The purpose of child protection work is to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency. Supervision is the critical element of best practice and accountability in child welfare case practice. Supervisors serve as a critical focal point for the successful achievement of agency goals and caseworker practices that strengthen families. Supervisors act as conduits in translating agency objectives into caseworker performance, as well as in using caseworker feedback to inform agency policies and priorities.

Supervising for Excellence training is offered to all supervisors in Florida’s child welfare system. The purpose of this curriculum is to prepare supervisors for their role and responsibilities related to supporting caseworkers and in turn supporting the families they work with. It offers participants an opportunity to learn the skills and information necessary to fulfill the purpose of child protection work. Participants will learn how to ensure that positive outcomes are achieved for children and families through the delivery of competent, sensitive, and timely services, and that the agency’s mission and goals are accomplished, in order to ensure the safety, permanence, and well-being of children and families in Florida.

Successful completion of SFE is a component of the State of Florida Child Protection Professional Supervisor Certification.

For more information contact Beverly Crockett at 813-974-9007 or email at:

imPACT@fmhi.usf.edu

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