supervising safety: multiple modalities build a path to the summit
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SUPERVISING SAFETY:
MULTIPLE MODALITIES BUILD A PATH TO THE
SUMMIT
Wisconsin Department of Children and
Families
Supervising Safety
ACTION for Child Protection
Supervising Safety
2014 – Pilot 2 Modules
Result – 80% coverage !!
2016- Roll out Module 2
2015 – 7 Sessions of Module 13 with DCF identified4 with open enrollment
GOAL OF SUPERVISING SAFETY
Develop the analytic process that supports safety decision making in supervisors
Provide supports to foster the development of that process in workers
Supervising Safety
Math
Full day seminars
Weeks of distance(4 hours/week)
Weeks of training responsibility
6 participants/trainerX 2 trainers = 12/seminar
Follow up training for staff
Multiple Modules
12
9
3
+
WHAT SUPERVISORS NEED
Immediately useful, practical content
An environment that honors my work, allows me to be vulnerable and isn’t full of itself – Culture of Supervising Safety
CULTURE OF SUPERVISING SAFETY
BUILDING A WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT
Less emphasis on “right” and “wrong” - More emphasis on analytic process
No finger wagging
Supervising Safety Themes
We are all both teachers and learners
Honorable people can disagree
Insight
insight
doubtIdeas
inadequacy
reflection
confusion
understanding
aspiration
knowledge
unbalanced
inspiration
questioning
Supervising Safety
QUESTION ? ? ? ? ?
Are Present Danger Threats so obvious even the Avon Lady would spot them ???????
mHmm.
Smells like
trouble!
Answer:
Only if she is a moonlighting CPS worker!
Hope they don’t
catch me placing
orders on work time!
IMMEDIATELY USEFUL, PRACTICAL
CONTENT
SEQUENCE OF LEARNING
Knowledge – Readings and Seminar
Skill – Practice yourself
Skill – Review work in training case
Skill – Apply with your staff
Knowledge – Review agency practice
USE OF ONLINE COMPONENT
little direct teachingAccess to documents
Organize learningContinues connection
Go to:
wcwpds.wisc.edu/supsafety
Username: WISup
Password: NSDTA
LET’S PLAY ON THE WEBSITE!!
WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED ABOUT EACH MODALITY?
Papers
Learning Buddy conversations
Trainer phone conferences
Seminar
Distance Applications
Job Aids
We see their work
HOW DO WE KNOW IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE?
(over and over again!)
Seminar discussion of changes
HOW DO WE KNOW IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE?
Staff at Foundation are different
HOW DO WE KNOW IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE?
Feedback from state reviews
HOW DO WE KNOW IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE?
They tell us!
HOW DO WE KNOW IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE?
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS??
608.890.3964Wisconsin Child Welfare Professional Development System