 Continuing Our Journey from
the Trainer Conference!
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The OCWTP expects all caseworker learning activities to include application to child welfare specific to CAPMIS concepts and Ohio Child Welfare best practice.
The trainer conference was one of many opportunities to partner with us in this journey.
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If you joined us at the 2016 Trainer Conference, Thank You for attending! If not, here is your opportunity to join us in our journey to promote Critical Thinking in Child Welfare Case Process in Ohio!
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Many helpful resources about Case Process and Critical Thinking were shared at the Trainer Conference! We want all of you to have access to these helpful materials!
Click the links below to access those materials.
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An Added Focus:
CAPMIS and Critical Thinking
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Follow the links below to learn how OCWTP trainers use or plan to use information from the conference in their workshops:
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Would you like help integrating CAPMIS concepts into your workshop outlines? We'd love to work with you to help you do this! Email us at [email protected] if you are interested!
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Mark Your Calendar!
Join us at t
he
2017
OCWTP Trainer Conference!
April 10, 2017
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The Regional Training Director begins the session by saying "I have the pleasure of introducing our first trainer. She is a Licensed Independent Social Worker with more than 20 years of public child welfare experience and a national expert on today's topic."
However, the trainer is a Licensed Professional Counselor with more than 19 years of experience working with children, adults, and families in an out-patient community mental health setting and less than one year of public child welfare experience. Not wanting to "correct" the Regional Training Director in front of the group nor adversely affect her credibility with the group, the trainer does not clarify her credentials and the session begins ethically compromised.
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Unsafe Sleep Environments and
Child Protective Services
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There are many child maltreatment risk factors that caseworkers in Child Protection Services (CPS) encounter. But it may be surprising to realize that the greatest risk related to preventable deaths in children between 29 days and one year of life (the "post-neonatal" period) is an "unsafe sleep environment." It may be difficult, however, to determine how caseworkers will take this important risk factor into account when formulating their assessments and intervention plans.
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Foster Care Alumni Corner
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Congratulations to Adrian McLemore!
by
Charlotte Osterman
Congratulations to Adrian McLemore who completed his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Wright State University in April, 2016.
Adrian's twelve-year journey to earn his degree began in the fall of 2004. After emancipating from foster care, he said, "I went to college because I needed a place to stay." It was not an easy ride. There were academic roadblocks and family challenges along the way.
At one point on his journey, Adrian took custody of his young niece and nephew, determined not to see another generation of McLemores grow up in the child welfare system.
Through much perseverance and support from many mentors and friends, Adrian joined the ranks of the less than two percent of foster youth who enroll in college and complete a degree.
Local government officials in Montgomery County were among several groups, organizations and individuals Adrian thanked for helping bring him to the finish line (
click here to watch the video) He intends to devote his life to public service.
Adrian is a trainer for the Ohio Child Welfare Training Program. He hopes his academic accomplishment will better enhance his message to caseworkers, supervisors, and administrators about the needs of children and youth in care.
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HB 50 Passed by Ohio Legislature
The Ohio Fostering Connections Act, HB 50, extending support to foster youth through age 21, passed the Ohio Senate with a unanimous vote of 33-0 on May 25, 2016. Trainers who train caseworkers and foster caregivers can learn more about this new legislation by following
this link
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Applause and Recognition
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Congratulations to Sister Madeleine Rybicki,
2016 NEORTC Trainer of the Year!
 The Northeast Ohio Regional Training Center is pleased to announce Sister Madeleine Rybicki as NEORTC Trainer of the Year for 2016. Sister Madeleine began training over 25 years ago, before E-Track and the use of PowerPoint computer programs. This is the second time she has received this honor. The first was in 1990.
Sister Madeleine is an international trainer in the field of children and youth care and has her master's degree in Child Development from the University of Pittsburgh. She is on staff with Holy Family Institute in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a multi-disciplinary agency specializing in therapeutic care of abused and neglected children and families in crisis.
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Online Webinar with Tanisha Knighton
One of OCWTP's own, Tanisha Knighton, presented a national webinar entitled, Child Protective Services and Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Cases, through the National Children's Advocacy Center (NCAC) in Huntsville, AL. that is now available as a recording. Check it out on
NCAC's Online Training page
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Please email [email protected] if you would like to share your success stories with your fellow trainers.
