Supervising safety: Multiple Modalities Build a Path to the Summit

Supervising Safety Wisconsin Department of Children and Families ACTION for Child Protection

Supervising Safety 2014 – Pilot 2 Modules 2015 – 7 Sessions of Module 1 3 with DCF identified 4 with open enrollment Result – 80% coverage !! 2016- Roll out Module 2

Goal of supervising safety Develop the analytic process that supports safety decision making in supervisors Provide supports to foster the development of that process in workers

Follow up training for staff Supervising Safety Math Multiple Modules 3 Full day seminars + 9 Weeks of distance (4 hours/week) 12 Weeks of training responsibility 6 participants/trainer X 2 trainers = 12/seminar Follow up training for staff

What supervisors need Immediately useful, practical content An environment that honors my work, allows me to be vulnerable and isn’t full of itself – Culture of Supervising Safety

Culture of supervising safety

Building a welcoming environment Less emphasis on “right” and “wrong” - More emphasis on analytic process No finger wagging Supervising Safety Themes We are all both teachers and learners Honorable people can disagree

unbalanced confusion doubt Ideas insight understanding inspiration inadequacy reflection confusion understanding aspiration knowledge unbalanced inspiration questioning Supervising Safety

Question ? ? ? ? ? Are Present Danger Threats so obvious even the Avon Lady would spot them ??????? mHmm. Smells like trouble!

Hope they don’t catch me placing orders on work time! Answer: Hope they don’t catch me placing orders on work time! Only if she is a moonlighting CPS worker!

Immediately useful, practical content

Sequence of Learning Knowledge – Readings and Seminar Skill – Practice yourself Skill – Review work in training case Skill – Apply with your staff Knowledge – Review agency practice

Use of online component Access to documents little direct teaching Continues connection Organize learning

Let’s play on the website!! Go to: wcwpds.wisc.edu/supsafety Username: WISup Password: NSDTA

What have we learned about each modality? Papers Learning Buddy conversations Trainer phone conferences Seminar Distance Applications Job Aids

How do we know it makes a difference? We see their work (over and over again!)

How do we know it makes a difference? Seminar discussion of changes

How do we know it makes a difference? Staff at Foundation are different

How do we know it makes a difference? Feedback from state reviews

How do we know it makes a difference? They tell us!

Jan Breidel jlbreidel@wisc.edu Have any questions?? 608.890.3964 Wisconsin Child Welfare Professional Development System