Education and Workforce

Supervisors will learn strategies to lead and support social workers' efforts to foster and advocate for youths' educational and vocational skills attainment.

Goal

Supervisors support social workers’ efforts to foster youths’ educational and vocational skills and attainment.

Objectives

  1. Supervisors will learn about IDEA and IEP to support social workers engaging educational system on youth’s behalf.
  2. Supervisors will learn how to guide social workers in the successful navigation of educational resources to ensure youth are provided the services needed to achieve educational attainment.
  3. Supervisors will be informed of the local WIA programs available for youth to build work skills.
  4. Supervisors will be informed of post secondary education opportunities and funding resources.
  5. Supervisors will have an understanding of what educational/vocational skills young adults need to acquire in order to achieve self sufficiency and how to assess their skill level.

Presentations

Accessing Education and Support Services- Janice Magno
Post Secondary Education - Michelle Banks

Training Materials

Foster Children and the School System
Improving Educational Outcomes for Children Involved with DSS
Guidelines for Working with Schools
Strategies for Improving Practice in the Child Welfare System
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance
Enhance Communication with School
Job Interview Preparation Checklist
Preparing Youth for College
Key Educational Information for Department of Social Services Staff

Best Practices and Summaries

Improving Educational Outcomes for Children Involved with DSS
Enhance Communication with School

Department of Social Services

A training prepared in partnership with the Department of Social Services and the Center for Adoption Research at the UMass Medical School.