Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 65C-33.001 - Definitions
(1) "Agency" or
"Employing Agency" refers to the Department, or any Sheriff's Office or
community-based care (CBC) provider under Grant Agreement or under contract
with the Department to provide child welfare services.
(2) "Break in Service" refers to an
interruption of an individual's continuous employment in a position requiring
Child Welfare Professional certification.
(3) "Certification" refers to the process
whereby an individual must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, abilities and
priorities necessary to competently discharge the duties of a Florida Child
Welfare Professional, as evidenced by the successful completion of all
applicable classroom instruction, field training, testing, and job-performance
requirements of his or her position classification.
(4) "Certification Designation" refers to one
(1) of the three (3) Child Welfare Professional categories in which an
individual is eligible for certification. Each designation (Child Protective
Investigator, Case Manager, and Licensing Counselor) has a training, testing
and certification requirement.
(5)
"Certified Florida Child Welfare Professional" or "Certified" refers to the
designation earned by an individual who has met the criteria for Florida
certification as a Child Protective Investigator, a Case Manager, or a
Licensing Counselor.
(6) "Child
Welfare Pre-Service Training Program" (also known as "Pre-Service") refers to
the multi-faceted child welfare pre-service curriculum, the primary component
of which is classroom instruction. The Pre-Service Training Program may also
include on-line learning and supervised agency-specific field
activities.
(7) "Classroom
Instruction" refers to the delivery and facilitation of approved, mandatory
child welfare curricula.
(8)
"Continuing Education" refers to all training in which a certified Child
Welfare Professional participates in order to help develop or enhance his or
her core competencies on an on-going basis.
(9) "Department" refers to the Florida
Department of Children and Families.
(10) "Field Activities" or "Field Training"
refers to one type of experiential learning which may be included in the State
of Florida Child Welfare Pre-Service Training Program.
(11) "Florida Safe Families Network" (also
known as "FSFN") refers to the Department's Statewide Automated Child Welfare
Information System (SACWIS). FSFN serves as the statewide electronic case
record for all child abuse investigations and case management activities in
Florida.
(12) "Full Certification"
refers to the certification awarded after the provisionally certified
professional has completed specified on-the-job experience and direct
supervision requirements.
(13)
"Group Supervision" refers to supervision provided to two (2) or more staff,
either certified or uncertified, at the same time.
(14) "Individual Supervision" refers to
face-to-face contact between a qualified supervisor and a provisionally
certified professional during which the applicant apprises the supervisor of
the status of a case, the case is discussed, the supervisor provides the
applicant with oversight and guidance in working the case, and evaluates the
applicant's performance.
(15)
"Intern" refers to an undergraduate or graduate level student undergoing
supervised, practical training in the field of social work, child welfare, or a
similar human services field.
(16)
"OnLine Learning" refers to one type of learning experience, provided via a
computer, which may be included in the State of Florida Child Welfare
Pre-Service Training Program.
(17)
"Position Classification" refers to the position in which a person is or has
been employed.
(18) "Post-Test"
refers to the competency-based, criterion-referenced, proctored, written or
on-line test which is administered at the conclusion of the State of Florida
Child Welfare Pre-Service Training Program classroom curriculum.
(19) "Primary case responsibility" refers to
the principal person, unit or geographical area assigned to perform child
welfare services for a specific child, investigation, family, or
case.
(20) "Provisional
Certification" refers to the certification of a Child Welfare Professional that
is awarded after successful completion of pre-service training and the
post-test, or the waiver test, prior to achieving full certification.
(21) "Pre-Service Child Welfare Trainer"
refers to the Child Welfare Trainer who engages in instruction of any part of
the Pre-Service Curriculum.
(22)
"Secondary Worker" refers to a person, unit or geographical area assigned by
the supervisor to perform child welfare services for a specific child,
investigation, family, or case in a minor capacity or to a lesser degree than
that individual which maintains the "primary" case responsibility.
(23) "Trainee" refers to an individual who is
participating in pre-service training and has not yet received Provisional
Certification.
(24) "Training
Caseload" refers to the reduced number of cases assigned to each provisionally
certified Child Welfare Professional after having successfully completed the
pre-service curriculum and passing the post-test, or passing the waiver
test.
(25) "Training Entity" refers
to the employing agency which is responsible for the delivery of pre-service
and continuing education to a particular circuit, region or geographical
area.
(26) "Trainer Program" refers
to the program approved by the Department through which Pre-Service Child
Welfare Trainers are provided training, coaching, and evaluation to achieve and
maintain competency in the training Pre-Service Curriculum.
(27) "Waiver Plan" refers to an
individualized, written plan between the Child Welfare Professional, his or her
supervisor, and a child welfare trainer, which, when the waiver process is
implemented, addresses any supplemental training or activities needed by the
Child Welfare Professional.
(28)
"Waiver Process" refers to the procedure whereby an individual who meets the
minimum educational and experiential criteria of a Child Welfare Professional
is eligible to take a "waiver test" and enter into an individualized "waiver
plan, " in lieu of participating in the pre-service training and post-test
requirements.
(29) "Waiver Test"
refers to the competency-based, criterion-referenced, proctored, written or
online test which may be administered to individuals whose prior experience
allows them the opportunity to take the test in lieu of completing the
pre-service training requirements in order to achieve provisional
certification.
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 402.40 FS. Law Implemented 402.40 FS.
New 10-14-10, Amended 12-24-15, 5-28-18.
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