Mandatory Trainings
Upon Hire
Training Required by Policy, RCW, WAC or Directive | Course Title | Hours | Audience | Mandate |
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Regional Core Training (RCT) | Regional Core Training (RCT) | 320 | All Social Service Specialists | Policy 11.04 |
After Hours Core Training | All courses in this section must be completed to fulfill training requirement – Virtual
|
26 | Afterhours Workers | Policy 11.04 |
Child Abuse Interviewing and Assessment – CAIA (depending program/job requirements) | Child Abuse Interviewing and Assessment – CAIA | 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 |
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Intake | All courses in this section must be completed to fulfill training requirement. (eLearnings)
|
7.75 | Intake Workers | Policy 11.04 |
Intake | Next Steps for Intake Staff in Their First Year | 7 | 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 | FVS | Policy 11.04 |
Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) | Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC)(eLearning) | 0.5 | CFWS | Policy 11.04 |
Adoption | Adoption Track (Not offered by the Alliance) | Adoptions | Policy 11.04 |
In-Service Training
Within first year of employment
Training Required by Policy, RCW, WAC or Directive | Course Title | Hours | Audience | Mandate |
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Indian Child Welfare |
| 12.5 | All Social Service Specialists Case Carrying Staff | Policy 11.04 |
Substance Abuse | Harm Reduction Planning with Substance Using Families – Virtual | 6 | All Social Service Specialists | Policy 11.04 |
Domestic Violence | Key Issues in Child Welfare in Child Welfare: Domestic Violence (eLearning) | 0.45 | All Social Service Specialists | Policy 11.04 |
Child Development Well-Being; Education, Health and Adolescence | Trauma Informed Engagement Youth Missing from Care (eLearning) | 6 1.5 | FVS/CFWS FRS/FVS/CFWS | Policy 11.04 |
Risk and Safety Assessment | Introduction to Chronic Neglect (eLearning) Understanding Chronic and Complex 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 Structured Decision Making & Risk Assessment (SDM-RA) (eLearning) Assessing Safety Beyond Removal: Family Time and Conditions for Return Home | 0.75 3 0.5 0.5 5 4 3.5 1 5 | CPS Investigations/CPS FAR CPS Investigations/CPS FAR Case Carrying Staff Case Carrying Staff Case Carrying Staff Case Carrying Staff Case Carrying Staff CPS Investigations/CPS FAR FVS/CFWS | Policy 11.04 |
Worker Safety | Worker Safety Right Response Elements+ (Level 3) | 6 11 | All CW Staff All CW Staff | Policy 11.04 Policy 6150 |
Racial Disproportionality and Disparities | Understanding Bias and its Impact on Engagement Supporting LGBTQ+ Children, Youth and Families How to Work with Clients who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (eLearning) | 6 3 1.5 | All Social Service Specialists Case Carrying Staff All CW Staff | Polic 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 |
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 |
Child Development Well-Being; Education, Health & Adolescence | Extended Foster Care (eLearning) | 1 | CFWS | Policy 11.04 |
Engagement and Partnership with Caregivers | Supporting a Kinship-First Culture in a Workforce Environment | 4 | FVS/CFWS | Policy 11.04 |
Risk and Safety Assessment | Informed Decisions through Critical Thinking | 3 | Case Carrying Staff | Policy 11.04 |
Racial Disproportionality and Disparities | Strategies for Interrupting Oppression | 3 | All Social Service Specialists | Policy 11.04 |
Mental Health | Impacts of Parental Mental Health on Child Safety Supporting Children’s Mental Health in Child Welfare | 6 8 | Case Carrying Staff | Policy 11.04 |
Supervisor Training
Within 6 Months of Becoming a Supervisor
Training Required by Policy, RCW, WAC or Directive | Course Title | Hours | Audience | Mandate |
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Supervisor Training | Supervisor Core Training (SCT). All parts of SCT must be completed to fulfill training requirements. Supervisor Core Training 1.1 (eLearnings) Supervisor Core Training 2.0 Supervisor Core Training 3.0 (Coaching session) |
7 91 0.5 | All Supervisors | Policy 11.04 |
Within 12 Months of Becoming a Supervisor
Training Required by Policy, RCW, WAC or Directive | Course Title | Hours | Audience | Mandate |
---|---|---|---|---|
Supervising for Safety: Decision Making Tools for Supervisors (eLearning | 1 | All Supervisors | Policy 11.04/PIP | |
Coaching for Supervisors | 0.5 | All Supervisors | Policy 11.04/PIP | |
Guiding Engagement Through Conflict | 6 | All Supervisors | Policy 11.04 |
Area Administrator (AA) Training
Within 6 Months of Becoming an AA
Training Required by Policy, RCW, WAC or Directive | Course Title | Hours | Audience | Mandate |
---|---|---|---|---|
Area Administrator Training | Area Administrator Core Training
|
36 | All AAs | Policy 11.04 |
Within 12 Months of Becoming an AA
Training Required by Policy, RCW, WAC or Directive | Course Title | Hours | Audience | Mandate |
---|---|---|---|---|
Supervising Safety: Decision Making Tools for Supervisors (eLearning) | 1 | All AAs | Policy 11.04 PIP | |
Coaching for Area Administrators | 0.5 | All AAs | Policy 11.04 PIP |