Since 2023, the average number of children in Louisiana who have died due to vehicular heat strokes each year is 29. In most cases, parental neglect was not a contributing factor. Vehicular heatstroke deaths of children can occur when a child is left in a car while a parent or caregiver runs a quick errand, by children accidentally locking themselves in a vehicle, and when parents or caregivers ?forget? that a child is in the car. The purpose of this course is to educate participants on why leaving children unattended in vehicles can be deadly and what steps to take to prevent children from becoming trapped in cars. The science behind how parents and caregivers can easily ?forget? children in vehicles is covered and techniques to implement to prevent ?forgetting? children in cars.

Staff will review and analyze information to determine the sufficiency of information for a deeper learning of family dynamics. In addition staff will identify, obtain and document missing information through reviewing interviews of all household members, out of home parent and collaterals through open ended questions rather than applying compliance based measures. The purpose of this course is to build a foundation of critical thinking that will be applied during the entire case assessment and decision making.

This 2 hour training is designed to educate Child Protective Services (CPS) staff regarding Integration Audit errors which are sometimes encountered when working in ACESS investigation cases. The purpose of the training is to also educate staff in clearing integration audit errors in ACESS which will lead to correct and clean data that will ultimately be converted to the forthcoming UNIFY system. This training will also serve as an ACESS refresher which will lead to staff creating fewer integration errors within their investigation cases.

This course is intended to prepare CPS, FS, and FC Case Managers for a new intensive in-home based program to prevent out of home placement or to reduce the amount of time children spend in Foster Care when removal is warranted. This course will provide an in depth look at the Intercept Model, the referral process, any additional requirements, and case management services regarding the model.

This training series is a "train the trainer" to prepare to train the Intermediate Sex Trafficking Caseworker training. Join us for a 2-day intensive virtual training on working with survivors of sex trafficking in the child welfare system.

Join us for a 2-day intensive virtual training for caregivers working with survivors of sex trafficking in the child welfare system. The content will include topics such as: types of trafficking, trauma bonding, holistic needs of survivors, redefining success as a caregiver, and trauma-informed tips, tools, and interventions for building trust and engaging with survivors.