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Website/Email Addresses are Changing to .org
To better reflect our not-for-profit mission in supporting county and tribal agency child welfare teams across Minnesota, the Training Academy is updating our primary web and email domain from mnchildwelfaretraining.com to mnchildwelfaretraining.org as of today, Tuesday, October 13. |
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Both options will continue to be accessible, but it may be helpful to update any pages you have bookmarked. You may also experience a technical issue logging into the Training Portal. Learn more in this recent blog post. |
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New Worker Certification Begins 2027
New child protection workers starting New Worker Foundations in early 2027 will be part of the first rollout of Certification. After finishing their Foundations coursework, learners will take a Knowledge Assessment and complete a Summative Simulation. During this initial rollout, passing scores are not required. We will focus instead on worker knowledge and ensuring that our testing process is accessible, equitable, and appropriate for the certification legislative requirement. Certification for current workers begins in Summer 2027. Learn more on our website. |
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Training |
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The Academy offers a variety of training, designed for new or veteran child welfare workers and supervisors, mandated reporters, and others. To see all courses, click the Full Course Catalog button. |
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Advanced Practice Training |
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Assessing the Impact of Domestic Violence on Children and Families (CWTA X225)
Family Group Decision Making: Overview and Facilitation (CWTA X202)
Assessing Prospective Foster and Adoptive Parents (CWTA X220)
Human Trafficking and Sexually Exploited Youth: Basic Training for Child Welfare (CWTA X205)
Addressing Disparities and Disproportionality: MAAFPCWDA (CWTA X224)
NOTE: We will continue to schedule additional offerings of this course until all county agency child protection workers have had a chance to register. Thank you for your patience. |
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Motivational Interviewing (MI) Training |
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Motivational Interviewing (MI) Skills for Child Welfare Professionals: Instructor-Led Workshops
Refresher MI Coaching Circle Non-Credit Learning Opportunities
This course allows learners to hone and strengthen their existing Motivational Interviewing (MI) skills with feedback and support from an MI trainer. No credits or CEUs are offered for this learning opportunity.
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Mandated Reporter Training |
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This training is available for Minnesota professionals identified by law who must make a report if they know or have reason to believe that child maltreatment has occurred. This training takes approximately 60 minutes. We also offer an option for agencies to lead their own group training. Visit our Mandated Reporter Training page to learn more. |
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New Worker Training |
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All new child protection workers should plan to take the following courses. Supervisors should assign these courses AS SOON AS POSSIBLE after a new worker's start date to ensure workers complete prerequisites and can enroll in their preferred Foundations cohort. Use this New Worker Checklist to help assign and monitor employee progress. Visit our website for a complete overview of New Worker Training.
ICWA/MIFPA Foundations (TTCP x101.C)
This training is brought to you by the Tribal Training and Certification Partnership (TTCP). You must complete an ICWA/MIFPA 2-Day Training before you can register for New Worker Foundations (CWTA X113) - but update for supervisor training requirements.
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October 15-16 | 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Each Day | Marshall
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November 19-20 | 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Each Day | Duluth
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December 3-4 | 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Each Day | Virtual
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December 10-11 | 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Each Day | Virtual
New Worker Foundations (CWTA X113)
This training consists of self-paced, instructor-led (both in-person and virtual), and simulation or virtual reality opportunities.
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Supervisor Training |
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NOTE: New Supervisor Training is required of all new county agency child protection supervisors within their first year of appointment. For supervisors with more than one year of experience, it is optional.
Orientation to New Supervisor Training (CWTA X300)
This self-paced training is the first course of New Supervisor Training, will take approximately 5.5 hours to complete, and must be completed prior to registration for CWTA X310. Learners will also take the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) Assessment and attend a debrief session with a Qualified Administrator.
New Supervisor Training (CWTA X310)
This course is cohort-based, so supervisors will stay with the same group of learners throughout. Supervisors can register once they have completed the Orientation to New Supervisor Training. Following are the rescheduled dates for Cohort 2. Registration now open!
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November 17-19 | 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Each Day | Virtual
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December 15-17 | 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Each Day | Virtual
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January 27 | 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Virtual
ICWA/MIFPA Foundations for Supervisors (TTCP x101.C)
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Additional Opportunities |
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Aligned For Impact Registration is Now Open!
Aligned for Impact: Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration in Child Protection is a newly redesigned, interactive, no-cost, in-person gathering designed to strengthen multidisciplinary collaboration and improve outcomes for children and families. Through facilitated discussions, peer-to-peer learning, and individualized consultation with state and local experts, participants will identify practical strategies that can be applied within their own multidisciplinary teams, tailored to their team's stage of development. Teams and topics include child protection screening and case review teams, investigative teams, domestic violence and trafficking response teams, school partnerships, county/tribal partnerships, and more.
These trainings are designed for professionals who work with child protection multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) or collaborative partnerships, as well as those interested in developing a new team in their community. This course is eligible for social work CEUs, law enforcement POST credits, and continuing legal education (CLE) credits. Learn more and register on our Multidisciplinary Team page. |
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Qualified Individual Training (CWTA X400)
Training is available to prepare clinicians and community members to become Qualified Individuals (QIs). The next offering of QI Training will be December 2-3. QIs determine whether or not a child’s/youth’s 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). If you have questions or want to express your interest in participating, email ffpsa.qualifiedindividual.dcyf@state.mn.us. |
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CASCW and CPT Announce New Child Welfare Resources
CASCW and the Center for Practice Transformation (CPT) are excited to offer this new Practice Tip: Improving Outcomes by Enhancing Our Working Alliance, which introduces CPT’s Enhancing the Alliance Model, a framework designed to build stage-matched and culturally responsive partnerships. Curious to learn more about this topic? Check out this highly interactive course called Enhancing the Alliance: Skills that Build a Stage-Matched and Culturally Responsive Relationship. This course is FREE, offers 5.5 CEUs, and is designed to provide child welfare professionals with the skills needed to build strong, trusting relationships with the families they serve. |
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2027 Title IV-E Roundtable
The Multidisciplinary Institute for Child Welfare is hosting the 2027 Title IV-E Roundtable May 18-20, 2027 in Minneapolis. The theme for the 2027 event is Lighting the Way Together: Advancing Solutions in Child Welfare. The Roundtable will bring together leaders and professionals from Title IV-E programs, as well as public and Tribal child welfare agencies alongside their university partners, into a shared space focused on real progress. Work at this conference will center on the belief that meaningful change happens through collaboration—across disciplines, systems, and communities—and that by working together, we can create clearer paths forward for children and families. |
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Chad Ortiz
Curriculum Developer
Chad has been a curriculum developer for over five years. He has also worked as a high school Spanish teacher, a child welfare worker in Oklahoma, a college admissions specialist, an academic advisor, and has been working in high school and adult education for over 10 years.
Learn more in this recent blog post.
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