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Latinos and the California Public Child Welfare Workforce Latino Practice Advisory Committee August 29, 2013. Todays presentation. Background on CalSWEC and data sources Review of Key Findings from analysis of CalSWEC data on the child welfare workforce: Latino/a ethnicity

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  1. Latinos and the California Public Child Welfare WorkforceLatino Practice Advisory CommitteeAugust 29, 2013

  2. Todays presentation • Background on CalSWEC and data sources • Review of Key Findings from analysis of CalSWEC data on the child welfare workforce: • Latino/a ethnicity • Spanish language ability • Education level • Participation in Title IV-E-supported specialized education • Questions/Discussion

  3. CalSWEC Background • Created in 1990– a consortium of universities and practice organizations: • 21 California Universities • CDSS • CWDA • CMHDA • NASW • Provides specialized curriculum, MSW and BASW stipends for students, in-service training coordination, and workforce evaluation/research

  4. CalSWEC Goals • Preparing a diverse group of social workers for careers in human services • Defining and operationalizing a continuum of social work education and training • Engaging in evaluation, research, and dissemination of best practices in social work

  5. CalSWEC Programs • Title IV-E Stipend Program – MSW & BASW • Regional Training Academy Coordination Project (RTA) • Mental Health Stipend Program • Aging Initiative

  6. Data Sources for Data Brief • Workforce Study – Census survey of the child welfare workforce in 1998, 2004, 2008, 2011 • Common Core Evaluation – Evaluation of Training for newly hired child welfare social workers and supervisors from 2006-2012 • CalSWEC Student Information System (CSIS) – database of all Title IV-E MSW and BASW students and graduates from 1993-2013.

  7. Latino Data Brief Results Key Results: • The Latino child welfare workforce is increasing • The Latino child welfare workforce is becoming better educated • Latino child welfare staff increasingly participates in the Title IV-E Stipend Program

  8. Latino Ethnicity

  9. Latino Ethnicity (cont’d)

  10. Spanish Language Ability

  11. Latino Education Levels

  12. Latino Education Levels (cont’d)

  13. Latino IV-E Participation

  14. Latino CalSWEC Participants

  15. Questions/discussion • Other data needed about the workforce? • Implications of these trends in the data for: • County workforce • Pre-service social work education? • In-service training? • Workforce policy and support?

  16. Contact information Barrett Johnson - barrettj@berkeley.edu http://calswec.berkeley.edu/workforce-study

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