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Ending Isolation: Building Collaboration, Inclusion, and Trust in Child Welfare Workplaces

FRIDAY, April 21, 2023 | 1:15PM–4:05PM PST

Welcome! The 2023 Title IV-E Summit is designed to bring together a diverse set of social work practices and perspectives, while leveraging in-person and virtual opportunities to network and learn. The Summit would not be possible without our committed Student Planning Committee, or our incredible attendees who hail from every corner of the state.

Thank you for joining us!
Rose Elia Chahla, MA
Assistant Director, Title IV-E Stipend Program, CalSWEC

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Program Overview

Time

Activity

1:15–2:30pm PST

Workshop: Racial Equity Agency Leadership Team Efforts in Child Welfare

This workshop outlines how the Santa Clara County's Department of Family and Children's Services Racial Equity Agency Leadership Team (REAL) worked to address institutional racism and race-based disparities in their work with children and families. This includes internal efforts with staff and external efforts to improve service delivery to families. This team represents a group of diverse communities of color and underserved populations from different work classifications and intersectionalities.

Clarence Cisneros-Jones, LCSW – Staff Development Training Specialist, Social Services Agency, Santa Clara County Department of Family and Children's Services

Clarence Cisneros-Jones (he/him/his) is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in California. He has over 20 years of experience working with children, adults, and marginalized families in San Jose and throughout the Bay area. He is a husband to his amazing supportive MFT wife Claudia Cisneros-Jones and father of two school-age sons, Lazarus Cisneros-Jones and Ezra Cisneros-Jones. At an early age he discovered his purpose in life was to bear witness to people's life journey in whichever form it presents itself. His own path led him to be a healer—to join people's experiences with humility, kindness, empathy, love and respect. He truly believes that if we know better (about ourselves), we can do (and be) better; and that each of us has a desire to heal and repair our source of pain. With the appropriate tools and coping techniques, an optimal level of experiencing life is attainable.

Clarence has enjoyed working with young children in school and sport settings, shaping their educational experiences and social skills. He has mentored young adults navigating through college and preparing a successful launch into adulthood. He has supported and offered clinical intervention to minors in group homes and juvenile halls. His work experience in Child Protective Services gives him an opportunity to facilitate change with families and children who are addressing dysfunctional generational patterns of abuse, neglect, and trauma. His personal mantra is to live a life with balance and gratitude.

Clarence is a certified healing circle facilitator. He believes that our mind, body and soul should be aligned to function at our best. He is an advocate of self-care. He enjoys reading, being active, having fun with the people in his life, and consciously parenting his children. Some of his interests are traveling, cooking, and trying new adventures. His existential goal is to leave the world a better place than how he experienced it. That requires doing Diversity & Equity work in every institution and representative of every marginalized group. He is an ally to all, and provides counseling services to those seeking self-actualization, reprieve from psychological pain, or skills to create change in their lives.

Carla Torres, MSW – Social Work Supervisor, Social Services Agency, Santa Clara County Department of Family and Children's Services

Carla Torres (she/hers/ella) has over 20 years experience as a community advocate and currently works for the Santa Clara County Department of Family and Children's Services, Racial Equity and Social Justice Unit. She received her master's degree from San Jose State University, and double majored at University of California, Berkeley with a bachelor's degree in Chicana Studies and Psychology. She considers herself a Xicana and proud daughter of immigrant parents from Mexico. She has worked in community-based organizations but most of her career has been with the Santa Clara County Department of Family and Children's Services. She is currently one of the leaders of the employee group, El Comite, and recently completed a 4-year term as a trustee for the Hollister School District. Advocacy for people of color and those of oppressed groups is her passion and she makes sure to take it with her when representing people whether at work or in the community.

2:45–4:00pm PST

Panel: Calling It As It Is: Addressing African American Disproportionality

The African American Disproportionality in Child Welfare Work Group is a collaboration with four Title IV-E programs across California in CSUs in Chico, Fresno, Stanislaus, and Long Beach, providing educational content for child welfare students, faculty and child welfare practitioners. Attendees will learn how to access data to identify disparities in the state of California and specific counties, and develop ideas for implementing revolutionary change to address African American disproportionality.

Chelsea Cornell, MSW – Title IV-E Child Welfare Project Coordinator, CSU Chico School of Social Work

Chelsea Cornell (she/her/hers) earned her social work degrees from Chico State. She is a Title IV-E Alum and has worked in the field of child welfare since 1998 as a social worker, trainer and supervisor. Chelsea is currently a Title IV-E Project Coordinator, MSW Co-Director, and Lecturer at Chico State. She trains for the Northern Training Academy and supports the Resource Parent/Kinship Education Program at Butte College.

Meka Klungtvet-Morano, MSW – Title IV-E Child Welfare Project Coordinator, CSU Chico School of Social Work

Meka Klungtvet-Morano (she/her/hers) is a faculty in the School of Social Work at Chico State. She is a Project Coordinator for the Title IV-E Program and Co-Director of the MSW program. Meka has practice experience in child welfare, family treatment court, and resource parent/kinship training.

Elizabeth Pringle-Hornsby, EdD., MSW – Title IV-E Child Welfare Project Coordinator and Lecturer, CSULB School of Social Work

Dr. Pringle-Hornsby (she/her/sistah) has served as the California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) CalSWEC Project Coordinator (PC) since Spring 2017. Prior to serving as the CalSWEC PC, Dr. Pringle-Hornsby worked with CSULB as a CalSWEC Field Consultant from 2000-2004. She has an interest in public child welfare, child and family well-being, and student success and engagement. She has worked in social work education over 25 years with students and faculty in a variety of areas. In most of her administrative assignments she has been able to mentor, guide and support students formally and informally. She sees this as a critical aspect of her role and understands the importance of helping to prepare the next generation of social work professionals.

Jenell Thompson, M.Ed., PPSC, LCSW – Title IV-E Child Welfare Project Coordinator, Lecturer, Stanislaus State University, Department of Social Work

For over 30 years Jenell Thompson (she/her/hers) has worked with families and their children in a wide variety of settings. Since 2000, she has worked with the Center for Community Futures in training Head Start staff on the use of nationally-based competencies. Jenell worked in child welfare for San Mateo County Human Services Agency for 16 years where she trained interns, line staff, supervisors, and community partners. Additional responsibilities included management of the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) program, County Self-Assessments, and Child Welfare Services (CWS) data, contracts, and hiring. As a California State University (CSU) faculty member, she has taught graduate social work students for over 18 years. Currently, she is the Title IV-E Child Welfare Training Project Coordinator at CSU Stanislaus.

Cheryl Whittle, Ph.D., LCSW, PPSC – Title IV-E Title IV-E Child Welfare Program Coordinator, CSU Fresno Department of Social Work Education

Cheryl Whittle (she/her/hers) has over thirty years of experience working with children and families. She has worked as a social worker, social work supervisor, and trainer in child welfare. As a therapist, she provided family therapy, and individual and group counseling. She began working at Fresno State in 2005, as a Lecturer and Field Liaison in the Department of Social Work. Since 2010, she has served as the Title IV-E BASW and MSW Child Welfare Program Coordinator for students who want to become professional child welfare social workers. Cheryl challenges students to become empowered, incorporate innovative approaches to practice, and develop their leadership skills.

4:00 - 4:05pm PST

Closing Remarks

Presenter Resources

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Questions?

Acknowledgments

Partial funding for these meetings is provided by the CDSS and sponsorship through NASW-CA.  Interested in NASW-CA membership? Click here to learn more!

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