Resource Library - Training
- Full Library
- Change Implementation
- Communications
- Community Engagement
- Education/Professional Development
- — Coaching
- — Mentoring
- — Training
- — University Partnerships
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Inclusivity/Racial Equity
- Leadership
- Organizational Culture and Climate
- Practice Supports
- Recruitment and Selection
- Retention
- Supervision
- Trauma-informed Practice
- Tribal Child Welfare
- Work Conditions and Benefits
- Workload
Education/Professional Development — Training
Search Tips:
Use the search field below to search this category by keyword or click on the column titles to sort by title, content, category, type, or year. You may also select a sub-category or type of document in the list below to filter for only those documents. Use the “Reset” button on the search bar to reset this list. Click on any of the folders to the left to visit another category or return to the full library.
| Title | Content | Categories | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Putting Family First: Developing an Evidence-Based Child Welfare Preventive Practice Model | This paper provides guidance for state child welfare agencies on what to consider when developing a preventive practice model that … | Advancing Racial Equity, Change Implementation, Community Engagement, Education/Professional Development, Evidence-Based Practice, Family-Centered Practice, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Practice Models, Practice Supports, Prevention/Early Intervention, System Reform, Training | Report/Paper | 2020 |
| Annie E. Casey Family First Communication Toolkit | A downloadable toolkit to help child welfare leaders, providers, advocates, and others talk about how the Family First Prevention Services … | Change Implementation, Communication, Education/Professional Development, Family-Centered Practice, Practice Supports, Prevention/Early Intervention, System Reform, Training | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2019 |
| Family First Toolkit Part 2: Implementation & Change Management | The tools in this kit align with the second phase of Family First Implementation: implementation and change management. These Chapin … | Change Implementation, Education/Professional Development, Evidence-Based Practice, Family-Centered Practice, Policy Impact, Practice Supports, Prevention/Early Intervention, System Reform, Training | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2022 |
| Family First Toolkit Part 1: Planning & Readiness | The tools in this kit align with the first phase of Family First Implementation: planning and readiness. These tools from … | Change Implementation, Education/Professional Development, Evidence-Based Practice, Family-Centered Practice, Policy Impact, Practice Supports, Prevention/Early Intervention, System Reform, Training | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2022 |
| Improving the Child Welfare Workforce Through Training: Common Questions and Evidence-Informed Answers from the QIC-WD | Training is often the first intervention child welfare agencies use to address critical workforce development issues. This QIC-Tip aims to … | Coaching, Education/Professional Development, Performance Improvement, Supervision, Training | Overview/Summary | 2021 |
| Diversity Training | An overview of diversity training, its value, and how it works. | Advancing Racial Equity, Education/Professional Development, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Training | Overview/Summary | 2020 |
| Informal Learning Behaviors | An overview of informal learning behaviors (self-directed, intentional activities to acquire knowledge and skill outside of formal learning environments), why … | Education/Professional Development, Mentoring, Performance Management, Supervision, Training | Overview/Summary | 2020 |
| Emotional Intelligence Training | An overview of emotional intelligence training and its connection to workplace outcomes. | Education/Professional Development, Leadership, Performance Improvement, Supervision, Training | Overview/Summary | 2021 |
| Pre-Training Interventions | An overview of pre-training interventions and their value. | Education/Professional Development, Training | Overview/Summary | 2021 |
| Training Tests | An overview of training tests, including any form of knowledge assessment intended to gauge learning from training, and their value. | Education/Professional Development, Training | Overview/Summary | 2021 |
| Pedagogical Agents | An overview of using lifelike characters presented on a computer screen that guide users through multimedia learning environments, otherwise known … | Education/Professional Development, Training | Overview/Summary | 2021 |
| Seductive Details in Training | An overview of including seductive details, interesting but unimportant details that are not necessary to achieve the instructional objective, in … | Education/Professional Development, Training | Overview/Summary | 2021 |
| After-Action Reviews | An overview of After-Action Reviews (AAR), a systematic technique that turns a recent event into a learning opportunity through a … | Education/Professional Development, Performance Improvement, Performance Management, Supervision, Training | Overview/Summary | 2021 |
| Video Feedback | An overview of video feedback as a training method. | Education/Professional Development, Training | Overview/Summary | 2021 |
| Conversational Style in Training | An overview of a combination of stylistic strategies to personalize instructional text for learners, otherwise known as conversational styles and … | Education/Professional Development, Training | Overview/Summary | 2021 |
| Leadership Training | An overview of leadership training and its’ value. | Education/Professional Development, Leadership, Training | Overview/Summary | 2021 |
