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 Caseworkers (Core Training)
- 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 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
Family Reunification Initial Intervention with the Non-Offending Parent 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 & Medications for Children in Placement 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
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 by the Western Workforce
2148 S. High St. | Denver, CO 80208-7101 | p: 303.871.4435 | f: 303.871.4980 | www.thebutlerinstitute.org
