Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Children and Families
DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence
Chapter DCF 43 - Training For Child Protective Services Caseworkers And Supervisors
Section DCF 43.06 - Training exemptions; child protective services caseworkers and supervisors

(a) The caseworker or supervisor received pre-service training through employment at another agency as a child protective services caseworker or supervisor and the caseworker or supervisor provides the employing agency with documentation of that training or the employing agency can verify, from the statewide automated child welfare information system, or from other documentation, that the caseworker or supervisor received pre-service training, or an exemption from pre-service training. If the employing agency verifies pre-service training other than through the statewide automated child welfare information system, the employing agency shall ensure that documentation, including the criteria used to make the determination, to support its determination to exempt the caseworker or supervisor under this paragraph from pre-service training is maintained and readily available to the department.

(b) The caseworker or supervisor began employment as a child protective services caseworker before February 1, 2008 and the caseworker or supervisor provides the employing agency with documentation of training, work experience, or any combination thereof, that is equivalent to pre-service training. The employing agency shall determine whether the training, work experience, or a combination of training and work experience, is equivalent to pre-service training and ensure that documentation, including the criteria used to make the determination, to support its determination to exempt the caseworker or supervisor under this paragraph is maintained and readily available to the department.

(c) The caseworker or supervisor received a bachelor's degree in social work or a master's level social work degree from a council on social work education-accredited program that is approved by the department as having curriculum content that is equivalent to pre-service training. The employing agency shall determine whether the caseworker's or supervisor's undergraduate or graduate degree is from a council on social work education-accredited program and ensure that documentation to support its determination to exempt the caseworker or supervisor under this paragraph is maintained and readily available to the department.

Note: A council on social work education-accredited program can request department approval of its program by submitting a request to the department. For more information on how to request department approval of a program contact the department at 608-266-3036.

(a) The caseworker or supervisor began employment as a child protective services caseworker before February 1, 2008 and provides the employing agency with documentation of training, work experience, or any combination thereof, that is equivalent to foundation training. The employing agency shall determine whether the training, work experience, or a combination of training and work experience, is equivalent to foundation training and ensure that documentation, including the criteria used to make the determination, to support its determination to exempt the caseworker or supervisor under this paragraph is maintained and readily available to the department.

(b) The caseworker or supervisor has completed caseworker core training or supervisor core training and the caseworker or supervisor provides the employing agency with documentation of having completed that training. The employing agency shall determine whether the caseworker or supervisor has completed caseworker core training or supervisor core training and ensure that documentation, including the criteria used to make the determination, to support its determination to exempt the caseworker or supervisor under this paragraph is maintained and readily available to the department.