Child safety systems are under scrutiny by the community, media and elected officials – each one often criticizing not only the child welfare system but the workers who provide frontline services to keep children safe.
LA County social workers created a forum to learn and exchange ideas in order to start to articulate our ideas to improve the child welfare system.
Reforming Child Welfare…From the Ground Up
Date: Saturday, October 17, 2009
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Location: SEIU 721, 500 S. Virgil St., Los Angeles, CA 90020
RSVP online here.
*Featuring expert speakers and discussion sessions. Lunch and live entertainment to conclude the forum.
Social workers can participate in discussions centered on:
- Improving social worker training and support
- State and local child welfare policy
- Improving the image of social workers in the media
- Forming alliances with community advocates