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CalSWEC CURRICULUM WEBINARS IN SPRING 2008
To further disseminate CalSWEC curriculum development products, a series of webinars was initiated this spring. University social work faculty, Title IV-E project coordinators, and county child welfare staff, supervisors, and managers are invited to participate.
A webinar is a web-based conference and learning platform that permits a large number of individuals to view and hear a presentation without leaving their own offices. The full curricula for these projects are also available on the Child Welfare Resource Library section of the CalSWEC website.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
2:30 to 3:30 pm |
Factors Leading to Premature Terminations of Kinship Care Placements (Chang, J., Liles, R. E. & Hoang, T.). Presented by Ray Liles. |
Monday, March 10, 2008
10:00 to 11:00 am |
Improving Educational Services for Foster Youth in Group Homes: An Analysis of Interagency Collaboration (Berrick, J. D., & Ayasse, R. H.). Presented by Robert Ayasse. |
Thursday, April 10, 2008
1:00 to 2:00 pm |
Mental Health Services Utilization and Outcomes for Children and Youth in CWS (Hines, A.M., Lee, P.A., Osterling, K.L., & Tweed, M.). Presented by Kathy Lemon Osterling. |
Friday May 9, 2008
11:00 am to 12:00 pm |
Pathways to Collaboration: Understanding the Role of Values and System-related Factors in Collaboration between Child Welfare and Substance Abuse Treatment Fields (Drabble, L., Tweed, M., & Osterling, K.L. et al.). Presented by Laurie Drabble. |
PUBLIC CHILD WELFARE COMPETENCIES REVISION
The MSW Curriculum Competencies for Public Child Welfare in California have recently undergone a revision, which typically occurs every five years. The California competencies are designed not to recapitulate the full MSW generalist social work curriculum but to provide the foundation for a competency-based curriculum for graduate students in the public child welfare specialization.
The 2002 revision integrated the educational guidelines and accreditation standards set forth by the Council on Social Work Education, while preserving the essential elements of the prior version. An additional goal was to render the competencies more readily usable by MSW students and faculty in classroom and field. The current revision is the product of an inclusive statewide process and further refines the competencies while reflecting current practice emphases.
CalSWEC educational competencies continue to be woven into training models for ongoing professional development in California's Regional Training Academies. For example, competencies and learning objectives derived from the in-service Common Core Curricula for California were explicitly included in the revision process to facilitate development of a consistent learning continuum linked to in-service training as well as to social work education. The revised competencies have been printed and are also available in the public child welfare section of the CalSWEC website, http://calswec.berkeley.edu/CalSWEC/Curric_Comps.html.
APPOINTMENT OF UC BERKELEY TITLE IV-E PROJECT COORDINATOR
Catharine Ralph, LCSW, who graciously assented to serve as acting project coordinator after the retirement of Shaaron Gilson, has now been officially appointed to the position. Congratulations, Catharine, and thank you for the service you have already performed for the IV-E program.
AGING INITIATIVE
Thank you to Aging Initiative Co-Chair
Aging Initiative Co-Chair June Simmons stepped down from her position in February. She is the President and CEO of Partners in Care Foundation, and her duties there and with several state and federal aging boards and commissions are requiring more of her time. June was instrumental in engaging the resources of the New York Academy of Medicine Social Work Leadership Institute to pursue a geriatric workforce hearing. Her leadership is greatly appreciated, and she will continue to work with the AI on legislative and workforce issues.
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