| Self-Explanation in Training | An overview of a process by which learners generate inferences about causal connections or conceptual relationships, otherwise known as self-explanation. | Education/Professional Development, Training | Overview/Summary | 2021 |
| Signaling in Training | An overview of cues that direct learners’ attention to specific instructional content or that emphasize how the content is organized, … | Education/Professional Development, Training | Overview/Summary | 2021 |
| Behavior Modeling Training | An overview of Behavior Modeling Training (BMT which can be used to train a variety of skills, from interpersonal skills … | Coaching, Education/Professional Development, Supervision, Training | Overview/Summary | 2021 |
| Trainee Reactions | An overview of trainee reactions to training and its’ uses. | Education/Professional Development, Training | Overview/Summary | 2022 |
| Learning Styles | An overview of learning styles and their importance. | Education/Professional Development, Training | Overview/Summary | 2022 |
| Using a Culturally Responsive Leadership Framework: NCWWI 1-page Summary | The authors developed a culturally responsive leadership framework (CRLF) to address context, distributive leadership, and cultural responsiveness. Examining these elements … | Advancing Racial Equity, Change Implementation, Community Engagement, Cultural Responsiveness, Education/Professional Development, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Leadership, Organizational Culture and Climate, Supervision, Training, Vision, Mission, and Values, Workforce Development Planning | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product, Overview/Summary | 2022 |
| Students’ Experiences of an Anishinaabe-Centered Social Work Education Program | This article, which is the second in a series of three, examines the social work education program at the Center … | Advancing Racial Equity, Cultural Responsiveness, Education/Professional Development, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Training, Tribal Child Welfare, University Partnerships | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product, Overview/Summary | 2022 |
| Centering Child Welfare Worker Well-being | This infographic describes how child welfare organizations can center child welfare worker well-being to better support children and families. | Advancing Racial Equity, Burnout, Education/Professional Development, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Leadership, Organizational Culture and Climate, Retention, Supervision, Training, Trauma-informed Practice, Work Conditions and Benefits, Workforce Development Planning | Infographic, NCWWI-Product, Overview/Summary | 2022 |
| How Peer Support Can Reduce Burnout and Improve Worker Well-being | This infographic describes how peer support can reduce burnout and improve worker well-being, including how organizations can champion peer support … | Burnout, Coaching, Education/Professional Development, Leadership, Mentoring, Organizational Culture and Climate, Retention, Supervision, Training, Turnover, Work Conditions and Benefits | Infographic, NCWWI-Product, Overview/Summary | 2022 |
| Learning & Living Leadership Tool Kit | This tool kit is your opportunity to develop and practice your leadership skills so that you can positively impact children, … | Adaptive Leadership, Coaching, Leadership, Training | NCWWI-Product, Tool/Guide/Manual | 2022 |
| Resource List: Free, Online Training for Child Welfare Staff | This resource list identifies organizations that offer training activities with defined learning objectives that may include a range of modalities, … | Training | NCWWI-Product, Reference/Resource List | 2021 |
| Virtual Training Icebreakers | This document lists 10 icebreakers that can be used during virutal training. | Training | NCWWI-Product, Tool/Guide/Manual | 2020 |
| Virtual Social Work Trainer Overview with Learning Suggestions | This document provides an overview of the University of Utah’s Virtual Social Work Trainer, including information on how to use … | Training | Overview/Summary | 2020 |
| Child Welfare Case Studies and Competencies | The Alabama Higher Education Consortium on Child Welfare hopes these cases will be used to enhance both social work education/training … | Training | Curricula/Training Material | 2020 |
| Innovative Approaches to Disseminating Training on the Protective Factors | This webinar is about innovative ways Strengthening Families training is being provided around the country, including discussion on online training … | Training | Webinar/Presentation | 2019 |
| CapLEARN | Hosted by the Capacity Building Center for States, CapLEARN provides access to training, knowledge, and skills to build child welfare … | Training | Curricula/Training Material | 2020 |
| Expanding North Carolina’s Child Welfare Training Capacity | This newsletter-style publication discusses how to expand North Carolina’s training capacity through training partnerships, program improvement plans, and effective learning … | Training | Overview/Summary | 2017 |
| Assessing Your Training System | This tool consists of a 34-question assessment that can be used to assess the effectiveness of approaches intended to build … | Training | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2018 |
| Oregon Child Welfare Core: Activity Guide | This guide provides task, assignments and learning objectives for each Oregon Child Welfare Core Training program area: Child Abuse and … | Training | Curricula/Training Material | 2018 |
| Common Core Curricula in California | The California Common Core Curricula is publicly available as a resource to the child welfare field and provides information on … | Training | Curricula/Training Material | 2017 |
