CANS: Overview and Preparation for Certification (Virtual Training)

This newly revised two-day instructor-led course is intended for child welfare social workers, mental health plan clinicians, or other system of care partners who will be completing and utilizing the CANS. This course includes lecture, practice opportunities, and an introduction for using the CANS in the case or treatment planning process. An overview of the CANS certification test process is provided, as well as significant opportunities to practice the CANS in preparation for certification. This is the only course that prepares individuals for CANS certification. This course is formerly Module B - The CANS: Overview, Case Planning, and Preparation for Certification and was revised in 2023 by a statewide workgroup.

This workshop is required for social workers who will be completing the CANS, CFT facilitators, and Child Welfare Supervisors who oversee case planning.

CEUs

1.2

Section Number

234SSA334

Instruction Method

Online class

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Section Schedule

Tues. & Wed., Jun 11th, 2024 to Jun 12th, 2024, 9:00am to 4:00pm

Fees

Instructors

Catherine Chase

Catherine Chase has more than 30 years of experience working with children and families. She retired as director of child welfare in Napa County and has been training and coaching child welfare professionals since 2016 in topics including Safety Organized Practice, Core for Social Workers, Concurrent Planning Documentation, CANS Assessment, Structured Decision Making and Child and Family Teaming, as well as leadership training for supervisors and managers. Previously, Chase served in a management role for San Diego Child Welfare Services as a policy analyst, where she was instrumental in the development of the Continuous Quality Improvement Program for San Diego County.

Tamara Trejos

Tamara Trejos, LMFT, is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 15 years of experience working with youth and families navigating systems such as special education, child and family services and mental health. Currently, Trejos is the program coordinator for the Wraparound programs at Oak Grove Center and is responsible for overseeing the Wraparound teams and contracts to deliver services to the patients of Kaiser Permanente in Riverside and San Bernardino counties, the special education students of the school districts of Riverside County, and adopted youth placed in Riverside County from surrounding areas. She believes her highest qualifications comes from her lived experience as a mother of two children with special needs.