Outstanding educators are central to professional development and continuous learning. At UC Davis CPE Human Services, we recognize exceptional instructors and program collaborators for their commitment and service to both education as well as the field of human services. The dedication of our instructors is vital to our mission, ensuring that students receive the highest quality education and are well-prepared to make a meaningful difference in the lives of others.
This edition of the newsletter provides three compelling examples of people and families not only overcoming challenges, but also becoming champions for others through their lived experiences. There is no denying the power of peer support. Families are often provided “professional” services but being surrounded by folks that can provide sincere compassion, advice, and sometimes even a kick in the rear, because they have also been through it just hits differently.
In support of Wraparound providers leveling the playing field for their families, we will feature a few common acronyms and their meanings in each newsletter. This edition focuses on a few from the Special Education system. Add this information to your toolkits!
From March 26-28, 2024, the Northern Academy at UC Davis Human Services hosted hundreds of child welfare and probation professionals for the CQI Statewide Conference for Child Welfare and Probation in Sacramento. Sponsored by the California Department of Social Services, the annual in-person event explored how we can use continuous quality improvement (CQI) systems to paint a holistic picture of the people that these programs are meant to serve.
Presented each spring by the Northern Academy at UC Davis Human Services, the Sarah Duncan Champion for Children and Families Award honors one of Northern California’s outstanding social workers and seeks to highlight additional child welfare line social workers who reflect Duncan’s passion, skill and tireless commitment to working to improve outcomes for children and families. This is the third year the award has been presented.
In celebration of National Social Work Month, the Northern Academy is proud to announce the nominees for the 2024 Sarah Duncan Champion for Children and Families Award!
It wouldn’t be entirely accurate to say we’ve hit the ground running in 2024 here at the Resource Center for Family Focused Practice; in fact, there might not have been any contact with the ground at all. We were absolutely flying to end 2023 and continue to soar as a team straight into 2024.
Sharing New Tools and Celebrating Successful Safety Organized Practice
As we surge into 2024 with a host of new and exciting changes, we’re happy to announce the release of a new and improved SOP Quick Guide and to feature a look back at one of many 2023 SOP Champions we'll be celebrating throughout 2024.
What is alloparenting? A December 2023 article from NPR highlights recent study and other research that illustrate the benefits of providing parents with more social supports and hands-on help with the care of infants and young children.
From Oct. 17-19, 2023, Human Services professionals enrolled in the 2023 Autumn Institute for Public Assistance Professionals started their workdays a bit differently.
Julie Greenwood, vice dean for Educational Initiatives in EdPlus at Arizona State University (ASU), will join the University of California, Davis, as its next dean of Continuing and Professional Education (CPE). Greenwood will start on Oct. 16.
Introducing new guidance on SOP & Family First Prevention Services integration, and reflecting upon the 2023 SOP Conference
With the 2023 California Safety Organized Practice Conference recently wrapped up, we couldn’t think of a more inspiring time to tackle the topic of SOP and Family First Prevention Services (FFPS) integration. The theme for this year’s SOP conference, collaborative engagement for prevention, said much about the monumental, infrastructure-wide shift underway toward prevention-focused services. The SOP Toolkit has some new tools to help with that.
Nearly 200 participants from 40 tribes and 10 states came together in Sacramento to share their experiences, celebrate one another’s culture, highlight successes, and enrich the spirit of collaborative learning and growth.
From July 17-20, Human Services at UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education welcomed tribal council members and elders to the table alongside human services professionals for the 2023 National Tribal TANF Institute in Sacramento. Now in its 18th year, the in-person event served as an overwhelmingly positive and empowering step toward improving
For the first time in more than five years, the California SOP Conference welcomed social workers from throughout the state back to the UC Davis Campus for two days of learning, sharing and inspiration.
Hosted by the Northern Academy at UC Davis Human Services on the Davis campus June 21-22, the 2023 California Safety Organized Practice (SOP) conference proved a reinvigorating return to its traditional form after the 2021 conference was hosted as a virtual event due to the Covid-19 pandemic.