California Child Welfare Core Practice Model (CPM) Workforce Development Tools

Created Feb. 7, 2024 by Northern Academy

This resource features tools designed for child welfare leaders in California to use and adapt to meet the workforce development needs of their specific county or jurisdiction. If you already have tools or processes like these in place, consider whether you want to crosswalk any of these materials with your existing processes to see what is contained in these tools that might be helpful.

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Directory of Tools

  • User Guide to Workforce Development Tools
  • Recruitment, Screening and Selection Tools
  • Training and Coaching Tools

In addition, you can download a single document with links to all of the documents featured on this page here:

Download: Directory_of_Workforce_Development_Tools_.pdf



User Guide to Workforce Development Tools

  1. User Guide to Workforce Development Tools  (Word)   (PDF)


Recruitment, Screening and Selection Tools

  1. Realistic Job Preview Letter  (Word)  (PDF)
  2. CPM Selection Protocol  (Word)  (PDF)


Training and Coaching Tools

Overview Training of the Core Practice Model for Staff

  1. CPM Overview Slides  (PowerPoint)  (PDF)
  2. CPM Overview Trainer Presentation Guide  (Word) (PDF)
  3. CPM Overview Ice Breaker Matrix  (Word)  (PDF)

Supervision/Coaching Forms

  1. CPM Supervision Coaching Form Version 1  (Word)  (PDF)
  2. CPM Supervision Coaching Form Version 2  (Word)  (PDF)


Supervisor Coaching One-Pagers

  1. Supervisor Guide to All Practice Behaviors (PDF)  (Publisher)
  2. Supervisor Guide - Foundation (PDF)  (Publisher)
  3. Supervisor Guide - Engagement (PDF) (Publisher)
  4. Supervisor Guide - Asessment (PDF) (Publisher)
  5. Supervisor Guide - Teaming and Transition  (PDF) (Publisher)
  6. Supervisor Guide - Service Planning and Delivery (PDF) (Publisher)


Practice Behavior and Leadership Behavior One-Pagers

  1. Social Worker Guide One-Pager (PDF) (Publisher)
  2. Leadership Guide One-Pager: Supervisors (PDF)  (Publisher)
  3. Leadership Guide One-Pager: Managers (PDF)  (Publisher)
  4. Leadership Guide One-Pager: Directors (PDF) (Publisher)


CPM and Safety Organized Practice Crosswalk

  1. CPM and Safety Organized Practice (SOP) Crosswalk  (PDF)

Practice Profiles

  1. Practice Profile - Social Workers  (Word)  (PDF)
  2. Practice Profile - Leadership  (Word) (PDF)


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