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All MI Courses and Pathways are Now Available
All Motivational Interviewing (MI) courses and Pathways are now available for Minnesota county and tribal child protection workers and their supervisors. This update was recently emailed to our learners.

Training Portal Basics Sessions

Staff from the Training Academy are hosting monthly virtual meetings to demonstrate basic Training Portal skills and take questions to help users better understand how to use our learning management system. Dates and registration links are available on our website. 

Training

Specialty Training

Human Trafficking and Sexually Exploited Youth: Basic Training for Child Welfare (CWTA X205) | 2 Open Sections:

April 9 | 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Virtual

May 7 | 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Virtual

Permanency Regional Training (CWTA X402) | 2 Open Sections:

April 11 | 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Carlton County Public Health and Human Services

May 14 | 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Chippewa County Courthouse

ICWA/MIFPA Ongoing Worker Training (CWTA X212) | 2 Open Sections:

April 12 and 19 | 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Each Day | Meshakwad Community Center

May 6-7 | 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Each Day | Roseville

Structured Decision Making (CWTA X200)

April 25 | 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Virtual

Signs of Safety + Signs of Safety: Three Month Review (CWTA X215)

Must attend all dates listed below:

Part 1: May 1-2 | 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Each Day | Owatonna

Part 2: August 1 | 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Virtual

Responsive Child Welfare Practice with LGBTQ Youth (CWTA X210)

May 8 | 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Roseville

Collaborative Safety - Advanced Practice (CWTA X208)

May 16-17 | 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Each Day | Duluth

Motivational Interviewing (MI) Training

Introduction to Motivational Interviewing (MI) Skills for Child Welfare Professionals: Self-Paced
This 2-hour course must be completed before you can register for the instructor-led course. A complete list of prerequisites can be found here.

Motivational Interviewing (MI) Skills for Child Welfare Professionals: Instructor-Led Workshops (Virtual) | 2 Open Sections:

Cohort 18 | April 9, 16, 23, 30 | 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Each Day

Cohort 19 | April 24, May 1, 8, 15 | 1:00 - 4:30 p.m. Each Day

Motivational Interviewing (MI) Skills for Child Welfare Professionals: Coaching Circles | 13 Open Circles:

Coaching Circle 2 | April 18 | 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. | Virtual

Coaching Circle 1 | April 19 | 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. | Virtual

Coaching Circle 2 | April 26 | 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. | Virtual

Coaching Circle 1 | May 2 | 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Virtual

Coaching Circle 3 | May 3 | 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. | Virtual

Coaching Circle 2 | May 9 | 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Virtual

Coaching Circle 4 | May 10 | 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. | Virtual

Coaching Circle 1 | May 14 | 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. | Virtual

Coaching Circle 3 | May 16 | 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Virtual

Coaching Circle 2 | May 21 | 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. | Virtual

Coaching Circle 4 | May 23 | 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Virtual

Coaching Circle 3 | May 28 | 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. | Virtual

Coaching Circle 4 | June 4 | 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. | Virtual

Motivational Interviewing (MI) Skills for Child Welfare Professionals: Skills Demonstration | Pathway 1

In the final course, you will be asked to demonstrate your MI skills through a series of simulated encounters.

NOTE: Some users have reported issues with registration or prerequisites and are not receiving responses from our technical support staff. If this affects you, please read this short article on how to ensure you receive our messages. 

New Worker Training

New Worker Training is only for new county and tribal workers who are involved in child protection, and is assigned by a supervisor or tribal leader through the Training Portal. Participants must be able to attend all dates/times. Remind your employees that they still need to enroll in a course even after you have assigned it to them. Learn more here. Supervisors can also use this New Worker Checklist.

New Worker Orientation: Self-Paced Modules (CWTA X110)

This approximately 5-hour course must be completed before you can register for the instructor-led course.

