The Development and Equity Administration, in partnership with the Deputy Director of the Office of In Home and Out of Home Care, and the CFSA Agency Director, are excited to bring you another innovative training opportunity!

Whether you are a veteran worker in child welfare or are new to the field, The National Adoption Competency Mental Health Training for Child Welfare Professionals will provide you with new perspective, skills, and strategies to enhance your work with children and their families.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

AUDIENCE

All In-home and Out-of-Home Staff and Supervisors

All staff within the Office of In Home and Out of Home Care are required to complete all 8 modules of the NTI Child Welfare Professionals training for a total of 20 hours of training. Supervisors, Program Managers, and Program Administrators are required to complete the supervisory training for a total of 30 hours of training.

TRAINING MODULES

TRAINING COMPLETION

This training session is a self-paced and free, web-based training. You will have until April 30, 2024, to complete the entire series. This averages approximately two modules per month. Each module takes approximately 2.5 hours to complete.

COMPLETE TRAINING BY APRIL 30, 2024

ACCESSING TRAINING

Non-MSS Staff

Go to: https://adoptionsupport.org/nti/access/access-for-individuals/
Choose “NTI Training for Child Welfare Professionals (CWP) Access Link.
Click Enroll.

Note: You may need to enter the Enrollment Key (NTICWP2021) and/or create and account in

the CASE Learning Management System. Please follow the website prompts to create a profile.

Please complete the registration information and enter the “Name of organization/ employer” as:

DC Child and Family Services Agency or DC CFSA.

Begin Training.

MSS Staff

Go to: https://adoptionsupport.org/nti/access/access-for-individuals/
Choose “NTI Training for Child Welfare Supervisor (CWS) Access Link.
Click Enroll.

Note: You may need to enter the Enrollment Key (NTICWS2021) and/or create and account in

the CASE Learning Management System. Please follow the website prompts to create a profile.

Please complete the registration information and enter the “Name of organization/ employer” as:

DC Child and Family Services Agency or DC CFSA.

Begin Training.

Here's a video to show you how to access this training.

TRAINING COMPLETION

Each training module has a pretest and a posttest. To receive full credit and 20 CEUs for course completion, each pretest and posttest must be completed. Once all modules are completed and the post-training survey is completed, you will receive notification from the NTI Learning Management System.

QUESTIONS?

Please direct all questions to the DEA – Child Welfare Training Academy at cwta.training@dc.gov.