Chapter DCF 82

INTAKE WORKER TRAINING

DCF 82.01   Authority and purpose.

DCF 82.02   Applicability.

DCF 82.03   Definitions.

DCF 82.04   Intake training.

DCF 82.05   Monitoring of compliance with the training requirement.

DCF 82.06   Review and approval of training proposals.

DCF 82.07   Examination.

DCF 82.08   Participant evaluation of training.

Ch. DCF 82 Note Note: Chapter DOC 399 was renumbered chapter DCF 82 under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1., Stats., Register December 2015 No. 720.

DCF 82.01 DCF 82.01 Authority and purpose. This chapter is promulgated under the authority of s. 938.06 (1) (am) and (2) (b), Stats., and 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, section 9108 (1) (h), to ensure that all intake workers receive basic training appropriate to their functions and responsibilities.

DCF 82.01 History History: Cr. Register, June, 2000, No. 534, eff. 7-1-00; correction made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register December 2015 No. 720.

DCF 82.02 DCF 82.02 Applicability. This chapter applies to the department, intake workers who began employment after July 1, 1989, county sheriff’s department employees who provide intake services and began employment after July 1, 1989 and to juvenile courts and county departments that provide intake services under ss. 48.06 and 938.06, Stats.

DCF 82.02 History History: Cr. Register, June, 2000, No. 534, eff. 7-1-00.

DCF 82.03 DCF 82.03 Definitions. In this chapter:

DCF 82.03(1) (1) “Administrator” means the administrator of the department’s division of safety and permanence or that person’s designee.

DCF 82.03(2) (2) “Basic intake training” means 30 hours of department approved training required under s. 938.06 (1) (am) and (2) (b), Stats., which includes 90 minutes for a test at the conclusion of the instruction and may include up to 4 hours of child abuse and neglect training approved by the department.

DCF 82.03(3) (3) “County department” has the meaning given in s. 938.02 (2g), Stats.

DCF 82.03(4) (4) “Department” means the department of children and families.

DCF 82.03(5) (5) “Employing agency” means a juvenile court, a county department or a county sheriff’s department that employs one or more intake workers.

DCF 82.03(6) (6) “Juvenile court” means the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under ch. 938, Stats.

DCF 82.03(7) (7) “Intake worker” means an employee of a juvenile court, a county department or the sheriff’s department who performs juvenile court intake functions as specified in s. 938.067, Stats.

DCF 82.03(8) (8) “Successfully completed” means was present for 30 hours of basic intake training and gave correct answers to 70% or more of the test questions.

DCF 82.03 History History: Cr. Register, June, 2000, No. 534, eff. 7-1-00; correction in (1) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. and correction in (4) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6., Stats., Register December 2015 No. 720.

DCF 82.04 DCF 82.04 Intake training.

DCF 82.04(1) (1) Requirement. Except as provided in sub. (2), every intake worker hired on or after July 1, 1989 shall successfully complete 30 hours of department approved basic intake training within the first 6 months after beginning work as an intake worker.