APS Education and Training Toolkit

Source: APS Technical Assistance Resource Center

Published: 2020

Summary:

A compendium of APS educational materials, videos, and other resources are essential to help APS administrators and supervisors stay abreast of offerings, supplement trainings made available by their state programs, and to promote continuous learning opportunities for APS staff.  The Voluntary Consensus Guidelines for State APS Systems recommends that “APS direct service personnel and supervisors be qualified by training and experience to deliver adult protective services.”

This toolkit is a resource for both administrators and front-line staff. The toolkit includes the following current trainings, webinars, videos, research, briefs, and other written materials for APS staff. The range of topics include investigation skills, communications with clients, client services, information on specific demographic groups, maltreatment types, important first-hand victim stories, and much more. State APS administrators will be interested in the following:  policies and procedures template for training; up-to-date resources lists; and training materials for administrators.

Link: APS Education and Training Toolkit

Topics: Mandatory Reporting, Overview/General, Screening/Assessment

Access: Web-based

Intended Use: Self-directed Learning

Audience: Social Services

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