Strengthening Child Welfare Supervision Initiative

Module 1: Minnesota Child Welfare Practice Model Overview and Supervisor Guide

Presented by Jon Rubin, MSW, consultant for the American Public Human Services Association
Date: April 27, 2011

Materials

• Agenda
• Minnesota Child Welfare Practice Model

Module 2: Strengths Based Solution-Focused Supervision

Presented by Daniels Krikston, trainer and consultant with 30 years of experience in child welfare and active with the Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program since 1992
Date: May 25, 2011

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Materials

• Agenda
• Learning Objectives
• Web Streamer Supplement
• Open Systems Model
• Supervisory Tasks Activity Guide
• Interactional Helping Model
• 7 Key Solution-Focused Strategies
• Unit Meeting Protocol
• Activity Guide: Strengths & Barriers
• Worker Professional Development
• Outline for Supervisory Conference
• Skills Demonstrated in the Strength-Based, Solution-Focused Supervisor/Worker Conference
• Strength-Based, Solution-Focused Supervisor/Worker Conference Dialogue
• Directive, Non-Strength-Based Supervisor/Worker Conference
• Transfer of Learning Activity
• Bibliography

Module 5: Racial Disparities and Disproportionality in Child Welfare Supervision

Presented by Zynovia Hetherington, MSW, Director of the Child Welfare Training and Advancement Program at the University of Washington School of Social Work
Date: January 25, 2012

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Resources Referenced in Presentation

• The DHS Minnesota Child Welfare Disparities Report, February 2010
• The statistics for the nation and Minnesota are from the technical assistance bulletin, Disproportionality Rates for Children of Color in Foster Care, May 2011
• Casey Family programs work about data collection with the Native American population