Online Courses

 

The Northern Academy offers a variety of topics via online learning to provide social workers with access to much needed training without the concern of travel and overnight stay. Our instructor-guided online courses follow the same structured curricula as their onsite equivalents. Each online course is scheduled for a two-week period. Most courses are also offered four times a year, so it’s easy to find a session that would work with social workers’ busy schedules. The only technical requirement is a computer with a high-speed Internet connection.

How to Enroll

To enroll, select the title of the course you are interested in, review the course details, then click the "Enroll Now" button. You’ll be redirected to the California Child Welfare Training System (CACWT), where you will be required to log in to your account and follow the prompts to complete your registration. 

If you do not have a CACWT account, please contact your county training coordinator to request a profile be created for you.

Questions? If you need help enrolling or have any questions, contact us at academy@ucdavis.edu

Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

Participants enrolled in Northern Academy courses are eligible to receive credit from UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education through Continuing Education Units (CEUs). To learn more about CEUs, please visit our Credit Services webpage.

Scheduled Sections Open for Enrollment

Courses Available But Not Currently Scheduled

Course Title
Best Practices for Emergency Response (ER)
Core M2 eLearning: Child and Youth Development
Core M2 eLearning: Key Issues in Child Welfare
Core M3 eLearning: Concurrent Planning Introduction
Core M3 eLearning: Interviewing
Core M3 eLearning: Introduction to ICWA
Core M3 eLearning: Introduction to Trauma Informed Practice
Core M3 eLearning: Respect, Courtesy and Skillful Use of Authority
Core M4 eLearning: Overview of Assessment Procedures
Core M4 eLearning: Social Worker Safety
Core M5 eLearning: Child Maltreatment Identification
Core M6 eLearning: Case Planning Basics
Core M6 eLearning: Documentation Practice and Report Writing
Core M6 eLearning: Federal and State Laws
Core M6 eLearning: Legal Procedures
Core M6 eLearning: Purposeful Visitation
Core M7 eLearning: After 18
Core M7 eLearning: Case Closure and After Case Plans for all Transitioning Cases
Core M7 eLearning: Monitoring and Adapting: Supporting Safety, Permanency and Well-being
Core M7 eLearning: Placement
Core M7 eLearning: Time and Stress Management
Core M8 eLearning: CWS Outcomes
Core M8 eLearning: Indian Child Welfare Act Review and Expert Witness
Ethics in Social Work - Online
Fiscal Essentials for Supervisors - (Make Up)
Fiscal Essentials for Supervisors - eLearning
Health Care Needs of Children and Youth in CWS - Online
Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)
Parentage - Online
Policy and Practice for Supervisors (Make Up)
Policy and Practice for Supervisors-eLearning
Providing Supports to Youth with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities
Resource Family Approval eLearning
Secondary Trauma, Burnout & Self-Care Learning Circle for Child Welfare Workers
Secondary Trauma, Burnout and Self-Care Learning Circle For Child Welfare Workers (Virtual Training)
Social Work Organizational Strategies - Online
The Successful Teleworker (Virtual Training)
Understanding and Managing the “Interfacing Anxiety” of COVID-19
Writing Skills for Child Welfare Workers - Online