Child Welfare Training

Please browse the training opportunities on this page and contact your assigned Workforce Development Specialist to learn more about scheduling courses.

NOTE: The courses provided here are a sampling of the full curriculum we offer. We partner with agencies to provide training on a wide breadth of topic areas and will work with your agency to deliver the specific training topics that meets your organization’s workforce development needs.

Courses Available But Not Currently Scheduled

Course Title
Adoption Assistance Program (AAP)
Assessing Child Abuse and Neglect
Bridging the Gap between Probation and Human Services
Bridging the Gap: Placing Agencies and Foster Care Eligibility
Child and Family Team Meeting Facilitation Skills
Coaching-based Case Management: Coaching Clients
Cognitive Psychological and Brain Development in Adolescence
Concurrent Planning Conversations and Documentation
Court Report Writing
Court Testimony
Crisis Resolution and De-escalation with Foster Youth and Caregivers
Effects of Child Maltreatment
Emotion Regulation, Self-Regulation and Co-Regulation
Engaging Fathers in the Child Welfare System
Evaluating Client Progress
Family Meeting Facilitation
Family Systems Practice
Foundations in Youth and SOGIE
Grief and Loss in the Reunification and Permanency Process
Indian Child Welfare Act
Interviewing and Engagement Skills
Linkages Overview: CalWORKs and Child Welfare Collaboration – Empowering Families through Partnership
Linkages: CalWORKs and ER – Strengthening Families through Collaboration during ER
Linkages: Coordinated Case Planning- A Roadmap to Strengthening Families
Mastering Excellent Customer Service in Children's Services
Risk Assessment
SOP and SUDs Series – Module 1: A Safety Organized Assessment
SOP and SUDs Series – Module 2: Safety Planning
SOP and SUDs Series – Module 3: Case Planning in Recovery
Strengthening Families
The Role of Resource Parents in Reunification
Understanding Substance Use Disorders and Supporting Community Members