Post on 03-May-2023
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Southwest Ohio Regional Training Center 420 Wards Corner Road Loveland, Ohio 45140
513-248-1269 STAFF & SUPERVISOR ONGOING
TRAININGS
Winter 2022 Link to E-Track Link to Guest RegistrationSWORTC Staff Guest Registration Form (surveygizmo.com)
Date Training E-Track # Trainer Time Location
01/05/2022 ***Clermont County Staff
Only ***Meets
Ethics Requirement
Fathers, Inequity and Ethics in Child Welfare
325-44 Anthony President
9:00 to 12:00 Clermont County
01/05/2022 ***Clermont County Staff
Only ***Meets
Ethics Requirement
Fathers, Inequity and Ethics in Child Welfare
325-44 Anthony President
1:00 to 4:00 Clermont County
01/07/2022 Critical Incident Debriefing
313-8 Dave Zidar 9:00 to 4:00 SWORTC
01/07/2022 Keeping them Safe in Cyberspace
202-101-DL3 Anthony
President
9:00 to 4:00 On-line
01/10/2022 Fentanyl Use in America” Playing with Poison
309-99 Brian Bethel 9:00 to 4:00 SWORTC
01/10/2022 CAPMIS: Assessing Safety
114-11-CPM-
DL3-S
Warne
Edwards
9:00 to 4:00 On-line
01/11/2022 Burnout, Secondary Trauma and Self-Care
313-79 Faye Perkins 9:00 to 4:00 SWORTC
01/11/2022 Youth Centered Permanency Roundtables Skills Training
210-57-PRT-ODJFSI
Jill Roberts 9:00 to 4:00 SWORTC
01/12/2022 Finding Your Cocoon: Stepping
313-1 Cindy Kuhr 9:00 to 4:00 SWORTC
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Outside of Vicarious Trauma
01/13/2022 Working with Angry and Irate People
317-27-DL3 Dan Elliott 9:00 to 12:00 On-line
01/19/2022 Beyond the Silence – Forensic Interview Training
203-18-NOS Heidi Malott 9:00 to 4:00 SWORTC
01/21/2022 ***Highland County Staff
Only
Burnout Prevention 313-4 Dave Zidar 9:00 to 4:00 Highland County
01/24/2022 Gender Identity: Increasing Knowledge when Working with Transgender or Gender Non-conforming Youth in Child Welfare Settings
314-13 Susan Kautz 9:00 to 4:00 SWORTC
01/24/2022 Stress and Coping Skills: Survival Skills for Child Welfare Workers
313-56 Dan Houston 9:00 to 4:00 SWORTC
01/25/2022 Write the Right Way: Best Practices when Completing Child Welfare Documentation
315-40 Susan Kautz 9:00 to 4:00 SWORTC
01/25/2022 Meeting the Needs of People with Challenging Behaviors
315-12 Dan Houston 9:00 to 4:00 SWORTC
01/26/2022 ***Meets
Ethics Requirement
Ethics and Culture 325-8 Dan Houston 9:00 to 4:00 SWORTC
01/27/2022 Cultural Issues in Domestic Violence
310-15 Dan Houston 9:00 to 4:00 SWORTC
01/28/2022 Grief: Exploring the
Journey of Loss
201-109-DL3 Linda Davis 9:00 to 4:00 On-line
01/28/2022 ***Meets
Ethics Requirement
Ethics and Culture 325-31 Dan Houston 8:45-12:00 SWORTC
01/28/2022 A Fresh Look at
Culture and
Diversity: Not your
Grandmother's
307-16 Dan Houston 1:00 to 4:00 SWORTC
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Culture and
Diversity
01/31/2022 Child and Animal Abuse
310-33 Theresa
Chrisman
9:00 to 4:00 SWORTC
02/02/2022 Verbal De-escalation in Human Services
324-30-DL3 Brian Lowery 9:00 to 12:00 On-line
02/03/2022 Working with Parents of Limited Cognitive Functioning
308-15 Jodi Johnston-Pawel
9:00 to 4:00 SWORTC
02/04/2022 Increasing Resilience: Learn, Model, and Teach Resilience Skills
318-58 Laura Gaines 9:00 to 4:00 SWORTC
02/07/2022 Child Neglect: The Basics of Intervention and Assessment
209-8 Theresa
Chrisman
9:00 to 4:00 SWORTC
02/11/2022 Motivating and Managing Teen Behavior
202-20 Dave Zidar 9:00 to 4:00 SWORTC
02/11/2022 Safe in Every Place: Field Safety for Child Welfare Workers
317-26-DL3 Anthony
President
9:00 to 12:00 On-line
02/11/2022 Teaming with the Aggressive Client
324-29-DL3 Anthony
President
1:00 to 4:00 On-line
02/14/2022 Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Children: I Can’t Forget
318-42 Brian Bethel 9:00 to 4:00 SWORTC
02/14/2022 CAPMIS: Safety Planning
114-9-CPM-
DL3-S
Warne
Edwards
