New Staff Training (NST) – Social Services Assistant Specialty

(Effective July 1, 2026)

Materials For Regional Support Specialists (RSS)

• Name Tent (Fillable) (corrected 8/27/2026) (PDF)

Materials For Facilitators

General Resources for Facilitators:

• Sign in Reminder (PDF)
• Guide to Reading Arkansas Code for the DCFS Policy Manual (07-2026) (PDF)
• How to Search for Key Terms on a Browser  (Added 10-8-25) (PDF)
• DCFS Entry Level Competencies (PDF) (07-2026)
• DCFS Adoption Competencies (PDF) (7-2026)
• Weekly Training Schedule Infographic (PDF)
• Facilitator End of Week Evaluation QR Code (Qualtrics)
• Learning Lab and Lot 15 Parking Map (PDF)

MidSOUTH Qualtrics Landing Page (07-2026) (PDF)

NOTE: Participants will access these through the DCFS Portal during Onboarding and will need to save a copy to their laptop for use in the classroom.

• Qualtrics Home Page Link
  • Social Services Assistant (PDF)

Transfer of Learning (07-2026) (PDF)

NOTE: Participants will access these through the DCFS Portal after foundations and will need to save a copy to their laptop for use in the classroom.

• Week 5 (PDF) – Social Services Assistants Only
• Week 6 (PDF) – All Specialties

Table Copy Manuals for Facilitators – Black and White Print

(Each facilitator should have one printed copy to accompany their facilitator guide)

• DCFS At One Table Values Book (Full) (PDF)
• SDM Combined Assessment Procedure Manual (PDF)
• NEW!! DCFS Policy Manual (Updated 7-1-26) (PDF)
• NEW!! DCFS Internal Procedures (updated9-21-2026) (PDF)

Classroom Posters for Print: (Color)

• n/a

Social Services Assistant Specialty Classroom Materials – Cover (Color), All other (Black and White Print)

• Social Services Assistant Specialty Facilitator Guide Binder Cover (Updated 07-2026) (PDF)
• Day 1 Facilitator Guide (PDF) – DCFS Mission Statement QR code correction 8/19/26
• Day 2 Facilitator Guide (PDF)
• Day 3 Facilitator Guide (PDF)

Facilitator Resources – Social Services Assistant

• Social Services Assistant Week 7 Pre/Post Test Key (PDF)

Social Services Assistant PowerPoint / Media

• Day 1 (PPT) – DCFS Mission Statement QR code correction 8/19/26
• Day 2 (PPT)
• Day 3 (PPT) – updated 10/14/26 (added break slides for consistency)

Social Services Assistant Participant Manual (07-2026) (PDF) – Cover (Color), All other (Black and White Print)

• Social Services Assistant Specialty Participant Manual Cover (PDF)
• Week 7, Day 1 Participant Manual (PDF)
  • Corrected CFS-324 on 10-14-26
• Week 7, Day 2 Participant Manual (PDF)
• Week 7, Day 3 Participant Manual (PDF) – slide deck added 9/9/26

Participant Resources – Color Print

NOTE: Resources below are printed for each participant to keep and return to class throughout training. It’s best practice to keep some table copies available after initial distribution in case participants forget to bring them back for later trainings, so they can use them while in class.

• DCFS At One Table Values Book (Full) (PDF) (TABLE COPY ONLY)
• SDM Combined Assessment Procedure Manual (PDF) (TABLE COPY ONLY)