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DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

CONTRACT NUMBER: FY: FROM: TO:

VENDOR NAME:

SCOPE OF WORK

The Department of Children and Families (DCF), Child Welfare Institute (CWI) has contracted with you as a professional trainer/facilitator and/or curriculum developer with specific experience in the field of child welfare social work. An Engagement Form must be completed for each training engagement which includes reimbursement information based on an established scale rate per hour. The scope of this contract under this RFR is event based, and the CWI is hiring you into one of the following roles:

1. ☐Trainer/Facilitator

You are hired by DCF/CWI as a trainer because you have relevant expertise in child welfare social work with current knowledge and skills to share with DCF staff. You will provide DCF staff your expert content and practice knowledge. Examples of content and practice knowledge areas would include, but are not limited to: the application of critical thinking, motivational interviewing and engagement skills, cultural responsiveness and humility, identifying protective factors, clinical formulation, trauma informed practice, child development, child permanency, substance abuse, mental health challenges, domestic violence, poverty, parental capacities or worker safety and well-being. Your engagement in these activities will be defined and requested by the DCF manager responsible for the activity and approved by the Director CWI.

As a contracted trainer, you agree to use a consistent structure developed by the CWI to define the purpose and desired outcomes of each training event. This structure will further include a reflective evaluation of the success of the training event and areas for future improvements. You will prepare the content and activities for the duration of each training event and be responsible for facilitation of the entire process of learning for participants. CWI staff will provide content and process input to you as needed and on-site support for training events. You will be responsible for identifying and operating any media, computers, and projection equipment necessary to conduct the specific training program. CWI will produce copies of training materials for participants using the electronic master copies provided by the trainer.

Your specific training areas of expertise, content , use of online platforms and technology, and child welfare practices are:

2. ☐Co-Trainer/Co-Facilitator

You have been hired by DCF/CWI to co-train/co-facilitate collaboratively with one or more trainers to determine what a session will accomplish and the best training method to use. Once an outline is prepared, as a co-trainer/co-facilitator you will coordinate with the other trainer(s) regarding who takes the lead for delivering which parts of the training session. One trainer takes lead responsibility for conducting a part of the session and the other serves as the co-trainer. Co-training does not imply any particular status or skill level difference between the two trainers. There may be skill level differences and that should be considered in determining which trainer does what; however, co-training and facilitation is not meant to set up a senior/junior trainer scheme. Your engagement in these activities will be specified, defined, and requested by the DCF manager responsible for the activity and approved by the Director CWI.

Your specific skills in implementing training programs are:

3.

☐Training Consultation

You have been hired by DCF/CWI on an as needed basis to attend or participate in meetings or conference calls that will support the coordination, organization, and or on-site support of training activities. Your engagement in these activities will be defined and requested by the DCF manager responsible for the activity and approved by the Director CWI.

Your specific training support and organization skills are:

4. ☐Curriculum Developer

You have been hired by DCF/CWI to design, create, modify, and/or document standardized approaches to training based on defined content for DCF staff professional development. As a curriculum developer, you agree to use a consistent structure developed by the CWI that will include best practice, current and relevant research, and a clearly defined purpose and set of outcomes for the course or training content. This structure will insure process and content alignment to established competencies across the range of training programs implemented by the Department. The terms of this work are based on a specific project with clear parameters for a start and end of service. The product of the work you are hired to complete is considered the property of the Department of Children and Families to be used by CWI staff in the implementation of learning and training programs. Your engagement in these activities will be defined and requested by the DCF manager responsible for the activity and approved by the Director CWI.

Your specific areas of curriculum expertise to include the integration or use of online platforms or technology are:

Additional Information

· Pursuant to RFR Section 2.1.4.A., on a case-by-case basis with prior approval of the Department’s representative as defined on a specific Engagement Form, reasonable reimbursement for travel may eligible under this contract. Instances where the Department may consider reimbursement for travel/mileage include, but are not limited to following circumstances:

(a) the distance that the contractor must travel is unduly burdensome as determined by the Department;

(b) based upon the contractor’s unique leadership and or expertise (evidence-based) in a particular field which is needed by the Department.

· DCF reserves the right to do an audio/visual recording of any trainings and/or facilitations of contractors for the purposes of continuous quality improvement and evaluation.

Revised 10/11/2023