9:00 to 4:00 On-line
02/17/2022 Grief and Loss: Trauma and Its Aftermath
321-5 Cindy Kuhr 9:00 to 4:00 SWORTC
02/23/2022 ***Clermont County Staff
Only
CAPTA - Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment Rights
205-1-S Victoria Solomon
9:00 to 12:00 Clermont County
RM 103
02/23/2022 ***Clermont County Staff
Only
CAPTA - Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment Rights
205-1-S Victoria Solomon
1:00 to 4:00 Clermont County
RM 103
02/23/2022 02/24/2022 03/02/2022 03/03/2022 ***Meets Domestic
Safe and Together (Virtual)
Register via Link:
https://adoptionchildwelfarelaw.org/registration_applic
9:00 to 12:00 On-line
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Violence Requirement
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02/25/2022 Interviewing Models and that Enhance Engagement
320-6 Dave Zidar 9:00 to 4:00 SWORTC
02/25/2022 ***Meets
Ethics Requirement
Lessons Learned for the Modern World of Social Work and Counseling: The Ethics of Dr. Victor Frankenstein
325-53-DL3 Linda Davis 8:45 to 12:00 On-line
02/25/2022 ***Meets
Ethics Requirement
What Can Homer Simpson Teach Us about Ethics?
325-52-DL3 Linda Davis 1:00 to 4:15 On-line
03/01/2022 Effectively Testifying in Domestic Relations, Criminal and Juvenile Court Proceedings
205-27 Sue Tucker 9:00 to 4:00 SWORTC
03/01/2022 Immigration and Child Welfare Issues
307-9-DL3 Katy Mercer 9:00 to 4:00 On-line
03/02/2022 Calming the Waters: De-escalation with Angry People
535-22 Sue Tucker 9:00 to 4:00 SWORTC
03/03/2022 Supervision to De-Escalate the Angry Person
535-21 Sue Tucker 9:00 to 12:15 SWORTC
03/03/2022 Communicating in a Crisis
546-3 Sue Tucker 1:00 to 4:00 SWORTC
03/07/2022 Diagnosis Unknown: A Layman’s Guide to Mental and Emotional Disorders
304-30 Brian Bethel 9:00 to 4:00 SWORTC
03/09/2022 ***Clermont County Staff
Only
CAPTA - Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment Rights
205-1-S Victoria Solomon
9:00 to 12:00 Clermont County
RM 103
03/09/2022 ***Clermont County Staff
Only
CAPTA - Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment Rights
205-1-S Victoria Solomon
1:00 to 4:00 Clermont County
RM 103
03/11/20222 Normalcy and The Reasonable
117-23 Dave Zidar 9:00 to 12:00 SWORTC
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Prudent Parent Standard
03/11/2012 ***Meets
Ethics Requirement
Professional Boundaries and Ethics
325-13 Dave Zidar 1:00 to 4:15 SWORTC
03/16/2022 CAPMIS Strengths and Needs Risk Assessment
114-13-CPM-DL3-S
Warne Edwards
9:00 to 4:00 On-line
03/17/2022 Psychotropic Medications: Questions to Ask The Who, What, How, When, and Why of Kids on Meds
304-76-DL3 Stacy Simera 9:00 to 12:00 On-line
03/17/2022 ***Meets
Ethics Requirement
Ethics of “The Office”: Lessons Learned from the Employees of Dunder Mifflin
325-48-DL3 Stacy Simera 1:00 to 4:15 On-line
03/18/2022 Semi Annual Review: A Tool to Assist in Reaching Permanency
207-15-DL3 Linda Davis 9:00 to 4:00 On-line
03/21/2022 Nine Essential Connections to Independent Living
202-11 Dave Zidar 9:00 to 4:00 SWORTC
03/22/2022 Girls, Trauma, and Delinquency
202-88 Anthony President
9:00 to 4:00 SWORTC
03/23/2022 The Resilient Father
210-16 Anthony President
9:00 to 4:00 SWORTC
03/24/2022 Laughing - Just for the Health of It
313-17 Karen Vadino 9:00 to 4:00 SWORTC
03/25/2022 Self-Injury: Assessment and Interventions
304-19 Dave Zidar 9:00 to 4:00 SWORTC
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Workshop
Descriptions
325-44 (CW 3.25 hr) Fathers, Inequity, and Ethics in Child Welfare
Both male and female child welfare workers have been accused of unfair treatment of fathers (Journal of
Social Work Values and Ethics, 2014). Institutional bias against fathers and their families has
historically led to mothers being given the benefit of the doubt, whereas fathers are often doubted.
