CWEP Advanced Training Opportunities
Motivational Interviewing Training
- This training series is required for all CPSW’s & CP Assistant Supervisors.
- Please only sign up to attend the dates your DO is scheduled.
- Please register and attend one session week 1 and one session week 2.
- This is an In-Person Training.
*Space is limited on each training day due to this being an in-person training, so register early.
This required training will provide the opportunity to learn and practice the principles of Motivational Interviewing. Motivational Interviewing is an approach to engagement and gathering information that will assist with assessment and case planning practice. This training will include information about this evidence-based practice from a trauma-informed lens. Both sessions of the training will be interactive and will allow for time to practice the new skills. This training is being instructed by Tricia Mosher; to learn more about her background, please scroll to the bottom of this email.

Tricia Mosher, MSW, LCSW, brings over twenty-five years in social work, child welfare, and organizational development practice. Her work has increasingly focused on assisting agencies and individuals develop and implement practice improvement plans to better public and privatized child welfare systems. Tricia’s personal and professional focus is on building collaborative relationships to further the work and goals of agencies and communities engaged in change efforts.
Tricia has served as a training director in Child Welfare in Maine and in Florida, in both public and privatized systems. Currently an independent consultant, Tricia travels nationally to do coaching, quality review, and training to promote inclusive practice in Child Welfare. Most recently, projects have included: Training, Development, and Coaching in the National Child Welfare Workforce Institute’s Leadership Academy, Organizational Effectiveness facilitation within the APHSA model, Interventions to support case practice in New Jersey’s Child Welfare System, and Development of curriculum for professional parents and for staff in multiple state and private agencies.
Manchester, Southern, Southern Telework, and Keene DOs
- Choose one day for Session #1 – March 14th will be via Zoom due to the inclement weather forecasted. For those who have registered for this session ONLY a Zoom link will be emailed to you.
- March 14th, March 15th or March 16th from 9am to 4pm
- Location: Southern DO Conference Room
- March 14th, March 15th or March 16th from 9am to 4pm
- Choose one day for Session #2
- March 28th, March 29th or March 30th from 9am to 4pm
- Location: Southern DO Nashua Conference Room
- March 28th, March 29th or March 30th from 9am to 4pm
Conway, Berlin and Littleton DOs
- Choose one day for Session #1
- May 24th or May 25th from 9am to 4pm
- Location: Conway DO Conference Room
- May 24th or May 25th from 9am to 4pm
- Choose one day for Session #2:
- June 7th or June 8th from 9am to 4pm
- Location: Conway DO Conference Room
- June 7th or June 8th from 9am to 4pm
Rochester, Claremont, Seacoast, Concord and Laconia DOs
- Choose one day for Session #1
- May 30th, June 1st or June 2nd from 9am to 4pm
- Location: Concord, Granite State College, Event Center
- May 31st from 9am to 4pm
- Location: Concord, Brown Auditorium
- May 30th, June 1st or June 2nd from 9am to 4pm
- Choose one day for Session #2:
- June 13th, June 15th or June 16th from 9am to 4pm
- Location: Concord, Granite State College, Event Center
- June 14th from 9am to 4pm
- Location: Concord, Brown Auditorium
- June 13th, June 15th or June 16th from 9am to 4pm
*If you have questions, please contact your assigned Instructor Coach from CWEP:
- Anthony Torino – Berlin, Littleton, Concord, Laconia (Anthony.Torino@granite.edu)
- Kaylin Chandler – Conway, Rochester, Central Intake, State Office (Kaylin.Chandler@granite.edu)
- Kate LeBell – Keene, Claremont, Southern (Katie.Lebell@granite.edu)
- Aria Delong – Seacoast (Aria.DeLong@granite.edu)
- Shawna DiMattia – Manchester (Shawna.DiMattia@granite.edu)
Being an LGBTQ+ Ally
- March 20th – March 31st
- This training is on Moodle & has a live Zoom on March 29th from 1-4
- This course is available to all DCYF staff
Being an LGBTQ+ Ally will provide an opportunity for participants to explore issues related to working with youth and the important people in their lives who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or are questioning their sexual orientation, and all those who fall outside the binaries of gender and sexuality (LGBTQ+). This course will explore societal views of gender and sexuality, culturally sensitive language, common challenges for LGBTQ+ youth, and strategies for being an ally. Both the Moodle and Zoom portions of this course will offer a space for open, honest conversations, where questions can be asked without judgement. All participants will be asked to agree to listen to others and think critically about different perspectives.
