This website is intended to support the activities of the AdHoc Committee on Pre-Service, Foundation, On-Going and Supervisory Training.

The final report of the federal Child and Family Service Review, January, 2004, states the following:

Wisconsin is not in substantial conformity with the systemic factor of Training. Information obtained during the CFSR indicates that the collaborative approach to training between the State, counties, training partnerships, tribes and universities does not ensure that newly hired caseworkers in all county child welfare offices receive the initial training necessary to provide services that support the goals and objectives of the child and Family Services Plan (CFSP). In addition, the CFSR found that many newly hired caseworkers are assigned caseloads before completion of a core or foundation training program, and that DCFS does not have statewide requirements for staff to participate in ongoing training. (Executive Summary, CFSR Report, p. 9, January, 2004)

The following is the charge to the AdHoc Committee:

The major responsibility of the AdHoc Committee on Initial & Ongoing Staff Training is to create a report for the Wisconsin Child Welfare Training Council on what should constitute pre-service, foundation, ongoing and supervisor training for child welfare workers in Wisconsin. The Training Council will then make a recommendation to the Division of Children and Family Services who have the final responsibility for creating the administrative rule and for satisfying the requirements of the Wisconsin Program Improvement Plan regarding minimum training requirements for child welfare workers.

Links to AdHoc Committee Information and Documents

Committee Information	Meeting Information	Supportive Documents
Membership Directory	Plan for Meeting 1: October 27, 2004	Wisconsin Program Improvement Plan Matrix
Description of Committee	Work Product Meeting 1: List, Draft 1	Timeframe for Establishing Training Requirements
Executive Committee Directory	Work Product Meeting 1: Reorganized List	Description of WI Child Welfare Training Council
	Handouts Meeting 2: December 8, 2004	Background & Committee Members
Preservice Modules (PowerPoint) Final Draft--not final web-based version	Preservice Content: Intake Function (2/9/05)	Background & Definitions
Access	Preservice Content: Initial Assessment Function (2/9/05)	AdHoc Committee Plan for Process
	Preservice Content: On-Going Function (2/9/05)	PowerPoint (Basic Information)
	Meeting 3 PowerPoint (2/9/05)	Preservice Content List
	Meeting 4 PowerPoint (4/21/05)	Final Recommendations for Administrative Rule
	Meeting 4 Notes (4/21/05)	Reorganized Content List

 

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This site was developed and is maintained by Jennifer Borup, Director, WWPartnership. Problems with any of the links, please let me know at jennifer.e.borup@uwrf.edu