101 TONE & 102 TONE Training And Orientation: 60 hours

Training and Orientation of New Employees (TONE) is a two-week pre-service training for new State of Alaska, Office of Children’s Services staff appointed to the positions of Social Worker I-IV, Social Service Associate I-III, and Community Care Licensing Specialists. TONE incorporates CORE 101 and 102 curriculum written by the Ohio Institute for Human Services and endorsed by the Child Welfare League of America and adds introductory training in the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), domestic violence and child abuse, Alaska's laws, hearings and court preparation, placement and permanency planning, concurrent planning, substance abuse, residential care, and foster parent issues.

Core 103 The Effects of Abuse and Neglect on Child Development:
(Distance Delivery Available) 12 hours

This curriculum is written by the Ohio Institute for Human Services and endorsed by the Child Welfare League of America. It provides staff with an overview of "normal" child development, with a focus on how child abuse and neglect impacts that development. Core 103 is presented as three-day training and is a mandatory training for all new OCS staff within the first year of employment.

Core 104 Separation, Placement and Reunification:
(Distance Delivery Available) 9 hours

This is the fourth module of the competency-based core curriculum for child welfare caseworkers. This module addresses the knowledge and skills required for child welfare workers to provide services related to child placement, including risk assessment, separation and placement services, family intervention, working with foster caregivers, and reunification. The competencies taught in this curriculum module are comprised of knowledge and skills needed by all child welfare workers.