Full Catalog of Child Welfare Courses

This section of the website shows UC Davis Human Services’ complete catalog of child welfare courses and offerings, organized by subject area.

All of these courses can be provided on-site to agencies through a county-based training contract. Classes are also available for enrollment through the Northern Academy for the 28 participating counties in our region. In addition, some classes are available for enrollment statewide.

Courses Available But Not Currently Scheduled

Course Title
Advanced Analytics for Child Welfare Administration and Data Slam
Advanced Analytics for Child Welfare Follow-up and Data Slam
Advancing Permanency through Adoptions – Module 2: Assessment and Permanency Report Writing
Advancing Permanency through Adoptions – Module 4: Adoption Subsidy Laws, Policies, and Eligibility
Assessing Child Abuse and Neglect
Best Practices for Safety Planning
Business Intelligence 4.3 - Introduction
CFSR Case Review
CFSR Case Review Coaching Call
CFSR Quality Assurance Training
Child Abuse Central Index (CACI) Overview
Child Sexual Abuse: Case Planning and Case Management Considerations
Coaching Difficult/Reluctant Workers
Coaching Institute for Child Welfare Supervisors
Core for Social Workers Field Advisor Convening
Court Report Writing
Court Testimony
Court Testimony
Cultural Humility
CWS Clerical Support Staff Training: Contacts, Family Finding, and Service Providers
CWS Clerical Support Staff Training: Referral Intake Process
CWS/CMS Adoptions
CWS/CMS for New Users
CWS/CMS for Supervisors/Managers
CWS/CMS Health and Education Passport
CWS/CMS Resource Management
Dependency Legal Update Webinar
Educational Advocacy
Effective CFT Meetings
Emergency Response Fundamentals
Enhancing Well-Being: Managing Secondary Traumatic Stress and Burnout
Extended Foster Care Learning Collaborative
Fiscal Essentials for Children's Services
Group Supervision
Individualized Care for Youth with Complex Behavioral Needs
Integrated Core Practice Model (ICPM) Overview
Intermediate Business Intelligence
Interviewing Techniques for Case Reviewers
Introduction to Mental Health: Applying the DSM To Child Welfare Casework
Introduction to RED Teams
Introduction to Structured Decision Making
Linkages Overview and Coordinated Case Planning
Manager's Convening: Envisioning Workforce Development, Retention and Support During Challenging Times
Multiethnic Placement Act
Neuroscience Series - Creating an Environment of Social Coherence
Neuroscience Series - Moving from Protection to Connection: Rewiring the Mind-Body-Brain Network After Trauma
Neuroscience Series - Neuroscience of Leadership, Engagement and Connection
Organizational Strategies for Social Workers
Permanency Academy for Supervisors and Program Managers
Qualitative Data
Recognizing and Responding to Trauma in Children and Families in Child Welfare Using a Healing-Centered Approach
Resource Family Approval Academy
Resource Family Approval Academy (Virtual - Fall '25)
Resource Family Approval Academy Series (Virtual - Spring '26)
Resource Family Approval Academy Series (Virtual - Spring '27)
RFA Academy Series (Virtual - Fall '24)
RFA Academy Series (Virtual - Feb '24)
RFA Academy Series (Virtual - May '24)
RFA Academy Series (Virtual - May '25)
SafeMeasures Basic Navigation
Safety Organized Practice Statewide Convening
SDM Instructor Support Session
SOP for Supervisors
SOP Skills Lab: Harm and Danger Statements; Safety Goals
Strengthening Families Five Protective Factors Framework
Substance Use Disorders and Youth: An Overview
The Neuroscience of Leadership and Transformational Change in Child Welfare
Tools for Leadership Excellence
Tools for Supervisory Excellence
Visits: Family Time as a Key to Permanency
Writing Family Reunification and Maintenance Reports in CWS/CMS
Writing Skills for Child Welfare Workers - Online
Writing Skills for Social Workers
Writing the Petition and Detention Report in CWS/CMS