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KIDS Training
Knowledge and Information Distribution Site
KIDS Training
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For Pre-Service and Other Curricula, please select from the links below
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24-Hour Human Trafficking Curriculum
24-Hour Human Trafficking Curriculum
Action Booster Trainings
Action Booster Training
Assessing & Scaling Child Needs: Case Management
Loose Handouts
Pre/Post Test
Assessing Impending Danger
Loose Handouts
- Information Collection as Competency: Self-Assessment
- Smith Family Functioning Assessment
- Smith Practice Worksheet - Participant Guide
Participant Guides
Pre/Post Test
Trainer Guides
Assessing Present Danger
Loose Handouts
Pre/Post Test
Assessing & Scaling Caregiver Protective Capacities: Case Management
Trainer Guides
Pre/Post Test
Case Consultation and Skill Building: Case Management
PowerPoint
Pre/Post Test
- Case Consultation: CM - Pre/Post Answer Key
Case Consultation and Skill Building: CPI
Loose Handouts
PowerPoint
Pre/Post Test
Crafting Case Plan Outcomes for Achieving Change in Caregiver Protective Capacities (Case Plan Outcomes)
Loose Handouts
Developing Safety Plans
Loose Handouts
- Morgan Family Functioning Assessment
- Morgan Family Functioning Assessment Part II
- Morgan Impending Danger Safety Plan Final
- Safety Planning Analysis Exercise - In Home Plan
- Safety Planning Analysis Exercise - Out of Home Plan
Pre/Post Tests
Trainer Guides
Documenting a Sufficient Family Functioning Assessment
Loose Handouts
- Domains Inform The Caregiver Protective Capacities
- Domains Inform the Danger Threats
- Information Collection and Family Functioning Assessment - Francisco (Case Example)
- Information Collection and Family Functioning Assessment - Walker (Case Example)
- Intake Report - Francisco (Case Example)
- Intake Report - Walker (Case Example)
Participant Guides
PowerPoint
Trainer Guides
Safety Management and Safety Services
Participant Guides
Trainer Guides
Pre/Post Test
Advanced Training for Child Welfare
Advanced Training for Child Welfare
Child Protective Investigations Specialty Track
Child Protective Investigations Specialty Track
Labs
Children At-Risk of Human Trafficking 12-Hour Curriculum
Children At-Risk of Human Trafficking 12-Hour Curriculum
Welcome Trainers! The following materials are part of the 12-Hour At Risk of Human Trafficking Curriculum.
Training includes a combination of a self-paced eLearning, in-person and virtual instructor-led trainings. Modules 2-5 are password protected. Passwords are provided to trainers who have completed trainer requirements for this curriculum. If you have any questions, please contact your regional Human Trafficking Specialist.
At-Risk of Human Trafficking Learner Resource Guide
Trainer Note: Please share this learner guide to participants of the trainings.
Module 1
Trainer Note: Please provide the link to complete the eLearning course for Module 1. Participants must complete this course before receiving training on the remaining modules.
Module 6
- Motivational Interviewing Skills (Sunshine Health Training)
- Sunshine Health Training Catalog Training Catalog (gototraining.com)
Trainer Note: Share this link to allow participants to register for a Motivational Interviewing training offering. Participants should select the following training: Motivational Interviewing Skills: The Adolescents Years by Dr. Chad Sedam. Training offerings will be updated in the catalog regularly.
At-Risk of Human Trafficking Post-Assessment Trainer Template
At Risk Human Trafficking Certificate Template
You can use this certificate template or use your agency's certificate of completion.
Note to Trainers: Duplicate this form to use as your own. You can have participants complete the assessment through Microsoft Forms or review the assessment questions together as a class. The post-assessment will allow participants to test their understanding of the materials covered throughout the modules. It can be completed after Module 5.