Many ethical dilemmas can arise when working with fathers who often are mislabeled and
misunderstood. In this workshop we will discuss ethics as a tool to help resolve the ethical dilemmas
that can arise when working with fathers who may have life challenges or made life choices that conflict
with the personal values of child welfare workers.
***Clermont County Staff Only***
***Meets Ethics Requirement***
313-8 (CW 6 hr) Critical Incident Debriefing
Critical incident debriefing (CID) has been used in law enforcement, the military, and fire service for many
years. It is only over the past few years that child welfare has begun to use it. This workshop provides to
caseworkers and supervisors the skills needed to understand the role of trauma in public child welfare. It
will also give them an understanding of the role of CID if trauma should occur and provide them with an
understanding of when it is time to ask for more formal help.
202-101-DL3 (CW 6 hr V-ILT) Keeping them S.A.F.E. in Cyberspace
Since the pandemic, more youth are required to be online for schooling. It is estimated that over 94% of
children under the age of 18 use the internet (National Center for Educational Research). Generation Z is the
first generation of digital natives where navigating the virtual world is natural, expected, and normative.
Although the internet is a great educational and social networking tool, there are very real dangers that lurk in
the virtual world. This workshop deals with internet maladies in the forms of hate speech, dangerous
behaviors, online gang activity, human trafficking recruitment, sexting, internet predators, cyberbullying, and
internet addiction, and explores what workers can do to empower birth parents and caregivers to help keep
kids safe in cyberspace.
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309-99 (CW 6 hr) Fentanyl Use in America: Playing with Poison
Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid that is believed to be 50 to 100 times stronger than
morphine. Although Fentanyl was originally developed for the treatment of severe pain, in more recent
years this drug has been associated with the escalation of drug-related overdoses across the United
States. This training will offer an overview of the drug and explore the correlation between this
substance and the increase in drug overdose deaths. In addition, this training will highlight the strong
addictive qualities of this substance and discuss research-supported treatment strategies to assist the
person who presents with substance use disorders of Fentanyl and other opiates.
114-11-CPM-DL3-S (Virtual CW and SU 6 hr) CAPMIS Assessing Safety
During this 6-hour learning activity, participants will strengthen their skills in assessing safety of children
using the CAPMIS framework. Participants will thoroughly examine the fundamental components of
assessing safety - safety factors, child vulnerability, and adult protective capacities - and will explore
how a thorough assessment of safety is critical throughout the life of a case.
313-79 (CW, SU, FC 6 hr) Burnout, Secondary Trauma, and Self-Care
This presentation seeks to clarify the continuum of reactions that child welfare workers and
supervisors, and other helpers and healers, may experience due to exposure to secondary and
primary trauma in their work. Participants will learn risk contributors to developing burnout
and secondary traumatic stress, as well as mitigating factors. A range of self-care domains will
be discussed, including conceptualizing self-care in alignment with Dr. Siegel’s Healthy Mind
Platter (Siegel, 2011). The facilitator will guide participants through several experiential
activities, including a chair yoga demonstration, breathing exercises, guided meditation, and
development of an individualized self-care plan using SMART goals.
210-57-PRT-ODJFS (CW 6 hr.) Youth Centered Permanency Roundtables Skills Training
Youth Centered Permanency Roundtables Skills Training is an interactive training designed to prepare
participants to take part in and lead Youth Centered Permanency Roundtables (YCPRTs). YCPRTs are
structured case consultations focused specifically on “busting barriers” in order to find legal/relational
permanency and increase permanent connections for youth. Participants will learn and practice each of
the PRT and YCPRT phases and build necessary skills for successful implementation.
313-1 (CW 6 hr) Finding Your Cocoon: Stepping Outside of Vicarious Trauma
This course is designed to reach out to the helping professional. We spend our days and trainings learning
how to assist others. This class identifies how important it is to take care of yourself in order to continue
assisting others. The course will identify the rewards of the work you do. It will also identify the changes
that can impact the lives of workers. This course is designed primarily from a personal experience
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perspective. Prevention and other ways to address burnout and vicarious trauma will be discussed; and
the session will end in a fun transformation!
317-27-DL3 (CW 3 hr V-ILT) Working with Angry and Irate People
It may seem there is little one can do to defuse the anger and hostility of others. Sometimes it seems to be
set off by the smallest things; and above all, it seems to be unpredictable. Even so, workers can do
things to defuse the anger and reduce abusive behavior. People can learn to act in ways that reduce
this kind of behavior and ensure that they don't do anything that will result in an unpleasant situation
deteriorating even further.
203-18-NOS (CW and SU 15 hr) Beyond the Silence: Forensic Interviewing Part One
This workshop focuses on the forensic interview, with an emphasis on team building between law enforcement
and child welfare. Sound forensic interviews are essential for the successful completion of a child sexual abuse
investigation. The purpose of conducting a forensic interview is to determine whether a crime has occurred
and to assess the child's safety. This 2½-day workshop will focus on the fundamental skills needed to conduct
child interviews that are forensically appropriate.
