In order to register for training sessions, please click on the button below to go to the Wisconsin Child Welfare Professional Development System (WCWPDS) website to access PDS Online. Once you reach the WCWPDS website, you will click on the "PDS Online Go" button in order to login and register for foundation and special skills/topics training sessions. Once you reach the PDS Online system, you will be able to search training sessions by title or by Partnership. Complete instructions for logging in and registering for training sessions are available on the WCWPDS website via the address below.
http://wcwpds.wisc.edu/pdsonline/ 
2013 Foster Parent Foundation Series
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Location (map
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Dates |
Session ID
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Park Falls |
St. Anthony's Padua Parish, 200 5th Ave. |
5/6/2013- 7/1/2013 |
Park Falls |
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Sparta |
Monroe County DHS, 14301 Co. Hwy B, Building A Rm 409 |
9/10/2013- 10/9/2013 |
Monroe |
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Ladysmith |
Rusk County DHS, 311 Miner Avenue |
9/14/2013- 1/25/2014 |
Rusk 2013 |
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Wausau |
NCTC, 1000 W. Campus Dr. |
10/12/2013- 11/5/2013 |
NOT ON PDS YET |
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New Richmond |
Ready Randy's, 1490 131st. Street |
11/9/2013- 12/10/2013 |
NOT ON PDS YET |
| Social Worker/Foster Parent Trainings |
Location | Dates | Notes |
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Access |
Sleep Inn, Eau Claire |
June 11, 2013 |
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Understanding the Trauma of Children in Foster Care |
Eau Claire County DHS, Room G034 |
June 14, 2013 |
For Eau Claire and Chippewa County Staff only. |
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Understanding Personality Disorders and the Impact on Children |
Price County DHS |
June 24, 2013 |
For Price County Staff and Foster Parents |
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Child Sexual Abuse: Case Planning Issues (2 sessions) |
Black River Falls (June 27-28), Rice Lake (July 10-11) |
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Ongoing Case Planning (4 sessions) |
Eau Claire (July 9-10), LaCrosse (August 5-6), Superior (August 19-20), Hayward (October 8-9) |
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Effects of Maltreatment |
Sleep Inn & Suites, Eau Claire |
July 23-24 |
Foundation Menu Item |
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The Impact of Suicide on Youth and Families: The Ones We Miss (3 sessions) |
Ashland (8/7), Eau Claire (8/13), LaCrosse (8/14) |
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Sexuality of Children: Healthy Sexual Behaviors and Behaviors Which Cause Concern (2 sessions) |
Rice Lake (August 9), Black River Falls (August 23) |
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Motivational Interviewing Booster Day |
Clarion (formerly Holiday Inn Campus), Eau Claire |
September 18 |
The 2-day Motivational Interviewing is a prerequisite. |
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Safety Overview for Non-CPS Staff - 3 locations |
LaCrosse (9/24), Eau Claire (10/29), Hayward (11/14) |
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Confirming Safe Environments - 3 locations |
LaCrosse (9/24), Eau Claire (10/29), Hayward (11/14) |
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Legal Updates: Case Law/Statutory Update and Practical Problems in Sharing Confidential Information |
Turtleback, Rice Lake |
October 9, 2013 |
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Legal Updates: Case Law/Statutory Update and Practical Problems in Sharing Confidential Information |
Comfort Inn & Suites, Black River Falls |
October 10, 2013 |
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Safety in Child Protective Services |
Sleep Inn & Suites, Eau Claire |
October 15-16, 2013 |
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Motivational Interviewing |
Sleep Inn, Eau Claire |
November 4-5, 2013 |
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Separation, Placement and Permanence |
Clarion (formerly Holiday Inn Campus), Eau Claire |
November 13-15 |
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