Name

Agency you work for

Most interesting work you’ve done up to now…

Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare (BMCW) leadership

Private agency leadership◦ Children’s Hospital Of Wisconsin Community

Services ◦ Integrated Family Services (IFS)

UW-Milwaukee Child Welfare Partnership for Professional Development (MCWPPD)

Prepare you for your role as public child welfare professionals able to perform your role in BMCW Safety Intervention System with :

◦COMPETENCE◦CONFIDENCE◦COMMITTMENT

Meet each other

Preview the Training Academy program

Start thinking about:◦ Your role in safety intervention ◦ What it means to be a “public child welfare

professional”

Parking Breaks and Lunch Restrooms Hours and location(s) Sign-in sheets Communication hub Phones, texts and emails Anything else?

Phase 1—week 1 Phase 2—weeks 2-5

Orient to Academy, profession, BMCW

Orient to social work fundamentals

Get introduced to case work in agencies

Learn and practice Safety Intervention concepts

Begin applying skills to casework in agencies

Phase 3--weeks 6-8 Phase 4—weeks 9-12

Integrate Safety Intervention concepts into case planning

Continue applying skills to casework in agencies

Expand casework in agencies with continued support and weekly group learning

Your skill will be evaluated at the end of phases 2,3, and 4

Evaluations assess readiness to continue learning (Phases 2 and 3) or readiness to take an initial caseload (Phase 4)

Knowing you know builds confidence!

What is “public child welfare?”

What purpose does public child welfare serve?

What does it mean to be a “professional?”

Acts on the community’s decision to ensure the safety, permanence and well-being of children

Safety ALWAYS comes first…ALWAYS◦ No permanence or well-

being is possible if children are not safe

Community decisions established in law

◦ U.S. Constitution◦ State law

Community decisions established in public policy

◦ e.g., Children should be raised by family whenever possible

Governmental responsibility requires knowledge, skill, restraint

Functions according to standards

◦ Based in tested principles and methods

◦ Safeguards fairness and

equal treatment

National Association of Social Work (NASW) Code of Ethics

Wisconsin State Safety Intervention Standards◦ Includes Access, IA, Ongoing/Safety Services and

Out-of-Home Care

You will be expected to learn throughout your career

Formal training◦ Academy/immediately following◦ Regular continuing education

Case Reviews

Supervision

WHAT ELSE??