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

Open seats are available in our trainings. Visit our Training Catalog to see them all. Upcoming trainings include:

Specialty Training

ICWA/MIFPA Ongoing Worker Training (CWTA X212)

July 22-23 | 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Each Day | Roseville (WAITLIST)

Responsive Child Welfare Practice with LGBTQIA2S+ Youth (CWTA X210)

August 5 | 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Roseville

Domestic Violence Co-Occurrence: Partnering and Engaging Parents (CWTA X209)

August 8 | 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Owatonna

Permanency Regional Training (CWTA X402)

August 8 | 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Houston County Justice Center

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

Must attend all dates listed below:

Part 1: August 21-22 | 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Each Day | Roseville

Part 2: November 21 | 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Virtual

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

August 27 | 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Virtual

Motivational Interviewing (MI) Training

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.

New Worker Training

Supervisors should assign New Worker Orientation and New Worker Foundations to all new child protection workers. This New Worker Checklist provides an overview of everything they need. The following four cohorts are the final opportunities for staff to complete this requirement: 

Child Welfare Foundations Training (CWTA X100)

Cohort 125 | July 16 - September 12 | Roseville (FULL)

Cohort 126 | August 6 - October 10 | Duluth

Cohort 127 | September 17 - November 14 | Virtual (opens for registration in late-July)

Starting in September 2024, a completely revised New Worker Foundations Training will launch. Throughout the summer we will share updates about this exciting new training, such as in this video, this article, and in virtual presentations. 

If you have staff that have started but have not completed the current format of Foundations, IT IS IMPORTANT that they schedule those sessions as soon as possible. Otherwise, they will need to repeat New Worker Foundations training from the beginning. Contact us anytime at info@mnchildwelfaretraining.com if you have questions. 

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

Questions about Attendance, Cancelation, or Registration?

Visit our Training Policies page. 

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.

Qualified Individual Training

Qualified Individual Training (CWTA X400) | July 29-30

Training is available to prepare clinicians and community members to become Qualified Individuals (QIs). 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.dhs@state.mn.us.

Foster Parent Pre-Service Training

Cohort 22 Starts on August 22

Foster Parent Pre-Service Training for resource parents includes four virtual, weekly meetings from 6:00-8:00 p.m., which are supplemented by self-paced modules to be completed before each meeting. Licensors should visit our website to learn more about this Foster Parent training option, see all upcoming cohorts, and to get connected with Foster Parent College.

Resources

The Practice Space Podcast

The Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare has shared a new podcast that invites us to meet at the intersection of meditation and social work to explore ideas and skills that will help to support us in our professional practice. Child welfare professionals in particular can benefit from these conversations which offer space for reflection on practice and impact of the work on both mind and body. Across six engaging episodes, the podcast will discuss a myriad of topics and meditation skills that can help us all to better manage the complexity and impact of interpersonal interactions in our professional and personal lives. Listen Now!

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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.