CFSD Quarterly Policy Guidance Webinars
The Children and Family Services Division hosts Quarterly Policy Guidance Communication webinars with all 58 County Welfare and Probation Departments in California to ensure all county leadership and staff are made aware of new child welfare All County Letters (ACL) and All County Information Notices (ACIN).
2025
February 20, 2025 Policy Guidance Webinar
- ACL 24-90 Family First Prevention Services (FFPS) Program. Flexibility to Small Counties for prevention
- ACIN I-59-24Caden C. Ruling
- ACL 24-64A Parent’s Failure Or Inability To Participate In Court-ordered Treatment Programs Not Evidence Of Detriment To Return Or Reunify
- ACL 24-69 Foster Care: Resource Families – Safeguarding Personal Rights
- ACIN I-35-24 CFT/CANS Deliverables ACIN
- ACL 24-66 Wraparound Services Paid by AAP
- ACIN I-21-24 The California Children, Youth, And Families Integrated Core Practice Model And The California Integrated Training Guide
- ACIN I-40-24 2024 CWS Disaster Response Plan
2024
November 14, 2024 Policy Guidance Webinar
- ACIN I-44-24 - Revision Of The Child Fatality/Near Fatality County Statement Of
Findings And Information (Soc 826) Form (PPT Only)
- ACL 24-75 - Updates To The Excellence In Family Finding, Engagement And Support
Program
- ACL 24-77 - Expedited ACL/PIN on the Streamlined Portability for FFAs that close so
that families can get ported to another FFA or a county
October 3, 2024 Policy Guidance Webinar
- ACL 24-50 - Requirements and Best Practices For The Use of Video Cameras In County And Licensed Foster Family Agency Approved Resource Family Homes
May 16, 2024 Policy Guidance Webinar
- ACIN I-05-24 - How to use the Short-Term Residential
Therapeutic Program (STRTP) Placement Agreement Form SOC 154C
- ACIN I-06-24 - To provide federally recognized Tribes in
California, and others a link to the full report
- ACIN I-10-24 - To provide summaries of 2023 chaptered
legislation affecting CWS and Foster Care Programs
- ACIN I-12-24 - To
inform counties and providers that the SOC 200 STRTP Placement Referral cover
Sheet is available for use by a county placing agency/Indian Trines
- ACL 24-14 - To provide counties with the requirements
for completing the Independent Living Program Annual Narrative Report
February 8, 2024 Policy Guidance Webinar
- ACL 23-97 - Adoption
Facilitator Program Repealed
- ACL 23-12 - Excellence
in Family Finding and Engagement Program
- ACL 23-104 - FAQs
Regarding Capacity of Home and Sibling Placements
- CFL TBD - Overview
to county/tribal stakeholders ahead of the CFL publishing
- ACIN I-73-23 - LOCP
FAQs
- ACL 23-101 - Structured
Decision Making
2023
November 9, 2023 Policy Guidance Webinar
- ACL 23-55 - Advance
Planning Document Process
- ACIN I-59-23 - Child
And Family Services Review (CFSR) Round 4 Impact on California’s Child and
Family Services Review (C-CFSR)
- ACIN I-51-23 - Harm
Reduction Series – Juvenile Courts
November 1, 2023 AB3176 Inquiry Webinar - Coming soon!
- ACL 23-64 - Safety
Assessment, Emergency Removal and Emergency Placement.
September 14, 2023 Policy Guidance Webinar - Coming soon!
- AB3176 - WEBINAR COMING SOON.
- ACL 23-46 - ICWA
inquiry, reason to believe, reason to know, an
d notice requirements.
April 6, 2023 Policy Guidance Webinar
- ACL 22-13 - Qualified Individual Recommendation and The Level of Care Rate Determination Protocol Static Rate.
- ACL 22-92 - Additional Protections Established By Assembly Bill 670 For Dependents And Wards Who Are Parents.
- ACL 23-23 - Family First Prevention Services Program, Comprehensive Prevention Plan Submission Deadline Extension, Comprehensive Prevention Plan Approval Process And Family First Prevention Services Opt-Out Process.
- CL 22-100 - The purpose of this letter is to provide answers to frequently asked questions by child welfare services agencies and probation departments regarding the placement preservation strategy found in All County Letter 19-26.
January 26, 2023 Policy Guidance Webinar
- ACL 23-02 - Flexible Family Supports and Home-Based Foster Care Funding
- ACIN I-46-22 - Resource and Information Sharing Between Counties and Caregivers
2022
3rd Quarter Policy Guidance Webinar (Hosted on July 22, 2022)
2nd Quarter Policy Guidance Webinar (Hosted on April 7, 2022)
- ACL 22-16 - foster care program eligibility and redeterminations
- acl 22-17 - resource family pandemic assistance
1st Quarter Policy Guidance Webinar (Hosted on January 7, 2022
- ACIN I-36-21- Harm Reduction Series, Law Enforcement
- ACL 21-103 - using a voluntary placement agreement to place children with their parent(s) in a licensed substance abuse residential programacin i-44-24
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