Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy

Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy We train, develop, and support the skills and well-being of Minnesota’s child welfare workforce!

The Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy (MNCWTA) is a collaboration between the Child Safety and Permanency (CSP) Division at the Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) and the Multidisciplinary Institute for Child Welfare at the University of Minnesota. Our mission is to train, develop, and support the skills, expertise, and well-being of Minnesota’s child welfare workforce while nurturing a commitment to equitable child welfare practice.

September is Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) awareness month! Children with FASD are overrepresented in the chil...
09/02/2026

September is Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) awareness month! Children with FASD are overrepresented in the child welfare system, so understanding FASD is vital for our workforce. This month, brush up on your knowledge of FASD by checking out some of these resources!

We report child welfare training data every month in our newsletter! Check out our latest blog post to learn more, inclu...
08/31/2026

We report child welfare training data every month in our newsletter! Check out our latest blog post to learn more, including data from our newest training, Addressing Disparities and Disproportionality: MAAFPCWDA here: https://bit.ly/4yfxmyz

Feedback matters! Here at MNCWTA your end-of-training evaluations do not just collect dust in a file somewhere. We activ...
08/28/2026

Feedback matters! Here at MNCWTA your end-of-training evaluations do not just collect dust in a file somewhere. We actively review feedback and use it to make updates and improvements to our trainings. Want to learn more? Check out our recent blog post at https://bit.ly/4zEaNVv

Gearing up for back to school? Check out Foster Adopt Minnesota's Lets Talk Podcast! The latest episode features foster,...
08/26/2026

Gearing up for back to school? Check out Foster Adopt Minnesota's Lets Talk Podcast! The latest episode features foster, adoptive, and birth parent Emily Johnson who shares her experience helping youth navigate the a new school year. Find it here! https://bit.ly/3RWcexS

Scholarships available! New cohorts for the Phoenix Learning Xchange (PLX) and the Permanency and Adoption Competency Ce...
08/21/2026

Scholarships available! New cohorts for the Phoenix Learning Xchange (PLX) and the Permanency and Adoption Competency Certificate (PACC), two fantastic training opportunities for child welfare professionals, are starting this fall! Learn more here: https://bit.ly/4zH1q7M

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Seats are still available for our upcoming New Supervisor Training starting September 1 in Duluth. If you've moved into ...
08/19/2026

Seats are still available for our upcoming New Supervisor Training starting September 1 in Duluth. If you've moved into a supervisory role in the past year, this training is designed for you! Sign up on our website at https://mnchildwelfaretraining.com/training/

The child welfare field has high rates of burn out; we can't view wellness as a luxury if we want to sustain ourselves i...
08/17/2026

The child welfare field has high rates of burn out; we can't view wellness as a luxury if we want to sustain ourselves in this work. This National Wellness Month, take a moment to self-assess your own stress level. CASCW's Nurturing Resilience Booklet is a great place to start!

Did you see the new resource put out by our colleagues at the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare? They partner...
08/12/2026

Did you see the new resource put out by our colleagues at the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare? They partnered with Dr. Mimi Choy-Brown to create the Supervision Strategies Booklet.

Order your free booklet today! Link below.
https://cascw.umn.edu/booklets-and-guides

TODAY is International Youth Day! Today and all days, we uplift and honor the voices and experiences of Minnesota youth ...
08/12/2026

TODAY is International Youth Day! Today and all days, we uplift and honor the voices and experiences of Minnesota youth involved in child welfare.

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