Southwest Ohio Regional Training Center 420 Wards Corner ...

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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


Only ***Meets

Ethics Requirement

Fathers, Inequity and Ethics in Child Welfare



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


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


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


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


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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


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


02/14/2022 Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Children: I Can’t Forget


02/14/2022 CAPMIS: Safety Planning

114-9-CPM-

DL3-S

Warne

Edwards


02/17/2022 Grief and Loss: Trauma and Its Aftermath

321-5 Cindy Kuhr 9:00 to 4:00 SWORTC


Only

CAPTA - Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment Rights

205-1-S Victoria Solomon


RM 103


Only




RM 103

02/23/2022 02/24/2022 03/02/2022 03/03/2022 ***Meets Domestic

Safe and Together (Virtual)

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9:00 to 12:00 On-line

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Violence Requirement

ation/event_detail.php?id=302

02/25/2022 Interviewing Models and that Enhance Engagement


02/25/2022 ***Meets

Ethics Requirement

Lessons Learned for the Modern World of Social Work and Counseling: The Ethics of Dr. Victor Frankenstein


02/25/2022 ***Meets

Ethics Requirement

What Can Homer Simpson Teach Us about Ethics?


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


03/03/2022 Supervision to De-Escalate the Angry Person


03/03/2022 Communicating in a Crisis


03/07/2022 Diagnosis Unknown: A Layman’s Guide to Mental and Emotional Disorders



Only




RM 103


Only




RM 103

03/11/20222 Normalcy and The Reasonable




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Prudent Parent Standard

03/11/2012 ***Meets

Ethics Requirement

Professional Boundaries and Ethics


03/16/2022 CAPMIS Strengths and Needs Risk Assessment

114-13-CPM-DL3-S

Warne Edwards


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


03/21/2022 Nine Essential Connections to Independent Living


03/22/2022 Girls, Trauma, and Delinquency


9:00 to 4:00 SWORTC

03/23/2022 The Resilient Father


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


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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.


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.


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.


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."


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.


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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.

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