MARYLAND CHILD WELFARE ACADEMY (MCWA)
The School of Social Work and the Maryland Department of Human Resources will identify state-of-the-art skills and knowledge that child welfare worker and resource parents need to secure a safe, permanent, and positive outcome for children who have come to the attention of the child welfare system. Training will take place at the School, at DHR, in local departments of social work, and elsewhere. Place Matters April 2008 Conference Materials
New Registration & Attendance Policies In order to better manage limited training resources, effective immediately, we ask for your cooperation with the following: If you find that you are unable to attend a training workshop for which you have registered, please contact us as soon as you know, up to the night before by email: cwatraining@ssw.umaryland.edu . This will allow us to move people up from the waiting list.
Please do not appear for training for which you are not registered. You can register up to the night before, if there is no waiting list. Unfortunately, we cannot accommodate "walk-ins" any longer.
Participants who arrive beyond fifteen minutes late for a workshop will not be awarded CEUs for attending the class. In addition, participants who miss more than one hour of class time (returning late from breaks, lunch, exiting for phone calls, etc.) will not be awarded CEUs.
DHR/DSS Personnel Liaisons Data Form Login Page Pre-Service Training Workshops 
Family and Child Welfare Continuing Education Offerings Continuing Education Training Workshops View Calendar and Register Click here to view A-Z listing of Current Course Offerings and Registration
Restricted Access - ONLY State of Maryland DHR/DSS Family and Child Welfare staff are eligible to participate in training. Adult Services staff are advised to see their supervisor for a schedule of Adult Services workshops. Registrations will be monitored.
For more information contact:
Training Program, 410-706-3637 |
Resource Parent Advanced Continuing Education Training Offerings Click here to learn more about Conference Keynote Speaker, Dr. Jaiya John. Click here to view the Fall 2009 & Winter 2010 Schedule for Resource Parent advanced continuing education training offerings. For Directions to training sites
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Training Registration Form
The Ruth Young Center for Families and Children Child Welfare Academy offers advanced continuing education training for Maryland Resource Parents. The Child Welfare Academy, a partnership between University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) School of Social Work (SSW) and the Maryland Department of Human Resources (DHR) develops, educates, trains, and supports Maryland’s child welfare staff, supervisors, administrators, foster parent and kinship care parents to provide family centered, culturally competent services protect children from maltreatment, achieve permanency, and promote child well-being. Maryland requires a minimum of 6 continuing education training hours annually for basic foster parents and a minimum of 24 continuing education training hours annually for therapeutic foster parents. The advanced continuing education training offered to Maryland Resource Parents places emphasis on the health, safety, well-being, and permanency of children, youth, and teens in foster care. Through half day (3 hours) and full day (6 hours) professional development workshops, Resource Parents are provided education, resources, and tools to respond to complex situations or issues related to caring for children, youth and teens in foster care. These advanced family centered continuing education training offerings will have a positive effect in achieving permanency for Maryland’s children, youth and teens in foster care. The Child Welfare Academy incorporates the comprehensive and detailed Parent Resources for Information, Development, and Education (PRIDE) In-service “CORE” modules into its advanced continuing education training offerings. Advanced continuing education training for Resource Parents is offered throughout each region of the State: Western Region, Northern Region, Baltimore City, Southern Region, Eastern Region, and Metro Area. Workshop topics were identified by Maryland Resource Parents and child welfare professionals through survey research. Only Resource Parents licensed and approved by Maryland DHR local departments of social services are eligible to register and attend the advanced continuing education training offered by UMB SSW Child Welfare Academy. Expense reimbursements are not provided for attended CPR courses.
For questions or more information contact Teri Benson, Foster Parent Training Coordinator at (410) 706-0721 or Tbenson@ssw.umaryland.edu .
Adult Services Offerings View Calendar and Register Pre-Service Training Schedule for Adult Services Staff (please contact Personnel Liaison in your agency to register) The School of Social Work has partnered with Department of Human Resource’s Community Services Administration to provide quality training for DHR and the local departments of social services. The Training Program utilizes a competency-based approach in developing and delivering training. A competency-based approach to training provides staff with awareness, knowledge, and skills required to perform role-related tasks. The Training Program proposes a total 7 days of Pre-Service Training offered one time per year and twelve days of continuing education training during the period dedicated to CSA’s adult services staff. The training will be designed to enhance the work-related knowledge, skills, and competence of the trainees and will be grounded in adult learning principles. CEU’s will be provided at the rate of 6 units per each day of training for individuals who complete a workshop. The Training Program will be conducted by licensed clinical social workers and other licensed professionals with expertise in adult learning. The content areas for the training are relevant to adult services staff and topics for the training will be determined in conjunction with input from local departments of social service and CSA.
For more information contact:
Kelley Macmillan, PhD, ACSW, Principal Investigator, 410-706-5121
2009 Voluntary Placement Summit Resources
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