Training for Impact: How the P4EC Resource Center Applies IHS Models in Child Welfare Education

The Resource Center of Applied Social Work is a specialized division of the non-governmental organization Partnership for Every Child (P4EC), located in St. Petersburg, Russia.  P4EC provides training for child welfare organizations across the country and in other countries through our international projects. We have partnered with IHS since 2014.

Our training programs are designed according to the principles of competency-based training and levels of learning

developed by IHS. When providing training, we share the idea “the right people to the right training at the right time,” promoted by IHS.

With a strong reference to IHS competence models, we developed our own models to shape our training programs, which include:

·         Caseworker core competencies

·         Caseworker specialized competencies

·         Manager core competencies

·         Trainer core competencies

We also use materials on strengths-based and trauma-informed practice in our training programs.

All trainers for the P4EC Resource Center are assessed and prepared using the IHS trainer core competency model.

Kseniya Bogomazova, M.Ed.

Independent Consultant, Training Manager