Blog

Visit our Human Services Blog regularly for information about current issues, research and happenings in the field of human services. All content is generated by UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education staff, instructors or colleagues.

We also produce three digital publications—each with a specific focus on an area of human services practice:

Wrap family Pam and Diego

“Wraparound completely changed my grandson Diego’s Life!”

  • by Kristen Weeks-Norton

It all started when a probation officer offered Wraparound to Pam as an option for her grandson, Diego. Pam said she felt inspired to try it, particularly because it was inclusive for grandparents and it was a team-based approach to put together a plan for a their needs. Also, after 27 years in recovery and Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), Pam saw similarities in Wraparound that felt like it overlapped with AA in a positive manner.

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Leaping into Wraparound

  • by Tom Cella
An origin story of a Wraparound champion who learned that trailblazing and innovation are the keys to the success of the Wraparound process.
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Exciting Updates to the California Wraparound Standards

  • by Janine Lesieur and Amy Bailey, CDSS

The California Department of Social Services is excited to announce the updated California Wraparound Standards (DRAFT) as part of the CA Wraparound Standards Toolkit! The Standards are intended to clarify practice expectations with the goal of improving Wraparound fidelity across California.  

Angelica Felt

All In

  • by Angelica Felt-Aspirenet- Youth Partner

Wraparound to me are those first meetings. The long days being in crisis with families that we’ve built strong connections with, the countless phone calls from kiddos because they feel comfortable calling to talk through challenges they might be facing, or the one-on-one interventions we do to help shape a more positive outcome.  That “all in” mentality that every single wraparound staff has is one of the many reasons why I have become as passionate about Wraparound as a whole.

LaKesha Johnson

What Being a Parent Partner Means to Me

  • by LaKesha Johnson, Family Parent Youth Partner
I am currently a Family Parent Youth Partner (FPYP) with Wraparound at Victor Community Support Services (VCSS). I have been a FPYP for a little over 12 years, and it is a passion of mine...
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The RCFFP Team Has Grown!

It’s hard to believe that in just the last few years the Resource Center for Family-Focused Practice at UC Davis Human Services has grown from a team of 3 staff to a team of 14! We’d like to officially introduce you to our team of talented and dedicated staff.
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SOP Toolkit: Collaborative Engagement for Prevention

  • by Jason M Borucki
Introducing new guidance on SOP & Family First Prevention Services integration, and reflecting upon the 2023 SOP Conference

With the 2023 California Safety Organized Practice Conference recently wrapped up, we couldn’t think of a more inspiring time to tackle the topic of SOP and Family First Prevention Services (FFPS) integration. The theme for this year’s SOP conference, collaborative engagement for prevention, said much about the monumental, infrastructure-wide shift underway toward prevention-focused services. The SOP Toolkit has some new tools to help with that.

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2023 National Tribal TANF Institute Embraces the "Heartwork" in Practice

  • by Jason M Borucki
Nearly 200 participants from 40 tribes and 10 states came together in Sacramento to share their experiences, celebrate one another’s culture, highlight successes, and enrich the spirit of collaborative learning and growth.

From July 17-20, Human Services at UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education welcomed tribal council members and elders to the table alongside human services professionals for the 2023 National Tribal TANF Institute in Sacramento. Now in its 18th year, the in-person event served as an overwhelmingly positive and empowering step toward improving