Child Welfare I & II
Required Core Courses for UPP Students
These courses are required for UPP students to substitute for the (1) year of core training (Modules I - VIII, except Legal Aspects III) at a PCSA. The courses are taught by an OCWTP (Ohio Child Welfare Training Program) licensed trainer.
7750:451 Social Work in Child Welfare I
Course Rational and Description
Adapted from: Reid, P. (2007)
This course is the first of a two-course series that provides the knowledge, concepts and fundamental skills needed for beginning level practice in public and private child welfare. The course focuses on interventions to protect children from abuse, neglect and sexual abuse by strengthening, supporting and empowering their families. The
course is organized around four themes. First, content is provided on the mission and scope of child welfare practice, articulating the underlying philosophy and values that drive child welfare practice and addressing cultural and relationship issues when working with families. Second, the course provides conceptual and practical information on identifying child maltreatment, assessing family needs and strengths and determining both immediate and long term risk to children of future maltreatment. Third, information is presented on case planning and applying a casework model to working with families. Fourth, content is presented on interviewing skills in a child welfare setting, especially as these skills relate to family assessment and case planning activities.
7750:480 Social Work in Child Welfare II
Course Rational and Description
This course is the second in a series of two child welfare courses. The first course (Child Welfare I) focuses on protecting children through strengthening, supporting, and empowering families. This course addresses the developmental and permanence needs of children in the child welfare system. The developmental perspective provides the conceptual underpinnings for the course. The course content is divided into six sections covering: 1) an introduction to the developmental perspective and the social worker’s role in promoting healthy development; 2) the
effects of maltreatment on children; 3) child welfare services for children with developmental disabilities; 4) the trauma of separation; 5) placement issues and practices; and 6) permanence through reunification or adoption.
