The Oregon Alliance of Children's Programs in partnership with the Oregon Child & Family Service Council and DHS are excited to bring you the Child Welfare Training Series
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Children in the child welfare system are struggling with more trauma and escalating behaviors.
Their lives are difficult on many fronts, and their trauma-responses may be complex.
These FREE trainings will address five of the most common challenging behaviors. Trainings will include trauma lenses, understanding the cause of behaviors, strategies to de-escalate, and turn around behaviors.
Trainers have been vetted for expertise, great training experience, and positive reviews.
Their lives are difficult on many fronts, and their trauma-responses may be complex.
These FREE trainings will address five of the most common challenging behaviors. Trainings will include trauma lenses, understanding the cause of behaviors, strategies to de-escalate, and turn around behaviors.
Trainers have been vetted for expertise, great training experience, and positive reviews.
In 2013, an Elsevier study looked specifically at national certification for these workers. In summary, they found that certified practitioners are
2.7 times more likely to be the high performers than non-certified practitioners.
COA's new child welfare standards will recognize CYC certification as a direct care quality indicator and a mechanism for meeting or exceeding some standards.
Recent increases in staff and foster parent turnover has resulted in more staff with less experience. Even with the requirement that half of direct care staff hold Bachelors degrees, their field and practice experiences are lacking. This results in more errors, and more challenges to keep behaviorally complex children safe.
Providing additional training which focuses on targeted competency development as a professional in the field, as well as on some clinical foundation competencies, has the potential to increase child safety. It also has the possibility for improving retention, longer careers in child welfare, and safer children.
Focusing on professional competencies by the direct care staff in the child welfare field through certification, has data-supported outcomes for competency.
2.7 times more likely to be the high performers than non-certified practitioners.
COA's new child welfare standards will recognize CYC certification as a direct care quality indicator and a mechanism for meeting or exceeding some standards.
Recent increases in staff and foster parent turnover has resulted in more staff with less experience. Even with the requirement that half of direct care staff hold Bachelors degrees, their field and practice experiences are lacking. This results in more errors, and more challenges to keep behaviorally complex children safe.
Providing additional training which focuses on targeted competency development as a professional in the field, as well as on some clinical foundation competencies, has the potential to increase child safety. It also has the possibility for improving retention, longer careers in child welfare, and safer children.
Focusing on professional competencies by the direct care staff in the child welfare field through certification, has data-supported outcomes for competency.
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Child & Youth Care Certification Board, Inc.
Presenting:
Frank Eckles, Cindy Carraway-Wilson, Dr. Dale Curry
One-Day Overview of Child & Youth Care Certification Summit October 3, 2018 – Hotel deLuxe, Portland |
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DSP Solutions Coaching, LLC
Trainers: Maren Gibson Subjects: Day-1: Managing Aggressive Behaviors for Success Day-2: Engaging Difficult Children June 18-19, 2018 – Motive Space; The Barn Nonprofit Center, Portland June 21-22, 2018 – Hearts with a Mission; The City Life Bldg., Medford 
Charlie Appelstein, MSW
Children's Alliance of Kansas
Trainers: Denise Gibson & Kathy Stepp Subjects: Day-1 Helping Children Manage Anger Responses & Understanding and Managing Sexual Acting Out Behaviors Day-2 Oregon Training of Trainers April 2nd-3rd, 2018 – Hearts with a Mission,Medford April 5th-6th, 2018 – Options Counseling & Family Services, Eugene March 2nd, 2018 – Boys & Girls Aid, Portland |
Mainstream Nonprofit Solutions
Trainers: Kathy Becker & Deanna Colahan Subjects: 3 Hour Live Webinar: Understanding Runaway Behaviors July 9, 2018 – DHS; Cherry Avenue Training Center, Salem July 9, 2018 - Jasper Mountain; SAFE Center, Springfield July 9, 2018 - Dept. of Human Services Building, Grants Pass July 12, 2018 – Trillium Family Services; Parry Center, Portland 
Maren Gibson
Appelstein Training Resources, LLC Trainers: Charlie Appelstein Subjects: Engagment; "No Such Thing as a Bad Kid!" May 22nd, 2018 – Hotel deLuxe, Portland May 23rd, 2018 – Hilton Garden Inn, Springfield
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Kelli Downey
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Oregon Training and Consultation
Trainer: Kelli Downey Subjects: Addressing Mental Health Behaviors February 27th, 2018 – Looking Glass Community Services, Eugene February 28th, 2018 – Boys & Girls Aid, Portland March 2nd, 2018 – Hilton Garden Inn, Medford |