Best Practices for Emergency Response (Virtual)

This two-day advanced-level course is designed to empower Emergency Response (ER) social workers and supervisors with the knowledge and skills to effectively apply Safety Organized Practices (SOP) tools and principles in conjunction with Structured Decision Making (SDM) to their critical work in investigations, safety planning, and identifying and executing the appropriate level of intervention with families. Building upon a foundation of SOP, this course equips participants with the expertise to navigate complex situations, assess safety threats, develop collaborative and comprehensive safety plans, and engage a family’s network of supports in the safety planning or the out of home placement process.

Prerequisite: Completion of the SOP Foundational Institute is required to attend this training.

CEUs

1.2

Section Number

244SSA422

Instruction Method

Online class

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Section Schedule

Tues. & Wed., May 6th, 2025 to May 7th, 2025, 9:00am to 4:00pm

Fees

Instructors

Nichole Diggs

Nichole Diggs is a seasoned professional in coaching, program development and training. Since she began her career in San Bernardino County, she has become an expert in implementing evidence-based practices, staying abreast of new state initiatives and leveraging her social work background to create and deliver effective trainings. Diggs specializes in conducting learner-led, strength-based and solution-focused coaching, showcasing her exceptional leadership, communication and interpersonal skills. Armed with a robust problem-solving mindset, she is an expert at developing innovative solutions to help her clients thrive. Her goal is to empower individuals, foster collaborative solutions, and champion excellence in all aspects of her work.

Kate Bedwell

Kate Bedwell is a social worker, trainer, and a certified Gallup Strengths Coach with more than 20 years of practice and leadership success. Her professional career has spanned the realms of public child welfare, juvenile justice, family self-sufficiency and workforce development. As a supervising practice coach within public child welfare for more than seven years, she developed mastery of coaching, training, and simulation facilitation to support implementation of best practices across all levels of the workforce in public child welfare. She specializes in facilitating safe, challenging, dynamic and interactive learning processes which vitalize, inspire, and motivate teams and individuals. Deeply inspired by her work training and coaching within child welfare, Bedwell strongly believes training and coaching of the child welfare workforce is fundamental to the implementation of evidenced based child welfare practice.