Comprehensive, Culturally Approriate, and Competency-Based Workforce Development.

Trainer Development

Quality Supervision For Child Welfare Leaders: Advanced Simulation

The Child Welfare Development Services Simulation on Quality Supervision was specifically designed to provide a safe and trusting learning environment for Child Welfare supervisors in which they have opportunities to apply the knowledge and skills they acquired in their current practice and trainings. It also gives the supervisors a way to try on tools readily available but not often employed in the supervision format. The classroom course “Integrating Safety Organized Practice into Supervisory Practice” is a recommended but not mandatory pre-requisite for this course.

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SIMULATION 101: ENGAGEMENT AND INTERVIEWING WEBINAR

This course will incorporate previous field and classroom instruction and allow participants to build skills needed to conduct client and collateral interviews. Simulation training will focus on assisting participants in learning how to work collaboratively with the family and service providers. Participants will practice gathering complete case information through making a thorough assessment of safety and risk via semi scripted scenarios. Skill-building will be encouraged by utilizing assessment and teaming skills to conduct interviews and develop a plan that ensures child safety and includes coordinated services and supports for the family.

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How To Stay Rigorous and Balanced: Training for Trainers

This three-day “training for trainers” workshop is designed to provide support in training and coaching of the two-day workshop entitled “The Structured Decision Making® (SDM) System in Practice” for DCFS and UCCF trainers and coaches who will be delivering this workshop

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FACILITATOR-LED SKILLS BASED T4T

This training will provide trainers with skills to move from being a content expert to facilitator of peer and adult learning in the classroom setting.

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Field Advisor Training

Field Advisor Training is a one-day training to ensure the foundational knowledge and skills are obtained for field advisors implementing core field activities.

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COACHING FUNDAMENTALS FOR CHILD WELFARE FIELD ADVISORS

Coaching Fundamentals for Child Welfare Field Advisors is a one-day training designed to provide foundational coaching knowledge and skills for child welfare field advisors implementing Common Core 3.0 field activities.

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Maintaining Morale in the Midst of Challenge and Change

In this course, trainees will examine the inherent stresses encountered when dealing with change and explore ten specific strategies that can be used to maintain morale during challenging and changing times.

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Enhancing Worker Safety: Defusing Hostility and Violence

In this course, trainees will conduct assessments for the potential of violent behavior, identify techniques for reducing dangerous behavior, and examine contemporary research and field tested professional practices for reducing violent behavior.

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Using PowerPoint to Enhance Training and Presentations

In this course, trainees will identify elements of effective PowerPoint Presentations, strengths and weaknesses of PowerPoint, and develop skills with graphs, photographs and video clips.

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Training for Trainers’ Skill Development: Training and Adult Learning Theory

In this course, trainees will identify how training is a tool for organizations for employee recruitment, development, and retention.

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Training for Trainers’ Skill Development: Presentation and Facilitation Skills

In this course trainees will focus on developing good presentation skills using best practices for using visual media during a presentation. Trainees will identify characteristics for effective facilitation in the classroom setting, and strategies for managing challenging participants in the classroom.

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Training for Trainers’ Skill Development: Evaluation and Transfer of Learning

In this course, trainees will learn about the evaluation scheme used by the Academy for Professional Excellence (Public Child Welfare Training Academy), and construct case scenarios as part of an overall evaluation and transfer of learning strategy for training subject matter in a trainer’s area of expertise.

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Training for Trainers’ Skill Development: Curriculum Design

In this course, trainees will learn about the theories of curriculum design, multimedia and designing handouts for a curriculum, theory in designing a curriculum, and how to write learning objectives.

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Trainers Forum: Training and Technology

This course will focus on: a) the use of tablets within the classroom setting and what trainers need to be aware of when training to a class who are using tablets, b) designing and delivering self-paced elearning modules as one modality of training, c) designing and delivering training via computer based software (Connect Pro) as one modality of training and d) designing and delivering transfer of learning and/or coaching sessions via a computer based software program (Connect Pro).

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Trainers Forum: Moving from Classroom to Spectrum Based Training

Using lecture, facilitated discussion and opportunity for trainers of like topics to consult.

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Trainer’s Forum 2015 – Spectrum of Learning

In preparation for Line Worker CORE 3.0, trainers will have the opportunity to experience a spectrum of learning delivery model using eLearning, classroom skill building and coaching.