313-4 (CW 6 hr) Burnout Prevention
The issue of burnout plagues all areas of child welfare. The goal of this session is to provide to caseworkers
and supervisors the needed skills for managing their stress levels. All workers will benefit from this core skill.
Use of the self-care plan and other program-specific methods will be discussed.
***Highland County Staff Only***
314-13 (CW 6 hr) Gender Identity: Increasing Knowledge when Working with Transgender or Gender
Non-conforming Youth in Child Welfare Settings
This workshop will educate and sensitize child welfare professionals as to how gender identity is developed,
how different culture’s view gender identity, and the unique needs presented by transgender or gender non-
conforming clients in the child welfare system.
313-56 (CW 6 hr) Stress and Coping Skills: Survival Skills for Child Welfare Workers
Due to the turbulent nature of child welfare work, supervisors, workers, and support staff must all learn to deal
with organizational change and uncertainty, increased expectations from upper management, and
organizational environments that require staff to do more with fewer resources. Conditions such as these are
likely to make job-related stress an epidemic over the next few years.
Off the job, staff and leadership face the stresses of coping with such factors as life-work balance, economic
and social change, financial pressure, and changing demographics. Consequently, staff are increasingly
exposed to environments that are likely to trigger a stress response. What do you do?
This workshop helps to develop strategies and action steps to master, reduce, or tolerate stress so staff can
provide high levels of support for compliance issues, staff development, and policy implementation.
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Participants will learn how to deal with the impact of stressors and develop coping strategies to prevent stress-
related barriers, such as anxiety over workload, burn-out, and even compassion fatigue.
315-40 (CW 6 hr) Write the Right Way: Best Practices when Completing Child Welfare Documentation
This workshop will enhance the writing skills of social workers when documenting intake information,
developing case notes, and writing family assessments. Professional writing skills including grammar,
punctuation and verb tense are discussed. The ability to clearly and objectively document information without
bias and subjective wording is emphasized.
315-12 (CW 6 hr) Meeting the Needs of People with Challenging Behaviors
This session is the advanced companion to the learning: Working with Difficult Behavior. This advance session
grew out of requests for strategies for dealing with chronic "belligerents" who take out their anger on you or
who are so weighted down by jealousy, rage, or resentment that they are difficult, or the difficult person who
deliberately lies, cheats, double-crosses, deceives, misrepresents, or misleads you. These people use any
means to achieve their ends, including distorting the situation, telling half-truths, or blaming others. This
workshop focuses on proven strategies for handling most difficult behaviors
325-8 (CW and SU 6 hr) Ethics and Culture
This workshop explores the relationship between our personal values (culture) and the ethics of our
professions. It explores both simple and complex ethical issues faced by child welfare professions. By
exploring the National Association of Social Workers' code of ethics, participants examine one effective and
workable ethic decision-making process. Participants examine real-life case studies, leading to transfer of
learning activities.
***Meets Ethics Requirement***
310-15 (CW 6 hr) Cultural Issues in Domestic Violence
This workshop examines domestic violence within the interconnections of race, culture, and class, and takes
as a case study black women and intimate partner violence (domestic violence). The workshop will define
violence and risk factors within the black community. It will also review the most common psychological
problems associated with black women and violence, including substance abuse, depression, suicide attempts,
and physical health problems. Additionally, the workshop explores prevention, intervention and advocacy
options from research, and community-based and feminist perspectives. The workshop assesses cultural filters
and misunderstandings when helping professionals consider domestic violence, and explores the following
questions:
• How do men of color explain their behavior when confronted with domestic violence? • How do men of European descent explain their behavior? • What explains the difference in these scripts when clarifying behavior toward domestic violence? • What typical situations arise when women of color are confronted with domestic violence issues? • What typical situations arise when women of European descent are confronted with domestic
violence? • What are the practice applications when understanding these differences?
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201-109-DL3 (CW and SU 6 hr V-ILT) Grief: Exploring the Journey of Loss
This workshop will present theoretical methods for dealing with loss and grief. The difference between normal
grief (uncomplicated grief) and grief and depression (complicated grief) will be discussed and outlined. The
bereaving process will be defined, and indicators and instruments that therapist use will be provided, which will
help to assess loss and bereavement. A variety of specific and practical therapeutic techniques will be
discussed to assist in coping with grief and loss. The Model of Complicated Mourning/Grief will be discussed,
and we will explore how grief affects family systems. Ambiguous loss will be discussed so participants will
recognize how this type of loss describes the loss children and parents experience in child welfare. Activities
will be presented that will help children process their loss when they are mourning the loss of an attachment
figure. Some of the activities/techniques that will be presented and discussed, which assist in the release of
emotions for children and adults, are loss boxes, grief river, mapping the influence of the loss, grief drawer,
memory books, journaling, and narrative storytelling. Large and small group discussions will occur, as well as
discussing different case examples (film characters from Steel Magnolia, Manchester by the Sea, and
Philomena), which will illustrate the theories and techniques.
