THE MISSION of the Southern Child Welfare Training Partnership (SCWTP) is to develop and deliver high quality, competency-based training to managers, staff, and care giving families employed in the county child welfare agencies in 21 counties in Southern Wisconsin.

Southern Wisconsin Partnership County Partners/Members:
Adams • Columbia • Crawford • Dane • Dodge • Grant • Green • Iowa • Jefferson • Juneau • Kenosha • Lafayette • Ozaukee • Racine • Richland • Rock • Sauk • Vernon • Walworth • Washington • Waukesha

We have a Steering Committee made up of county directors and managers and state staff who help direct our day-to-day operations and we participate in regional meetings of child welfare supervisors and staff to get their input.

Through our training we hope to support the provision of family-centered, child-focused, strength based, culturally responsive, competent child welfare services to children and families. Administratively, this is accomplished through a formal partnership and collaboration between county and tribal child welfare agencies, Wisconsin Department of Children and Families, and the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

SCWTP's home at UW Madison is the School of Human Ecology and we are a part of the statewide Wisconsin Child Welfare Training System (WCWTS) which includes five University based Training Partnerships that serve all 72 counties and 11 tribes. We are members of the WCWTS Training Council and participate in collaborative efforts to assure the quality and consistency of child welfare training throughout the state.

OUR PHYSICAL HOME is our Partnership Training Center on the west side of Madison, WI where we have staff offices for the SCWTP and the WCWTS and training and conference rooms.Directions to Southern Partnership Training Center. Gallery of Pictures

Along with offering training at our Center in Madison, we also provide training throughout our 21 county region, often in the Waukesha, WI area.

The Wisconsin Child Welfare Training System-Regional University Partnerships

State Training System links/Other Wisconsin Partnerships
Wisconsin Child Welfare Training System
Milwaukee Child Welfare Partnership for Professional Development - UW Milwaukee
Northeast Wisconsin Partnership (NEW) - UW Green Bay
Intertribal Child Welfare Training Partnership
Western Wisconsin Partnership - UW River Falls

Statewide Training Continuum

The collaboration between the County Human Service Agencies, Wisconsin Department of Children and Families and the University Training Partnerships has resulted in the creation of a continuum of training opportunities for child welfare staff at all stages of their professional development. As represented in the pyramid below, we offer Pre-Service Training for new caseworkers which provides basic knowledge about child welfare practice. This on-line training is completed in the first few weeks of employment. The next step is Foundation Training which layers in more in-depth knowledge and skill building activities. See the grid Foundation Training for New Workers below. New caseworkers are required to complete 15 days of Foundation Training within the first two years of employment. The tip of the pyramid represents a whole host of trainings called Special Skills and Topics to continue to build knowledge and skills throughout a caseworker's career. We also provide training for supervisors, managers and directors as well foster parents. Trainings are also open to private agency service providers who are part of the team to help children and families towards the goals of safety, permanence and well being.