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TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

WJCIA is involved in coordinating and providing both   Basic Intake Training and
2012 Advanced Training   to members, and non-members of the Association.

BASIC INTAKE WORKER TRAINING

The Division of Juvenile Corrections, in collaboration with the Wisconsin Juvenile Court Intake Association, the Department of Children and Families, and the Wisconsin Child Welfare Training System has developed a two day online training entitled 938/48 Legal Affairs on the Legal Aspects of Child Welfare as the first two days of the five day Basic Juvenile Court Intake Worker Training. The Division of Juvenile Corrections will continue to partner with the Wisconsin Juvenile Court Intake Association to provide the remaining three days of the intake training in accordance with DOC Administrative Rule 399. This training would continue to meet requirements pursuant to 48.06 and 938.06.

General Information:

• Pursuant to 48.06 and 938.06, all workers that are assigned to perform court intake worker duties (taking and holding in custody, carrying a pager, conducting intake conferences, etc.) as part of their job are required to attend this training.
• This face-to-face classroom training is for three (3) days and a total of 18 hours of class time.
• This training is to be taken after the initial two (2) day web-based training requirement has been successfully completed, in order to meet the five (5) day, 30 hour training requirement.
• There is a required exam at the conclusion of training that will cover material learned in both the two day online training and the three day classroom training.
• The DOC-Division of Juvenile Corrections will award certificates of completion of the training for participants that meet the attendance and examination requirements.

Training Overview:
Basic Intake Training is designed to provide a newly assigned intake worker with the basic knowledge to take and hold a child/juvenile in custody and timelines that must be adhered to during the intake process, as specified in state statutes. It is not designed or intended to cover all of Chapter 48 or 938. It is designed to provide the worker with the basic information that they will need to perform the job functions of an intake worker. Determining whether or not the youth is within the jurisdiction of the court is one of the most important tasks of the intake worker. Therefore, a significant focus in the session will address establishing jurisdiction in Chapters 48 and 938, and on understanding the elements of a crime for delinquent acts. This training is not designed to teach interviewing skills, understanding the effects of mental health on behavior, dealing with difficult clients, and other similar useful skills for an intake worker to possess. This training is a specialized training on the law and how to apply it.

Participants Will Learn:
Titles and Legislative purpose;
Powers and duties of intake workers and disposition workers;
Definitions of terms used in juvenile court;
Abused and neglected children definitions, reporting requirements;
Jurisdiction, rights, and venue;
How to refer appropriate cases to Chapter 51 or 55;
Orders applicable to adults;
Compulsory school attendance and enforcement;
Timelines for filing petitions with the court and sending notice to victims;
Types of court hearings;
Consent decrees, informal agreements, adjudication, and dispositions;
Parental liability;
Overview of the Criminal Codes.
Training participants should know the location and contents of his/her county's judicial policies and child protection standards.

Note:
For a basic intake training session to be held, 20 people must be registered for the session at least 16 days in advance.
If 20 people are not registered for a session it will be cancelled.
If the session is cancelled those registered for it will be moved to the next scheduled basic intake training session.
Basic intake training will be open to non-intake workers such as interns and attorneys, if space allows.

Intake Trainings

NOTE: training dates for March listed in Prima Facie are INCORRECT. Dates listed here - March 14, 15 and 16 - are correct. Sorry for the confusion.

Description and Process
When a county hires a new worker, it is the employer's legal responsibility to notify the Department of Corrections at the time that a new intake worker is hired or re-assigned. The worker has six months from the date of hire to complete both the two day online training and the three day classroom training.
Notification of Employment or Assignment of Juvenile Court Intake Worker forms should be sent to
Michelle Buehl:
DOC - Division of Juvenile Corrections
ATTN: Michelle Buehl
3099 East Washington Avenue
P. O. Box 8930
Madison, WI 53708-8930
FAX: (608) 240-3371

After a worker is hired, they will need to complete the 938/48 Legal Affairs Training found on the Wisconsin Child Welfare Training System website http://wcwts.wisc.edu/caseworker-training/foundation/legal

Before beginning the training, the worker will need download the latest versions of Chapter 48 & Chapter 938 that will be used and referenced throughout the online training. These two chapters will also need to be brought to the three day classroom training.

When the worker has completed all of the modules in the online training, they will need to click on the Notify Your Supervisor of Completion button at the bottom of the home page. The worker will need to provide their name, email address, their supervisor�s email address and date of completion, then submit the form. An email will be sent automatically to both their supervisor and Michelle Buehl.

Completion and submission of this form will allow the worker to get credit for their work. A supervisor can pre-register a worker (a name must be provided) for the three day classroom training before the worker has completed the online training.

Once the online training has been completed and both the supervisor and Michelle Buehl have received the online training verification email, the worker is officially registered for the classroom training. The worker must complete the online training at least seven days before the classroom training.

Michelle Buehl will need to receive the online training verification email no later than seven business days before the three day training begins. If a worker has not completed the two day online training or Michelle Buehl has not received the completion verification email, they cannot attend the three day classroom training.

Registration and Payment
All registration for classroom training must be completed online. Phone registration will not be accepted.

Registration information will need to be received by the registration contact no later than seven business days before the three day classroom training to register a worker. Any worker who has not completed the two day online training before attending the three day classroom training will be asked to leave.

For the state fiscal year 2011-2012 (July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012) WJCIA is able to supplement the cost by $30 per participant.
The final cost to the counties will be $60 per participant during state fiscal year 2011– 2012.
Checks or purchase orders should be made out to the WI Juvenile Court Intake Association (WJCIA) and mailed to Treasurer, Kathy Gourdine.

Checks must be received prior to the start of the session. Please note: the registration contact must receive all cancellations at least 2 weeks prior to the training, or your county will be billed the full registration fee.

Once the worker has been officially registered, they will receive a confirmation email from Melissa Williams with a description of the three day classroom training, location, and lodging information.

The worker should plan to arrive a little early the morning of the training so they are on time and do not feel rushed once the training begins.

The exam material will cover what is being learned in both the two day online training, as well as the three day classroom training.

As is current practice, the worker will receive a certificate of completion if they have passed the exam with 70% or higher. If they do not pass, they will be given a retake exam to complete. The worker must receive 100% on the retake exam in order to pass. If they do not pass the retake exam, they will need to retake both the two day online training and three day classroom training and pass the exam at the above standard of 70%.

If you have questions about this procedure or need additional Department notification forms, you may contact Michelle Buehl at (608) 240-5914 or at michelle.buehl@wisconsin.gov.

CLICK HERE for registration form for in-person basic intake training

2012 ADVANCED TRAINING

May 9, 2012 in Wausau at the Holiday Inn
May 16, 2012 in Wisconsin Dells at the Great Wolf Lodge

Beth Lewis from the DPI and Dave Zitlow form Fond du Lac County will speaking about school issues and social networking.

Watch for additional information