The report, presented to the California Department of Social Services, provides details of program accomplishments.
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September 21, 2017
September 19, 2017
September 12, 2017
The newest member of CalSWEC’s Child Welfare In-Service Training Project is Vanessa Rezos, who will join the team effective September 25, announced Director Marcy Hara.
As a training and curriculum specialist, Ms. Rezos will be working on the Common Core 3.0 and Supervisor Core Curriculum revision projects and with the Regional Training Academies to support the 2018 California Core Practice Model county implementation, according to Ms. Hara.
September 7, 2017
A slew of surveys are in the works to gather information about Title IV-E grads as well as the state's child welfare workforce
The finalists receiving the Research Capstone Award for MSW Students (formerly the Research Award for MSW Students) have been announced. They are:
August 24, 2017
CalSWEC’s Pathways to Well-Being Workgroup has developed the Integrated Training Plan for leaders and practitioners who deliver public human services to California’s children and families. The plan sets forth a training framework that:
August 14, 2017
This is among the latest in CalSWEC’s series of toolkits that addresses various statewide child welfare initiatives.
August 9, 2017
Partner Schools Expected to Begin Implementation in Fall 2018
August 9, 2017
The 2017 CalSWEC Curriculum Competencies for Public Child Welfare, Behavioral Health, and Aging in California are being disseminated this summer for implementation by the Title IV-E and Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Stipend Program schools.
July 1, 2017
The first of the original Pathway students graduated with her MSW last May
June 23, 2017
CalSWEC Spotlight summarizes the latest developments in program initiatives and activities of interest to CalSWEC's community.
CalSWEC released the first round of quarterly updates of the Common Core 3.0 curricula on July 1 following the curricula’s launch earlier this year.
Besides classroom training and field activities, the curricula features the newest element—eLearning.
June 5, 2017
Bay Area native Marcy Hara is CalSWEC’s new Child Welfare In-Service Training Director, effective June 5.
Ms. Hara succeeds Melissa Connelly, who joined San Francisco County as Child Welfare Workforce Development Manager.
June 4, 2017
June 1, 2017
The latest CalSWEC staff to receive UC Berkeley’s Spot Awards are Title IV-E Stipend Program Project Manager Rose Chahla, Database Analyst Afton Hencky, and Training and Curriculum Specialist Melinda Iremonger.
CalSWEC Executive Director Virginia Rondero Hernandez extended her congratulations to the recipients, noting, "It's so nice to know that your efforts have been acknowledged by our leaders and the University. We are proud of you!”
May 25, 2017
Executive Director Virginia Rondero Hernandez provides an overview of the ground-breaking California Child Welfare Core Practice Model (CPM) and discusses its potential to profoundly affect the social work profession and outcomes for the people we serve
Dear CalSWEC Community,
In 2012, California’s child welfare practice community initiated a collective effort to improve its service delivery system and outcomes for the children, youth, and families it serves.
May 23, 2017
The progress of projects, including the Common Core 3.0 Evaluation Plan, are showcased
The National Human Services Training Evaluation Symposium (NHSTES) observed a milestone this year, reflected in its theme, “Celebrating 20 Years of NHSTES: Honoring Our Past, Fulfilling Our Present, Preparing for Our Future.”
May 10, 2017
Equity from the Start is the theme of this year’s Symposium on Fairness and Equity Issues in Child Welfare Training and Education, with a focus on young children in the child welfare system. The symposium will be held on May 10 at the Clark Kerr Conference Center at the University of California, Berkeley.
May 1, 2017
Job coach extraordinaire has traveled the state many times over offering IV-E students at all 22 consortium schools inspired and inspiring advice
Combining Student Day and Field Institute Yields Benefits for Everyone
“The event was outstanding!”
"Spending time with Title IV-E students and partners across the state brought us together—impresses upon us the reason we chose this field and rejuvenates us with the passion for what we do.”
April 20, 2017
Keynote by Dr. Rita Cameron Wedding Will Highlight 'Implicit Bias'
Rita Cameron Wedding, Ph.D., a nationally recognized authority on implicit bias, will keynote CalSWEC’s inaugural Title IV-E Summit. The summit
convenes the annual Title IV-E Student Day together for the first time with the Title IV-E Field Institute; in the past, each was held separately.