CalSWEC CLOSURE: After 33 years of facilitating & supporting statewide partnerships for the education and training of social workers in CA, CalSWEC will cease operation on July 1, 2024 and transition its programs to other host institutions. Submit Qs.
Fairness and Equity Symposium, a virtual event hosted by CalSWEC
Thursday, September 15, 2022 | 9:00am–noon | Networking Lunch from noon-1:00pm Friday, September 16, 2022 | 9:00am–noon | Networking Lunch from noon-1:00pm
Advancing Equity Through Prevention: As California prepares for a statewide prevention focus, generating collaboration across systems, the intention of this symposium is to contribute to this conversation through the lens of equity. We hope this symposium will spark individual and collective innovation...
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!”
Spot Awards are designed to recognize special contributions, as they occur, for a specific project or task. They are generally for a special...
Candace Watts is graduating from California State University, San Bernardino with a master’s in social work. A Title IV-E Program recipient, Candace chaired the Welcome Committee for the 2022 CalSWEC Title IV-E Summit and was voted this year's Title IV-E Summit All-Star student. She is currently completing her advanced-year internship in child welfare at...
Led by Integrated Behavioral Health Program Director E. Maxwell Davis, Ph.D., CalSWEC's IBH program has completed a comprehensive retrospective study of the Mental Health Services Act MSW Stipend Program that CalSWEC directed from 2005-06 through 2018-19. After completing extensive follow-up with MHSA Stipend Program graduates from all training years and all participating universities, study data was juxtaposed against program data in order to assess the program's impact on identified workforce development goals and to identify factors that may influence the employment and retention of...
In California, older adults aged 60 years or older are the fastest growing age group, and are expected to make up one quarter of the state’s population by 2030. County adult and aging services programs play a critical role in caring for socioeconomically vulnerable older adults and disabled individuals, but are heavily impacted by nationwide workforce shortages exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2021, the Bay Area Social Services Consortium (BASSC) partnered with the Mack Center and CalSWEC to develop a statewide survey to better understand how county Adult...
This month-long observance in the US and Canada provides an opportunity for people to engage with Black histories, go beyond discussions of racism and slavery, and highlight Black leaders and accomplishments.
Reflect on more than 400 years of Black history and heritage in communities across the country. Find special places, historic moments, and personal journeys that contribute to conversations about Black representation, identity, and diversity in our nation's history and today.
There is a wealth of material documenting the African American experience, presenting a diverse...
CalSWEC is pleased to announce that Mauricio Wright has a new title: Manager, Learning Management Systems.
Mauricio has been instrumental in the strategy, development, and statewide implementation of the new California Child Welfare Training LMS platform (CACWT), which fully launched in July 2021. This new statewide learning management system represents a significant step forward in the state’s ability to deliver training to social workers.
A member of CalSWEC’s Technology and Instructional Design team since 2015,...
To facilitate the ongoing anti-racism efforts and discussion from our Statewide All Staff Meeting, we will share current anti-racism resources and actions, discuss how we can best collaborate and support each others’ work, and identify ways to continue co-creating an anti-racist child welfare training system in California. Specifically, we will discuss what this work will look like as we head into a new year. Everyone in California’s child welfare training network is encouraged to attend!
The Indigenous Experience is an infographic presentation on the Indigenous people and their survival through historical trauma, marginalization, and systemic racism in the United States. Angelina Torres and Lucy Gahm have developed this project to bring awareness to the vibrant Native American culture and highlight the resiliency of Indigenous people, practicing...
On August 10, 2021, Kimberly Mayer, Center Director, CalSWEC, and E. Maxwell Davis, PhD, LISW, Director of Integrated Behavioral Health Program, CalSWEC, and Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, MD, PhD, Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine, and Director, Center for Reducing Health Disparities, UC Davis, joined the Steinberg Institute Behavioral Health Workforce Strategy...