DYS employees learn skills to better serve children, families
Twenty-two employees of the Division of Youth Services, including those on Rota and Tinian, recently completed an eight-hour training on the Fundamentals of Communication.
Dr. Peter Eche, a training consultant from the Office of Personnel Management conducted the training held on Oct. 21 and 22.
On Oct. 23 and 24, the staff further completed 14 hours of casework and case management trainings.
Trainers/presentors included DYS staff Laura T. Ogumoro, Julian R. Camacho, and Bill Limes, Department of Public Safety officers Andrea Ozawa and George David, and the DYS legal counsel, assistant attorney general Tom Schweiger.
These trainings were designed to help increase caseworker knowledge and skills in the areas of child abuse and neglect, standard operating procedures, domestic violence, and human trafficking.
DYS said it continues to prioritize trainings to help develop employee skills and expertise to better serve children, youth, and families in the CNMI.
DYS, under the auspices of the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs, currently has 62 employees and is headed by newly appointed director, Calvani P. DLGuerrero. [B][I](DCCA/DYS)[/I][/B]
