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Certification Information

Requirements:

To achieve full CWCM status, you must document a minimum of the following:​

Six (6) Direct Observations

20 Individual Supervision Hours

10 Group Supervision Hours

10 additional hours of either Individual or Group Supervision

Direct Observations:

Direct observations must be for a minimum of one hour in duration, should be documented in FSFN, and you must receive direct feedback after the interaction.

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Minimum of six (6) direct field observations are required.

Four (4) must be Home Visits.

Two (2) may be in a professional, office-based setting.

Professional settings include interactions with individuals on their cases either before, during, or after court hearings, supervised visitations, or other meaningful interactions that may occur outside of the child’s placement.

Individual Supervision:

Individual supervision must be for a minimum of fifteen (15) minutes in duration, should be documented in FSFN, and you must receive direct feedback. Minimum of twenty (20) hours are required.

 

Examples include: 

Supervisor Consultation

 Supervisor Review

Trainer Support

Group Supervision:

Group supervision must be for a minimum of fifteen (15)  minutes in duration, should be documented in FSFN, and you must receive direct feedback. Group consists of two or more people. Minimum of ten (10) hours are required.

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​Examples include: 

Staffings

Hearings

FSFN Certification Workshops

Important: trainings and general meetings without direct case discussion do not count!

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