Every day the safety and well-being of some children across Louisiana are threatened by child abuse and neglect. Mandated reporters play a crucial role in helping to keep children safe. Learning Objectives: - Recognize who is a mandated reporter and who is a permissive reporter - Understand the legal obligations of a mandated reporter - Make a report of suspected abuse and/or neglect to DCFS through either the Child Abuse Hotline or the Online Mandated Reporter Portal, and how to submit a follow-up report - Recognize the signs and symptoms of child abuse and neglect - Identify groups of children at higher risk for abuse/neglect - Apply techniques to use if a child discloses abuse or neglect to you

Staff will learn how to utilize ACESS and use of mobile cards. Learning Objectives: 1. Learn how to navigate and log into ACESS 2. Learn how to navigate the mobile cards in ACESS 3. Learn how to enter and review the information in ACESS

This training will focus on the process of completing an agency background clearance and will also provide staff with guidance related to reading criminal record results. Learning Objectives: - Distinguish which crimes prevent the agency from placing a child with a relative caregiver. - Provide guidance as it relates to which crimes require an assessment to place a child in the home. - Determine if valid history with the agency would prevent the agency from placing a child with a relative caregiver.

This course provide a general overview of forms used by Direct Services Providers providing supervision and support to children and youth placed in Special Care Settings for the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services.

Participants will learn how to make 3 creative projects that help children and teens reflect on their personality, establish a personal motto, and create a vision for their future. Specifically, they will learn to make a Name-Poem (acrostic poem), a Coat-of-Arms and a Vision Board. These projects are fun for people of every age and help promote self-esteem. The training session will show samples, teach how-to make each project, and explain the importance of these tools for personal growth. Foster parents will be able to teach these techniques to the children in their homes far into the future. Supplies will be provided for early registrants, and a supply list for others.

This course is designed to provide participants with a basic knowledge of domestic violence to assist them in identifying and working with families with domestic violence. The course provides information on the impact of domestic violence on children, the need to engage the perpetrators, and engaging survivor/non-offending parents of domestic violence. The course also provides guidelines for developing in-home safety plans when domestic violence has been identified.