| New York
State Child Welfare/Child Protective
Services Training Institute (NYSCWCPSTI) |
The largest CDHS training unit in both the number of courses delivered and the total amount of funding, the NYSCWCPSTI provides outcome-based training that promotes the growth and development of all levels of child welfare staff in New York State, including State social services agencies, local districts, and other agencies. |
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| Foster/Adoptive Parent Training Project |
| Operating statewide, the Foster/Adoptive Parent Training Project provides direct, outcome-based training to caseworkers, homefinders, and foster and adoptive parents in order to promote safety, well-being, and permanence for children. |
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| HIV/AIDS
Training Institute |
CDHS HIV/AIDS trainers develop and deliver training courses to meet the needs of child welfare professionals, foster/adoptive parents and respite care providers. Begun in 1989, the statewide Children with HIV/AIDS Training Project focuses on child welfare issues. |
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| New York State Public Health Insurance Training Institute |
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CDHS Public Health Insurance Training Institute trainers provide training, support, and technical assistance to local district Medicaid eligibility staff and Enrollment Facilitators affiliated with either managed-care plans or community-based organizations as part of the New York State Department of Health. |
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| Management
Leadership Institute (MLI) |
| MLI staff provides training, support, and technical assistance to State and local government agencies through the use of a wide variety of management strategies and innovative learning solutions, including the latest technology and e-learning methodologies. |
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| Special Projects |
Consisting of approximately 175 consulting specialists with work assignments in State social services agencies and local DSS district offices, CDHS outstationed staff provide a wide range of training, support, and technical assistance functions. |
