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Welcome!

 

The Michigan Child Welfare Training Clearinghouse is designed to provide a central location for child welfare training opportunities across the State of Michigan from the primary training providers. The training providers include: Children’s Trust Fund, DHHS Office of Workforce Development and Training, DHHS University In-Service, Michigan Federation for Children and Families, Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan Child Abuse Training Services, and State Court Administrative Office.

 

Training programs are listed by profession.  To register for a training or obtain further information, please click on the registration link specific to each training.


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Wish to ad​d a trainin​g program?

To inquire about adding a training program to the Training Clearinghouse, please contact Darla Brandon at BrandondD@courts.mi.gov or (517) 373-8036.


Trainings ​

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collapse Audience : Adoption Workers ‎(9)
TitleEngaging Refugee Youth in Their Transitional Foster Care Placement
Event Date6/11/2021
LocationWebinar
Registrationhttp://www.andrews.edu/cas/socialwork/continuing
ProviderDHHS, University In-Service: Andrews University
DescriptionLearn about the process of unaccompanied minors arriving to our country. Upon arrival to our country, undocumented and unaccompanied minors will most likely be picked up by border patrol.
 
TitleHuman Trafficking for Child Welfare Professionals
Event Date6/15/2021
LocationWebinar
Registrationhttps://socialwork.msu.edu/ceu/catalog.php
ProviderDHHS, University In-Service: Michigan State University
DescriptionThe discussion will include how to assess for human trafficking, MDHHS policies and procedures regarding child victims of human trafficking, specific Michigan laws related to trafficking of minors, and important immigration considerations.
 
TitleStrategies for Supporting Youth Who Experienced Sexual Assault
Event Date6/9/2021
LocationWebinar
Registrationhttp://www.ferris.edu/socialwork
ProviderDHHS, University In-Service:  Ferris State University
DescriptionThis training will provide the skills for CPS, foster care, and adoption workers to support adolescents who have been sexually assaulted.
 
TitleBeyond Bath Bombs: Professional Resilience for Secondary Trauma
Event Date7/21/2021
LocationWebinar
Registrationhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/beyond-bath-bombs-professional-resilience-for-secondary-trauma-tickets-137080301873
ProviderDHHS, University In-Service: Spring Arbor University
Description We will spend time discussing the impact of the work on our bodies, minds, and relationships.
 
TitleHealing Racial Violence: The Power of Consciousness and Communication
Event Date8/12/2021
LocationWebinar
Registrationhttps://socialwork.msu.edu/ceu/catalog.php
ProviderDHHS, University In-Service: Michigan State University
DescriptionThis will open up a cross-cultural communication among peers and colleagues that will offer incident response methods and address the underlying, long-term effect on community relations.
 
TitleSecondary Trauma: Compassion Fatigue and How to Recognize It
Event Date9/10/2021
LocationWebinar
Registrationhttp://www.andrews.edu/cas/socialwork/continuing
ProviderDHHS, University In-Service: Andrews University
DescriptionIn this training, participants will be prepared to understand and increase their ability to recognize the emotional, cognitive, and physical symptoms of secondary trauma.
 
TitleUsing an Equity Framework in Child Welfare
Event Date9/15/2021
LocationWebinar
Registrationhttps://socialwork.msu.edu/ceu/catalog.php
ProviderDHHS, University In-Service: Michigan State University
DescriptionThis training will outline strategies in using equity as a framework in child welfare.
 
TitleUsing an Equity Framework in Child Welfare
Event Date9/15/2021
LocationWebinar
Registrationhttps://socialwork.msu.edu/ceu/catalog.php
ProviderDHHS, University In-Service: Michigan State University
DescriptionThis training will outline strategies in using equity as a framework in child welfare. Using an equity framework leads to just outcomes in which everyone has access to opportunities.
 
TitleMaintaining Family Roots: The Impact of Sibling and Relative Relationships and Community Connections on a Child’s Well-being, Permanency, and Identity
Event Date9/17/2021
LocationWebinar
Registrationhttp://www.gvsu.edu/swce
ProviderDHHS, University In-Service: Grand Valley State University
DescriptionThis training will help child welfare staff move beyond just understanding relevant policy, to being able to realistically work to maintain the child’s connections, i.e., roots, at various stages of the child welfare case.
 