Concurrent Planning
- March 20th – March 31st via Moodle
- This training is for CPSW & JJ Staff
This refresher course will review the basics of what concurrent planning and permanency are and why they are crucial to working with children, youth, and families as a child welfare professional. We will review the different options for permanency goals, as each permanency goal has different benefits. Participants will learn how to conduct a diligent search for both parents and any extended family, as well as the importance of locating and engaging family members. The material will describe the timelines that are expected to be met while working towards permanency for the child/youth. After completion of this course, participants will be able to use knowledge of laws, policies, and best practices to engage with families around concurrent planning.
Mentor Certification Training
April 11th 9-12 offered at Dolloff in Classroom 1.
This training is intended to support the Field Training Specialist (CPS), Facility Training Specialist (SYSC), or Field Training Officer (JJ), in understanding the concepts, benefits, expectations, and the implementation of supporting new staff at NH DCYF. Training Specialists/Officers are intended to assist the new staff members in understanding the functions of their role and the environment in which they will perform their duties and is guided by applicable policies. The Training Specialist Program is intended to help develop a trusting relationship between the Training Specialist and the new staff to support growth and learning as well as assisting with building new staff confidence to best support the mission of NH DCYF.
Staying Safe Refresher Course
TBD
CPSW & JJ Staff
This refresher class is an opportunity for staff to brush up on their safety skills. We will cover the basics of office and home visit safety; de-escalation techniques and review online safety. We will also cover DCYF policies and programs that support staff’s physical and emotional well-being and safety.
Strategic Sharing Workshop
Strategic Sharing is a training designed to teach youth how to share their personal stories of system involvement in a way that is meaningful, effective and safe. Please contact michele.naismith@granite.edu for registration info.
Dates TBD
Better Together Roundtable for Residential Providers via Zoom.
Register for one of these sessions TBA.
Better Together New Hampshire Partner Program Building Blocks to Successful Partnership: Birth Parents/ Foster Parents/ Staff and Allies Better Together fosters equal and mutually respectful partnerships between birth parents, foster parents, child welfare agency staff, allies, and community partners. Fathers and mothers, relative caregivers, foster parents, and community partners must be involved in the Division for Children Youth and Families is to successfully improve the lives of children/ youth and also increase reunification outcomes so that together we achieve our goals of keeping children in safe, loving and permanent homes.
DCYF Staff Advanced/Ongoing Training NO Credit Resources
The following courses are located in Moodle as Resources only and are not credit bearing.
- 6 Core Strategies for Residential: Promoting Therapeutic Environments and Reducing the Use of Seclusion and Restraint in Treatment Settings
- Field Reversals
- ADA Communication Toolkit
- Youth in Court
If you are interested in Core Academy courses (for informational purposes only) you may review any of the courses you may do so by logging into Moodle as a guest. Keep in mind, these courses bear no credit and will not be added to your Bridges record. Instructions on how to view a course as a guest, click here.
Other CWEP Professional Development Opportunities are Available Now!
To register for the courses below, click on the links below to take you to the calendar page and registration links.
Caregiver Ongoing Training (COT) ~ Classes for all licensed caregivers, CASA volunteers, family violence prevention specialists, State staff, and more. Participating in training hand-in-hand with the caregivers you are working with is a win/win, helping you assist them with the challenges they are working through.