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TIPS Form 211, 212, 213
This session will emphasize how to submit TIPS forms for reimbursement using the DocuSign platform and will give staff members instructions on how to fully fill out and electronically sign papers.
Learning Objectives:
- View process changes TIPS & New E forms Requirements
- Provide guidance on how to successfully log in DocuSign, set signature, and locate documents
- Provide guidance of how to access, create, send, receive TIPS forms Templates and enables signees to sign documents electronically
- Distinguish which signers & recipients need to be selected to sign TIPS forms
- Determine how to manage envelopes, view transaction history
Duration
30 Minutes
Training Credit
Child Welfare Training Hours
Great for
DCFS Staff
TIPS Introduction and Overview
These TIPS Tutorials are a basic introduction of the TIPS/Reflections System. In this tutorial, users will learn how to log in to TIPS system, learn how to navigate TIPS screens, and explore some of the functionalities of TIPS.
Duration
15 Minutes
Training Credit
Child Welfare Training Hours
Great for
DCFS Staff
Teaming for Culture Change
The goal of this training is to provide an opportunity for participants to explore the importance of building supportive partnerships between foster parents and birth parents.
Duration
30 Minutes
Training Credit
Child Welfare Training Hours, General Social Work CEUs, Foster Parent Training Hours
Great for
DCFS Staff, Community Partners, Certified Foster Parents
The child appropriate truth: Providing narratives to children in foster care
This course is a part of the "Foster Parent Training: An In-Depth Exploration of Advanced Topics. Trainings will provide in-depth discussion of topics relevant for providing developmentally appropriate, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive, care for children involved with the child welfare system.
Learning objectives:
1. Participants will be able to understand the importance of providing a developmentally
appropriate narrative for children regarding life events or when life changes occur.
2. Participants will be able to identify who should provide the narratives and when they
should occur based on the needs of the child.
3. Participants will be able to identify roadblocks to providing narratives as well as to identify how to address these roadblocks.
Duration
1.75 Hours
Training Credit
Child Welfare Training Hours, General Social Work CEUs
Great for
Certified Foster Parent
The Connected Child
The adoption of a child is always a joyous moment in the life of a family. Some adoptions, though, present unique challenges. Welcoming these children into your family--and addressing their special needs--requires care, consideration, and compassion. Written by two research psychologists specializing in adoption and attachment, The Connected Child will help you: Build bonds of affection and trust with your adopted childEffectively deal with any learning or behavioral disordersDiscipline your child with love without making him or her feel threatened A Connected Child book will be sent to you at no charge.
Duration
3 Hours
Training Credit
Child Welfare Training Hours, General Social Work CEUs, Foster Parent Training Hours
Great for
DCFS Staff, Certified Foster Parents
The Developmental Disabilities Service System: Navigating the Road
The purpose of this course is to inform participants of the services available for foster children through the Offices for Citizens with Developmental Disability (OCDD). Topics discussed include an overview of the different types of assistance that can be applied for, eligibility requirements that must be met to apply for services, and how one can request services.
Duration
30 Minutes
Training Credit
Child Welfare Training Hours, General Social Work CEUs, Foster Parent Training Hours
Great for
DCFS Staff, Community Partners, Certified Foster Parents
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