General Resources

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Accreditation-Related Links:

• Council on Accreditation
• Accreditation PP to Assist PCSAs
• PCSAO's Accreditation Assistance
• Ohio's Accredited Counties Map

Adoption Information Links:

• Evan B. Donaldson Foundation
• North American Council for Adoptable Children (NACAC)
• Association for Treatment and Training in the Attachment of Children
• Foster Parent Net

Adoption Training Assessments:

• Year One
• Year Two

Annual Reports for the OCWTP:

• 2008 Calendar Year
• 2007 Calendar Year
• 2006 Calendar Year
• 2005 Calendar Year
• 2004 Calendar Year
• 2003 Calendar Year
• 2001 Fiscal Year

Child Abuse & Neglect Links:

• Children's Bureau Express Newsletter
• ChildTrends.org
• Child Abuse Prevention Network
• International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
• Zerotothree.org
• National Children's Advocacy Center
• ChildrensRights.org
• National Child Traumatic Stress Network
• Child Welfare Information Gateway
• StopItNow

Child Welfare League of America

Classroom Performance System (CPS) Resources:

• Download CPS Software for PC
• Download CPS Software for Mac
• Abridged CPS Version 5.01 Training Manual (for use in Core) NOTE: The OCWTP Currently Uses CPS Version 5.01
• Full CPS Version 5.01 Training Manual (for creating new CPS databases)

Competencies (Universe of...):

Competency-Based Training Resources:

• What is Competency-Based Training? (Rycus & Hughes)
• Levels of Learning

Common Ground Newsletter:

• February 2010
• October 2009
• June 2009
• February 2009
• October 2008
• June 2008
• February 2008
• September 2007
• June 2007
• February 2007
• October 2006
• June 2006
• February 2006
• October 2005
• June 2005
• February 2005
• October 2004
• June 2004
• February 2004
• October 2003
• February 2003

Distance Learning:

• Distance Learning: Comprehensive Design

Evaluation-Related Resources:

• Continuum of Evaluation Strategies

Field Guide to Child Welfare (Rycus & Hughes). The Field Guide is available in text format through the Child Welfare League of America or can be accessed online. Download a one-page flyer on the Field Guide. The Field Guide is comprised of the following four volumes:

• Volume I: Foundations of Child Protective Services
• Volume II: Case Planning and Family-Centered Casework
• Volume III: Child Development and Child Welfare
• Volume IV: Placement and Permanence

Institute for Human Services (IHS)

Model Continuum of Skill Building and Transfer of Learning

OCWTP Bylaws

OCWTP Policy Manual

OCWTP Statewide Assessment:

• Executive Summary
• Cover
• Table of Contents
• Section I - Introduction
• Section II - Methodology
• Section III - Trends in Child Welfare
• Section IVA - Demographics
• Section IVB - Job Responsibilities
• Section IVC - Training Strategy Preferences
• Section IVD - Technologicall Capacity
• Section V - Client Characteristics
• Section VI - Culturally Responsive Services
• Section VII - Training Content
• Section VIII - Skill Building & TOL

ODJFS

Parents' Rights Documents:

• Misconceptions & Facts RE: CAPTA and Parents' Rights
• Protecting Parents' Constitutional Rights...

Partnering With Youth, a guide made possible by a federal grant from the Children’s Bureau in 2003, was developed through a collaborative effort involving professionals from several states. This document sets forth principles and concepts for involving youth in care in child welfare training and curriculum development. It recognizes the value of youth voice and the importance of creating youth/adult partnerships in strengthening the effectiveness of a training system.

PCSAO:

• PCSAO Fact Book
• PCSAO Standards of Effective Practice

Reunification & Re-Entry Project Final Report (PDF-2 MB). This is the final report from the systematic review of factors associated with successful reunifications and preventing the re-entry of children into foster care. (Executive Summary Only)

RTC Standards

Skill-Building Resources:

• Skill-Building Task Analysis
• Providing Skill Building and TOL in the Field
• Model Continuum of Skill Building and Transfer of Learning

University Partnership Program (UPP) Resources:

• The Child Welfare Workforce Professional Education Program (CWWPEP) Policies & Procedures Manual:

• Chapter 1: Introduction to the Child Welfare Workforce Professional Education Program (CWWPEP)
• Chapter 2: Administration
• Chapter 3: Contracts
• Chapter 4: Recruitment & Selection of Students
• Chapter 5: Public Child Welfare Course Curricula
• Chapter 6: Field Placement
• Chapter 7: Integration of Course Curricula with Field Placement Activities
• Chapter 8: Student Job Placement
• Chapter 9: Evaluation

• The Ohio Title IV-E University Partnership Child Welfare Education Program Evaluation (June 2009: Denise E. Bronson, MSW, Ph.D., & Tamara S. Davis, MSSW, Ph.D.)
• The Ohio Title IV-E University Partnerhsip Child Welfare Education Program Evaluation (June 2007: Denise E. Bronson, MSW, Ph.D., & Tamara S. Davis, MSSW, Ph.D.)