FFPSA Part IV

Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) Part IV enhances support for children to remain at home and out of congregate care. It does this through increasing prevention services, increasing oversight, enhancing requirements for congregate care, providing support for kinship (relative) caregivers, improving quality and oversight of intensive and trauma-based services and requiring access to six months of aftercare services.

Frequently Asked Questions

Get answers to your questions on the FFPSA Part IV FAQ page.

FFPSA Part IV Qualified Individual training includes multiple self-paced courses. The first two in the series are: 1) Qualified Individual: Getting Started, and 2) Basics for Caseworkers. Enrolling in these courses will provide a record of accessing this content that will count toward training. Additional courses will be added over time.

Scheduled Sections Open for Enrollment

Title	Start Date Sort descending	Enroll
Basics for Caseworkers: QI Assessment Case Planning and Court Reports (Self-Paced)	07/14/2024	Enroll Now
California IP CANS Booster Session for the Qualified Individual (Self-Paced)	07/14/2024	Enroll Now
Qualified Individual Fundamentals	01/14/2025	Enroll Now
Qualified Individual Fundamentals	03/27/2025	Enroll Now
Qualified Individual Fundamentals	05/20/2025	Enroll Now

Courses Available But Not Currently Scheduled

Course Title
Center for Excellence Kin-First Symposium
Qualified Individual: Getting Started

Prerequisite Webinar

The Qualified Individual – Understanding the California Children and Youth System of Care

About the webinar
This webinar is a pre-requisite to the Qualified Individual Fundamentals course, intended for anyone who is or will be performing the QI activities pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code (WIC) 4096(g) and All County Letter (ACL) 21-113 Behavioral Health Information Notice (BHIN) 21-060. It provides an overview of a collaborative approach to supporting children, youth, and families involved in systems of care and explore cross-system partnerships for coordinated support and integration of services.

The goal of this webinar is to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of the California Children and Youth System of Care, federal and state laws that guide services for children and families, and essential California initiatives that improve practice to ensure better outcomes for all children.

Participants can meet the Qualified Individual Fundamentals prerequisite by either attending this webinar or watching the recording prior to attending the course.

Presenter

Alissa Sykes has more than 25 years of experience in the child welfare field as a social worker, supervisor, manager and director. In addition to her experience with two Northern California child welfare agencies, Sykes served as an Academic Coordinator for the Northern California Training Academy, applying her subject matter expertise toward organizational development, academic planning, curriculum development and coordination of continuum of care reform and leadership development projects. She continues to provide workforce instruction and county consultation on behalf of UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education.

ACLs for FFPSA Part IV

ACL 21-116 (Sept. 30, 2021) - FFPSA Part IV Aftercare Requirements
- ACL 21-116 (Attachment A)
- ACL 21-116 (Attachment B)
ACL 21-115 (Sept. 29, 2021) - Nursing Services for Children and Nonminor Dependents in STRTPs
ACL 21-114 (Sept. 30, 2021) - Court Review and Case Plan Requirements for Placements in STRTPs
ACL 21-113 (Sept. 30, 2021 ) - Assessments By a Qualified Individual for Placements In STRTPs