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Understanding Specialized Foster Care Training (2 CEUs)
Have you ever wondered what specialized foster care means in West Virginia?
Does the tiered system define it? Is it regulated to a particular age group or a group with certain physical or medical conditions? With changes to how the state is structuring foster care, it’s essential to understand how KVC and other specialized foster care agencies play a role in providing foster care in West Virginia.
Join us for a virtual “Understanding Specialized Foster Care” training where participants will learn about specialized foster care agencies; their referral, placement matching and intake processes; and the types of services these agencies provide. Participants will receive two CEUs for their participation.
In this two-hour training, Erin Keltner, MSW, LICSW, KVC West Virginia’s Vice President of Clinical Services, will discuss:
- The role of a specialized foster care agency in West Virginia
- Referrals, placement matching, and the intake process for child-placing with private agencies
- Types of ongoing services provided by private agencies and the importance of partnership between teams
We have two training times available on Wednesday, April 14:
- 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
- 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Register:
$0 (Free) – West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) Employees
$40 ($20 per credit hour x 2) – Child welfare industry professionals who work outside of DHHR, teachers, healthcare agency employees, etc.
About the Presenter
Erin Keltner started with Croney and Clark, Inc. (now KVC Kentucky) as a practicum student in August 2004. Since then, Ms. Keltner has worked as a case manager and clinician in the Intensive In-Home Services and IMPACT Plus programs, was the Director of IMPACT Plus and then the Director of Development, Training, and Quality Assurance. Ms. Keltner also assisted KVC Kentucky in becoming accredited by The Joint Commission in November 2010. Ms. Keltner started working in West Virginia in 2011 and is currently acting as the Director of Permanency in addition to her Vice President duties.
Ms. Keltner graduated with a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Transylvania University in 2001 and received her master’s degree in social work from the University of Kentucky in 2005. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the state of Kentucky and a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in West Virginia.