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Recruitment and Retention of Resource Families in Rural and Tribal Communities

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This resource provides access to the materials from the Recruitment and Retention of Resources in Rural and Tribal Communities group session hosted by the Northern California Training Academy in July of 2017. Developed in partnership between the National Center for Diligent Recruitment, the California Department of Social Services, and the Northern California Training Academy at the UC Davis Extension Center for Human Services, this two day group session provided sustainable gains including formation of new partnerships, identification of new solutions, and specific strategies toward improving recruitment and retention of resource families in rural and tribal communities.

Material Type: Reading

Author: Northern Academy

RFA Academy

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This resource provides access to the Resource Family Approval Training materials for participants in Northern California. To learn more about the Northern California Training Academy, please visit humanservices.ucdavis.edu/academy.

Material Type: Module

Author: Northern Academy

Educational Advocacy

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This resource provides access to the Northern California Training Academy's Educational Advocacy course materials for child welfare social workers. If you would like to learn more about the Academy, please visit humanservices.ucdavis.edu/academy

Material Type: Reading, Student Guide

Author: Northern Academy

Core 2.5: Child Maltreatment Identification, Part 1

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This training provides participants with the skills to recognize factors that will assist them in accurately identifying neglect, emotional abuse and physical abuse as defined by California law. After attending this training, participants will be able to: Identify factors that constitute abuse and/or neglect as defined by the Welfare & Institutions Code Section 300 (a) - (j) and recognize parenting behaviors that promote child safety and family well-being outcomes; distinguish scenarios of child maltreatment from those that are not child maltreatment based on a constellation of factors such as physical injuries and behavioral indicators, within a cultural context; and value the importance of diversity as it relates to child maltreatment. Successful participants will be better equipped to recognize conditions contributing to child maltreatment as well as common injuries bringing children to the attention of child welfare.

Material Type: Reading

Author: Northern Academy