Pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes Chapters 48.06 and 938.06, all workers who are assigned to perform court intake worker duties (taking and holding in custody, conducting intake conferences, etc.) as part of their job are required to attend Basic Intake Worker Training. “All intake workers providing services under this chapter who begin employment after May 15, 1980, shall have the qualifications required to perform entry level social work in a county department and shall have successfully completed 30 hours of intake training approved or provided by the department prior to the completion of the first 6 months of employment in the position.”
The Wisconsin Child Welfare Professional Development System provides the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families’ approved training. The 5-day, 30-hour training is provided in a face-to-face virtual modality on a monthly basis. The training is broken up into 2 parts: an initial 3-day session and a 2-day session 1-2 weeks later.
The training is designed to provide a new intake worker with the following specialized training and application on the law relating to children and youth:
- Taking, holding, and releasing a child or juvenile in custody
- Timelines for the intake process
- Establishing jurisdiction in Chapters 48 and 938
- Understanding the elements of a crime for delinquent acts
- Making custody and placement decisions based on a Developmental Approach
Workers should complete and forward the Notification of Employment or Assignment of Juvenile Court Intake Worker to:
Nicki Laudolff
Wisconsin Child Welfare Professional Development System
8010 Excelsior Drive, Suite 100
Madison, WI 53717
nllaudolff@wisc.edu
FAX: 608-890-1594
Registering for the Training
All workers who indicate they must complete Basic Intake Worker Training on the PDS Online User Profile Form will be automatically enrolled by WCWPDS into the next available Basic Intake Worker Training session. Workers will receive an email from office@wcwpds.wisc.edu with a subject line of “Registration Confirmation – Basic Intake Worker Training” that confirms the session they have been enrolled into.
If the worker is unable to attend all 5 days of the session, the worker should contact the WCWPDS Office to be registered for another session. The office can be reached by calling: (608) 890-3965 or emailing: office@wcwpds.wisc.edu.
If a worker does not have an automatic PDS Online account (generated via their eWiSACWIS account) and needs to attend the training, they need to create a PDS Online self-registration account. This link provides directions on how to Create the Self-Registration Account. For directions on how to complete the User Profile Form once the PDS Online account is created, please see the User Guide to PDS Online Registration.
Training Fees
Training fees listed on PDS Online are the member training rate. If registrant is not a member of one of the Wisconsin Child Welfare Professional Development System Partnerships, a non-member training fee may be charged. Withdrawals received eight (8) days or fewer before the start of the training and “no-shows” at trainings are subject to the full registration fee.
If you have questions regarding membership or training fees, please look on our Registration and Payment pages and then contact the WCWPDS Office.
If you have any questions concerning Basic Intake Worker Training, please contact:
Nicki Laudolff
Youth Justice Curriculum Coordinator
Wisconsin Child Welfare Professional Development System
8010 Excelsior Drive, Suite 100
Madison, WI 53717
nllaudolff@wisc.edu
FAX: 608-890-1594