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The Training Details page provides more detailed information about the specific Bay Area Academy trainings.   Please scroll through the training list or use the search bars below for training details including: flyers, executive summaries, invited counties, and trainers.

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Please note that our trainings are for county Child Welfare staff from the following counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Sonoma, and Solano.  All training requests and attendance must go through the county staff development supervisor or training manager for your county.

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01/01/2000:Applications Laboratory for the Focused Conversation Method
Location: Belmont
This session will provide a refresher on the method, time for trouble-shooting and addressing questions and issues with using the methods and time for further work in designing focused conversations for use at work.
07/10/2007:Framework for Child Welfare Practice in California
Location: Napa
This course provides an overview of some of the key components of understanding the responsibilities and role of the child welfare worker. New federal mandates have changed the way in which . . .
07/11/2007:Child and Youth Development in a Child Welfare Context
Location: Martinez
This two-day class will examine a child’s development from infancy through adolescence. The class will review normal developmental stages for children and then explore how abuse and neglect...
07/12/2007:How SDM Makes a Difference
Location: Salinas
THIS TRAINING HAS BEEN CANCELED
07/17/2007:Framework for Child Welfare Practice in California
Location: San Francisco
This course provides an overview of some of the key components of understanding the responsibilities and role of the child welfare worker. New federal mandates have changed the way in which...
07/17/2007:Child Maltreatment Identification, Part 1: Neglect, Physical & Emotional Abuse
Location: Novato
This Standardized CORE training is designed for new social work staff. Topics include identifying factors that constitute abuse and/or neglect as defined by the Welfare & Institutions...
07/18/2007:Child and Youth Development in a Child Welfare Context
Location: San Francisco
This two-day class will examine a child’s development from infancy through adolescence. The class will review normal developmental stages for children and then explore how abuse and...
07/24/2007:Child Maltreatment Identification, Part 1: Neglect, Physical & Emotional Abuse
Location: Hayward
This Standardized CORE training is designed for new social work staff. Topics include identifying factors that constitute abuse and/or neglect as defined by the Welfare & Institutions...
07/24/2007:Family Engagement in Case Planning and Case Management
Location: Santa Rosa
This training will focus upon assessing families' potential for successful reunification. Workers will gain an understanding of the dynamics of engaging families in a mutual family...
07/26/2007:Worker Safety & Stress Management in Child Welfare
Location: San Francisco
Child welfare services, like any profession where one works with people in crisis, is an occupation with some inherent risks. These risk factors, if not understood and managed properly...
07/26/2007:Supporting Educational Rights and Achievement
Location: San Francisco
This training focuses on the concept that children and adolescents served by Child Welfare Services have educational rights that must be observed and supported by child welfare...
07/27/2007:Values and Ethics
Location: Concord
This training outlines social work and child welfare standards, values, and ethics which guide public child welfare practice. The trainee will understand the professional expectations...
07/27/2007:Child Welfare Practice in a Multicultural Environment
Location: Concord
The Child Welfare Worker has the amazing opportunity to serve families and work in communities that represent a rich diversity in ethnicity, culture, geography, lifestyles...
07/30/2007:Values and Ethics
Location: San Francisco
This training outlines social work and child welfare standards, values, and ethics which guide public child welfare practice. The trainee will understand the professional expectations...
07/30/2007:Child Welfare Practice in a Multicultural Environment
Location: San Francisco
The Child Welfare Worker has the amazing opportunity to serve families and work in communities that represent a rich diversity in ethnicity, culture, geography, lifestyles...
07/31/2007:Domestic Violence
Location: Hayward
This course provides training on the assessment of risk factors in spousal/partner abuse, analysis of different forms of abuse, cycle of violence and the legal...
07/31/2007:Mental Health and Mental Disorders
Location: Concord
The Mental Health and Mental Disorders Training provides an overview of common mental health diagnoses and the effects these diagnoses may have on parenting safely and effectively. The...
07/31/2007:Framework for Child Welfare Practice in California
Location: San Jose
This course provides an overview of some of the key components of understanding the responsibilities and role of the child welfare worker. New federal mandates have changed the way in which...
07/31/2007:Working with Samoan and Pacifica Islander Families
Location: Redwood City
Workers who attend this training will gain an understanding of the Asian Pacific Islander cultures, specifically Tongan and Samoan. This training will help you inquire about Samoan and Tongan...
08/01/2007:Domestic Violence
Location: San Jose
This course provides training on the assessment of risk factors in spousal/partner abuse, analysis of different forms of abuse, cycle of violence and the legal...
08/01/2007:Critical Thinking in Child Welfare Assessment: Safety, Risk & Protective Capacity
Location: San Francisco
The goal of this course is to provide child welfare staff with an overview of the concepts and application of safety, risk and protective capacity. A worksheet will be used when assessing...
08/01/2007:Critical Thinking in Child Welfare Assessment: Safety, Risk & Protective Capacity
Location: Santa Rosa
The goal of this course is to provide child welfare staff with an overview of the concepts and application of safety, risk and protective capacity. A worksheet will be used when assessing...
08/02/2007:Through the Looking Glass: Where We Have Been, Where We Are & Where We Are Going
Location: Tiburon
Staff Development Annual Strategic Planning Day
08/07/2007:Multi-Ethnic Placement Act
Location: Hayward
The Multiethnic Placement Act was enacted in 1994 amid spirited and sometimes contentious debate about transracial adoption and same-race placement policies. At the heart of this...
