The goal of this roundtable was to bring together leaders in child welfare training in ACF Region V states and provide opportunities for them to confer about quality training with peers from other states. The roundtable was designed to be an interactive, peer to peer, working event that responded to the needs and interests of the states. In fact, the topics discussed during the roundtable were identified by the states in a pre-roundtable survey that asked them to suggest ideas for the agenda and highlight unique or innovative training activities that they would be willing to share with the other participants. Throughout this roundtable, participants shared strategies, tools, practical examples and approaches that they use to strengthen the training they offer within their state. Topics discussed included:
- Overview of each state’s training system
- Opportunities for collaboration around distance learning
- The level of training system involvement in foster parent training
- The relationship between quality assurance, training and policy development
- Training Evaluation