Supervisor Core

The Statewide Supervisor Core Curricula for Child Welfare Supervisors

California’s Supervisor Core Curricula for Child Welfare Supervisors is anchored in the statewide Integrated Core Practice Model (ICPM). With the ICPM as its foundation, the Supervisor Core enables child welfare supervisors to carry forth the mission of transforming the culture and methods of child welfare practice to better serve California’s children and families.

Content

The Statewide Supervisor Core Curricula (and other mandated, statewide curricula) are accessible via the CACWT (California Child Welfare Training) system

(link is external)

If you are a trainer affiliated with a Regional Training Academy, please contact the academy for trainer access. If you are not affiliated with a Regional Training Academy, please email cacwt@touchpointprodigy.com for assistance.

Day 1: Leading in Child Welfare: The Role of the Supervisor

Day 2: Leading in Child Welfare: The Role of the Supervisor (continued)

Day 3: Creating an Organizational Learning Environment

Day 4: Creating an Organizational Learning Environment (continued)

Day 5: Leading in Child Welfare: Data-Informed Supervision

Day 6: Supervising for Accountability

Day 7: Case Consultation and Critical Thinking: Teaming for Success

Day 8: Case Consultation and Critical Thinking: Teaming for Success (continued)

Day 9: Supporting Individual and Team Development

Day 10: Ongoing Development as a Leader

Curriculum Design

The Supervisor Core is designed to build the competencies of new supervisors in 10 fundamental skills by drawing on the leadership and practice behaviors of the ICPM. In addition, the curriculum emphasizes the centrality of ongoing professional development of supervisors and their staff.

Each of the 10 training days in the series concentrates on one skill learning objective and several knowledge and values learning objectives that support the development of the day’s principal skill. The curriculum prominently features practical applications of the learning objectives in the day-to-day work of supervisors and evokes the life and work experiences of the trainer and training participants to enhance learning acquisition.

The curriculum adopts the perspectives of new supervisors to meet their need to transition successfully into a leadership role, both in their self-identities and behaviors. Guidance is provided to help supervisors promote a resilient and optimistic agency culture. The curriculum addresses such questions as:

How do I lead?
How do I set expectations for my staff?
How do I measure and track progress?
How do I coach?
How do I provide case consultation?
How do I mobilize my team and instill confidence in their capacity to practice competently?

Curriculum Components

The curriculum is comprised of Trainer’s Guides, Trainee’s Guides, Training Operations Assistant Guides for Virtual Deliveries, and PowerPoints. Trainee’s Guides provide reference materials and worksheets that will be used during the 10 days of Supervisor Core. Their content includes ICPM Practice and Leadership Behaviors and materials that supervisors can use to reflect on their current skills to craft their own ongoing professional development plans.

Evaluation

Please refer to the Statewide Evaluation Guide for details regarding evaluation implementation.

(Access to the Statewide Evaluation Guide is limited to CACWT system administrators, instructors, and training assistants)