Charting the Course towards Permanency for Children in Pennsylvania

Required for newly employed Child Welfare Professionals by the Commonwealth's Protective Services Regulations, Chapter 3490, Charting the Course towards Permanency for Children in Pennsylvania (Charting the Course) is a 120-hour curriculum designed to provide a cohort of new Child Welfare Professionals with the fundamental concepts needed when working with children, youth, and families. These fundamental concepts include awareness, knowledge, understanding, and skills related to child welfare efforts. Each of these fundamental concepts gained through Charting the Course assists Child Welfare Professionals in providing quality services for abused and neglected children and in stabilizing families.

Charting the Course is comprised of the modules listed below. To view workshop descriptions and/or view/download associated materials, please click on the respective workshop titles.

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Module 1: Introduction to Pennsylvania's Child Welfare System

Module 2: Introduction to Pennsylvania's Child Welfare Practice

Module 3: Using Interactional Helping Skills to Develop Caseworker/Client Relationships

Module 4: Overarching Framework for Practice

Module 5: Identification and Assessment of Child Abuse/Neglect

Module 6: Introduction to the Safety Assessment and Management Process

Module 7: Risk and Family Assessments

Module 8: Screening, Investigation, and Documentation

Module 9: Child Development

Module 10: Introduction to Community and Community Partnerships/Panel

Module 11: Family Service Planning Process/Case Transfer and Closure

Module 12: The Court Process

Module 13: Out-of-Home Placement and Visitation

Module 14: When Reunification is Not in the Best Interest of the Child

Module 15: Applying Knowledge and Skills to Achieve Outcomes

For more information on Charting the Course , including curriculum content, target audiences, workshop times/locations, registration contact information, etceteras, please visit the Charting the Course FAQs webpage.

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