The computer game, Kahoot, will be played; and trainees will need a second hand-held device to log into the
game page, (Kahoot.it or Kahoot.com). The game questions will pertain to this workshop. Other computer
programs (Doodle, Mentimeter, Padlet, and Snagit) will be used to assist in interaction during large and
breakout rooms discussions.
307-16 (CW 6 hr) A Fresh Look at Culture and Diversity: Not Your Grandmother's Culture
This workshop will increase your awareness of issues of culture within the child welfare system. The workshop
explores how culture impacts how you see the environment, coworkers, agency clients, and overall child
welfare practice. The goals of the workshop include: increasing awareness of your own cultural background;
understanding how elements of culture influence behavior in you and your own family, and how clients'
cultures manifest in child rearing practices. An important feature of this workshop emphasizes prejudice and
discrimination, with a concrete dialogue about strategies for overcoming errors when one assesses culture.
310-33 (CW 6 hr) Child and Animal Abuse
Throughout history, child and animal control workers have been intertwined. The first case of child
abuse and neglect in the United States was filed in the court system by the Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals in 1874. Today, Humane Agents are given legal rights under the law to protect
children by being mandated reporters of child abuse and neglect. In 2021, Ohio passed House Bill 33
which made Child Welfare Workers and others Mandated Reporters of animal cruelty.
This workshop is designed to make child welfare workers aware of the roles and responsibilities of
child welfare, humane agents and/or dog wardens. Workers will learn how reports are made to these
agencies. Also, a discussion will take place about dog bites, Dangerous and vicious animals, Dog
fighting, Domestic violence and how this is considered family violence when animals are
involved. Knowing the signs of child and animal abuse along with the characteristics of children and
animals living in these homes is essential for any worker. This course will focus on Federal and state
laws pertaining to animal cruelty. House Bill 33 will be discussed along with how workers can meet
their new mandates. Discussions will occur about CAPMIS and SACWIS with regard to assessing for
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safety as well as reporting and documenting in SACWIS. Finally, workers’ safety will be paramount
in discussing this topic.
324-30-DL3 (CW 3 hr V-ILT) Verbal De-escalation in the Human Services
This workshop will review the skills of active listening, non-violent communication, and verbal de-escalation.
Levels of crisis development and the conflict cycle are discussed, emphasizing a culturally appropriate staff
response. Trainees will virtually participate in exercises and demonstrations concerning personal space, body
posture, and motion.
308-15 (CW 6 hr) Working with Parents of Limited Cognitive Functioning
In this highly interactive workshop, we discuss how to identify and meet the special needs of parents with three
types of cognitive limitations: learning disabilities, mental health issues, and developmental delays. We share
service options and available resources, discuss special case planning issues, and explore what parenting
skills these parents may have difficulty learning. Then we apply what we’ve learned to real life and case
studies.
318-58 (CW and SU 6 hr) Increasing Resilience: Learn, Model, and Teach Resilience Skills
Resilience is a set of skills that can be improved upon by an individual and community. In child welfare,
resilient behavior is both a common occurrence and an area needing continual growth. Being resilient allows
us to make a difference without being consumed by negativity. Modeling resilience provides a powerful
message to our colleagues and clients. Teaching resilience spreads health and well-being throughout our
circles of influence. How can we use our brains and bodies to learn, model, and teach? Your brain is a
powerful meaning-making machine! You can help it help you by improving your emotional vocabulary,
recognizing the fear/excitement switch, and hearing “the meanings”. Your body holds the history of your
ancestors. Learning to understand and care for your body during “fight, flight, or freeze” moments allows for
healthier choices impacting you and those around you. Learning, modeling, and teaching these skills
increases resilience for yourself, colleagues, and clients in ever-widening circles.
209-8 (CW and SU 6 hr) Child Neglect: The Basics of Assessment and Intervention
This workshop provides essential in-depth information on the contributing factors, dynamics, and therapeutic
interventions for families in which neglect has occurred. The workshop provides a framework for understanding the
underlying dynamics common to several kinds of neglect; it also explores the short- and long-term effects of neglect
on children and informs participants about several proven therapeutic interventions for addressing neglect. The
workshop explores the importance of workers establishing helping alliances with parents who have neglected their
children, and helping parents establish community supports and social networks. Case examples using CAPMIS
tools are utilized throughout the workshop to help participants apply information to case situations.
