A Learning Program for NYC Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Professionals
This learning program will give child welfare professionals hands-on opportunities to enhance their skills in assessing and responding to safety and risk. The program will build on the learner’s use of critical thinking and motivational interviewing skills to gather and synthesize relevant information and make informed decisions. The program addresses the development and function of safety plans.
This course is designed for direct service staff and supervisors in child protection, prevention, and foster care.
Participants will:
Prior to attending this course, learners are required to have completed:
Once enrolled in the course, learners will complete:
Completion of all components is necessary to receive a Certificate of Completion.
The New York City Administration for Children’s Services is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0402. This course is 13 contact hours/1.3 CEUs. CEU credit is contingent upon completion of all course components.
“I think everyone should take this program!”
—Safety and Risk: Investigation, Synthesis and Assessment Participant