​MnDHS Foundation Training for the MSW Child Program

Child welfare workers in Minnesota who are entering the child welfare workforce will have the opportunity to complete required MnDHS child welfare training prior to graduation with their social work degree. Find out how the MSW Child Welfare Program sets graduates apart by offering this training before employment even begins!

Child Welfare Foundation Training (CWFT)

Minnesota statute {Minn. Stat. 626.559, subd. 1a} requires that all newly hired child protection workers receive training provided through the CWTA. Once hired, counties, as well as the White Earth and Leech Lake tribes, send employees to complete this training. Child Welfare Training provides a skill-intensive foundation curriculum that combines classroom and computer lab training, as well as web-based training. This required training includes the latest in child welfare practice reform philosophies, along with web-based training module post-tests and supervisor resource pages. Once you have completed required child welfare trainings, you will not be expected to complete it again. There will be additional requirements for Scholars who are exempt.