Core Pre-Service Curriculum
Core Pre-Service Curriculum
Modules
Labs
Lab 3
- Lab 3 - Communication Focusing Skills - Participant Guide
- Lab 3 - Communication Focusing Skills - PowerPoint
- Lab 3 - Communication Focusing Skills - Trainer Guide
- Lab 3 - Communication Focusing Skills - Audio Transcript
- Lab 3 - Communication Focusing Skills - Activity 4 Handout
- Lab 3 - Audio Activity 1- Summarization Skills Audio
- Lab 3 - Jennae Chavez Interview
- Lab 3 - Laura Chavez Interview
Lab 4
- Lab 4 - Communication Skills Interviewing Children - Participant Guide
- Lab 4 - Communication Skills Interviewing Children - PowerPoint
- Lab 4 - Communication Skills Interviewing Children - Trainer Guide
- Lab 4 - Communication Skills Interviewing Children - Activity 1
- Lab 4 - Communication Skills Interviewing Children - Activity 2
- Lab 4 - Communication Skills Interviewing Children - Activity 4
- Lab 4 - Video Links
Lab 5
- Lab 5 - Communication Skills Interviews to Learn about Family Dynamics - Participant Guide
- Lab 5 - Communication Skills Interviews to Learn about Family Dynamics - PowerPoint
- Lab 5 - Communication Skills Interviews to Learn about Family Dynamics - Trainer Guide
- Lab 5 - Communication Skills Interviews to Learn about Family Dynamics - Activity 4 Transcript
- Lab 5 - Activity 4 Interview- Closing Audio
- Lab 5 - Video Links
Field Resources
- Field Resources - Adult Functioning
- Field Resources - Ages and Stages
- Field Resources - Caregiver PC Card
- Field Resources - CFC Acronym List
- Field Resources - Child Functioning
- Field Resources - Child Strengths and Needs
- Field Resources - Discipline
- Field Resources - Feelings Chart
- Field Resources - General Parenting
- Field Resources - Maltreatment
- Field Resources - Nature of Maltreatment
- Field Resources - Present Danger and Danger Threats
- Field Resources - Safety Plan
- Field Resources - Stages of Change
- Field Resources - Talking with a Child
Posters
- Posters - Child Welfare Practice Model
- Posters - Dependency Flow Chart
- Posters - Interview Phases and Engagement Skills
- Posters - Protective Factors and Capacities
- Posters - Safety Intervention Across the CW System
- Posters - Stages of Change
- Posters - Ten Step Investigative Interview
- Posters - Three Houses
Family Centered Practice Curriculum
Family Centered Practice Curriculum
Workshop 1
Opportunities in Family Centered Practice
Workshop 2
Effective Family Centered Casework: Tools and Applications
Handouts
Trainer Guides
Participant Guides
PowerPoint Slides
Other Materials
- Handout 3-1C PDF
- Handout 3-1D PDF
- Handout 4-1
- Handout 4-2
- Session 2 - Engagement TG PDF
- Session 3 - Assessment TG PDF
- Session 4 - Planning TG PDF
- Session 3 - Assessment PG PDF
- Session 4 - Planning PG PDF
- Session 3 - Assessment PPT
- Session 4- Planning PPT
- Handout 4-3 A PDF
- Handout 4-3 B PDF
- Handout 4-3 C PDF
- Handout 5-1 PDF
- Session 5 - Teaming PDF
- Session 6 - Wrap-up TG PDF
- Session 5 - Teaming PDF
- Session 6 - Wrap-up PG PDF
- Session 5 - Teaming PPT
- Session 6 - Wrap-up PPT
Florida Child Welfare Pre-Service Training Curriculum Quizzes and Answers
Florida Child Welfare Pre-Service Training Curriculum Quizzes and Answers
Quizzes for Pre-Service Curriculum
- Adoptions
- Assessing Families
- Assessment Module 1
- Assessment Module 2
- Assessment Module 3
- Case Planning Module 1
- Case Planning Module 2
- Case Planning Module 3
- Case Planning Module 4
- Case Planning Module 5
- Family Preservation Modules
- Human Trafficking
- Interviewing Module 1
- Interviewing Module 2
- Interviewing Module 3
- IR Module 1
- IR Module 2
- IR Module 3
- IR Module 4
- Legal 1 Module 1
- Legal 1 Module 2
- Legal 1 Modules 3 & 4
- Legal 2 Module 1
- Legal 2 Module 2
- Maltreatments Module 1
- Maltreatment Module 2
