ADA Communication Toolkit | 1 | This course will provide a foundational understanding of hearing, vision, and speech disabilities and an introduction to the assistive technologies available to clients. This course will provide strategies for communicating with clients who have specific hearing, vision, or speech needs. |
Child and Adolescent Mental Health | 3 | Child and Adolescent Mental Health will focus on mental health as being part of every child and youth’s development. Children and youth with positive mental health are often able to function well across different environments. While children and youth with mental health challenges, often struggle with daily function in some way. Mental health disorders in children and youth can be treated and managed. The continuum that mental health occurs on and the changing nature of this domain will be explored throughout the course. The course will help participants become more aware of mental health disorders most prevalent in youth, including warning signs, symptoms, and issues related to specific high-risk populations. The material will cover strategies for working with youth experiencing mental health challenges and/or a mental health crisis and how to collaborate with providers and families in these situations. The role of the child welfare professional in working with children and youth experiencing mental health challenges will be highlighted. |
Communicable and Infectious Diseases | 6 | This course provides an overview of a variety of childhood infectious diseases and alerts caregivers to situations that have the potential for disease transmission. The course clarifies how infections occur, how they are passed from one person to another, universal precautions, immunizations, and other ways of protecting children and their caregivers from illness. This course will guide caregivers in the prevention and prompt treatment of illnesses. |
DCYF Orientation: Our Practice Model | 2 | This training provides an in-depth overview of the mission, vision, values, principles, and strategies which guide agency practice with children and families in New Hampshire. The course is trained by agency administrators including the Director, who speak to the specifics of how to engage families in services, placement of children, development of case plans, permanency planning, and ethics related to the agency's IV-E plan. Policies, procedures, and practices are discussed via case examples. |
History of Child Welfare and Mandatory Reporting | 3 | This training provides an overview of the history of child welfare in New Hampshire and the United States including the key pieces of legislation that made child welfare what it is today. The training also outlines the Mandatory Reporting laws and how it is relevant to every individual in the state. Additionally, the training will review how to recognize various forms of abuse and neglect. |
Select Populations | 3 | Select Populations are youth in juvenile justice that have unique needs. When working with an offender that falls into a category of fire setting, problematic sexual behavior, or is a violent offender you as a staff can support them by knowing what services are available for them. Being able to identify a youth’s behavior early and intervene by providing them services for their specific issue. Data shows that providing youth within these populations support can reduce the risk of them re-offending. |
SYSC Fire Safety | 1 | This training will give a clear understanding of the overall duties and responsibilities of staff have during a fire emergency. This will include: what action they should take on the discovery of a fire, know the difference between different fire classes, which extinguisher to use for which fire, and what the evacuation procedure is. |
Blood Borne Pathogens | 2 | This course provides an introduction to blood-borne pathogens and other serious diseases. Participants will develop an understanding of various illnesses that can spread through blood and bodily fluids. The course will discuss best practices and standard precautions for infection control. Additionally, serious diseases such as meningitis, tuberculosis, herpes, and mononucleosis will be discussed. |
Meet and Greet | | |
Professional Growth and Self Care | 3 | The mentoring program is designed to provide support to new staff beyond the typical supervisory relationship. This training brings both mentors and mentees together to discuss the concept, benefits, expectations, and the implementation of the Mentoring Program at NH DCYF. Mentoring is intended to assist the new CPSW in understanding the functions of their role and the environment in which they will perform their duties and is guided by the Core workbook that accompanies the eight Core Training Modules. This course is delivered in the classroom. |
Diversity Equity and Inclusion | 8 | In this class, we are going to explore the knowledge, skills and, attitudes that hopefully, as a person who has chosen to be in service with others, you bring into your interactions with children, youth and families in New Hampshire as you support their system involvement and transition to independence. Some of the things you already know, some will be brand new and challenge your perspective of how you view the world. In the spirit of meeting people where they are, we have to commit to acknowledging that people know what feels right to them and have the power to determine their future. In this way, we as facilitators and you as practitioners are river guides on a journey. |
Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) | 18 | |
Aggression Management and Defensive Tactics | 12 | |
Proper Use of Handcuffs | 3 | |
Restorative Practices | 3 | |
SYSC Guide to Behavior | 3 | |
YouthCenter | 3 | |
Report Writing for SYSC | 6 | |
Safety and Security | 3 | |
Ombudsman Program | 1 | |
SYSC Programming | 2 | |
Suicide Watch Policies and Procedures | 2 | |
Youth Suicide Prevention | | |
Searches | 3 | |
Gang Knowledge | 3 | |
Sexual Harassment and Assault Awareness (PREA) | 2 | |
Human Trafficking | 6 | It is very important for child protection and juvenile justice service workers to be aware of the problem of human trafficking and to understand the signs and behaviors children, youth, and adults may exhibit when they have or are being exploited. Children and youth in the child protection and juvenile justice system are at higher risk and are more vulnerable to human trafficking. Traffickers use a combination of threats and subtler coercion to draw people into forced labor and sexual exploitation. It is critical that child welfare workers learn strategies and tools for the prevention, assessment, and documentation of human trafficking. The overall goal of this course is for participants to understand their role as professionals working with children and families experiencing human trafficking. |
Drug Testing/DAU Testing | | |