Mandatory Trainings

The Washington Department of Children, Youth and Families marks certain courses as mandatory per certain policies, Revised Codes of Washington, Washington Administrative Codes or other directives. Find out which apply to you here. (Visit our Leadership page for recommended leadership-level courses.)

Upon Hire

Training Required by Policy, RCW, WAC or Directive	Course Title	Hours	Audience	Mandate
Regional Core Training	Regional Core Training	320	All Social Service Specialists	Policy 11.04
Afterhours Core Training	All courses in this section must be completed to fulfill training requirement Afterhours Core 1.1 Child Safety: Defining Abuse, Neglect, and Child Safety Afterhours Core 1.2 Child Safety: Identifying Present Danger Afterhours Core 1.3 Child Safety: Protective Actions Afterhours Core 2.1 Physical Abuse: Critical Community Partners Afterhours Core 2.2 Physical Abuse: Sentinel Injuries Afterhours Core 2.3 Physical Abuse: Serious Physical Abuse Afterhours Core 3.1 Maltreatment and Placement: Overview Afterhours Core 3.2 Maltreatment and Placement: Neglect and Sexual Abuse Afterhours Core 3.3 Maltreatment and Placement: Trauma Informed Placements Afterhours Core 4.1 Caring for Children: Car Seats, Worker Safety and ICWA Afterhours Core 4.2 Caring for Children: Trauma Informed Care and Following ICWA Afterhours Core 4.3 Caring for Children: Worker Safety, Documentation, and Infants	26	Afterhours Workers	Policy 11.04
Child Abuse Interviewing and Assessment – CAIA (depending program/job requirements)	Child Abuse Interviewing and Assessment – CAIA (webinar)	30	CPS Investigations/CPS FAR (anyone assigned S/A investigations)	RCW 74.14B.010 Policy 11.04

Program-Specific In-Service Training

Within first year of employment or position transfer

Training Required by Policy, RCW, WAC or Directive	Course Title	Hours	Audience	Mandate
Intake	All courses in this section must be completed to fulfill training requirement. (eLearning) Intake-Session 1.1 Welcome to Intake Intake-Session 1.2 Screening in Intake and the Intake SDM Tool Intake-Session 1.3 Interviewing for Assessment in Intake Intake-Session 1.4 Disproportionality and Cultural Competence for Intake Intake-Session 1.5 Working with Law Enforcement and Collateral Contacts at Intake Intake-Session 1.6 Screening Provider Related Intakes Intake-Session 2.1 Special Circumstances in Intake-Substance Exposed Infants Intake-Session 2.2 Special Circumstances in Intake-Domestic Violence	7.75	Intake Workers	Policy 11.04
CPS Investigations or CPS Family Assessment Response (FAR)	Child Protective Services In-Service	18	CPS Investigations/CPS FAR	Policy 11.04
Family Voluntary Services (FVS)	Family Voluntary Services In-Service	12	FVS	Policy 11.04
Child and Family Welfare Services (CFWS)	CFWS In-Service Training	12	CFWS	Policy 11.04
Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC)	Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) (eLearning)	.5	CFWS	Policy 11.04

In-Service Training

Within first year of employment

Training Required by Policy, RCW, WAC or Directive

Course Title

Hours

Audience

Mandate

Indian Child Welfare

Washington State ICW Training

Coaching for Indian Child Welfare: Working with Tribes and Tribal Families

All Social Service Specialists

Case Carrying Staff

Policy 11.04

Substance Abuse

Harm Reduction Planning With Substance Using Families

All Social Service Specialists

Policy 11.04

Domestic Violence

Basics of Domestic Violence in Child Welfare (eLearning)

All Social Service Specialists

Policy 11.04

Engagement and Partnership with Caregivers

Partners Make Better Decisions

Case Carrying Staff

Policy 11.04

Child Development Well-Being; Education, Health and Adolescence

Trauma Informed Engagement

Youth Missing From Care (eLearning)

1.5

FVS/CFWS

FRS/FVS/CFWS

Policy 11.04

Risk and Safety Assessment

Appropriate Interventions for Chronic Neglect

Coaching for Assessments

Coaching for Child Safety Throughout the Life of the Case

Infant Safety: Assessing the Infant’s Environment

Infant Safety: Period of PURPLE Crying

Infant Safety: Plan of Safe Care

Structured Decision Making & Risk Assessment (SDM-RA) (eLearning)

Assessing Safety Beyond Removal: Family Time and Conditions for Return Home

CPS Investigations/CPS FAR

Case Carrying Staff

CPS

Investigations/CPS FAR

CPS Investigations/CPS FAR

Policy 11.04

Worker Safety

Right Response Elements+ (Level 3)

All CW Staff

Policy 11.04

Policy 6150

Racial Disproportionality and Disparities

Cultural Competence: Understanding Implicit Bias and the Impact of Racial Stereotyping

Supporting LGBTQ+ Children, Youth and Families

How to Work with Clients who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (eLearning)

1.5

All Social Service Specialists

Case Carrying Staff

All CW Staff

Policy 11.04

Policy 6.03

Commercially Sexually Exploited Children

Identifying and Supporting Commercially Sexually Exploited Children (CSEC)

10.5

Case Carrying Staff

July 20, 2017 Memo

In-Service Training

Within second year of employment

Training Required by Policy, RCW, WAC or Directive	Course Title	Hours	Audience	Mandate
Domestic Violence	Domestic Violence in Child Welfare	16	Social Service Specialists	RCW 74.14B 010 Policy 11.04
Engagement and Partnership with Caregivers	Culture of Family: Supporting Kin to Support Kids	6	FVS/CFWS	Policy 11.04
Child Development Well-Being; Education, Health and Adolescence	Extended Foster Care (eLearning)	1	CFWS	Policy 11.04
Risk and Safety Assessment	Informing Decisions through Critical Thinking	3	Case Carrying Staff	Policy 11.04
Racial Disproportionality and Disparities	Racial Microaggressions: Developing Cross Cultural Communication Skills	6	All Social Service Specialists	Policy 11.04
Mental Health	Impacts of Parental Mental Health on Child Safety Mental Health: In-Depth Applications for Child Welfare	6 6	Case Carrying Staff Case Carrying Staff	Policy 11.04