Total CEs: |
2 |
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| * CE Type: | General | CE Hours: 2 |
| Course No.: |
20-692408 |
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| State Specific: | N/A | |
| *Some Boards distinguish between general CEs and other types. Please review your specific state requirements to learn more. | ||
Total CEs: 2 |
||
| * CE Type: | General | CE Hours: 2 |
| Course No.: |
20-692408 |
|
| State Specific: | N/A | |
| *Some Boards distinguish between general CEs and other types. Please review your specific state requirements to learn more. | ||
Approved for credit by:
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC), ACEP No.: 6994
ACEonline, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6994. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. ACEonline, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of programs.
CE Broker, #50-23449
ACEonline, LLC is a registered provider with CE Broker, provider #50-23449.
If you enroll in a course registered with CE Broker, ACEonline, LLC will report your CEs to CE Broker on your behalf.
This course is registered with the following Boards:
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Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Counseling, and Mental Health Counseling
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Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board
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South Carolina Board of Examiners for Licensure of Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, Addiction Counselors, and Psycho-Educational Specialists
Approved for credit by:
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC), ACEP No.: 6994
ACEonline, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6994. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. ACEonline, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of programs.
CE Broker, #50-23449
ACEonline, LLC is a registered provider with CE Broker, provider #50-23449.
If you enroll in a course registered with CE Broker, ACEonline, LLC will report your CEs to CE Broker on your behalf.
This course is registered with the following Boards:
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Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Counseling, and Mental Health Counseling
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Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board
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South Carolina Board of Examiners for Licensure of Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, Addiction Counselors, and Psycho-Educational Specialists
Registration Requirements
To register for this course, you will be asked to create an account on our website and agree to our terms and conditions. You have the option to purchase this course å la carte or as part of a bundle, and you may select your enrollment period. Then, you will be prompted to make a payment using a credit card through Stripe or through PayPal.
Authors/Contributors
Family Engagement: Partnering With Families to Improve Child Welfare Outcome. Child Welfare Information Gateway. This publication is available online at https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/f-fam-engagement/
Course Description
This course requires the Participant to read and understand the attached article pertaining to family engagement in the child welfare system. Family engagement is a family-centered and strengths-based approach to partnering with families in making decisions, setting goals, and achieving desired outcomes.
In Family Engagement, Participants will begin by considering the following benefits of family engagement: enhancing the helping relationship; promoting family “buy-in;” expanding opinions; improving the quality and focus of visits; increasing the placement stability; improving timeliness of permanency decisions; building family decision-making skills; and enhancing the fit between family needs and services. Next, Participants will learn about child welfare practice models and the elements relating to both child welfare systems and infrastructure and casework.
Additionally, Participants will focus on the following specific strategies: frequent and substantive caseworker visits; FGDM; motivational interviewing; collaborative strategies; an active and meaningful role for families; father involvement; family search and engagement; mediation; parent partner programs; foster family-birth family meetings; and parent and youth involvement in agency councils and boards. Finally, Participants will examine a number of state and local examples of family engagement strategies.
This course is intended to provide child welfare professionals, mental health professionals and social workers with an overview of family engagement in the child welfare system.
Course Learning Objectives
- To be familiar with the many benefits of family engagement
- To be aware of the different ways of achieving meaningful family engagement
- To identify specific strategies that reflect family engagement
- To consider a number of state and local examples of family engagement strategies
Course Requirements
You will be expected to review all materials provided and pass the post-test with a minimum of 80%, in order to receive your certificate of completion. You will also be required to complete a course evaluation. Once you have satisfactorily completed the post-test and submitted your evaluation, you will be able to download your certificate.