 Name  Agency you work for  Most interesting work you’ve done up to now…

 Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare (BMCW) leadership  Private agency leadership ◦ Children’s Hospital Of Wisconsin Community Services ◦ Integrated Family Services (IFS)  UW-Milwaukee Child Welfare Partnership for Professional Development (MCWPPD)

 Prepare you for your role as public child welfare professionals able to perform your role in BMCW Safety Intervention System with : ◦ COMPETENCE ◦ CONFIDENCE ◦ COMMITTMENT

 Meet each other  Preview the Training Academy program  Start thinking about: ◦ Your role in safety intervention ◦ What it means to be a “public child welfare professional”

 Parking  Breaks and Lunch  Restrooms  Hours and location(s)  Sign-in sheets  Communication hub  Phones, texts and s  Anything else?

Phase 1—week 1Phase 2—weeks 2-5  Orient to Academy, profession, BMCW  Orient to social work fundamentals  Get introduced to case work in agencies  Learn and practice Safety Intervention concepts  Begin applying skills to casework in agencies

Phase 3--weeks 6-8Phase 4—weeks 9-12  Integrate Safety Intervention concepts into case planning  Continue applying skills to casework in agencies  Expand casework in agencies with continued support and weekly group learning

 Your skill will be evaluated at the end of phases 2,3, and 4  Evaluations assess readiness to continue learning (Phases 2 and 3) or readiness to take an initial caseload (Phase 4)  Knowing you know builds confidence!

 What is “public child welfare?”  What purpose does public child welfare serve?  What does it mean to be a “professional?”

 Acts on the community’s decision to ensure the safety, permanence and well- being of children  Safety ALWAYS comes first…ALWAYS ◦ No permanence or well- being is possible if children are not safe

 Community decisions established in law ◦ U.S. Constitution ◦ State law  Community decisions established in public policy ◦ e.g., Children should be raised by family whenever possible  Governmental responsibility requires knowledge, skill, restraint

 Functions according to standards ◦ Based in tested principles and methods ◦ Safeguards fairness and equal treatment

 National Association of Social Work (NASW) Code of Ethics  Wisconsin State Safety Intervention Standards ◦ Includes Access, IA, Ongoing/Safety Services and Out-of-Home Care

 You will be expected to learn throughout your career  Formal training ◦ Academy/immediately following ◦ Regular continuing education  Case Reviews  Supervision

WHAT ELSE??