CWDS Glossary
The CWDS Glossary includes a List of Acronyms and defined terms captured from various models, reports, and other artifacts pertaining to the Child Welfare System – California Automated Response and Engagement System (CWS-CARES) Project. The Glossary standardizes terms used across the various project disciplines; each term is defined with its meaning specific to the project domain.
The State may update the CWDS Glossary at any time. Any questions please contact CWDS Communications.
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Child Welfare Contributing Agency (CWCA)
A public or private entity that, by contract or agreement with the title IV-E agency, provides child abuse and neglect investigations, placements, or child welfare case management (or any combination of these) to children and families. Counties in county-administered states are not considered Child Welfare Contributing Agencies.
Child Welfare (CW) Worker/staff (CW)
Child Welfare staff employed by the State, counties (Child Welfare and Probation) or tribes to provide a full range of necessary services to a child or family.
Child Welfare Digital Services (CWDS)
CWDS is a collaboration of California state and local government agencies that supports our customers through technology to assure the safety, permanency, and well-being of children at risk of abuse, neglect, or exploitation. CWDS maintains and operates the existing Child Welfare Services / Case Management System (CWS/CMS), including implementation of operational changes to that system. In the context of the (CWS-CARES) Project, CWDS is developing a new technology platform and set of digital services that will be rolled out and trained incrementally over the next few years.
Child Welfare Services (CWS)
Public social services directed toward protecting and promoting the welfare of children as defined by Welfare and Institutions Code Section 16501(a).
Child Welfare Services - California Automated Response and Engagement System (CWS-CARES)
This is the new system being developed for the State of California to comply with Comprehensive Child Welfare Information System (CCWIS) requirements.
CWS-CARES will be a modern, web-based computing infrastructure that is flexible, scalable and based on industry enterprise architecture framework concepts.
CWS-CARES will consolidate functionalities that are in various systems into a single system and include multiple interfaces with other applications, thus providing CWS workers with critical case information more efficiently.
CWS-CARES will be a modern, web-based computing infrastructure that is flexible, scalable and based on industry enterprise architecture framework concepts.
CWS-CARES will consolidate functionalities that are in various systems into a single system and include multiple interfaces with other applications, thus providing CWS workers with critical case information more efficiently.
Child Welfare Services -California Automated Response and Engagement System (CWS-CARES)
CWS-CARES is a child welfare information system that will respond to users’ needs while maintaining the best standards for security and data integrity to aid child welfare professionals in the vital assistance, oversight and case management of our most vulnerable populations.
Child Welfare Services/Case Management System (CWS/CMS)
The current CWS/CMS is a legislatively mandated statewide application implemented in 1997 based on the CWS business needs and practices at that time. The system was originally developed to meet the needs of users to assure the safety, permanency and well-being of children at risk of abuse, neglect or exploitation. It is used by each of the 58 county child welfare and probation agencies, Title IV-E tribes, and the State*.
Child Welfare Services/Case Management System (CWS/CMS) Application (CWS/CMS)
All software used to implement the CWS/CMS requirements without regard to the level or tier of the CWS/CMS architecture hosting the CWS/CMS Application.
Child Welfare Services New System (CWS-NS)
CWDS is developing a new technology platform and set of digital services that will be rolled out and trained incrementally over the next few years. This term is no longer used, but can be found in older project documentation. See CWS-CARES for current terminology used.
Child Welfare System Branch (CWSB)
Is the program sponsor of the CWDS organization, and the branch is responsible for the development and implementation of the CWS-CARES. The branch's primary function is to ensure compliance of the CCWIS requirements, and that CWS-CARES is developed. There are four main areas that CWSB supports: 1) Administrative Oversight Unit; 2) Information System User Resource Unit; 3) Information System Regulations Support Unit; 4) Information System Business Requirements Unit.