Highlights

PQCR Convening for Northern California Counties This will be our annual PQCR Kick Off Meeting for all Northern California counties that are scheduled to plan their PQCR in the 2009/2010 fiscal year. Date: July 20, 2009 Time: 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM Location: Alumni Center, UC Davis Campus

Cultural Humility The purpose of this training is to challenge participants to learn from the people with whom they work, reserve judgment and bridge the cultural divide among perspectives in order to better facilitate child safety and well-being and promote permanency. Through this workshop, participants improve practice skills of engagement and collaboration with clients, including skills of assessment, that demonstrate improved cultural understanding of self and clients.

New Registration Site for Academy Classes Please click on the link above to download directions to use our new registration site.

Enhancing Outcomes in Dependency Cases Through Effective Courtroom Advocacy A one-day, multi-disciplinary training for juvenile dependency attorneys, social workers and other child welfare professionals focusing on how to handle contested matters, with an emphasis on refining direct and cross examination skills and testimony. The class will be co-taught by attorneys trained in the National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA) methodology, and Child Welfare Workers with extensive field experience. Please click the link above for the details.

New Tools for Supervisory Excellence Based on a federally-funded pilot program, this comprehensive professional development program is designed to provide support, skill building and networking opportunities for new and experienced supervisors in child welfare. For 2009-2010, there will be one or two Supervisory Excellence programs. Please click on the link above to view dates and times and to download an enrollment form.

Secondary Traumatic Stress and the Child Welfare Professional Offered in Sacramento, this workshop provides helpful information on the nature of traumatic stress and what child welfare professionals can do to prevent this in their work.

The Impact of Trauma on Child Development This course addresses all aspects of trauma as it relates to child welfare. Social workers will explore and engage in experiential activities that will enhance their abilities to effectively address issues associated with trauma.

Reaching Out: Current Issues for Child Welfare Practice in Rural Communities This issue of Reaching Out looks at "Visits." The articles inside examine issues surrounding different types of visits--social workers' visits with children in foster care and their parents as well as children in out-of-home care visits with their parents, siblings and other family members.

HR6893: New Help for Children Raised by Grandparents and Other Relatives Questions and Answers About the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008

Literature Reviews Here's what a literature review can tell you: What has worked with populations similar to yours; What elements or features have been included in programs/practices; Which features have been linked with successful outcomes; What barriers to success have been encountered and how they can be avoided/dealt with; What areas of program content are controversial or have not yet been shown to be successful. Please click on the link above to take a look at the Literature Reviews we have to offer.