The Civil Rights for Child Welfare Professionals course provides a brief overview of federal civil rights laws as they pertain to program delivery and the laws that govern civil rights protections using daily practice examples that child protective services, foster care, and youth justice professionals are likely to encounter. In addition, the complaint process and the rights of service recipients to make complaints at the agency, state, and federal levels are explained.
This training is appropriate for:
- County child protective services, foster care, and youth justice professionals
- Tribal child protective services, foster care, and youth justice professionals
- Agency staff whom county and tribal agencies contract with for the provision of child welfare services
Getting Started
Getting Started
Which federal civil rights laws pertain to child welfare program delivery? How should my agency provide access and accommodation to families we work with? These questions and others will be answered in this training.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this training you will be able to:
- Identify what civil rights are.
- Identify what legally protected characteristics are protected by civil rights.
- Differentiate between Discrimination and Bias.
- Identify Federal Civil Rights Laws that pertain to child welfare work.
- Identify examples of discrimination in child welfare work
Civil Rights Workbook
Download the workbook and write down the important concepts as you go along.
Activity Completion
This training consists of short videos, interactive presentations, and knowledge checks.
It will take approximately one hour to complete all components of the training.