The Protection Connection

Since 1993, the Institute has published a quarterly newsletter for DFPS staff linking research, practice, and training. Until 1998, the newsletter was titled the Child Protection Connection. In 1998, with the expansion of the Institute's services, it became the Protection Connection.

Issues from our first 10 years are available at the bottom of this page in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format. To get the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader, visit Adobe's site.

Starting with Volume 11, Issue 2, the newsletter is available only to DFPS staff as an online learning activity. To view these online issues, DFPS staff should go to the DFPS intranet; click on the purple "Training" tab near the top of the page and select "eTrain" from the expanded menu; then, on the "Welcome to eTrain" page, click on the PSTI button along the left side of the page and select "Protection Connection" from the expanded menu.

Online Protection Connection Training Modules
(Not available on this web site)

Volume 13 (Fiscal Year 2006)

Issue 2
Parents with Mental Illness
1.5 hours/.15 CEU

Issue 1
Screening for Substance Abuse and Motivating Client Change
2 hours/.2 CEU

Volume 12 (Fiscal Year 2005)

Issue 1
Mental and Emotional Disorders in Maltreated Children. Part 1: Bipolar, Borderline, and Dissociative Disorders
1.5 hours/.15 CEU

Issue 2
Mental and Emotional Disorders in Maltreated Children. Part 2: Reactive Attachment Disorder, Schizophrenia & Somatization
1.5 hours/.15 CEU

Issue 3
The Ethics of Forgiveness in Protective Services
1.5 hours/.15 CEU

Issue 4
Disproportionality in Child Welfare
1.5 hours/.15 CEU

Volume 11 (Fiscal Year 2004)

Issue 2
Ethical Decision Making in DFPS
1.5 hours/.15 CEU
* qualifies as ethics training for Texas social work licensure

Issue 3
Fostering Personal, Client & Family Resilience. Part 1: Resilience, the Resilient Child, and the Resilient Professional
1.5 hours/.15 CEU

Issue 4
Fostering Personal, Client & Family Resilience. Part 2: Resilience in DFPS Clients
1.5 hours/.15 CEU

Protection Connection Newsletters

Please note: The issues listed below do not offer CEU or training credit.

Volume 11 (Fiscal Year 2004)

Issue 1:  Professional Development - We Need It!

Volume 10 (Fiscal Year 2003)

Issue 1:  Take the Bite Out of Speaking to Groups
Issue 2:  Enhance Motivation
Issue 3:  Loneliness and the PRS Client
Issue 4:  Prepare and Testify for Court

Volume 9 (Fiscal Year 2002)

Issue 1:  Emotional Intelligence: Another Way to be Smart
Issue 2:  Effective Leadership
Issue 3:  Simplify Your Work
Issue 4:  Are You Listening?

Volume 8 (Fiscal Year 2001)

Issue 1:  Time Management: Make The Most of Not Enough
Issue 2:  Brains Matter
Issue 3:  Build a Better Relationship with Your Supervisor
Issue 4:  Coping With Death in the Workplace

Volume 7 (Fiscal Year 2000)

Issue 1:  Forgiveness Is A Choice
Issue 2:  Run Effective Meetings
Issue 3:  Caring for the Caregiver
Issue 4:  Mentoring: Help Yourself And Others

Volume 6 (Fiscal Year 1999)

Issue 1:  Sibling Relationships - Unique, Complex, Important
Issue 2:  Suicide: A Life Cycle Look
Issue 3:  The Constructive Side of Conflict
Issue 4:  Schizophrenia and the PRS Client

Volume 5 (Fiscal Year 1998)

Issue 1:  Sexual Behaviors in Young Children
Issue 2:  Research Supports CPS Approach to Discipline
Issue 3:  Understanding Attention Deficit Disorder
Issue 4:  Influencing Children's Behavior

Volume 4 (Fiscal Year 1997)

Issue 2:  Sharpening Sexual Abuse Interviewing Skills
Issue 3:  Bouncing Back: Promoting Resilience
Issue 4:  Helping Parents Be Advocates for Children with Special Needs

Volume 3 (Fiscal Year 1996)

Issue 1:  Solution-Focused Intervention: A Model for Interviewing
Issue 2:  Compassion Fatigue and the CPS Professional
Issue 4:  Working with Generation Xers

Volume 2 (Fiscal Year 1995)

Issue 3:  Intervening in Neglect