Course Details

Engaging to Build Trusting Relationships

SESSION FULL

BMCW Region 3 - IFS

2745 South 13th Street
Milwaukee WI, 53215
414-902-5800

Start Dates/Time	End Dates/Time
11/17/2009 9:00:00 AM	11/17/2009 4:00:00 PM
11/18/2009 9:00:00 AM	11/18/2009 4:00:00 PM
11/19/2009 9:00:00 AM	11/19/2009 4:00:00 PM

Registration Starts:

Member Cost: $0.00 Non-Member Cost: $60.00

Description:

Engagement is core to child welfare work with families. This skill based training is built on the philosophy that in order for workers to engage families in a change-oriented process through trust-based relationships, they need knowledge of and the ability to apply engagement skills, stages of change, a strength based perspective, a solution-focused approach, and teaming with families to create plans for change throughout the life of a case. This training addresses culturally appropriate engagement, developing a long term view and listening to the family’s story, strengths based approach and the challenge lens, family systems dynamics, solution focused engagement, stages of change and working through resistance. Engagement skills training provides a framework to create the desired core conditions necessary for building trust with families: genuiness, respect, empathy and competence. The skills of exploring, focusing, and guiding are emphasized to create the desired core conditions. Skill development is emphasized in this training and there will be opportunity to practice throughout the session.

Objectives:

Trainees will:

be able to articulate the application of specific core conditions by developing a strength based, culturally sensitive approach to a case scenario.
demonstrate the effective use of focusing, guiding and exploring engagement skills by applying these skills to a training role play utilizing a solution focused approach
articulate an understanding of the strength based challenge model and the importance of working with families utilizing this approach.
articulate specific engagement skills the trainee will use to identify and address the strengths, needs, and cultural considerations of families in training case scenarios
identify how engagement skills can assist in the helper/authority role through application in a case scenario
articulate an understanding of the Prochaska and DiClemente model of Stages of Change
apply specific techniques for working through client resistance to a case scenario/role play

Who Should Attend?

Foundation training is intended for new child welfare (child protective services and juvenile justice) staff with under one year of experience, or for child welfare professionals who, with their supervisors, have determined that this foundation course meets their training needs.

Presenters:

Brent Ruehlow

Brent Ruehlow is a trainer and curriculum specialist with the Wisconsin Child Welfare Training System. Brent has been employed by a number of community non-profit agencies performing delinquency, child welfare, and wrap around services. Brent was employed in Jefferson County for 10 years and supervised access, initial assessment and ongoing child protective services. He has served on a the WCHSA children, youth and families advisory committee, pre-service ad hoc committee as well as the child welfare Case process committee that developed the safety intervention, initial assessment and ongoing CPS standards. Brent has trained a variety of curriculums throughout all the regions, to include the Wisconsin Model, Goal Writing and Case Planning, Engagement, Interviewing, and Teaming in child welfare.

To register for this session contact the following:
Web Site: http://mcwppd.uwm.edu
Email: mpaynter@uwm.edu
Phone: 414-229-4133

Other Information:

To register, you must call Mary Paynter, UW-Milwaukee, at the above number.