ICPM Practice Behaviors and Courses

California's Integrated Core Practice Model (ICPM) is a unifying framework for child-serving systems across the state. ICPM aligns and integrates initiatives (such as the Continuum of Care Reform, Wraparound, Child and Family Teaming, CANS, and System of Care), building upon the collaborative, interactive practices that agency staff at all levels and partners provide children, youth and families to improve accountability and outcomes.

All trainings for child welfare staff in California are now organized by the following six ICPM practice behaviors, and currently scheduled courses in these categories may be found here:

The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) selects certain practice behaviors each fiscal year in which all child welfare social workers (who have completed Core) and supervisors must take 6 hours of continuing training. 

The current fiscal year categories are:

Courses Available But Not Currently Scheduled

Course Title
Adolescent Brain Development and the Neurobiology of Trauma
Adolescent Brain Development and the Neurobiology of Trauma
Anti-Racist Practice: Disproportionality and Systemic Racism
Anti-Racist Practice: Foundational
Anti-Racist Practice: Implicit Bias and Microaggressions
Best Practices for Intake/Hotline Workers
Best Practices for Safety Planning
Blending the Roles of Supervision through Safety Organized Practice
Bridging the Gap between Juvenile Probation Officers and Social Workers
CFT/CANS Regional Convening
Civil Liability: Protecting a Family's Fundamental Rights
Concurrent Planning: Conversations and Documentation
Conflict Resolution and De-Escalation with Adolescent Clients
Culturally Responsive Practice and Behaviors Tool Learning Collaborative
CWS Clerical Support Staff Training: ICWA
CWS for Social Worker Interns - Foundational Year
Effective CFT Meetings
Extended Foster Care Learning Collaborative
Extended Foster Care Learning Collaborative
Family First Prevention and Services Act (FFPSA) Part 1- Prevention Services Convening
Family Time Coaching
Family Time Coaching Learning Collaborative
Family Time Coaching: An Overview for Social Workers
Foundations in Youth and SOGIE (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression)
FURS Regional Convening
Heart of Social Work
ICPM Manager Convening
ICWA Webinar Series: Active Efforts
ICWA Webinar Series: Notice & Inquiry
ICWA Webinar Series: Placement Preferences
ICWA Webinar Series: Qualified Expert Witness
ICWA Webinar Series: Tribal Consultation & Collaboration
Linkages: Coordinated Case Planning – A Roadmap to Strengthening Families
Multiethnic Placement Act (MEPA) - Online
Recognizing and Responding to Trauma Using a Healing-Centered Approach
Recruitment and Retention of Resource Families in Rural and Tribal Communities
RED Teams Learning Collaborative
Reflective Supervision in Child Welfare
Reflective Supervision In Child Welfare Simulation
Safety Organized Practice (SOP) Foundations – Pilot Training!
Safety Organized Practice (SOP) Implementation and Sustainability Learning Collaborative
SDM: Reunification and In-Home Risk Assessment
SDM: Reunification and In-Home Risk Assessment
SDM: Safety and Risk Assessment
Secondary Trauma, Burnout and Self-Care Learning Circle for Line Staff
Secondary Traumatic Stress and the Child Welfare Professional
Small County Learning Collaborative
SOP and Substance Use Disorders Series: Case Planning for Recovery
SOP Foundational Institute
SOP Skills Lab: Safety Mapping
Supporting 2SLGBTQIA+ Youth Affected by Commercial Sexual Exploitation
Understanding Personality Disorders
Using SOP for Resiliency Building in Child Welfare Staff
Worker Safety
Working with Fathers in Child Welfare
Working with Traumatized Children and Families
Writing Disposition Reports in CWS/CMS