Child and Family Teaming (CFT) Overview

This half-day training is designed to orient participants to the Child and Family Team (CFT) meeting process. This training is for individuals who may participate in CFT meetings or need to know basic information about CFT meetings due to intersecting with child welfare, juvenile probation and/or behavioral health systems. This includes case-carrying child welfare social workers, probation officers, community partners or others. Participants will be introduced to basic concepts related to CFT meetings using the California Integrated Core Practice Model (ICPM) as the foundational guide for practice.

Topics include:

The importance of CFT meetings in practice and within Continuum of Care Reform (CCR) legislation and ICPM
Child and Family Teaming and CFT meeting definitions, description and defining values
Definition of the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) and how it enhances and supports the CFT
CFT meeting structure

CEUs

0.3

Section Number

234SSA816

Instruction Method

Online class

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Section Schedule

Tues., Apr 30th, 2024, 9:00am to 12:00pm

Fees

Instructors

Betsy Watson

Betsy Watson has worked in the field of child welfare since 2001. She began her career as a social worker and then transitioned to Emergency Response social work at the County of Ventura, where she currently serves as an after-hours supervisor. She also serves as a backup facilitator for the county’s CFTM program. Watson has worked as a child welfare trainer since 2019 with subject matter expertise in CFTM, structured decision making, trauma-informed practice, Common Core, fairness and equity, cultural humility in child welfare interviews, critical thinking and assessment, and other training topics.