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County reports progress on child‑welfare corrective actions, pilot social‑worker program, and studies of voluntary services
Summary
DFCS told supervisors it has closed many items in its corrective action plan, launched a pilot placing hotline social workers in schools, and found higher engagement in voluntary services reduces subsequent court involvement; the board asked that DFCS bring evaluations to relevant commissions and the child‑welfare roundtable.
The Department of Family and Children Services (DFCS) reported to the board on Dec. 9 that it has made sustained progress on corrective actions demanded by the California Department of Social Services and is piloting school‑based hotline social workers and other reforms.
DFCS reported that 41 items on its corrective action plan have been signed off by state reviewers and many additional items are in process. The department said it has deployed coaching, quality‑assurance tools, and updated supervision templates to improve risk assessment and casework consistency; the department reported SDM (structured decision‑making) completion…
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