Core Trainings: (100 Level) - Composed of basic knowledge & skills the CPS workers need as they begin their employment

TONE 101
Training and Orientation for New Employees part 1 (completed prior to assuming case load duties)

TONE 102
Training and Orientation for New Employees part 2 (completed prior to assuming case load duties)

CORE 103
Effects of Abuse and Neglect on Child Development  (completed within first 6 months of employment at OCS)

CORE 104
Separation, Placement, and Reunification (completed within first year of employment at OCS)

Specialized Trainings:  (100 Level) - Further development of skills related to competencies of the Core trainings

Specialized 110
Investigations Refresher

Specialized 119
Comprehensive Family Assessment

Specialized Trainings:  (200 Level) - Further development of skills related to competencies of the Core trainings

Specialized 205
Legal Issues in Child Welfare

Specialized 213
Foster Care and Adoption: The Foundation

Specialized 214
Foster Care and Adoption: Pre-Finalization

Specialized 215
Case Planning & Case Planning Refresher

Specialized 216
Case Planning Orca Refresher

Specialized 229
Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)

Specialized 239
Advanced Intensive Sexual Abuse Interviewing Skills (AISAIS)

Specialized 240
Advanced Intensive Sexual Abuse Interviewing Skills (AISAIS) Refresher

Specialized 262
Substance Abusing Families

Advanced Related Topic Trainings: (300 Level) - Meet ongoing training needs of CPS workers

A.R.T. 320
Helping Differently: A Guide for Work with FASD Affected Adolescents and Adults

Professional Issues Training: (400 Level) - Meet emerging needs of the CPS workers.

P.I. Training 402
Ethics Training for CPS Workers

P.I. Training 407
Professional Judgment and Practice Wisdom - on line course

P.I. Training 415
Secondary Trauma

Online Course
Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) from the National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA)

Supervisory Issues: (500 Level)

S.I. 565
Reflective Supervision (On-line Course)

S.I. 570
Secondary Trauma Issues for Supervisors

Supervisory Issues: (700 Level)

701
Title IV-E Medicaid Eligibility Technician

Questions? Contact us by e-mail or phone 907-786-6720. Educational Opportunities

The Academy supports a Bachelor of Social Work student unit in the Anchorage Field Office.Another unit is supported by UAF for the Fairbanks field office. Students receive a stipend while placed at the Division, and may be hired by the Division once they have graduated. Click here to find out more information about the Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) student units within OCS. The Office of Children Services (OCS) staff are eligible for scholarships and stipends while attending school to obtain their Master’s of Social Work and/or their Bachelor’s of Social Work degrees.  Click here to read more about the “Back to School Program”.

Family & Youth Services Training Academy
4500 Diplomacy Drive, Suite 402, Anchorage, AK 99508-5927
Phone: (907) 786-6720 • Fax: (907) 786-6735
E-mail: ayFYSTA@uaa.alaska.edu