202-20 (CW 6 hr) Motivating and Managing Teen Behaviors
The teen years can be a time of great challenges and growth. Casework staff can help these young adults with
these challenges. The goal of this class is to reduce some of the discomfort of this normal stage of
development. Staff will learn ways to provide supervision, support, and training to help the teens they work
with.
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317-26-DL3 (CW 3 hr V-ILT) Safe in Every Place: Field Safety for Child Welfare Workers
While in the field, your personal safety comes first and foremost. You must be on guard at all times and
understand that the potential for an attack can come from anyone, anywhere, at any time. Each interaction
must be assessed to determine, “Am I at risk right now?” “If so, what is my action plan to stay safe?” This
workshop teaches personal safety vigilance and strategies to use during home visits, walking to your car and
while driving your car, and navigating city blocks and apartment buildings. Also discussed are verbal de-
escalation tactics that defuse crisis situations.
324-29-DL3 (CW 3 hr V-ILT) Teaming with the Aggressive Client
Aggression is anger in action. Child welfare clients may become aggressive with workers for a myriad of
reasons in response to initial referrals or ongoing agency intervention. Aggression could be the result of your
clients' feelings of vulnerability coupled with perceived threat of severed legal ties with their children. One
approach to diffusing aggression is to communicate synergy in your casework practice. This workshop deals
with the concept of using synergy (goal centric teamwork) to help clients transform their energy from
aggression into energy for case plan completion.
318-42 (CW 6 hr) Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Children: I Can't Forget It
Although childhood is supposed to be a time of laughter and joy, millions of children confront adverse
experiences that profoundly impact their development. Nowhere is this more evident than with children
who are served within the child welfare system. This training will highlight the effects that trauma can
have on children. An overview of the recent changes in the diagnostic criteria of Post-traumatic Stress
Disorder (PTSD) will be offered. Diagnostic indicators and appropriate assessment will further be
discussed to empower professionals when serving traumatized children. Specific strategies will be
provided to assist social service professionals in advocating for competent services to these vulnerable
children.
114-9-CPM-DL3-S (Virtual CW and SU 6 hr) CAPMIS Safety Planning
During this 6-hour learning activity, participants will develop a thorough understanding of how safety plans should be used to keep children safe. Participants will review each of the components of an effective safety plan. Topics addressed in this workshop include:
• The link between safety assessment and safety planning • Different types of safety plans, and how to determine the appropriate safety response • How to assess responsible persons included in safety plans • Safety plan monitoring requirements
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321-5 (CW and SU 6 hr) Grief and Loss: Trauma and Its Aftermath
This workshop will focus on the many aspects of grief and loss. We will discuss grief and loss and the
impact on adults and children. Children and their families experience many types of losses, and this
course will guide you through some of those variations. Trauma, crisis response, and reaction will be
discussed. You will learn how trauma reveals itself in the individual and the triggers that often guide this
behavior. We will discuss different forms of loss that precipitate trauma. They range from intangible
losses to loss due to death. The death notification process and how it impacts both children and adults
will be discussed, as will intervention techniques for assisting during trauma and throughout the grief
process. This workshop will focus on creating an environment of understanding for the traumatized
individual.
205-1-S (CW and SU 3 hr) CAPTA- Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment Rights
This workshop explains Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights, and their application to child abuse and
neglect investigations. It also explains the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act Amendment of
2003 that requires notification of adult subjects of child abuse and neglect investigations of the
allegations against them. The workshop provides practical guidance on how to conduct investigations in
a manner that protects these rights.
***Clermont County Staff Only***
Safe and Together (Virtual)
The Safe & Together CORE training provides a comprehensive introduction to domestic violence using a
perpetrator pattern-based, child-centered, and survivor strengths approach. The Model was originally
developed for child welfare systems, so it goes beyond a primer on domestic violence to teach hands-
on skills and tools rooted in child welfare practice. The Safe & Together Model also improves the ability
of child welfare to work with complex cases, making the connections with domestic violence clearer and
helping to ensure a more holistic approach to serving families.
Safe & Together Institute's CORE Training is designed to provide a skills-oriented foundation for domestic
violence-informed practice. Each day of training provides experiential classroom training focused on the
following foundational practice areas: Assessment, Interviewing, Documentation and Case Planning
***Meets Domestic Violence Requirement***
320-6 (CW 6 hr) Interviewing Models that Enhance Engagement
This workshop is for participants who are already able to effectively plan an engagement strategy when
meeting a new family, and who have knowledge and skill in setting a positive tone for the engagement
to occur. In this workshop, participants will learn the tenets of three models of engagement/interviewing
that can be used in the management of their cases: solution-focused interviewing, ethnographic
interviewing, and motivational interviewing. Participants will learn by way of lecture, small group
activities, role-play, and examples in the media.
