 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

 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

 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

 Title IV-E Stipend Program – MSW & BASW  Regional Training Academy Coordination Project (RTA)  Mental Health Stipend Program  Aging Initiative

 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  CalSWEC Student Information System (CSIS) – database of all Title IV-E MSW and BASW students and graduates from

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

 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?

Barrett Johnson -