N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 409-g

§ 409-g. Training of child welfare personnel. Within the amounts\nappropriated therefor, including all federal reimbursement received or\nto be received on account thereof, the department shall develop and\nimplement a plan for the training of social services district and other\nauthorized agency personnel, including caseworkers involved in the\nprovision or supervision of preventive services, foster care services\nand adoption services. Such training shall include but need not be\nlimited to:\n 1. Permanence casework: casework methodologies focused on activities\ndesigned to prevent placement in foster care or to shorten the length of\nstay in care for those children who can be returned home or freed for\nadoption;\n 2. Development of skills to facilitate rehabilitation or restoration\nof the family unit;\n 3. Development of knowledge and skills in legally freeing children\nfor adoption and providing adoption services;\n 4. Development of knowledge and skills to prepare for court processes\nnecessary in foster care and adoption; and\n 5. Development of case management skills including planning for\npermanence for each child.\n