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Supervisory Leadership & Management

OFI & SS Supervisor's Training

DFCS Tools of the Trade training is required of all new supervisors. This training has two components, classroom and field practice.  The classroom training is a six- day course presented over a two-week period.  The Field Practice consists of 15 days of e-mentoring activities. To register, go to: http://www.gadfcs.org/transcript/.

To obtain the Field Practice Guide, click on following link:
Field Practice Guide - Tools of the Trade 
Adobe Acrobat format, 212 KB

New Social Services Supervisor's Certification

The Social Services Certification Program for Supervisors is the process by which Supervisors gain and demonstrate basic knowledge and skills in child welfare supervision practice and is designed to promote a stable, professional, competent Social Services workforce in DFCS.  This process includes a sequenced combination of competency based classroom and online training, field practice and assessment activities. The New Social Services Supervisor Training and Certification Manual provides detailed instructions regarding the certification process. 

Supervisor's Certification Manual 
Adobe Acrobat format, 351 KB

Once the county director completes the on-line certification checklist and verifies the certification decision, the supervisor’s certification status is documented on his/her transcript.  To enter a certification decision on the Registration and Transcript System, go to http://www.gadfcs.org/transcript/ and click on “Certification”.

Internet Based Training

New Social Services Supervisor Online Training includes the following course:

Please note: Users should complete the module How to Use the Training System and Roadmap to Successful Online Training before proceeding, as it contains information on how to use the training system properly.

Important Links for registering for New Supervisor Online Training:

DFCS Supervisor Online Training System

DFCS Online Training Password Request Form

DFCS Online Training Tracking Request Form

Training Course Catalog

Supervisory Leadership & Management Resource Library

Registration for Courses

What You Need for Class
Items Needed, Classroom Standards, Expectations, Attendance Policy

Management and Leadership ETS Staff
Microsoft Word format, 32 KB

Certification Memo
August 15, 2007

Supervisor's Certification Manual
Microsoft Word format, 358 KB

Certification

LMS (Learning Management System)