CFSP 5 Year Plan - RI Department of Children, Youth & Families
CFSP 5 Year Plan - RI Department of Children, Youth & Families
CFSP 5 Year Plan - RI Department of Children, Youth & Families
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New In-Service Core Curricula for Child Support Technicians<br />
Course Syllabus IV-E Function Addressed<br />
Module X:<br />
Crisis<br />
Intervention<br />
Module XI:<br />
Family-centered<br />
Risk and<br />
Protective<br />
Capacity<br />
Assessment and<br />
Service <strong>Plan</strong><br />
3 hour course instruction covering the following areas:<br />
° Working with people in crisis<br />
9 hour <strong>of</strong> course instruction covering the following<br />
areas:<br />
° Assessment and observation<br />
° Writing an effective service plan; definitions;<br />
purpose; and legal mandates<br />
° Identifying priorities and goal-setting<br />
Referral to services; case<br />
management and<br />
supervision.<br />
Development <strong>of</strong> a service<br />
plan; case management and<br />
supervision; general<br />
administration<br />
Module XIV:<br />
Placement<br />
3 hour course instruction covering the following areas:<br />
° Working with foster parents<br />
Placement <strong>of</strong> the child; case<br />
management and supervision<br />
Module XV:<br />
Documentation<br />
<strong>of</strong> case work<br />
6 hour course instruction covering the following areas:<br />
° Writing case activity notes<br />
° <strong>RI</strong>CHIST instruction<br />
° Care and maintenance <strong>of</strong> state cars<br />
° Site visits to Family Court and <strong>Children</strong>’s Museum<br />
° Overview <strong>of</strong> DCYF Policy<br />
General administration<br />
Module XVII:<br />
Personal and<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
Development<br />
9 hour course instruction covering the following areas:<br />
° Building positive relationships – the whole<br />
worker/whole leader<br />
Personality awareness<br />
Leadership and learning styles<br />
° Employee Assistance Program (EAP)<br />
° Pr<strong>of</strong>essional behavior<br />
General administration<br />
PRE-SERVICE FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION TRAINING MODULES<br />
The <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Children</strong>, <strong>Youth</strong> and <strong>Families</strong> (DCYF) requires all applicants<br />
for foster care and adoption to participate in a Resource Family Pre-Service Assessment<br />
and Training. The curriculum, <strong>of</strong>fered 12 to 16 times annually, is a ten (10) week course<br />
developed by the Adoption Resources, Preparation and Support Unit within DCYF. Each<br />
module is 3 hours for a total <strong>of</strong> 30 hours <strong>of</strong> pre-service training, taught by trained<br />
specialists in preparing foster and adoptive families. In the coming year, the <strong>Department</strong><br />
is also planning to provide these trainings to promote and support guardianship homes.<br />
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