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A Warm DCFS Introduction to Family First Prevention

Course length

30 minutes

Available to

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DCFS CW Professional

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ABOUT THE COURSE

INSTRUCTOR

Rhenda Hodnett, Ph.D., LCSW Assistant Secretary, DCFS, Division of Child Welfare, Karla Venkataraman, LCSW, Deputy Assist Secretary; Melissa Maiello, LCWS, Mgr-2; Christy Tate, LCSW, Mgr-2

This course serves to introduce to DCFS staff, The Family First Prevention Services Act. What it means for child welfare, the practice, and intended family outcomes. This is a purposeful information session where statewide representation of child welfare administrative and field program staff comes to a healthy discussion to better understand the dynamics of the Family First Prevention Services Act.

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