/icw-training
Center on Child Abuse and Neglect - OUHSC (ITP)
| Phone: | (405) 271-5700 |
| Fax: | (405) 271-8835 |
University of Oklahoma
| Phone: | (405) 325-4414 |
| Toll-Free: | (800) 522-0772 |
Child Welfare Training Program
| Phone: | (405) 573-9191 |
| Fax: | (405) 573-9292 |
Child Welfare Partnership Training
| Phone: | (503) 725-8010 |
| Fax: | (503) 725-8030 |
Oregon Department of Human Services
| Phone: | (503) 947-5457 |
National Indian Child Welfare Association
| Phone: | (503) 222-4044 |
National Indian Child Welfare Association
| Phone: | (503) 222-4044 |
Bryn Mawr College, School of Social Work & Social Research
| Phone: | (610) 520-2602 |
http://www.brynmawr.edu/socialwork/ce/
Child Welfare Education for Leadership (CWEL)
Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program (PACWTP)
| Phone: | (717) 795-9048 |
| Fax: | (717) 795-8013 |
Center for Social Policy and Community Development
| Phone: | (215) 204-7491 |
| Fax: | (215) 204-3429 |
http://www.temple.edu/cspcd/pdce.html
Rhode Island College (CWI)
| Phone: | (401) 456-4626 |
General Scope: The Child Welfare Institute (CWI) provides consultation services to State and local child welfare and human services agencies and to nonprofit organizations. Its mission is to provide information, ideas and guidance in the field of child welfare training and organizational development consultation.
Training Specific: The CWI Initiative page offers links to various types of training, including training for new caseworkers and supervisors as well as topical training. For more information, see http://www.ric.edu/cwi/initiatives.php.
South Carolina Department of Social Services
| Phone: | (803) 898-9000 |
| Fax: | (803) 898-9078 |
Center for Child and Family Studies
| Phone: | (803) 777-8128 |
http://www.sc.edu/ccfs/training/academy.html
Tennessee Center for Child Welfare
| Phone: | (615) 494-8753 |
| Fax: | (615) 217-3548 |
http://www.mtsu.edu/~tnccw/index.html
Social Work Office of Research and Public Service (SWORPS)
| Phone: | (865) 974-6015 |
| Fax: | (865) 974-3877 |
University of Houston, Graduate School of Social Work
| Phone: | (713) 743-8143 |
http://www.sw.uh.edu/communityoutreach/ce.php
Center for Children and Families - Title IV-E
http://www.ccf.txstate.edu/title-IV-E/about.html
Protective Services Training Institute of Texas (PSTI)
| Phone: | (512) 471-5274 |
| Fax: | (512) 232-9585 |
http://www.utexas.edu/research/cswr/psti
Child Welfare Professional Development Program (CWPDP)
| Phone: | (936) 468-1808 |
http://www2.sfasu.edu/aas/socwk/CWPDP/cwpdpoverview.html
Human Services Training
| Phone: | (801) 538-4275 |
http://hstraining.utah.gov/
Child Welfare Professional Development Academy
| Phone: | (804) 349-4477 |
Virginia Institute for Social Services Training Activities (VISSTA)
| Phone: | (804) 828-0178 |
| Fax: | (804) 828-1207 |
http://www.vcu.edu/vissta/
Vermont Child Welfare Partnership (VCWP)
Vermont Department for Children and Families
| Phone: | (802) 241-3041 |
Northwest Institute for Children and Families
| Phone: | (206) 543-8445 |
| (206) 543-1517 | |
| Fax: | (206) 685-1330 |
Social Work Continuing Education (SWCE)
| Phone: | (206) 897-8939 |
| Toll-Free: | (800) 506-1325 |
http://depts.washington.edu/sswweb/ce.html
NEW Partnership for Children and Families, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
| Phone: | (920) 465-2724 |
Wisconsin Child Welfare Training System (WCWTS)
| Phone: | (608) 262-5712 |
http://www.wcwts.wisc.edu/index.aspx
Milwaukee Child Welfare Partnership for Professional Development
| Phone: | (414) 229-5094 |
| Fax: | (414) 229-2711 |
Southern Child Welfare Training Partnership (SCWTP)
| Phone: | (608) 262-7291 |
| Fax: | (608) 262-7117 |
Western Wisconsin Partnership for Children & Families
| Phone: | (715) 425-0612 |
| Fax: | (715) 425-3800 |
Shepherd University
Title IV-E Program
P. O. Box 5000
Shepherdstown, WV 25443-5000
| Phone: | (304) 876-5000 |
| Fax: | (304) 876-3101 |
| Toll-Free: | (800) 344-5231 |
A linkage was established between the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources and the Department of Social Work's Title IV-E Program to train students for employment in child welfare and to provide a coordinated staff development and training program to non-social work trained staff at DHHR in the 15 county eastern region and State.
Major Program(s)/Initiatives(s):
- Prospective Foster Parent Training - http://www.shepherd.edu/swweb/Title_IV-E_Program.htm
West Virginia University, Eberly College of Arts & Sciences, Div. of Social Work
http://socialwork.wvu.edu/ce
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