CFT and CANS Learning Collaborative (Virtual Training)

Child and Family Team (CFT) facilitators, Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths ( CANS) completers, supervisors, coordinators, and members of county CFT and/ or CANS implementation teams are encouraged to join this quarterly series of practice-level collaborative learning sessions. This engaging series presents a great opportunity for a focused review of and discussion about CFT and CANS practice, policy updates, as well as cross county networking and skill development opportunities.

2025-2026 Collaborative Topics and Dates

Collaboration and Consensus Building : Wednesday, September 24^th, 2025, 9:00am – 12:00pm.

CFT Meetings and the IP- CANS with Spanish Speaking Families : December 2025.

CFT and IP-CANS Fidelity Requirements & The Tiered Rate Structure: Wednesday, March 11^th, 2026, 8:30am – 12:30pm.

Placement Preservation CFT Meetings: Tuesday, June 23^rd, 2026, 9:00am – 12:00pm.

CEUs

0.3

Section Number

251SSA519

Instruction Method

Online class

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Section Schedule

Wed., Sep 24th, 2025, 9:00am to 12:00pm

Fees

Instructors

Joanne Pritchard

Joanne Pritchard, M.A., has worked in public child welfare since 2000 as a social worker, social work supervisor and trainer. Currently, she is a training and implementation specialist and serves as the Common Core 3.0 and e-learning specialist. As an instructor, Pritchard specializes in providing technical assistance for counties implementing or practicing Team Decision Making (TDM). Prior to her working in the training field, Pritchard provided direct service to children and families in a county agency for over 12 years. She is passionate about child-centered, family-focused best practices in child welfare.

Janice Boafo

Janice Boafo, LCSW, M.S.W., is a coach and facilitator whose professional life is informed by her lived experiences and more than 25 years of work in human services and behavioral health. She is dedicated to culturally responsive liberatory practices, community healing and the transformational power of story sharing. Her interests include educational equity, behavioral health recovery, public child welfare reform, pedagogy as activism, and exploring the intersections of art, culture and social justice.

Emma Black

Emma Black, M.S.W., is an academic coordinator working with UC Davis Human Services-Northern Academy to develop and rework its training curriculum to better support counties with various initiatives, including CANS, Child and Family Teaming, FURS, and FFPSA. Black has worked in public child welfare for nearly a decade, serving as a social worker and supervisor across several programs. She has written several county policies on case planning, visitation, foster youth rights, court report writing, safety planning, etc. She has developed a passion for working in child welfare and, through her role as a college instructor, teaches her students the significance of a social justice approach to working with vulnerable children and families.