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Trainers Forum 2010: Conscious Use of Self in the Training Room

In this course, trainees will identify and discuss the pros and cons of trainers using self-disclosure, personal histories and professional stories and learn about the boundary quandaries of disclosure in the classroom.

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Trainers Forum 2009: Training Evaluation Construction and the CPS System

In this course, trainees will learn about training evaluation strategies and methods.

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Trainers Forum 2008: Evidence Based Practice

In this course, trainees will learn about evidence-based practices, which includes good practices and resources when conducting research for a training as well as learn to identify strategies for infusing EBP into training.

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Structured Decision Making T4T

This course is designed for academy-based or county-based trainers who will provide introductory training on the use of SDM assessments. The SDM course itself is a two-day course that covers background on SDM, instructions on the use of each SDM assessment, and practice in small groups applying definitions to completion of SDM assessments.

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Presenting with Pizzazz

In this course, trainees will  learn how to enhance their classroom presentation style.

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Essential Skills for Trainers: A T4T Clinic for Developing Trainers

In this course, trainees will learn about adult learning theory and learning principles, demonstrate the appropriate context for Transfer of Learning and increase knowledge of methods for integrating cultural awareness into curriculum.

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CWS CMS T4T

This is a small group training designed to increase the user’s knowledge and understanding of CWS/CMS and to provide the necessary skills for assisting others.

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Converting Classroom Training into eLearning

This course will address the components and process of converting traditional in-classroom training into eLearning modalities. The focus will be on converting to self-paced eLearning modules as well as to webinar type training.

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Business Objects Web Intelligence (WEBi) Advanced Techniques

This training will go over using Business Objects to create variables using “If…Then…Else…” logic, handling calculations within WEBi, translating DESKi Language into WEBi Language, selecting Query Results as a Condition, and how to use xTools and Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD).

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Beginning PowerPoint – Training for Trainers

In this course, trainees will learn about the PowerPoint software application and its use in enhancing training, presentations and handout material.

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Basic Training Skills – Training for Trainers Days 1 and 2

In this course, trainees will learn about the five (out of seven) adult learning styles, strategies for accentuating the value of diversity and model diversity of learning/instructing style, and demonstrate how to formulate a learning objective. Trainees will learn to use audiovisual training aids and the pros and cons in using these aids.

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Basic PowerPoint – Training for Trainers

In this course, trainees will learn about the PowerPoint software application and its use in enhancing training, presentations, and handout materials. Trainees will learn the basics in building a visually-appealing PowerPoint presentation, along with using pictures, graphs, and animations in PowerPoint.

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Articulate Storyline Training

This is a full day course that will provide an overview of the Articulate Storyline product. This hands-on training will provide trainees with the information on how Storyline differs from Articulate Studio 09 and how to navigate in Storyline.

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Advanced T for T: Curriculum Developing, Designing and Integrating Exercises into Training

In this course, trainees will develop skills in designing and writing curriculum and designing exercises to integrate into curriculum and training.

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Advanced PowerPoint – Training for Trainers

In this course, trainers and child welfare personnel will learn about the advanced use of the 2007/2010 Microsoft Office PowerPoint software program (PC version) and how to integrate this audiovisual media in training adult learners.

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Advanced CWS/CMS for System Administrators, Help Desk and Trainers – Part 3

CWS/CMS for System Administrators is a hands-on course that will focus on CWS/CMS Resource Management application with a practical use of common System Administration and troubleshooting functions.

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Advanced CWS/CMS for System Administrators, Help Desk and Trainers – Part 2

CWS/CMS for System Administrators is a hands-on course that will focus on CWS/CMS Resource Management application with a practical use of common System Administration and troubleshooting functions.

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Advanced CWS/CMS for System Administrators, Help Desk, and Trainers – Part 1

CWS/CMS for System Administrators is a hands-on course that will focus on CWS/CMS Resource Management application with a practical use of common System Administration and troubleshooting functions.

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Advanced CWS/CMS

This small group training is designed specifically to increase the user’s knowledge of some specialty areas of the CWS/CMS application.

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Facilitation Skills

The course will cover the basics of facilitation skills through lecture and experiential exercises. Content includes working with challenging participants, setting up rules for brainstorming sessions and focus group meetings, and skills needed for effective facilitation.

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