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Thank you for subscribing to the SSIS Update. We have recently re-designed the format of this newsletter in order to more effectively deliver information to our intended audience. This bi-weekly newsletter delivers up-to-date SSIS news, including system updates, reporting requirements and training opportunities to county directors and supervisors, SSIS coordinators and mentors, and SWNDX and technical contacts across Minnesota. Feel free to forward this newsletter to all appropriate agency staff. We will be adding new topics and features in the coming months.
You may subscribe to the SSIS Update or manage your subscription using the link at the bottom of this page. If you have any questions about this newsletter, contact Andrew Richter, SSIS Communications Specialist at andrew.richter@state.mn.us.
The next SSIS Worker Mentor Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, May 30th, 2018 at the Holiday Inn in St. Cloud. The next SSIS Fiscal Mentor Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, May 31st, 2018 also at the Holiday Inn in St. Cloud. Register for the meetings via TrainLink. Click the Children’s Services Learning Center and search for the word “mentor” in the Course Catalog. More details, including meeting agendas, will be posted soon on the SSIS Worker Mentor Meeting and SSIS Fiscal Mentor Meeting pages.
The notes from the February 13th–14th, 2018 Worker Mentor meeting are now available on the SSIS Worker Mentor Meeting Minutes page.
An
error in the Adult Protection Mandatory Reporter web application into MAARC has
been identified and fixed. A mandated reporter using
the Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting Center (MAARC) web form reported to DHS
staff that their choice indicating an alleged victim’s disability was not
captured correctly. The problem only impacted the disabilities entered. The web reporting form is only used by mandated reporters and is not used by
the general public. DHS reported this problem to MN.IT services on the
same day it was discovered. MN.IT’s analysis
of the problem showed it was a program mapping error between what the reporter
entered as the vulnerable adult’s disabilities and what was included in the
adult maltreatment report referred to the lead investigative agency.
The error was fixed on April 11, 2018. The impact to local
agencies should be minimal. Your agency has, or will soon have, a copy of
an Excel spreadsheet identifying adult maltreatment reports that may have been
affected. Specifics regarding the mapping error for lead investigative
agencies was included in the notifying email.
If
you have any SSIS questions regarding this notification, please contact your
SSIS mentor or SSIS Help Desk at 651-431-4801 or email: DHS.SSIShelp@state.mn.us.
If
you have any questions regarding concerns about any potential impact on
screening or initial disposition, please contact the Adult Protection Unit, at
651-431-2609 or email: dhs.adultprotection@state.mn.us.
Requirements have been adjusted for upcoming Child Welfare Foundations Training (CWFT) cohorts. Beginning with Cohort 37, the SSIS Child Protection Worker (CPW) Course will be encouraged, but no longer required to complete the CWFT series. The Online SSIS Essentials Courses 101 through 106 will remain a requirement.
See the SSIS Child Protection Worker Training page for the 2018 course schedule and registration instructions. Registration is also open for the SSIS Adult Protection Worker Training.
Beginning immediately, the SSIS Fiscal New Worker Training will be converted from a two-day course to a one-day course. This modified course will be more narrowly focused on information pertinent to new workers. The training schedule and registration information can be found on the SSIS Fiscal New Worker Training page.
The SSIS training staff is also working on new web-based learning tools that will cover higher-level fiscal functions within the SSIS application.
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Notice: The next SSIS Repository upload will be April 25, 2018 for agencies that are not yet centralized. This data will be used
for AFCARS and NYTD reporting for Federal Report Period 2018A. |
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