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Common Core Curricula for Supervisors
Foundations of Child Welfare Supervision
This component of training is designed for newly promoted supervisors, although seasoned supervisors find it a useful training experience as well. The curriculum is designed to provide supervisors with the fundamental skills, knowledge, and attitudes necessary to excel in their demanding professional role.
Module I:
- Overview Establishing Expectations for Training
- Five Essential Supervisory Themes
- Four Roles of Supervisors
- Behavioral Styles: DiSC
- Child Welfare Policy and Practice for Supervisors
- Introduction to Fairness and Equity
- Strength-Based Practice
- Transfer of Learning
Module II:
- Behavioral Style Profile
- Tending to Teams II
- Establishing Expectations Skill Practice
- Authority/ Authority Matrix
- Fiscal Essentials
- Managing for Results
- Taboo Topics
- Stress Management and Self Care
Module III:
- Performance Appraisal
- Time Management
- Progressive Discipline
- Post Termination
- Evidence Based Practice
- Tending to Teams III
Module IV:
- Casework Supervision
- Authority Matrix
- Cultural Templates
- Strength-based principles
Module V:
- Farness and Equity Revisited
- Learning in the Field Experience (LIFE) Reporting
- Unit Building
- Working in Teams Interdisciplinary
- Educational Supervision
- Transfer of Learning
Graduation