Basic CARES Navigation and Health Notebook

This course introduces participants to basic CARES navigation and Health Education documentation. Participants will experience basic navigation of the new CARES system and learn how to document Health and Education information.

CEUs

0.3

Section Number

262SYS436

Instruction Method

Online class

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Section Schedule

Mon., Nov 9th, 2026, 9:00am to 12:00pm

Fees

$0.00

Instructors

Nyal Homsher

Nyal Homsher, M.S., has 15 years of experience as a social worker and supervisor. His work has focused primarily on emergency response, juvenile law and the development and testing of the CWS/CMS application. Nyal has trained help desk staff and been the county administrator for CWS/CMS in two California counties. He has also been one of the primary trainers for the Northern Training Lab Consortium since 2001.

Tomas Loarca

Tomas Loarca, M.S.W., has worked as a California child welfare social worker for 10 years. His experience spanned from front-end prevention to adoptions/permanency. Loarca worked to build collaborative relationships with community organizations that resulted in a reduction of local child welfare intervention. Loarca has been an instructor for UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education for over 5 years. He specializes in CWS/CMS, SDM, SafeMeasures, CANS, SOP, team facilitation and other child welfare subject areas.