New Worker Orientation: Instructor-Led Enhancement (CWTA X111) | 7 Open Sections:

April 18 | 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Virtual

April 25 | 12:30 - 4:30 p.m. | Virtual

April 30 | 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Virtual

May 9 | 12:30 - 4:30 p.m. | Virtual

May 14 | 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Virtual

May 23 | 12:30 - 4:30 p.m. | Virtual

May 28 | 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Virtual

Child Welfare Foundations Training (CWTA X100) | 2 Open Cohorts:
Cohort 121 | April 9 - June 13 | Roseville (WAITLIST)
Cohort 122 | April 16 - June 27 | Marshall
Cohort 123 | May 7 - July 18 | Roseville (WAITLIST)

Cohort 124 | June 4 - September 12 | Owatonna

New workers must complete New Worker Orientation (self-paced and instructor-led) before they can enroll in a Foundations cohort. Learn more. 

The courses above are available for registration through the Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy (MNCWTA) Training Portal. Go to our website, www.mnchildwelfaretraining.com, and then LOGIN (located in the top-right navigation). From there, select the Training Catalog, where you will find course descriptions and links to register.

Need a Training Portal Profile?
Ask your supervisor to invite you. If you are a tribal leader or supervisor, or you do not need a supervisor to assign your trainings, submit the New Profile Request Form. Be sure to use your most up-to-date email and to only use lowercase letters (for both profile requests and invitations). If you have technical issues, submit a ticket here.

Accommodation Requests
If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in a training, contact us as soon as possible at info@mnchildwelfaretraining.com.

Attendance
Learners who miss more than 30 minutes of training will not receive credit. Learners who miss more than 30 minutes of Foundations (new worker) training will need to repeat that specific classroom. If the training takes place over several days, you can only miss 30 minutes total; not 30 minutes per day. Please plan ahead to adjust court dates, on-call shifts, caseload responsibilities, etc.

Need to Cancel Your Registration?
Our class sizes tend to be small, and we often have a waiting list. Follow the instructions here if you need to drop a course.

Other Trainings and Webinars

SSIS Coffee Talk Sessions

Two SSIS coffee talks have been added to the 2024 calendar for the months of April and May. 

SSIS Admin Part II has been scheduled for Tuesday, April 23 at 9:00 a.m. and will include: County Preferences, Fiscal Components, Special Cost Codes, County Subservice, Programs & Services, Activities, Staff Provided Rates, and other Admin Tools and Reports. Click here to register.

The SSIS Statewide Release v24.2 coffee talk has been scheduled for Tuesday, May 21 at 9:00 a.m. and will discuss the Statewide Release v24.2 that is scheduled for Wednesday, May 22 at 6:00 p.m. Click here to register.

Visit the SSIS Resource page to view what’s new in the Release, Release notes, general and previous Release information.

ICAR-8 International Conference on Adoption Research

The International Conference on Adoption Research (ICAR8) is a premier event for attendees from the Global South and Global North who are devoted to ensuring permanent, nurturing family care for every child. 

The conference is taking place from July 8-12 at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities Campus. Learn more.

PACC 2024-25 Cohorts are Now Open

Permanency and Adoption Competency Certificate (PACC) cohorts are now open with Metro-Hybrid and Fully-Virtual format options. Coursework includes 70+ Social Work CEUs, including Ethics and Cultural Responsiveness, centered by curriculum written and delivered by those with lived experience.

Applications are Open for the 2024-25 PLX Cohorts

The Phoenix Learning Exchange (PLX) is offering two cohorts for the upcoming training year: Twin Cities Hybrid and Statewide Virtual. Apply to earn 62.5 CEUs approved by the Board of Social Work while discussing topics of trauma, SUD/MI, identity development, multidisciplinary collaboration, and more!

Training Data | March 2024

Visit here to view the complete training report for March. Indian Child Welfare (ICWA) Foundations training is developed and provided by the Tribal Training and Certification Partnership (TTCP).

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Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy (MNCWTA), 1711 County Road B West, Suite 200N, Roseville, MN 55113, United States

The Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy (MNCWTA) is a collaboration between the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) Child Safety and Permanency Division and the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare (CASCW) at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.