Current 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; and 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 list of training that is currently scheduled.
Visit our Current Training Schedule page to view a calendar of upcoming training.
Training for:
- New Workers - Colorado Child Welfare Training Academy
- Caseworkers & Other Child Welfare Professionals
- Supervisors in Child Welfare
- Foster Parents, Adoptive Parents, & Kinship Care Providers
- Other Professionals Working with Children & Youth
- Training Sponsors
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New Worker - Colorado Child Welfare Training Academy
New Worker Module 1: Beginning your trip on the Child Welfare Path New Worker Module 2: The Initial Assessment New Worker Module 3: Interviewing, Child Development and Effects of Maltreatment New Worker Module 4: Sexual Development in Children and the Nature of Adolescents New Worker Module 5: Ongoing Service Provision New Worker Module 6: Achieving Permanency for Children in the Child Welfare System New Worker Module 7: Winding down the Path
Caseworkers & Other Child Welfare Professionals
Family Reunification Initial Intervention with the Non-Offending Parent SMART Training Specialized Interviewing Skills for Children of Latency Age Using Psychological Assessment Information in Child Welfare Case Planning
Supervisors in Child Welfare
Advanced Supervisory Skills: Creating Communities of Practice Back to the Basics: A Refresher for Seasoned Supervisors
Foster Parents, Adoptive Parents, & Kinship Care Providers
Healing Traumatized Children in Substitute Care Lifebooks: Connecting Children to their Past & Present Mental Health for Children in Placement: A parent's guide to the world of medications, mental and behavioral health. Nurturing Children with Special Health Care Needs 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.
Working with Sexually Abused Children in Foster Care
Other Professionals Working with Children & Youth
Adoption Competent Practice Certification
Colorado Practice Initiative in Child Welfare
Learning Circle Facilitator's Training
Trainer's Boot Camp (12 CEUs)
Training Sponsors
Developed in partnership with the Colorado Department of Human Services, Adoption Exchange, & Butler Institute for Families
Developed and funded by the Butler Institute for Families at the University of Denver
Developed for the Colorado Department of Human Services
Developed for the Mountains and Plains Child Welfare Implementation Center
Developed by the Western Workforce
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