Common Core 3.0Content OverviewStakeholder Feedback

Seeking Your Input to Improve Child Welfare Training!

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Contact information• Melissa Connelly• mconnelly@berkeley.edu• 510-643-9067

Feedback Process• Give a brief look at the

current training for new social workers

• Explain why we want to revise core

• Explain the concept for the revision

• Briefly review the content

• Consider resource and capacity implications

• Give you a link to a survey where you can provide your feedback: https://www.surveymonkey.

com/s/ContentOverview

Common Core

What is it?

What does it

look like now?

How is it working?

Current Common Core

• Developed 8-10 years ago (rolled out in 2005)• 7 topics with standardized curricula and 14 topics

with standardized learning objectives • Doesn’t really train skill – mostly works on

knowledge• Topic based • Meets federal and state requirements• Meets evaluation goals (trainees do learn in class!)

http://calswec.berkeley.edu/common-core-curricula-child-welfare-workers

7 Topics with Standardized Content

• Learning objectives, trainer tips, training content, powerpoint slides, etc.

• These are often referred to as phase 1 topics:– Framework for Child Welfare Practice– Child and Youth Development– Critical Thinking and Assessment– Child Maltreatment Identification 1 – Child Maltreatment Identification 2– Family Engagement in Case Planning and Case Management– Permanency and Placement

14 Topics with Standardized Learning Objectives

• Regions develop curricula which must meet the identified learning objectives. These are often referred to as phase 2 topics:

• ICWA• Intimate Partner Violence• Introduction to Social Worker

Safety / Time Management / Stress Management

• Supporting Educational Rights and Achievement

• Health Care Needs• Court Procedures• Basic Interviewing

• CWS Documentation for Use in the Legal System

• MEPA• Substance Abuse• CWS/CMS• Values and Ethics• Mental Health• Child Welfare Practice in a

Multicultural Environment

Why Revise Core?

Improved flexibility

Improved learning experience

Better use of technology

Better reflect practice changes

Principles of the Revision

• Focus more on the skills beginning social workers need – clear out other content

• Train in ways that work for more social workers – include classes, on-the-job, and computer training

• Make sure content works for all counties• Meet federal requirements (as outlined in the

CFSR and the Program Improvement Plans completed by California in 2004 and 2009)

Common Core 3.0 Concept

Link to practice

Practice skills in the

field

Reinforce skills

• Divide content into practice blocks and link to actual social work activities

• Give basic content in the classroom or on the computer and then have on-the-job activities to practice new skills

• Come back after some experience on-the-job to refine skills

Common Core 3.0

• Content is divided into 6 blocks• Each block has 100 level online trainings and

classroom training• After the trainee completes the 100 level,

there are on-the-job activities to complete for each block

• After the field activities, there is an additional class in each block called the 200 level

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classroom, and field learning

• Uses modality to make best use of training time

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block builds on the next

• Field work linked to classroom content

• 200 level ties it all together

Limited training days

County differences

Trainee differences

Constraints

Practice Blocks

Foundation Engagement Assessment Service Planning

Monitoring and

AdaptingTransition

Foundation BlockThe foundation block focuses on training social workers to recognize laws that govern child welfare in the US and California, it provides some basic training about the computer system and writing and it includes best practices such as teaming and trauma-informed practice that are used in all the practice areas.

Foundation ContentOnline

• Values and Ethics (60 min)• Federal and State Laws (90

min)• Legal Procedures (90 min)• Time and Stress

Management (60 min)• Social Worker Safety (60 min)• Intro to CWS Data (60 min)• Documentation Practice and

Report Writing (120 min)

Classroom• Orientation to Common Core (1/2

day)*• Values and Ethics in Practice (1/2

day)• Legal Procedures and

Responsibilities (1/2 day)• Teaming, Collaboration, Trauma,

and Transparency (1 day)• Trauma-informed Practice (1 day)• Fairness and Equity (1/2 day)• ICWA and Working with Native

