Faculty and Staff

Child Welfare Training and Education

What We Do

USF provides comprehensive child welfare training services and supports to employees working for the local system of care, Eckerd Youth Alternatives d/b/a Eckerd Connects (ECA) and contracted providers working within Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas counties (DCF Circuits 6 & 13). These services consist of curriculum development, child protection professional certification training, certification preparation, resources development and tracking with the Florida Certification Board, job coaching, case work practice sessions, field training, and in-service trainings for staff and supervisors. This innovative team of professionals has over 200 years of child welfare experience they are putting to work in our community to make this important work less traumatic, more innovative, and ultimately better for those it serves.

Boosts

Child Welfare Laboratory

Contacts

USF Child Welfare Training Team

Chris Groeber, Program Director
cgroeber@usf.edu

William Swain, Learning and Development Manager
wswain@usf.edu

Florida's Center for Child Welfare
http://www.centerforchildwelfare.org
centersupport@usf.edu

Pam Menendez, Director
pmenendez@usf.edu

Child Welfare Professional Certification
http://flcertificationboard.org

Florida Certification Board
(850) 222-6314
(850) 222-6247 (Fax)

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