This is a 4-hour course for DCFS employees to learn the proper use of child safety seats and Louisiana child safety seat/seat belt laws. The class includes classroom lecture and activities. Attendance will assist you with the proper selection, direction, harnessing, location and usage of child safety seats. While this is an intermediate course, simple knowledge can improve crash outcomes and assist you to save a child's life in a motor vehicle crash. Classes are taught by nationally certified child passenger safety technicians.

This course will provide an introductory foundation to the terms and concepts of the Department of Children and Family Services' Child Welfare Assessment and Decision Making Model (CWADM). This course is the pre-requisite for the CWADM course provided in Level 2 of the Foundations of Child Welfare Practices.

This course will provide an introductory foundation to the terms and concepts of the Department of Children and Family Services' Child Welfare Assessment and Decision Making Model (CWADM). This course is the pre-requisite for the CWADM course provided in Level 2 of the Foundations of Child Welfare Practices.

This training will provide an overview of the Child Welfare Assessment and Decision Making (CWADM) Model, a roadmap of how cases in Child Protective Services, Family Services and Foster Care will be assessed and key decisions that are made throughout the life of a case. This overview prepares staff for a series of system/policy changes, occurring over the next six to nine month period, which will align practice with the CWADM Model.

Our nation's Child Welfare systems have evolved greatly since the 1800's. Several conditions, people, events, and evidence-based research have contributed to our modern-day system. At the conclusion of this course, the participant will be able to identify, describe, and evaluate the history and evolution of Child Welfare in America. This includes the understanding of major contemporary Child Welfare laws which guide our work.

In Module 1, course content will focus on Emotional Intelligence, the "Four Tendencies", Parallel Process, and Principles of Practice #1. As a result of attending Module 1, attendees should observe a strengthening of their emotional intelligence level which assists with building relationships, maintaining a positive environment and displaying behaviors conducive for fellow employees and families. Attendees will have a better understanding of how their interactions with staff influence the interactions with staff and their clients; providing greater clarity of the significance of supervisors modeling behaviors, promoting a cohesive culture. Upon completion of Module 1, supervisors should have a plan for having their staff complete the "Four Tendencies" quiz (which assesses patterns of behavior/workplace functioning), as well as adjusting their supervision approach based on the test results for their unit members. Target Participants: All new DCFS Child Welfare Supervisors