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325-53-DL3 (CW, SU 3.25 hr V-ILT) Lessons Learned for the Modern World of Social Work and
Counseling: The Ethics of Dr. Victor Frankenstein
This workshop will identify and explore ethical dilemmas as represented in the novel Frankenstein by Mary
Wollstonecraft Shelley. The themes, values, ethical dilemmas, and lessons learned by the actions of
Dr. Victor Frankenstein will be discussed. The discussions and film clips/case examples will assist in
illustrating the dilemmas in Frankenstein with those in the fields of social work and counseling related to
ethics, practice, and standards.
***Meets Ethics Requirement***
325-52-DL3 (CW, SU 3.25 hr V-ILT) What Can Homer Simpson Teach Us about Ethics?
This workshop will identify and explore ethical concepts, theories, and dilemmas, as we discuss character
responses from popular media characters from the Simpsons and other Hollywood characters in
various films. The moral themes, ethical principles and virtue ethics, and ethical dilemmas will be
discussed to illustrate appropriate and inappropriate ethical decision-making. The theoretical concept of
the slippery slope will be discussed as it relates to the film examples and in social work and counseling
fields.
***Meets Ethics Requirement***
205-27 (CW 6 hr) Effectively Testifying in Domestic Relations, Criminal and Juvenile Court
Proceedings
This workshop is designed to help caseworkers build skills in effective court testimony. Aside from
Juvenile Court, where most caseworkers testify, they may also need to testify in Domestic Relations or
even Criminal (Common Pleas) courts. Understanding what each court needs and expects regarding
testimony can help caseworkers better prepare and be more effective in advocating for children. In
addition, understanding the laws and the requirements as they relate to evidence and testimony can
help caseworkers build comfort and confidence in court appearances. This workshop will give
caseworkers the opportunity to learn skills and techniques for effective testimony and to practice those
skills in a safe and fun environment.
307-9-DL3 (CW 6 hr V-ILT) Immigration and Child Welfare Issues
Immigrant families constitute a large and growing portion of the national population. Almost one-fourth of
children and youth in the United States are either immigrants or children of immigrants. Workshop
participants will learn about the different legal statuses of immigrant families, the problems these
families face in the child welfare system, and additional legal protections for undocumented youth.
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535-22 (CW and SU 6 hr) Calming the Waters: De-escalation with Angry People
This workshop is designed to help participants learn how to de-escalate angry adults, coworkers, and
supervisees. The skills taught will help participants become aware of situations that can lead to angry
interactions. Interactive exercises will teach participants the skills of disarming an angry person and
using affect labeling to calm the situation and begin problem-solving. Participants will learn how to
make effective behavior agreements with adults. Participants will also discuss how to role-model these
behaviors for co-workers and clients.
535-21 (SU 3.25 hr) Supervision to De-Escalate the Angry Person
This workshop is designed to help supervisors learn how to de-escalate angry clients, coworkers, and
supervisees. The skills taught will help supervisors become aware of situations that can lead to angry
interactions. Interactive exercises will teach supervisors the skills of disarming an angry person and
using affect labeling to calm the situation and begin the problem-solving mode. Supervisors will learn
how to make effective behavior agreements.
546-3 (SU 3 hr) Communicating in a Crisis
This workshop is designed to help supervisors learn how to manage communications in crisis situations.
Crises occur in child welfare on a regular basis. Understanding how to prevent these events from
escalating, and how to provide timely and accurate information internally and externally is imperative in
the continuing operation of your unit and agency.
304-30 (CW 6 hr) Diagnosis Unknown: A Layman's Guide to Mental and Emotional Disorders
The prevalence of mental and emotional disorders has steadily increased over the last three decades. As a
result, it is common for child welfare professionals to work with individuals who have a mental or
emotional disorder. Consequently, it has become necessary for child welfare workers to have a basic
understanding of the signs and symptoms of mental and emotional disorders. This training will provide
participants with an overview of mental and emotional disorders, as classified in the Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR).
117-23 (CW 3 hr) Normalcy and the Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard
Normalcy and the Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard is misunderstood in all areas of child welfare.
This class will describe the decision process and the oversight that workers will be expected to provide
and understand.
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325-13 (CW 3.25 hr) Professional Boundaries and Ethics
This workshop provides to caregivers and caseworkers the skills for improving communication with all
stakeholders. It provides treatment staff and caseworkers with an understanding of the limits that they
must put upon themselves in their helping relationships. This training provides actual case examples
and poses ethical relationship situations. Both new and more mature staff can benefit from this core
skill of all professional "helpers."
***Meets Ethics Requirement***
114-13-CPM-DL3-S (Virtual CW and SU 6 hr) CAPMIS Strengths and Needs Risk Assessment
The CAPMIS Strengths and Needs Risk Assessment workshop is a six-hour session. In this workshop,
participants will develop a detailed understanding of how the assessment of families' strengths and
needs informs service provision and case planning.