08/07/2007:Law & Ethics in Social Work
Location: Concord
This course provides an analysis of the legal grounds for malpractice litigation as related to the issue of standard of care and scope of practice. It outlines the essential components of...
08/07/2007:Caregiver Substance Abuse and Child Welfare Practice
Location: Santa Rosa
Caregiver Substance Abuse and Child Welfare Practice provides the trainee with an overview of the dynamics involved in working with caregivers and youth who abuse substances and how...
08/08/2007:CWS Documentation For Use in the Legal System
Location: Redwood City
This training will provide an overview on how to write legally sufficient court reports. The training will include both lecture style presentations and practical, hands on experience of...
08/08/2007:Caregiver Substance Abuse and Child Welfare Practice
Location: Hayward
Caregiver Substance Abuse and Child Welfare Practice provides the trainee with an overview of the dynamics involved in working with caregivers and youth who abuse substances and how these...
08/08/2007:Domestic Violence
Location: Martinez
This course provides training on the assessment of risk factors in spousal/partner abuse, analysis of different forms of abuse, cycle of violence and the legal...
08/09/2007:Child Maltreatment Identification, Part 2: Sexual Abuse
Location: San Francisco
This basic course combines lecture, role-play, small group exercises and use of videotape to provide a comprehensive overview of child sexual abuse. Topics covered include definitions...
08/09/2007:Caregiver Substance Abuse and Child Welfare Practice
Location: San Jose
Caregiver Substance Abuse and Child Welfare Practice provides the trainee with an overview of the dynamics involved in working with caregivers and youth who abuse substances and how these...
08/13/2007:Child Maltreatment Identification, Part 1: Neglect, Physical & Emotional Abuse
Location: Hayward
This training provides an overview of the identification and effects of neglect, physical, and emotional abuse. The training focuses on common circumstances that can lead to neglect...
08/14/2007:Worker Safety & Stress Management in Child Welfare
Location: Santa Rosa
Child welfare services, like any profession where one works with people in crisis, is an occupation with some inherent risks. These risk factors, if not understood and managed...
08/14/2007:Supporting Educational Rights and Achievement
Location: Santa Rosa
This training provides an overview of a child in the system of child welfare and their educational barriers, challenges, and other needs. The training focuses on the role of the...
08/14/2007:Basic Interviewing
Location: Redwood City
This training will provide an overview of the phases and steps of interviewing and the ways interviewing can be used effectively in working with families. The training will also consider...
08/15/2007:Basic Interviewing
Location: Hayward
This training will provide an overview of the phases and steps of interviewing and the ways interviewing can be used effectively in working with families. The training will also consider cultural...
08/15/2007:Child and Youth Development in a Child Welfare Context
Location: San Jose
This training provides an overview of development both along the course of three developmental theories as well as the challenges which impact the course of development...
08/16/2007:Basic Interviewing
Location: Novato
This training will provide an overview of the phases and steps of interviewing and the ways interviewing can be used effectively in working with families...
08/16/2007:Family Engagement in Case Planning and Case Management
Location: San Francisco
This training explores strategies for engaging families in case planning and identifying cultural implications of case planning. The training provides the opportunity to practice case planning...
08/21/2007:Court Procedures
Location: San Rafael
This training provides an overview of the court process, the roles of court officers, and the roles of the social worker and family in operating through the court. The training will also...
08/22/2007:Court Procedures
Location: Hayward
This training provides an overview of the court process, the roles of court officers, and the roles of the social worker and family in operating through the court. The training will also...
08/22/2007:CWS Documentation For Use in the Legal System
Location: San Rafael
This training provides an overview of the requirements and timelines necessary in quality documentation. The training focuses on what to include and specific forms that are necessary in...
08/22/2007:Critical Thinking in Child Welfare Assessment: Safety, Risk & Protective Capacity
Location: Redwood City
This training provides an overview of assessing risk, safety, and protective capacity. The training reviews these concepts, definitions, and applications in child protective services...
08/23/2007:CWS Documentation For Use in the Legal System
Location: San Francisco
This training provides an overview of the requirements and timelines necessary in quality documentation. The training focuses on what to include and specific forms that are necessary in...
08/23/2007:Placement and Permanency
Location: San Jose
This training provides an overview of the placement and permanency issues children and families face in child welfare practice. The training explores some challenges and concerns that...
08/28/2007:Mental Health and Mental Disorders
Location: Hayward
This training provides an overview of common mental health diagnoses and the effects these diagnoses may have on parenting safely and effectively. The training focuses on recognizing...
08/28/2007:Strategies for Working with Methamphetamine Using Families & Street Drugs used and Abused..What we need to know
Location: Redwood City
Describe illegal manufacture practices, recognizing signs of a drug lab site, and understanding the management strategies for drug lab/chemical exposure. Identify current use patterns...
08/29/2007:Structured Decision Making
Location: San Francisco
Structured Decision Making is a case management system designed to help child welfare workers assess a family and determine not only risk and safety concerns...
08/29/2007:Structured Decision Making
Location: Hayward
Structured Decision Making is a case management system designed to help child welfare workers assess a family and determine not only risk and safety concerns...
08/29/2007:Child Maltreatment Identification, Part 1: Neglect, Physical & Emotional Abuse
Location: San Jose
This training provides an overview of the identification and effects of neglect, physical, and emotional abuse. The training focuses on common circumstances that can lead to...
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