Communications

This page contains DHS L-letters, letters to Private Agencies,and Reports pertinent to child welfare professionals.  To access these communications, simply click on the document title listed below.   Many of these documents are in PDF format, requiring Adobe Reader.     Download Adobe Reader Here.

Some 2010 DHS L-letters and letters to Private Agencies are archived. To access training related 2010 communications, click on either the 2010 L-letters or 2010 Private Agencies Letters links below.
 
2011 Children's Services Administration Communication
Modified Settlement Agreement Training Plan (09/09/2011)

2011 Memos
Caseworker Visits with Children Training Videos (07/27/2011)
Investigating the Dynamics of Child Prostitution and Encouraging Change (07/07/2011)
 
2011 L-letters
L-11-32-CW - New Hire On-the-Job Training Activities (03/08/2011)
L-11-29-CW - Forensic Interviewing of Children, Two-day Training in University Center (03/02/2011)
L-11-25-CW: Process to Enroll New Employees into New Worker Training (02/28/2011)
L-11-23-CW: The Bodies and Brains of Children Training (02/23/2011)
L-11-21-CW: In-Service Training Requirements (02/23/2011)
L-11-20-CW - Forensic Interviewing of Children, Two-day Training in Mt. Pleasant (02/22/2011)
L-11-03-CW: Forensic Interviewing of Children, Two-day Training in Mt. Pleasant (01/05/2011)
L-11-02-CW: Child Abuse Cases & Trends: From Interviewing to Trial, Three-day Training in Traverse City (01/05/2011)
L-11-01 CW: 2011 Child Welfare Training Institute (CWTI) Training Schedule (01/04/2011) 

2011 Private Agency Letters
In-Service Training Requirements (1/12/11)
Child Welfare Training Institute 2011 Schedule (12/16/10)

2010 Reports
Monitoring Report — Period Three Progress report covering the period from October 1, 2009, to March 31, 2010(12/07/10)
Monitoring Report — Period Two Progress report covering the period from April 1 to September 30, 2009 (03/09/10)
CFSR: Final Report: Michigan Child and Family Services Review  (03/10)
CFSR: Child and Family Services Review Executive Summary (03/10)
Report: DHS making progress in child welfare reforms (03/09/10)
Court Improvement Program (Link to SCAO website)
Foster Care Review Board (Link to SCAO Annual Reports)
Juvenile Justice and Child Protective Statistics (Link to SCAO Annual Reports)

2010 L-letters
2010 Private Agency Letters
2009 (and older) Reports