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Meet Newly Approved
OCWTP Trainers
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Erica Sabados
Special Projects Coordinator, Cuyahoga County Division of Children and Family Services
Workshops:
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Owner/Operator, Arise Consultation & Training, LLC
Workshops:
- PRT workshops
- Lifelong Connections: Permanency for Older Youth
- Building Partnerships: Providing Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Youth in Care
- Positive Youth Development: The Vital Link
- Engaging Youth in Transition Planning
- Normalcy and the Reasonable and Prudent Parenting Standard
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Seanine Cook
Emancipation Worker, Cuyahoga County Division of Children and Family Services
Workshops:
- Adolescent Development and Culture
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Quality Assurance Specialist, Safe Kids Child Passenger Safety Certification Program
Workshops:
- An Overview of Child Passenger Safety: Modeling and Instructing Safe Transportation Practices to Birth Parents and Caregivers
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From Around the OCWTP
The Latest News, Updates, and Announcements
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Resources for OCWTP Trainers
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Check out the resources tagged
NEW!
to see what's been added this month.
Click here to access
Resources for OCWTP Trainers
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Design for How People Learn
by Laura Hughes
You may not be a learning nerd like me, but
Design for How People
Learn (2nd ed.)
by Julie Dirksen will grab your attention the minute you open the book. Who knew reading about learning design could be a page-turner? Through the use of stick figures, graphics, metaphors, and stories, Dirksen turns this sometimes dull subject into...dare I say it...fun. Most importantly, you walk away with concrete strategies to enhance your skills as a trainer, your workshops, and the learner's ability to gain new knowledge and skill.
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Trainer To-Do List
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Do We Have a Current Trainer Biography for You?
We are working on updating OCWTP trainer biographies. You trainer bio is entered in E-Track and used to advertise learnings. If you haven't recently updated your bio, please follow the
link to share information related to your education, licenses held and professional experience. Thank you in advance!
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Your Input Is Needed!
Please share your feedback and ideas about topics for future
issues of Common Ground by following
this link
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Upcoming OCWTP Learning Opportunities for Trainers
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So You Want to be a Trainer
(9am-1pm)
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September 9, 2016 - IHS
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Stand Up and Take Charge of the
Learning Environment
(9am-4pm)
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August 29-30, 2016 - CORTC
October 26-27, 2016 - CORTC
December 1-2, 2016 - CORTC
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Curriculum Development
(9am-4pm)
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August 16-17, 2016 - ODJFS
(4020 E. 5th Ave.
Columbus)
November 29-30, 2016 - NEORTC
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Strengthening Presentation Design to Enhance Learning
(7 pm - 9pm)
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August 16 & 23, 2016, 2016 -
Go to Training
November 8 & 15, 2016
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Go to Training
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Culture and Diversity Training of Trainers
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Self-directed process with an OCWTP staff member
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2016 OCWTP Trainer Conference
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April 10, 2017
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For more information or to register please contact
Debra Sparrow
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Opportunities to Learn More
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CAPMIS Concepts:Training of Trainers
Offered multiple times at multiple RTCs. Check E-track for sessions near you!
This workshop will introduce OCWTP trainers to Ohio's assessment and service planning model, the Comprehensive Assessment and Planning Model-Interim Solution (CAPMIS). Trainers will be provided an overview of concepts specific to assessing safety, strengths and needs, risk, and reunification readiness, and how these assessments guide safety planning, service provision, and case planning.
This workshop is CSWMFT Board approved for Social Work and Counselor CEUs.
E-Track Learning Number: 660-14-S
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CAPMIS Assessing Safety
Offered multiple times at multiple RTCs. Check E-track for sessions near you!
During this 6-hour learning activity, participants will strengthen their skills in assessing safety of children using the CAPMIS framework. Participants will thoroughly examine the fundamental components of assessing safety - safety factors, child vulnerability, and adult protective capacities - and will explore how a thorough assessment of safety is critical throughout the life of a case.
This workshop is CSWMFT Board approved for Social Work and Counselor CEUs
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E-Track Learning Number: 114-11-CPM-S
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CAPMIS Safety Planning
Offered multiple times at multiple RTCs. Check E-track for sessions near you!
During this 6-hour learning activity, participants will develop a thorough understanding of how safety plans should be used to keep children safe. Participants will review each of the components of an effective safety plan. Topics addressed in this workshop include:
- The link between safety assessment and safety planning
- Different types of safety plans, and how to determine the appropriate safety response
- How to assess responsible persons included in safety plans
- Safety plan monitoring requirements
This workshop is CSWMFT Board approved for Social Work and Counselor CEUs.
E-Track Learning Number: 114-9-CPM-S
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APMIS Strengths and Needs Risk Assessment
Offered multiple times at multiple RTCs. Check E-track for sessions near you!
The CAPMIS Strengths and Needs Risk Assessment workshop is a six-hour session. In this workshop, participants will develop a detailed understanding of how the assessment of families' strengths and needs informs service provision and case planning.
Participants will learn how to distinguish risk contributors - from non-risk contributors through proper application of the clinical assessment - and how to identify and utilize family strengths to reduce the likelihood of future maltreatment.
This workshop is CSWMFT Board approved for Social Work and Counselor CEUs.
E-Track Learning Number: 114-13-CPM-S
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