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Updates to Child Welfare Response to Trafficking and Exploitation

Effective July 1, 2024, all reports of sex trafficking by non-caregiver and unknown alleged offenders, must be screened in by local welfare agencies for the new non-caregiver trafficking assessment response. Regional in-person trainings are being held throughout the month of June in partnership with Safe Harbor regional navigators. We highly encourage every local welfare agency to send at least one staff to an in-person regional convening if at all possible. Learn more.

Culturally Responsive Training in New Worker Foundations

With the upcoming launch of New Worker Foundations Training, one of the many components is the incorporation of Cultural Responsiveness opportunities for learners to develop their own Cultural Competence. Recently, we asked our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Team several questions that learners will likely want to know.

Visit here to view the complete training report for May. 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

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

June 11 | 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Virtual

Legal Practice Skills (CWTA X201)

June 11 | 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Virtual (changed from in-person)

Family Group Decision Making: Overview and Facilitation (CWTA X202)

June 17-18 | 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Each Day | Roseville

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

June 18 | 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Virtual (changed from in-person)

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 124 | June 11 - September 12 | Detroit Lakes

Cohort 125 | July 16 - September 12 | Roseville

Cohort 126 | August 6 - October 10 | Duluth

Cohort 127 | September 17 - November 14 | Virtual (more details coming soon)

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.

Other Trainings and Webinars

Upcoming SSIS coffee talk sessions

Join special guests Paula Katzenmeyer and Debbie Retterath, DHS Child Safety and Permanency  IV-E Trainers, as they present SSIS Components of IV-E, Tuesday, June 18 at 9:00 a.m. Registration will remain open until the webinar begins. Coffee talk webinar recordings and related materials are posted on the Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy website seven to ten business days following each event. Questions regarding SSIS coffee talk events can be directed to Heide Moris, SSIS Mentor Program Coordinator.

International Conference on Adoptive Research (ICAR): Save the date!

Join an international community of investigators, practitioners, and adopted persons collaborating to create nurturing, evidence-based care that ensures permanent family care for all children. Events will take place from July 8-12 at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus, and Friday, July 12 will feature: Lifelong issues in adoption: reframing the discourse through lived experience. Sign up to be notified when ICAR registration opens.

From Awareness to Action: Uniting Efforts to Address the Attendance Crisis

Please join CASCW and Be@School on August 1 as they bring together partners from diverse backgrounds in child welfare and education in a dedicated effort to transition from awareness to tangible action. They will focus on chronic absenteeism as well as the intersecting issues of racial justice, mental health, and the impacts of COVID-19, to catalyze meaningful change in our communities. Download their flyer with more information.

PACC 2024-25 Cohorts: Few Spots Remain

Limited spots in 2024-25 Permanency and Adoption Competency Certificate (PACC) cohorts remain with a handful of designated scholarships funding available for the Virtual Cohort for those in county child welfare roles (child protection, foster care, permanency/adoption roles). PACC Coursework includes 70+ Social Work CEUs, including Ethics and Cultural Responsiveness, centered by curriculum written and delivered by those with lived experience. Apply soon!

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. There are limited FREE enrollment and scholarships available for Tribal and MN County workers in child welfare. 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!

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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.