collapse Audience : All Child Welfare Professionals ‎(1)
TitleFORENSIC INTERVIEWING LAB: ONGOING
Event DateOngoing
LocationWebinar
Registrationhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe240ixTh9jvCOhsAzT3Qch_ErUaYtRyX6kim3PSzaxfC5Acw/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0
ProviderProsecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan
DescriptionThe pre-requisites are you must have completed the PAAM/CATS Forensic Interviewing Seminar and conduct forensic interviews as part of your job.
 
collapse Audience : Attorneys ‎(1)
TitleICWA/MIFPA Summer Miniseries
Event Date6/22/2021
LocationWebinar
Registrationhttps://2021ICWAMIFPAsummerseries.eventbrite.com
ProviderState Court Administrative Office Child Welfare Services
DescriptionThis 5-part miniseries on Indian Child Welfare Law will progressively cover topics to increase both awareness of, and compliance with, the federal Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) and the Michigan Indian Family Preservation Act (MIFPA).
 
collapse Audience : Children's Protective Services Specialists ‎(8)
TitleEngaging Refugee Youth in Their Transitional Foster Care Placement
Event Date6/11/2021
LocationWebinar
Registrationhttp://www.andrews.edu/cas/socialwork/continuing
ProviderDHHS, University In-Service: Andrews University
DescriptionLearn about the process of unaccompanied minors arriving to our country. Upon arrival to our country, undocumented and unaccompanied minors will most likely be picked up by border patrol.
 
TitleHuman Trafficking for Child Welfare Professionals
Event Date6/15/2021
LocationWebinar
Registrationhttps://socialwork.msu.edu/ceu/catalog.php
ProviderDHHS, University In-Service: Michigan State University
Description The discussion will include how to assess for human trafficking, MDHHS policies and procedures regarding child victims of human trafficking, specific Michigan laws related to trafficking of minors, and important immigration considerations.
 
TitleStrategies for Supporting Youth Who Experienced Sexual Assault
Event Date6/9/2021
LocationWebinar
Registrationhttp://www.ferris.edu/socialwork
ProviderDHHS, University In-Service:  Ferris State University
DescriptionThis training will provide the skills for CPS, foster care, and adoption workers to support adolescents who have been sexually assaulted.
 
TitleHealing Racial Violence: The Power of Consciousness and Communication
Event Date8/12/2021
LocationWebinar
Registrationhttps://socialwork.msu.edu/ceu/catalog.php
ProviderDHHS, University In-Service: Michigan State University
DescriptionThis will open up a cross-cultural communication among peers and colleagues that will offer incident response methods and address the underlying, long-term effect on community relations.
 
TitleSecondary Trauma: Compassion Fatigue and How to Recognize It
Event Date9/10/2021
LocationWebinar
Registrationhttp://www.andrews.edu/cas/socialwork/continuing
ProviderDHHS, University In-Service: Andrews University
DescriptionIn this training, participants will be prepared to understand and increase their ability to recognize the emotional, cognitive, and physical symptoms of secondary trauma.
 
TitleUsing an Equity Framework in Child Welfare
Event Date9/15/2021
LocationWebinar
Registrationhttps://socialwork.msu.edu/ceu/catalog.php
ProviderDHHS, University In-Service: Michigan State University
Description This training will outline strategies in using equity as a framework in child welfare.
 
TitleUsing an Equity Framework in Child Welfare
Event Date9/15/2021
LocationWebinar
Registrationhttps://socialwork.msu.edu/ceu/catalog.php
ProviderDHHS, University In-Service: Michigan State University
DescriptionThis training will outline strategies in using equity as a framework in child welfare. Using an equity framework leads to just outcomes in which everyone has access to opportunities.
 
TitleMaintaining Family Roots: The Impact of Sibling and Relative Relationships and Community Connections on a Child’s Well-being, Permanency, and Identity
Event Date9/17/2021
LocationWebinar
Registrationhttp://www.gvsu.edu/swce
ProviderDHHS, University In-Service: Grand Valley State University
Description This training will help child welfare staff move beyond just understanding relevant policy, to being able to realistically work to maintain the child’s connections, i.e., roots, at various stages of the child welfare case.
 
collapse Audience : Family Preservation Workers ‎(9)
TitleEngaging Refugee Youth in Their Transitional Foster Care Placement
Event Date6/11/2021
LocationWebinar
Registrationhttp://www.andrews.edu/cas/socialwork/continuing
ProviderDHHS, University In-Service: Andrews University
DescriptionLearn about the process of unaccompanied minors arriving to our country. Upon arrival to our country, undocumented and unaccompanied minors will most likely be picked up by border patrol.
 
