Calendar

2025-2026 Calendar

Date Time Class Method Location
9/26/25 9:30am-10:30am

DCF-Learning Management System Overview

  • Asynchronous Courses Open and to be completed by 10/17
  • BCWEP students will complete three self-paced e-learnings (total time approximately 7 hours)
  • Courses will open on the DCF Learning Management System (LMS) on Friday September 26th and close on Friday October 17th.  The courses need to be completed in the sequence provided.

 

Overview of Child Welfare in New Jersey 

Length: This is a three-hour self-paced course.

Description: Overview of Child Welfare in New Jersey provides an overview of national child welfare services, with a focus on New Jersey. This course will present how child welfare history, laws, statutes, and litigation have shaped New Jersey’s approach and array of services when supporting family connections. 

 

NJDCF Offices and Worker Roles 

Length: This is a two-hour self-paced course.

Description: NJDCF Offices and Worker Roles presents the various roles that comprise a caseworker’s team as well as the offices and units of the Division of Child Protection and Permanency within the Department of Children and Families. Participants will review how each role functions and how offices work together across the state. 

 

Overview of NJDCF State Central Registry 

Length: This is a three-hour self-paced course.

Description: Overview of NJDCF State Central Registry reviews the processes and procedures of the Child Abuse Hotline/State Central Registry (SCR). Participants will examine how child welfare workers partner with the SCR in response to reports of child abuse and neglect. This is a three-hour self-paced course.

 Virtual MS Teams
9/26/25

11:00am-12:00pm

 

1:00pm-2:00pm

Monthly Check-In

Group A

  • CU, NJCU, RCNJ, RU-NB, RU-N, SEU, SHU, WPU

Group B

  • GCU, MU, RU, RU-C/ML, SU
 Virtual Zoom
10/3/25 N/A BCWEP Fall Learning Plans Due N/A  
10/17/25

10:00am-11:00am

 

11:00am-12:00pm

Monthly Check-In

Group A Check-In

  • CU, NJCU, RCNJ, RU-NB, RU-N, SEU, SHU, WPU

Group B Check-In

  • GCU, MU, RU, RU-C/ML, SU
 Virtual Zoom
10/24/25 9:00am-4:00pm

Child Welfare Readiness Day: Connecting Learning to Practice

Course Overview: BCWEP students will convene with DCF staff to debrief the e-learning courses, meet with CP&P leadership, and learn about key offices within the agency. 

 In-Person DCF Professional Center
11/7/25

10:00am-11:00am

 

11:00am-12:00pm

Monthly Check-In

Group A Check-In

  • CU, NJCU, RCNJ, RU-NB, RU-N, SEU, SHU, WPU

Group B Check-In

  • GCU, MU, RU, RU-C/ML, SU
 Virtual Zoom
12/5/25

9:30am-3:30pm

BCWEP Student Mid-Year Meeting

 In-Person Georgian Court University
12/15/25

N/A

BCWEP Fall Evaluations Due

 N/A  
1/16/26

 

9:00am-12:00pm

 

1:00pm-4:00pm

Safety Awareness

Day 1 Group A

  • CU, NJCU, RCNJ, RU-NB, RU-N, SEU, SHU, WPU

 

Day 1 Group B

  • GCU, MU, RU, RU-C/ML, SU

 

Course Overview:  This training presents information about worker safety awareness, assessment, and actions workers can take if and when they encounter unsafe situations. The training will also provide participants with ways in which they can apply preparation strategies that promote safety in child welfare practice. At the end of this training, participants will be able to describe the signs that a person’s behavior is escalating, recognize indicators that signal an interaction is becoming unsafe, and use techniques that promote safety during interaction with others at different stages of escalation.

 Virtual MS Teams
1/23/26

 

9:00am-12:00pm

 

1:00pm-4:00pm

Safety Awareness

Day 2 Group A

  • CU, NJCU, RCNJ, RU-NB, RU-N, SEU, SHU, WPU

 

Day 2 Group B

  • GCU, MU, RU, RU-C/ML, SU
 Virtual MS Teams
1/30/25 9:00am-5:00pm*

Safety Awareness - Day 3 Group A

  • CU, NJCU, RCNJ, RU-NB, RU-N, SEU, SHU, WPU
 In-Person DCF Professional Center
1/30/25 N/A BCWEP Spring Learning Plans Due N/A  
2/6/26 9:00am-5:00pm*

Safety Awareness - Day 3 Group B

  • GCU, MU, RU, RU-C/ML, SU
 In-Person DCF Professional Center
3/6/26 9:00am-12:00pm

Skills Building Practice

Day 1 (ALL GROUPS)

Course Overview:  Learners will:

  1. Explore and practice engagement strategies to promote effective communication and build rapport with families, and
  2. Gain knowledge regarding writing and reviewing a child welfare service assessment summary.
 Virtual MS Teams
3/13/26 9:00am-5:00pm*

Skills Building Practice - Day 2 Group A

  • CU, MU, NJCU, RCNJ, RU-NB, SEU (note new group assignment)
 In-Person DCF Professional Center
3/20/26 9:00am-5:00pm*

Skills Building Practice - Day 2 Group B

  • GCU, RU, RU-N, SHU, WPU (note new group assignment)
 In-Person DCF Professional Center
3/27/26 9:00am-5:00pm*

Skills Building Practice - Day 2 Group C

  • RU-C/ML, SU (note new group assignment)
 In-Person DCF Professional Center
4/10/26 9:00am-5:00pm* Skills Building Practice - Day 3 (ALL GROUPS) In-Person DCF Professional Center
4/15/26 N/A BCWEP Evaluations Due N/A  
4/17/26 11am-2pm BCWEP Recognition Ceremony In-Person Georgian Court University

* = Debrief session immediately follows conclusion of training

 

Please email bcwep@stockton.edu with any calendar questions