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: Safety Assessment (Content Availability Pending Approval of Revised Materials)
• 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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