Training Programs
The Butler Institute has developed and delivers a wide range of competency-based training for child welfare workers, foster parents, child welfare supervisors and managers; department of corrections and juvenile probation personnel; as well as health and mental health department staff in more than 20 content areas. The Butler Institute trains throughout the western region, and as far away as Bermuda. Below is a sampling of training we offer. Each training was originally developed with a particular audience in mind but can be revised to fit specific training environments.
Training for:
- New Caseworkers (Core Training)
- Caseworkers & Other Child Welfare Professionals
- Supervisors in Child Welfare
- Foster Parents, Adoptive Parents, & Kinship Care Providers
- Healthcare & Family Planning Providers
- Other Professionals Working with Children & Youth
- Training Sponsors
Here's what our participants say about our training . . .
Training Endorsements. pdf
New Caseworkers (Core Training)
Core I: Family-Centered Child Welfare Core II: Case Planning and Family-Centered Casework Core III: The Effect of Abuse and Neglect on Child Development Core IV: Separation, Placement, and Reunification in Child Welfare
Caseworkers & Other Child Welfare Professionals
Advanced Topics in Culturally Responsive Practice with Hispanic Families Assuring Safety & Building Parental Capacity for Child Welfare Caseworkers and Supervisors Developing a Culturally Responsive Team Effective Child Welfare Practice with Hispanic Families El Jardin Simulation & Workshop Family Reunification
Fatherhood in Child Welfare Healthy Relationships for Youth in Foster Care In the Best Interest of Our Children: A Hands-On Approach to Safety Assessment & Planning Initial Intervention with the Non-Offending Parent La Frontera Nueva (The New Frontier): Working with Hispanic/Latino Families 
Making the Most of Supervision Secondary Trauma for Caseworkers Specialized Interviewing Skills for Children of Latency Age 
The Intake Link: Advanced Skills for Stronger Protection Connections Using Psychological Assessment Information in Child Welfare Case Planning Working with Families Experiencing Domestic Violence 
Working with GLBTQ Kids Working with Incarcerated Parents
Supervisors in Child Welfare
Advanced Secondary Trauma for Supervisors Back to the Basics: A Refresher for Seasoned Supervisors Developing a Culturally Responsive Team Effective Child Welfare Practice with Hispanic Families El Jardin Simulation & Workshop Enhancing Safety Through Supervision for Child Welfare Supervisors Innovations in Child Welfare Practice La Frontera Nueva (The New Frontier): Working with Hispanic/Latino Families Supervisory Training: Putting the Pieces Together - Administrative Supervisory Training: Putting the Pieces Together - Educational Supervisory Training: Putting the Pieces Together - Supportive The Cutting Edge: Fresh Approaches to Supervision Working with GLBTQ Kids
Foster Parents, Adoptive Parents, & Kinship Care Providers
Advanced Topics in Culturally Responsive Practice with Hispanic Families
Between Teens Developing a Culturally Responsive Team Effective Child Welfare Practice with Hispanic Families El Jardin Simulation & Workshop Fatherhood in Child Welfare Healing Traumatized Children in Substitute Care Healthy Relationships for Youth in Foster Care La Frontera Nueva (The New Frontier): Working with Hispanic/Latino Families Lifebooks: Connecting Children to their Past & Present Medically Fragile & Developmentally Delayed Foster Children Mental Health & Medications for Children in Placement Planning in Advance: Life Beyond Foster Care Promoting Youth: Coping w/ Mental Health & Substance Abuse Sexual Health for Foster Children & Adolescents Strategies for Parenting Challenging Children Teens, Tweens, & Everything In-Between: Helping foster children become successful adults, one step at a time.
We to Me: Working with Youth from a Cultural Perspective Working with Families Experiencing Domestic Violence Working with GLBTQ Kids Working with Incarcerated Parents Working with Sexually Abused Children in Foster Care
Healthcare & Family Planning Providers
Advanced Topics in Culturally Responsive Practice with Hispanic Families 
Connecting with Clients: A Partnership for Change Developing a Culturally Responsive Team Effective Child Welfare Practice with Hispanic Families El Jardin Simulation & Workshop La Frontera Nueva (The New Frontier): Working with Hispanic/Latino Families Unlocking the Door: Keys to Success in Working with Teens Working with GLBTQ Kids
Other Professionals Working with Children & Youth
Adoption Therapy Certification Advanced Topics in Culturally Responsive Practice with Hispanic Families 
Curriculum 101: Planning and Developing Creative Curriculum Developing a Culturally Responsive Team Effective Child Welfare Practice with Hispanic Families El Jardin Simulation & Workshop Evaluation & Assessment for Juveniles who Commit Sexual Offenses Fatherhood in Child Welfare Healthy Relationships for Youth in Foster Care Informed Supervision/Therapeutic Care: Juveniles who Commit Sexual Offenses La Frontera Nueva (The New Frontier): Working with Hispanic/Latino Families Sexual Abuse Victims & Juveniles who Commit Sexual Offenses
Trainer's Boot Camp (12 CEUs) Working with Families Experiencing Domestic Violence Working with GLBTQ Kids Working with Incarcerated Parents
Training Sponsors
Developed in partnership with the Colorado Department of Human Services, Adoption Exchange, & Butler Institute for Families
Developed for the Colorado Department of Human Services
Developed for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Developed for the Healthy Marriage and Family Formation Project
Developed for the Western Regional Recruitment and Retention Project
Developed for the National Resource Center on Organizational Improvement
Developed for the Independent Living Project
Developed for the Effective Child Welfare Practice for Hispanic/Latino Families Grant
Developed through a grant with the Gill Foundation
Developed and funded by the Butler Institute for Families at the University of Denver
Developed by the State of Kansas Department of Social Rehabilitation Services
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