- Maltreatments Module 3
- Maltreatments Module 4
- Maltreatments Module 5
- Maltreatments Module 6
- Maltreatments Module 7
- Maltreatments Module 8
- OAP Module 1
- OAP Module 2
- OAP Module 3
- OAP Module 4
- OAP Module 5
- Orientation
- Removal and Placement Module 1
- Removal and Placement Module 2
- Removal and Placement Module 3
- Safety Planning
Answers for Pre-Service Curriculum Quizzes (Files are password Protected)
- Adoptions
- Assessing Families
- Assessment Module 1
- Assessment Module 2
- Assessment Module 3
- Case Planning Module 1
- Case Planning Module 2
- Case Planning Module 3
- Case Planning Module 4
- Case Planning Module 5
- Family Preservation
- Human Trafficking
- Interviewing Module 1
- Interviewing Module 2
- Interviewing Module 3
- IR Module 1
- IR Module 2
- IR Module 3
- IR Module 4
- Legal 1 Module 1
- Legal 1 Module 2
- Legal 1 Module 3 and 4
- Legal 2 Module 1
- Legal 2 Module 2
- Maltreatments Module 1
- Maltreatments Module 2
- Maltreatments Module 3
- Maltreatments Module 4
- Maltreatments Module 5
- Maltreatments Module 6
- Maltreatments Module 7
- Maltreatments Module 8
- OAP Module 1
- OAP Module 2
- OAP Module 3
- OAP Module 4
- OAP Module 5
- Orientation
- RP Module 1
- RP Module 2
- RP Module 3
- Safety Planning
Foster Care Licensing Pre-Service Specialty Track
Foster Care Licensing Pre-Service Specialty Track
Curriculum Handouts
- Application for License (Module 2)
- Foster Home Inspection Health Inspection (Module 2)
- Emergency Placement Unified Home Study (Module 2)
- Home Study Attachment Requirements (Module 2)
- Unified Home Study Job Aid (Module 2)
- Licensing Checklist (Module 2)
- Unified Home Study with Mapping (Module 2)
- Foster Parent Background Screening Tip Sheet (Module 3)
- Level 1 Waivable Items Tip Sheet (Module 3)
- Relative/Non-Relative Caregiver Supports (Module 4)
- Don't Say No Before You Know (Module 6)
- Parenting a Child Who Has Been Sexually Abused: A Guide for Foster and Adoptive Parents (CWIG)
- Birth Parents with Trauma Histories and the Child Welfare System - A Guide for Resource Parents (NCTSN)
Module 1
Module 2
Module 3
Module 4
Module 5
Module 6
Module 7
Integration of Services Training Series
Integration of Services Training Series
Trainer Guides
- Module 1 - Session 1
- Module 1 - Session 2
- Module 1 - Session 3
- Module 2 - Session 1
- Module 2 - Session 2
- Module 2 - Session 3
- Module 3 - Session 1
- Module 3 - Session 2
- Module 3 - Session 3
- Module 3 - Session 4
- Module 4 - Session 1
- Module 4 - Session 2
- Module 4 - Session 3
- Module 5 - Session 1
- Module 5 - Session 2
- Module 5 - Session 3
- Module 5 - Session 4
- Introduction and Overview
- Introduction (PowerPoint)
- Materials List
- Overview
Module Handouts
- Module 2 - 1A: Family Assessment
- Module 2 - 1B: Key Family Assessment Questions
- Module 2 - 1C: Suggested Open-Ended Questions
- Module 3 - Ms. Ossa Cards
- Module 3 - Ossa Family Scripts
- Module 3 - Power and Control Wheel
- Module 3 - Task Cards
- Module 4 - 2-1: Informal Screening
- Module 4 - 2-2A: Family Background Information
- Module 4 - 2-2B: Mother Information
- Module 4 - 3-1A: Additional Family Information
- Module 4 - 3-1A-B: Collaboration Practice
- Module 4 - 3-2: Recovery Plan
K-12 Education Report Card Training and Materials
K-12 Education Report Card Training and Materials
- Education Video
- Report Card Detail Report
- Report Card Case Manager Training Agenda
- Report Card Case Manager Training Trainer User Guide
- Report Card in Remote Data Capture Train the Trainer Notes
- Training Manual Cover Image
- Training Manual extract from User Guide - Blackberry Instructions
- Training Manual extract from User Guide - How to Uninstall and Reinstall RDC for Laptop/Tablet
- Training Manual extract from User Guide - Laptop Instructions
