Utah Code Title 80. Utah Juvenile Code § 80-2-402. Child welfare training coordinator--Mandatory education and training of child welfare caseworkers--Development of curriculum

(a) develop child welfare curriculum that:

(b) recruit, select, and supervise child welfare trainers;

(c) develop a statewide training program, including a budget and identification of sources of funding to support that training;

(d) evaluate the efficacy of training in improving job performance;

(e) assist child protective services and foster care workers in developing and fulfilling their individual training plans;

(f) monitor staff compliance with division training requirements and individual training plans; and

(g) expand the collaboration between the division and schools of social work within institutions of higher education in developing child welfare services curriculum, and in providing and evaluating training.

(a) is driven by child safety and family well-being;

(b) emphasizes child and family voice;

(c) is based on a policy, procedure, program, or practice that demonstrates an ability to minimize retraumatization associated with the criminal and juvenile justice system; and

(d) is consistent with national child welfare practice standards.

(a) the legal duties of a child welfare caseworker;

(b) the responsibility of a child welfare caseworker to protect the safety and legal rights of children, parents, and families at all stages of a case, including:

(c) recognizing situations involving:

(d) the relationship of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments of the Constitution of the United States to the child welfare caseworker's job, including:

(a) apply the risk assessment tools and rules described in Subsection 80-1-102(83); and

(b) develop child and family plans that comply with:

(a) the importance of maintaining the parent-child relationship;

(b) the preference for providing in-home services over taking a child into protective custody, both for the emotional well-being of the child and the efficient allocation of resources; and

(c) the importance and priority of:

(a) completed the training described in Subsections (4), (5), and (6); and

(b) participated in sufficient skills development for a child welfare caseworker.