Q: What are some benefits of the change to Child Welfare Services-California Automated Response and Engagement System (CWS-CARES) for counties, Title IV-E Tribes, and organizations?
A: CWS-CARES is designed to improve compliance with state and federal policy (CCWIS) and support the improvement of child welfare programs. For example, a worker will now have information currently stored in contact notes or case plans auto-populate in court reports, and CWS-CARES will help child welfare workers stay on pace with their work and make sense of how their children and families are doing. CWS-CARES will have capabilities for identifying missing information and discrepancies for federal reporting and the system is designed to help end-users and clients by automating processes and tasks, streamlining workflows, and providing a more robust and effective engagement platform with clients and stakeholders. For example, CWS-CARES will populate information into forms and reports to save valuable time.