- Training Manual Glossary
- Training Manual Index Tab
- Training Manual Report Card and Dashboard Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- Training Manual Report Card Benefits
- Training Manual Report Card Due/Overdue Report
- Training Manual Spine
- Training Manual Spine (Word Version)
Pre-Service Case Management Specialty Track
Pre-Service Case Management Specialty Track
Directories and Resources
Modules
Module 5
- Module 5 - Out of Home Care (Participant Guide)
- Module 5 - Out of Home Care (PowerPoint)
- Module 5 - Out of Home Care (Trainer Guide)
- Module 5 - Activity: Correct Med Report
- Module 5 - Activity: Incorrect Med Report
- Module 5 - Handout: Blank Other Parent Home Assessment
- Module 5 - Handout: Blank Unified Home Study
- Module 5 - Handout: CF-FSP 5323 Verification of ICWA Eligibility
- Module 5 - Handout: Locating and Recovering Missing Children
Module 6
- Module 6 - Family Engagement Standards – Introduction (Video)
- Module 6 - Family Engagement Standards – Preparation and Introduction (Participant Guide)
- Module 6 - Family Engagement Standards – Preparation and Introduction (PowerPoint)
- Module 6 - Family Engagement Standards – Preparation and Introduction (Trainer Guide)
Module 7
- Module 7 - Family Engagement Standard – Exploration Part 1 (Video)
- Module 7 - Family Engagement Standard – Exploration Part 2 (Video)
- Module 7 - Family Engagement Standard – Exploration (Participant Guide)
- Module 7 - Family Engagement Standard – Exploration (PowerPoint)
- Module 7 - Family Engagement Standard – Exploration (Trainer Guide)
- Module 7 - Completed Domains Sandler Braun FFA - Ongoing
- Module 7 - Completed Sandler Braun FFA - Ongoing
- Module 7 - Educational Advocacy Resource
Labs
Supervising For Excellence Curriculum
Supervising For Excellence Curriculum
Introduction
- Supervising for Excellence Curriculum Introduction (Participant Guide
- Day 1 - Part 1: Supervisor as Self - Topics: From Practitioner to Supervisor | Working with Others | Culminating Project (Introduction)
- Day 2 - Part 1: Supervisor as Self - Topics: Rethinking Supervision | Building Resilience | Culminating Project- Leadership and Workshop
- Day 3 - Part 1: Supervisor as Self - Topics: Listening Skills | Use of Power | Time Management | Making Meetings Work | Culminating Project- Project Proposals
- Day 4 - Part 2: Building a Highly Functional Team - Topics: Managing a Multigenerational Workforce | Supervisor as Educator | Situational Leadership
- Day 5 - Part 2: Building a Highly Functional Team - Topics: Setting Expectations | Providing Feedback | Rewards, Recognition, Retention | Culminating Project - Progress Reports
- Day 6 - Part 2: Building a Highly Functional Team - Topics: Mentoring Through Qualitative Discussion | Team Discussion
- Day 7 - Part 3: Supervisor as the Critical Link - Topics: Conflict Management | Team Building | Culminating Project - Presentations
- Day 8 - Part Three: Supervisor as the Critical Link - Topics: Federal and State Outcomes | The Regional Quality Assurance Model | Ethics in Supervision | Culminating Project - Presentations
- Day 9 - Part Three: Supervisor as the Critical Link - Topics: Supervisor as Change Manager | Project Presentations | Leadership Panel/Peer Consultation & Action Planning
Trainer's Corner
Trainer's Corner
DCF Memos and Information
OCW Training and Professional Development
Unified Home Study
Unified Home Study
Curriculum Videos
- Background Tabs
- Copy Function
- Core Components
- Demographic Tab
- Financial Security Resource and Child Care Arrangement Tab
- Narrative Family Assessment (Part 1)
- Narrative Family Assessment (Part 2)
- Outcome and Attachments Tab
- Person Provider Inquiry and Launching the Unified Home Study
- Provider File Cabinet
- Purpose of the Unified Home Study