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February 26, 2008

Required for newly employed Child Welfare Professionals by the Commonwealth's Protective Services Regulations, Chapter 3490, Charting the Course towards Permanency for Children in Pennsylvania (Charting the Course) is a 120-hour curriculum designed to provide a cohort of new Child Welfare Professionals with the fundamental concepts needed when working with children, youth, and families. These fundamental concepts include awareness, knowledge, understanding, and skills related to child welfare efforts. Each of these fundamental concepts gained through Charting the Course assists Child Welfare Professionals in providing quality services for abused and neglected children and in stabilizing families.

Posted by Gary Holden at February 26, 2008 5:51 AM