| Child Welfare Training from the Individual Worker Perspective (California) | This brief presents information gather from individual workers to examine their viewpoints in order to identify training needs, barriers to … | Training | Report/Paper | 2012 |
| Alameda County Social Services Agency’s Child Welfare: On the Job Training Manual for Supervisors of New Employees | This guide offers supervisors a way to complement day-to-day supervision and contains (1) suggested guideline for practice assessment process; (2) … | Training | Curricula/Training Material | 2009 |
| Maximizing Return on Your Training Investment: A Reference Guide for Managers | This guide outlines the four primary components of a comprehensive system: design, delivery, transfer, and evaluation, and, for each component, … | Training | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2004 |
| A New Key to Success: Guidelines for Effective Staff Development and Training Programs | This document is designed to provide basic information about the essential components for effective staff development and training. Such areas … | Training | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2010 |
| A Guidebook for Building Organizational Effectiveness Capacity: A Training System Example | This document provides guidelines for promoting constructive and instructive dialogue among different agency components to accomplish organizational effectiveness (OE) goals; … | Training | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2012 |
| Competencies for Trainers | This document provides a generic list of competencies and skills for trainers. Core Competencies include: Competency-Based Inservice Training; Adult Learning; … | Training | Competencies | 2002 |
| Building Effective Training Systems for Child Welfare Agencies | This document provides an analytic framework for child welfare agencies or Tribal leadership teams to build a shared understanding of … | Training | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2008 |
| National Staff Development and Training Association | This website provides resources on organizational development, staff development, and training and a network of membership sharing ideas to build … | Training | Website | 2019 |
| Child Welfare Information Gateway: Learning Center | This webpage contains Children’s Bureau’s knowledge-building resources, including interactive training on the importance of family visits and best practice strategies … | Training | Website | 2019 |
| Mind the Gap #2: Simulation Labs for Child Welfare Education and Training | This webinar provides an overview of developing a Simulation Lab, an innovative technique being utilized with newly-hired children’s services social … | Training | NCWWI-Product, Webinar/Presentation | 2015 |
| A National Review of Child Welfare Pre-Service Curriculum Development Methods and Training Materials | This national child welfare training curriculum review informs the development of Florida’s pre-service training for child welfare professionals throughout the … | Training | Report/Paper | 2013 |
| Boundaries and Professional Conduct | This training video identifies the role boundaries play in the work of child welfare; identifies appropriate boundaries; and provides scenarios … | Training | Video | 2012 |
| Trainer Competencies (Ohio) | This document is Ohio’s comprehensive listing of all the knowledge and skills required for child welfare staff to do their … | Training | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2015 |
| Simulation in Child Welfare Training: Moving Beyond Role Play | This guide provides an overview of simulation training for child welfare workers including the costs and benefits, considerations for trainer, … | Training | Overview/Summary | 2017 |
| Training, Development, and Human Resources Toolkit | This toolkit addresses key issues and processes involved in building a system of care training and development program into the … | Training | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2010 |
| Facilitation Skills for Trainers | This training course explores American Public Human Services Association’s success factors for facilitators and S.M.A.R.T. plan to trainers for improving … | Training | Curricula/Training Material | 2013 |
| Critical Thinking: The Trainer’s Role | This training course explores the concept of critical thinking as a process and examine the steps involved, explore why critical … | Training | Curricula/Training Material | 2013 |
| Tips and Techniques for Engaging Participants | This training course explores techniques and approaches to tailor training to both participants’ needs as well as the facilitator’s training … | Training | Curricula/Training Material | 2012 |
| Transfer of Learning: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This is a 1-page summary of an article that highlights the impact of different training methods on training transfer, including the … | Training | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product | 2016 |
| 10 Secrets to Amazing Curriculum | The document provides ten tips for preparing and delivering effective trainings. | Training | Overview/Summary | 2015 |
| Mind the Gap #4: Child Welfare Training Competencies in Action: The Ohio Experience | This webinar shares the conceptual framework, essential components and functions of competency-based training systems; demonstrates an online survey process for … | Training | NCWWI-Product, Webinar/Presentation | 2019 |
| ICWA: Working with Native American Families and Tribes – Trainer Guide | This trainer guide reviews the ICWA law and requirements (Spirit of the Law) and the historic context. Keywords: Native American, … | Training | Curricula/Training Material | 2018 |