Emergency Response social workers have a significant ability and responsibility to minimize trauma to children and families wherever possible during the child welfare services investigation process. This one-day course provides an overview of trauma-informed practices that can be implemented in daily practice during each stage of the emergency response process, including initial reporting, interviewing, assessment, safety planning, in-home family support and/or removal.
After completing this training, participants will be able to:
- Define and describe trauma and its effects on children
- Identify at least three trauma-informed strategies that can be utilized with children and families during the emergency response phase
- Identify three ways in which this work integrates with existing practices, including the use of Three Houses Tool for interviewing children
- Identify at least three strategies that can be utilized to identify, build, support and engage the family’s safety network
The training will be highly experiential in nature and will include activities to apply the identified strategies to a specific case scenario.
ICPM Category: Engagement
Course Code
504451