TitleHuman Trafficking for Child Welfare Professionals
Event Date6/15/2021
LocationWebinar
Registrationhttps://socialwork.msu.edu/ceu/catalog.php
ProviderDHHS, University In-Service: Michigan State University
Description The discussion will include how to assess for human trafficking, MDHHS policies and procedures regarding child victims of human trafficking, specific Michigan laws related to trafficking of minors, and important immigration considerations.
 
TitleStrategies for Supporting Youth Who Experienced Sexual Assault
Event Date6/9/2021
LocationWebinar
Registrationhttp://www.ferris.edu/socialwork
ProviderDHHS, University In-Service:  Ferris State University
DescriptionThis training will provide the skills for CPS, foster care, and adoption workers to support adolescents who have been sexually assaulted.
 
TitleBeyond Bath Bombs: Professional Resilience for Secondary Trauma
Event Date7/21/2021
LocationWebinar
Registrationhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/beyond-bath-bombs-professional-resilience-for-secondary-trauma-tickets-137080301873
ProviderDHHS, University In-Service: Spring Arbor University
DescriptionWe will spend time discussing the impact of the work on our bodies, minds, and relationships.
 
TitleHealing Racial Violence: The Power of Consciousness and Communication
Event Date8/12/2021
LocationWebinar
Registrationhttps://socialwork.msu.edu/ceu/catalog.php
ProviderDHHS, University In-Service: Michigan State University
Description This will open up a cross-cultural communication among peers and colleagues that will offer incident response methods and address the underlying, long-term effect on community relations.
 
TitleSecondary Trauma: Compassion Fatigue and How to Recognize It
Event Date9/10/2021
LocationWebinar
Registrationhttp://www.andrews.edu/cas/socialwork/continuing
ProviderDHHS, University In-Service: Andrews University
DescriptionIn this training, participants will be prepared to understand and increase their ability to recognize the emotional, cognitive, and physical symptoms of secondary trauma.
 
TitleUsing an Equity Framework in Child Welfare
Event Date9/15/2021
LocationWebinar
Registrationhttps://socialwork.msu.edu/ceu/catalog.php
ProviderDHHS, University In-Service: Michigan State University
DescriptionThis training will outline strategies in using equity as a framework in child welfare.
 
TitleUsing an Equity Framework in Child Welfare
Event Date9/15/2021
LocationWebinar
Registrationhttps://socialwork.msu.edu/ceu/catalog.php
ProviderDHHS, University In-Service: Michigan State University
DescriptionThis training will outline strategies in using equity as a framework in child welfare. Using an equity framework leads to just outcomes in which everyone has access to opportunities.
 
TitleMaintaining Family Roots: The Impact of Sibling and Relative Relationships and Community Connections on a Child’s Well-being, Permanency, and Identity
Event Date9/17/2021
LocationWebinar
Registrationhttp://www.gvsu.edu/swce
ProviderDHHS, University In-Service: Grand Valley State University
DescriptionThis training will help child welfare staff move beyond just understanding relevant policy, to being able to realistically work to maintain the child’s connections, i.e., roots, at various stages of the child welfare case.
 
collapse Audience : Foster Care Specialists ‎(11)
TitleEngaging Refugee Youth in Their Transitional Foster Care Placement
Event Date6/11/2021
LocationWebinar
Registrationhttp://www.andrews.edu/cas/socialwork/continuing
ProviderDHHS, University In-Service: Andrews University
DescriptionLearn about the process of unaccompanied minors arriving to our country. Upon arrival to our country, undocumented and unaccompanied minors will most likely be picked up by border patrol.
 
TitleHuman Trafficking for Child Welfare Professionals
Event Date6/15/2021
LocationWebinar
Registrationhttps://socialwork.msu.edu/ceu/catalog.php
ProviderDHHS, University In-Service: Michigan State University
DescriptionThe discussion will include how to assess for human trafficking, MDHHS policies and procedures regarding child victims of human trafficking, specific Michigan laws related to trafficking of minors, and important immigration considerations.
 
TitleStrategies for Supporting Youth Who Experienced Sexual Assault
Event Date6/9/2021
LocationWebinar
Registrationhttp://www.ferris.edu/socialwork
ProviderDHHS, University In-Service:  Ferris State University
DescriptionThis training will provide the skills for CPS, foster care, and adoption workers to support adolescents who have been sexually assaulted.
 
