When people in positions of authority treat adaptive changes like technical problems, things do not go well! This webinar explains how to tell the difference between technical and adaptive problems in the context of income maintenance supervision in North Carolina today. This, in turn, can help IM supervisors to make the right decision when challenges arise.
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Staff Development Tools for Child Welfare Supervisors on ncswLearn.org
If you are a North Carolina county DSS child welfare supervisor, you know about the NC Division of Social Services’ online learning portal. But ncswLearn.org does more than you know. This webinar will teach you how to use ncswLearn.org as a supervisor to connect your staff to training and help them apply what they learn to their work with children and families.
Quality Case Reviews in Child Welfare in North Carolina: Q & A with State and County Partners
This webinar reviews a new program and training on Quality Case Reviews (QCR) that the NC Division of Social Services has developed in collaboration with several county DSS agencies. It also provides an opportunity to hear from three county DSS agencies about their local case review process and its role in supervision, staff development, and continuous quality improvement (CQI).
Engaging Families Affected by Domestic Violence
Domestic violence is a common trauma faced by children in the child welfare system. To keep children safe and help their families heal and prosper, child welfare professionals must have a wide variety of skills. This webinar focuses on two of the most important: (1) identifying and engaging batterers and (2) crafting effective family service agreements with families affected by domestic violence.
ADHD: Medication and Treatment Considerations
This webinar shares information to enhance participants’ ability to help parents care for child welfare-involved children with ADHD, with a special focus on monitoring and oversight of treatment modalities, including psychotropic medication.
Building a Foundation for Success in Court
This presentation explores ways attorneys and child welfare professionals from North Carolina county DSS agencies can work together to strengthen their communication, reduce continuances, and improve outcomes for families and children.
Getting Ready for CQI
This presentation for directors and child welfare administrators and program managers from North Carolina county DSS agencies explores Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) at the state and county level, with a focus on what DSS directors can do to improve agency readiness to implement CQI.
Risk and Protective Factors Related to Hoarding
This presentation for professionals working in child welfare and adult services identifies behaviors characteristic of hoarding, distinguishes between collecting and hoarding, identifies possible risks and protective factors associated with hoarding, and discusses practical steps social workers can take to help families experiencing hoarding.
Monitoring and Oversight of Psychotropic Medications for Children in Foster Care in North Carolina
Hear directly from North Carolina experts about this important area of child welfare practice. Topics covered include: basics about psychotropic medications, A+KIDS—our state’s registry for those who prescribe antipsychotic medications to children, partnering with CCNC, informed consent, and working with birth parents and prescribers.
The Top 10 Issues in Adoption Review & Indexing
This online seminar is an opportunity to hear directly from experts on the administrative and legal intricacies of foster care adoptions in our state. Topics covered include a concise review of adoption process and timeline and the top 10 barriers that delay or interfere with the adoption process and how to avoid them. (Event Date: 12/11/2012)
Enhancing Your Foster Home Licensing Skills
Gives NC foster home licensing professionals a chance to review selected sections of the new foster home licensing policy manual and hear directly from the NC Division of Social Services’ Regulatory and Licensing Services Unit.
