Los Angeles County Self-Assessment Report
Los Angeles County Self-Assessment Report
Los Angeles County Self-Assessment Report
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<strong>Los</strong> <strong>Angeles</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Self</strong>-<strong>Assessment</strong> <strong>Report</strong><br />
job. CSW and SCSW Core Trainings are held as needed based on hiring promotion<br />
patterns. For the last four fiscal years, the Training Section has averaged 10 CSW<br />
Cores (between 25-40 participants each) and 3 SCSW Core Trainings per year (with<br />
30-40 participants each). These trainings are delivered/timed to hiring/promotion time<br />
frames. All new CSWs complete the CSW Core Academy prior to being assigned as a<br />
case-carrying social worker. Thereafter, CSWs participate in Core Enhancement<br />
Courses that are designed to be taken soon after they begin their work in order to<br />
facilitate more direct application. SCSWs complete, or at least commence, their SCSW<br />
Core Training within their first year as a SCSW.<br />
The CSW Core Academy Training Curriculum includes the following areas of core<br />
practice: Public Child Welfare Framework, Human Development, Child Maltreatment<br />
and Neglect, Case Planning and Case Management, Placement and Permanency,<br />
<strong>Assessment</strong> of Safety/Risk and Protective Capacity. The curriculum will also seek to<br />
increase the social worker’s knowledge, skill and values in the areas of: Strenth-Based,<br />
Family Centered Practice, Fairness and Equity, Youth and Family Engagement,<br />
Outcomes/Evidence based practice, Minimum Sufficient Level of Care, Legal Issues,<br />
Allegation Findings, Individualized Service Plan and Intervention, Safety Planning,<br />
Concurrent Planning, Visitation, Re-assessment, Well-being and Education/Mental<br />
Health and Family Needs <strong>Assessment</strong>.<br />
Other staff training that is provided includes:<br />
Core Enhancement: Training classes are designed as a continuation of the training for<br />
newly hired/promoted staff building upon the Core classes. For new social workers, the<br />
Enhancement training classes are provided to staff during the first two years of<br />
employment. Employees receive more in-depth training and advanced training which<br />
utilizes their on the job experiences.<br />
In-Service Training: Includes classes open to all staff with the intent of enhancing their<br />
knowledge, skills and values in various topics related to public child welfare practice.<br />
Advanced Training: This training is provided to staff with over two years of experience<br />
and is designed to meet their needs for professional development in child welfare<br />
practice. Advanced training is provided to Children’s Social Workers, Supervising<br />
Children’s Social Workers and their Managers. Enhanced update and refresher training<br />
is provided to Revenue Enhancement staff to keep them abreast of changes in the legal<br />
and fiscal requirements of state and federal regulations.<br />
Specialized In-Service: Training for Adoptions,Training Unit Supervisors, Hot Line,<br />
Command Post, Deaf Services, Public Health Nursing staff, and Revenue Enhancement<br />
staff is provided to relate to their specialized assignments and professional development<br />
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