Quality professional documentation in case records and court reports is essenital. Requests by local office management indicate that training in report writing is in demand.

To meet the need for quality report writing specific to Children’s Protective Service (CPS) documentation, CWTI has developed a new in-service training specifically for CPS workers and supervisors. The objective of this half day training is to provide participants with skills to promote behavioral based narratives in CPS investigative summaries and other reports.

CPS Report Writing 101 class dates and locations are as follows:

Dates                     Locations
May 25, 2011        Lansing OTSD Training Center
June 15, 2011      Lansing OTSD Training Center
July 13, 2011        Lansing OTSD Training Center
August 24, 2011  Lansing OTSD Training Center

CWTI introduced Foster Care Report Writing 101 in January, 2010. The objectives of this full day training are to provide participants with skills to promote individualized report writing, behavioral-based narratives, and SMART goal development specific to foster care.

Foster Care Report Writing 101 class dates and locations are as follows:

Dates                               Locations
March 8, 2011                Cass County DHS, Cassopolis, MI
March 16, 2011              Grand Rapids OTSD Training Center
March 23, 2011              Lutheran Social Services of MI, Southfield, MI
April 6, 2011                   Saginaw OTSD Training Center
April 13, 2011                 Washtenaw County DHS, Ypsilanti, MI
May 4, 2011                    Lansing OSTD Training Center
June 23, 2011               Gaylord OTSD Training Center
July 22 , 2011                 Kalamazoo OTSD Training Center
August 19, 2011            Ecanaba OTSD Training Center
September 27, 2011    Lansing OTSD Training Center
September 29, 2011    Lasing OTSD Training Center

Please refer to JJOLT for class registration and up-to-date scheduling information for both CPS Report Writing 101 and Foster Care Report Writing 101.