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Qualified Individual

Under Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) Part IV, a Qualified Individual (QI) must assess any foster child before placement into a Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP) made on or after October 1, 2021, except for emergency placements. This assessment is a prerequisite for Title IV-E funding eligibility.

The QI will assess the child's behavioral health needs and goals. They will determine if the child's needs can be met by family members or in a family setting. If not, the QI will identify the most appropriate level of care, interventions and treatment for the child.

The training opportunities listed here are sponsored by the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) and Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), in partnership with the Resource Center for Family-Focused Practice at UC Davis Human Services.

Initial Required Training

The courses below are required for anyone who is or will be performing the QI activities pursuant to Welfare and Institution Code (WIC) 4096(g) and All County Letter (ACL) 21-113 Behavioral Health Information Notice (BHIN) 21-060 with child and family serving agencies who provide placement services, such as short-term residential treatment programs (STRTPs) and other therapeutic settings:

1. Prerequisite Webinar: The Qualified Individual – Understanding the California Children and Youth System of Care

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.

2. Qualified Individual Fundamentals

NOTE: New QIs who are prepared to complete assessments and are either waiting to attend or are on the waitlist for an upcoming Qualified Individual Fundamentals course can register for Qualified Individual: Getting Started in the interim.  Completing the Getting Started course will allow QIs to complete assessments, but they must still complete Qualified Individual Fundamentals as a requirement.

Specialized Training Requirements

The UC Davis courses offered below can be used towards the annual training requirement of up to 40 hours, as determined by CDSS and DHCS.

 For questions on training enrollment, please contact us at resourcecenter@ucdavis.edu.

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