Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

Upon completion of this course, students will be working toward competency in the following Oregon Child Welfare Care Work Competency areas: 

Skill Set 3: Legal Aspects of Child Protection

3.2 Ability to gather, prepare, and document case information for court. 

Skill Set 5: Fundamentals of Screening Procedures

 5.1 Ability to receive and document information from reporting parties.

 5.2 Ability to screen referrals to determine the level of priority for agency response.

Skill Set 6: Fundamentals of Case Planning and Family-Centered Casework

6.3 Ability to complete case documentation while organizing and maintaining family case records.

Upon completion of the course students should be able to:

• Apply basic tools of case management with families and children involved with child welfare systems.
• Analyze the ethical considerations of case management as applied to the needs of diverse populations in child welfare settings.
• Apply an understanding of case management processes through interviewing, active listening, consultation, and dissemination of critical information.

• Role play demonstrations

• Small/Large group discussion

• Guest speakers

• Lectures

• Case study analysis

• Interviews

• Paper on Special Populations

• Role play and demonstration

• Individual reflection journal

• Case study analysis 

• Assessment

• Intake

• Service Delivery

• Information Management