TitleBeyond Bath Bombs: Professional Resilience for Secondary Trauma
Event Date7/21/2021
LocationWebinar
Registrationhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/beyond-bath-bombs-professional-resilience-for-secondary-trauma-tickets-137080301873
ProviderDHHS, University In-Service: Spring Arbor University
DescriptionWe will spend time discussing the impact of the work on our bodies, minds, and relationships.
 
TitleHealing Racial Violence: The Power of Consciousness and Communication
Event Date8/12/2021
LocationWebinar
Registrationhttps://socialwork.msu.edu/ceu/catalog.php
ProviderDHHS, University In-Service: Michigan State University
Description This will open up a cross-cultural communication among peers and colleagues that will offer incident response methods and address the underlying, long-term effect on community relations.
 
TitleSecondary Trauma: Compassion Fatigue and How to Recognize It
Event Date9/10/2021
LocationWebinar
Registrationhttp://www.andrews.edu/cas/socialwork/continuing
ProviderDHHS, University In-Service: Andrews University
DescriptionIn this training, participants will be prepared to understand and increase their ability to recognize the emotional, cognitive, and physical symptoms of secondary trauma.
 
TitleUsing an Equity Framework in Child Welfare
Event Date9/15/2021
LocationWebinar
Registrationhttps://socialwork.msu.edu/ceu/catalog.php
ProviderDHHS, University In-Service: Michigan State University
Description This training will outline strategies in using equity as a framework in child welfare. Using an equity framework leads to just outcomes in which everyone has access to opportunities.
 
TitleUsing an Equity Framework in Child Welfare
Event Date9/15/2021
LocationWebinar
Registrationhttps://socialwork.msu.edu/ceu/catalog.php
ProviderDHHS, University In-Service: Michigan State University
DescriptionThis training will outline strategies in using equity as a framework in child welfare.
 
TitleUsing an Equity Framework in Child Welfare
Event Date9/15/2021
LocationWebinar
Registrationhttps://socialwork.msu.edu/ceu/catalog.php
ProviderDHHS, University In-Service: Michigan State University
DescriptionThis training will outline strategies in using equity as a framework in child welfare.
 
TitleUsing an Equity Framework in Child Welfare
Event Date9/15/2021
LocationWebinar
Registrationhttps://socialwork.msu.edu/ceu/catalog.php
ProviderDHHS, University In-Service: Michigan State University
DescriptionThis training will outline strategies in using equity as a framework in child welfare. Using an equity framework leads to just outcomes in which everyone has access to opportunities.
 
TitleMaintaining Family Roots: The Impact of Sibling and Relative Relationships and Community Connections on a Child’s Well-being, Permanency, and Identity
Event Date9/17/2021
LocationWebinar
Registrationhttp://www.gvsu.edu/swce
ProviderDHHS, University In-Service: Grand Valley State University
DescriptionThis training will help child welfare staff move beyond just understanding relevant policy, to being able to realistically work to maintain the child’s connections, i.e., roots, at various stages of the child welfare case.
 
collapse Audience : Judges ‎(1)
TitleICWA/MIFPA Summer Miniseries
Event Date6/22/2021
LocationWebinar
Registrationhttps://2021ICWAMIFPAsummerseries.eventbrite.com
ProviderState Court Administrative Office Child Welfare Services & The Michigan Judicial Institute
DescriptionThis 5-part miniseries on Indian Child Welfare Law will progressively cover topics to increase both awareness of, and compliance with, the federal Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) and the Michigan Indian Family Preservation Act (MIFPA).
 
collapse Audience : Juvenile division staff ‎(1)
TitleICWA/MIFPA Summer Miniseries
Event Date6/22/2021
LocationWebinar
Registrationhttps://2021ICWAMIFPAsummerseries.eventbrite.com
ProviderState Court Administrative Office Child Welfare Services
DescriptionThis 5-part miniseries on Indian Child Welfare Law will progressively cover topics to increase both awareness of, and compliance with, the federal Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) and the Michigan Indian Family Preservation Act (MIFPA). 
 
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This project was funded by a federal Children’s Justice Act grant to the Governor’s Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect administered through the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, under Section 107(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) (42 U.S.C. 5106c et seq.) as amended by Public Law (P.L.) 111-320 enacted December 20, 2012, and the Victims of Crime Act of 1984, as amended (42 U.S.C. 10603 et seq.). In addition, this is a project of the Governor’s Task Force on Child Abuse Neglect, chaired by Detective Annie M. Harrison of the Ingham County Sheriff's Office.

 
 
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