American Families and Tribes (1/2 day)

• Intro to CWS/CMS (1/2 day)** Standardized Content

Foundation Content

Field Activities• Legal Procedures and

Responsibilities (4 hrs)• Teaming Practice (4 hrs)• Advocacy (4 hrs)• Social Worker Safety (1 hr)

200 Level• Online: ICWA Review and

Expert Witness (90 min)• Classroom Skill Building (1

day)

Engagement Engagement focuses on training social workers to build strong relationships and partnerships with family members and caregivers to support keeping children safe, improving children’s well-being, and returning children home or making another permanent plan for children.

Engagement ContentOnline• Authority and Courtesy (60

min)• Interviewing (90 min)• Concurrent Planning (90

min)

Classroom• Engagement and

Interviewing (1 day)

Field Activities• Interviewing (2 hrs)• Engagement (2 hrs)• Case Review / Family

Finding (1 hr)

200 Level• Classroom Skill Building (1

day)

AssessmentAssessment focuses on training social workers to gather and assess information about family strengths and needs. This includes looking at important events and underlying causes that may affect the family and their ability to safely care for a child.

Assessment Content

Online• Investigation and

Assessment Overview (120 min)

• Introduction to Child Development (60 min)

• Child Maltreatment Identification (120 min)

Classroom• Critical Thinking and

Assessment (1/2 day)**• Assessment Skills Lab (1

day)**• Assessing for Key Child

Welfare Issues (1 day)• Child Maltreatment

Identification Skills Practice (1 day)*

* Standardized Content** Standardized Content and delivery

Assessment Content

Field Activities• Safety and Risk

Assessment in Teams (2 hrs)

• Completing Assessment Tools (2 hrs)

200 Level• Classroom Skill Building

(1 day)

Service PlanningService Planning focuses on training social workers to work with families and their supports to build individualized case plans that address safety concerns within the family. We focus on plans that identify and build on family strengths, rely on natural and community supports, consider the history of trauma in the family, and include efforts to ensure child well-being.

Service Planning Content

Online• Case Planning Basics (90 min)• Intentional Visitation (90

min)

Classroom• Behavioral Objectives (1/2

day)**• Case Planning and

Concurrent Planning in Teams (1/2 day)*

Field Activities• Writing Behavior Based

Objectives (1 hr)• Team-based Case Planning (1

hr)• Engaging Family Members in

Case Planning (1 hr)• Facilitating Safety Networks (1

hr)

200 Level• Classroom Skill Building (1 day)

* Standardized Content** Standardized Content and delivery

Monitoring and AdaptingMonitoring and Adapting focuses on training social workers to maintain strong relationships and partnerships with family members and caregivers during the life of the case, to be flexible and adapt case plans if they are not working well, and to assess services to make sure families are getting the help they need.

Monitoring and Adapting Content

Online• Monitoring and Adapting

(60 min)• Placement (60 min)

Classroom• Managing the Plan (1/2

day)*• Placement Safety, Stability,

and Well-being (1/2 day)*

Field Activities• Writing Progress Notes on

Case Plans (1 hr)• Team-based Case Planning (1

hr)• Engaging Family Members in

Adapting Case Plans (1 hr)• Placement Stability (1 hr)

200 level• Classroom Skill Building (1

day)* Standardized Content

TransitionTransition practice focuses on training social workers to work with the family or young adult to move from being supported by the child welfare system to using community and informal support networks.

Transition Content

Online• Case Closure (60 min)• After 18 (60 min)

Classroom• Transition Practice (1

day)*

Field Activities• Transition in Teams (1

hr)• Developing a Transition

Plan (1 hr)• After 18 Activities (1 hr)

200 Level• Classroom Skill Building

(1 day)

Contact information• Melissa Connelly• mconnelly@berkeley.edu• 510-643-9067

Next Steps• Use the survey link to access the

survey and share your feedback

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ContentOverview

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