Participants will learn how to distinguish risk contributors - from non-risk contributors through proper
application of the clinical assessment, and how to identify and utilize family strengths to reduce the
likelihood of future maltreatment.
304-76-DL3 (CW, FC 3 hr V-ILT) Psychotropic Medications: Questions to Ask the Who, What, How,
When, and Why of Kids on Meds
The purpose of this course is to educate caseworkers, foster parents, and other stakeholders on
psychotropic medication use in the treatment of mental disorders among children and adolescents.
Specific attention will be paid to answering the questions most people ask, or should ask, regarding
psychotropic medication.
325-48-DL3 (CW and SU 3.25 hr V-ILT) Ethics of “The Office”: Lessons Learned from the Employees
of Dunder Mifflin
Scholars and ethicists took notice when PBS affiliate WVIA in Scranton, Pennsylvania released its
documentary: “The Office: An American Workplace.” Never before has there been such an in-depth,
candid, and long-running audio-visual examination of workplace conduct – And there is much that
social service professionals can learn from the award-winning biopic. In this workshop, participants will
examine the ethical breaches of Dunder Mifflin employees, as well as similar breaches by licensed
professionals in Ohio and other states and explore ways to mitigate our own risk through the application
of state and national codes and resources.
***Meets Ethics Requirement***
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207-15-DL3 (CW, SU 6 hr V-ILT) Semi Annual Review: A Tool to Assist in Reaching Permanency
This workshop will reinforce ODJFS rules and provide casework techniques to caseworkers, semi annual
reviewers, and supervisors that will assist as they help families interact and learn the value and
importance of the semi annual review (SAR) process. Discussions and methods will be outlined to
encourage parents to attend the SAR and engage fathers (residential and non-residential) in the case
plan objectives. Techniques will be discussed to motivate and assist families in completing the case
plan objectives or to help the family create permanency plans for the children, which may involve family
search and engagement activities. Discussion will also occur to offer ways to resolve conflicts between
reviewers, caseworkers, supervisors, and family members when the case plan goals are not agreed
upon by the members.
Large and small group discussions via case examples of different families will be utilized. These case
examples will provide opportunities to examine and outline different techniques and methods that may
be utilized to help engage the family during the SAR and help motivate the family toward case plan
completion.
202-11 (CW 6 hr) Nine Essential Connections to Independent Living
Casework staff will learn how to coach children and youth on soft and hard skills needed for successful independent living. Skills that will be discussed are:
• Knowledge, skills, and Information • Maintaining relationships with significant people in their lives • Connections to groups (family, spiritual community, work) • Meaningful roles • Source of joy (what makes them happy) • System of values • History (where they came from) • Sense of place (certain places that are important to us) • Means of support
202-88 (CW 6 hr) Girls, Trauma, and Delinquency
There has been a rise in delinquent acts committed by girls and increased gang activity including girls.
Today girls account for 30% of all juvenile arrests and 18% of the arrests for violent crime (Office of
Juvenile Justice). This workshop first takes an exploratory view into the world of delinquent girls and the
eight factors correlated to female delinquency. Secondly, the workshop reviews the root causes of
female delinquency, such as trauma, victimization, social learning, and family/community strain. Also
discussed are strategies to advocate for girls across systems and empower them by helping them to
build protective factors to refrain from delinquent behaviors.
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210-16 (CW 6 hr) The Resilient Father
It is well documented that many birth fathers do not respond as well as birth mothers to the outreach efforts
of social workers (Franck, 2001). There are, however, a number of birth fathers who are able to beat
the odds and successfully complete case plan goals and become positive, productive fixtures in their
children’s lives. What separates the father who is able to be successful from the one who is not?
Resiliency is one of the many qualities necessary for a father to be successful a client in the child
welfare system. Resiliency is the quality of successfully adapting in the midst of trauma and stress. This
workshop takes an exploratory view of resiliency and seeks to answer: What is resiliency? How can it
help the birth father to succeed? What are the 10 components of resiliency, and how can they benefit
the birth father? What are the barriers to a father becoming resilient? And how can we help a father to
develop the habits, attitude, and skill set it takes to become the resilient father?
313-17 (CW 6 hr) Laughing - Just for the Health of It
Humor and laughter are essential ingredients for healthy selves and healthy relationships. Understanding
and accepting ourselves can provide a bridge to connecting with others. Laughter and humor impact
our lives in many ways. This workshop will explore that impact and provide opportunities for us to
examine our own sense of humor. We will determine strategies for adding more humor into our lives.
304-19 (CW 6 hr) Self Injury: Assessment and Interventions
Mutilating, cutting, burning, and other forms of self-injurious behavior by youth are often perceived by
professionals and others as suicide-related behaviors. This workshop will help staff to understand that
such behaviors are often the result of past trauma or abuse. Participants will explore the causes and
scope of these behaviors and learn ways to intervene.