California Safety Organized Practice Conference 2018

Created Feb. 7, 2024 by Northern Academy

This page provides access to the presentations and materials offered throughout the 2018 California Safety Organized Practice Conference, which was hosted by the Northern California Training Academy at the University of California, Davis June 26-27. The statewide conference provided an opportunity for counties implementing Safety Organized Practice (SOP) to explore strategies for rigor and depth of practice across the case continuum, and to share strengths, challenges and successes around implementation and sustainability.

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General Resources


Keynote Presentations

Managing Secondary Trauma and Burnout in Child Welfare

Beth Cohen, University of California, Davis and Santa Barbara


Roadway of Safety Organized Practice: What Successful Implementation Looks Like

Margie Albers, Alison Book, and Susan Brooks, Northern California Training Academy


Strengthening the Foundation of Best Practice

Kim Giardina, County of San Diego


Words Create Worlds: The Power of Appreciative Inquiry

Lane Glenn, Ph.D., Northern Essex Community College



Workshop Materials

The workshops listed below include those that were able to digitally share their materials for posting. To learn more about all of the workshops offered throughout the California Safety Organized Practice Conference, including information on all of the presenters, please see the event program.


The Art and Practice of Appreciative Inquiry

Lane Glenn, Northern Essex Community College


CANS: Collaborative Assessment with Children and Youth

April Fernando, Chapin Hall



Creating Networks of Support for Children and Youth through Family Finding and Engagement Strategies

Kelly Beck, National Institute for Permanent Family Connectedness; Cynthia Munos, County of Ventura


Family Time Visit Coaching

Marty Beyer, Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Trainer, Author and Consultant


Fidelity and Evaluation of Safety Organized Practice

Holly Bower, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Sarah Glass, County of San Diego; Melanie Schindell, Northern California Training Academy


Infusing Trauma Informed Concepts into Child Welfare Practice: Practical Applications and Implementation Strategies

Lisa Conradi, Conradi Consulting, LLC; Melissa Lloyd, Sacramento County


SOP and Child and Family Teaming: Integrating Best Practice and New Mandates

Alison Book, Northern California Training Academy; Shelly Townley, County of Ventura; Lisa Witchey, California Department of Social Services


Safety Organized Practice and Safety Planning

Margie Albers, Northern California Training Academy; Kelly Winston, California Department of Social Services


Supervisors are the Key: Implementing, Supporting and Coaching for Safety Organized Practice

Alison Book, Northern California Training Academy; Brandon Burton, County of Ventura; Trudi Frazel, Contra Costa County; Kim Smith, Kings County


Using Powerful Questions to Reveal Amazing Solutions

Ariana Martinez, Contra Costa County; Monica McCurdy and Veronica Perez, County of Ventura


SOP Think Tanks


Cultural Humility and Working with Diverse Communities

Jamaika King, County of San Diego; Adreanna Riley, Bay Area Academy


Safety Organized Practice for Transitional Age Youth, CSEC Youth, Young Children and Teens

Aprille Flint, Bay Area Academy; Nicole Hessen, Academy for Professional Excellence; Kelly Winston, California Department of Social Services


Additional Safety Organized Practice Resources


To browse additional resources, please return to the CHS Resource Barn.

To learn more about the Northern California Training Academy, please visit our website.




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