Welcome to Training Matters

We are pleased to bring you the first issue of Training Matters, the newsletter of the North Carolina Division of Social Services Children's Services Statewide Training Partnership. A supplement to the spring and fall child welfare training calendars you receive at your agency, each issue of Training Matters will provide you with updates on new curricula, highlight special offerings, and give you the information you need to select and get the most out of the professional development opportunities offered by the Division. If there are particular topics or training events you would like to see addressed, please let us know.

Current Issue

Vol. 1, No. 1: Child Welfare--How Training Fits with Practice

Our Sponsors

Training Matters is produced by the North Carolina Division of Social Services Children's Services Statewide Training Partnership, an organization dedicated to developing and delivering competency-based, job-relevant, accessible child welfare training. To learn more about the partnership, go to <http://childrensservices.dhhs.state.nc.us/staffdevelopment/Visionmain.htm>.

Partners include:

	N.C. Division of Social Services
	N.C. Association of County Directors of Social Services
	BIABH (Bringing It All Back Home) Study Center at Appalachian State University
	Children and Family Services Association--NC
	East Carolina University School of Social Work
	Independent Living Resources, Inc.
	N.C. State University Social Work Program
	N.C. A&T State University Social Work Program
	Resources for Change, Inc.
	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work (Jordan Institute for Families)
	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Departments of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work
	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Department of Social Work

Related Publications

Children's Services Practice Notes

We Want to Hear from You!

If you have questions or would like to comment about something that appears in Training Matters, please contact us. Address your comments to: Rebecca Brigham, Program Administrator, Children's Services Staff Development, N.C. Division of Social Services, 2412 Mail Service Center, 325 N. Salisbury Street, Suite 735, Raleigh, NC 27699-2412, State Courier: 56-20-25, E-mail: Rebecca.Brigham@ncmail.net, Tel: 919/733-7672.

Training Matters is edited, designed, and produced by John McMahon (e-mail: johnmcmahon@mindspring.com), Jordan Institute for Families, UNC-CH School of Social Work.