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Welcome to self-study training that lets you learn skills on your own schedule, at your own pace, and in your own place. Please select one of the links to view the training materials that interest you. If you have any questions about the training materials, please feel free to email the CWDS Training Team at OTSICWDSTraining...

CARES SPOCs, Implementation Coordinators, OCM Coordinators, County Leadership, Tribe Leadership, Probation Leadership, and State Leadership: Please be aware that CalSAWS experienced a brief outage yesterday, Wednesday, August 19, between 2:00 PM and 2:40 PM PDT, to complete an emergency deployment for a critical defect. If your staff were ...

FFPSA FFPSA Portal Training – Meeting Recording.mp4 CARES FFPSA Portal Training Deck.pdf   RFA CARES RFA Portal Training Deck - Session 1.pdf RFA Portal Training – Session 1 of 2-Meeting Recording.mp4 RFA Portal Training Session 1 Q&A.pdf CARES RFA Portal Training Deck- Session 2.pdf RFA Portal Train...

Modules and Guides with (*) have been updated as of 06/2025 Modules Prerequisite A - Welcome to RFA CWS-CARES Virtual Training Prerequisite B - Introduction to CWS-CARES Functionality  Mod 1a - Worker Entered Caregiver Application with an Emergency Placement * Mod 1b - Worker Entered Caregiver Application without an...

TRN Env User Registration Process Guide CARES-Live Frequently Asked Questions Updated: 04/2022 CARES-Live Training Environment Service Offering Updated: 04/2022 CARES-Live Training Environment Users Guide Updated: 04/2022 Exhibit C and D (Request for Access / Questionnaire)

Job Aids Getting Started with CARES-Live Job Aid The purpose of this job aid is to introduce new terminology, standard page elements in CARES-Live and provides information for implementation resources and CARES-Live support. Release: CARES-Live 2.8.18, 04/2022 Snapshot Job Aid The purpose of this job aid is to show ...

All Pilot County RFA Implementation Coordinators and SPOCs: The CWS-CARES team has scheduled maintenance activity for the CWS-CARES production environment for Thursday, August 20, 2026, beginning at 5:00 PM and concluding at 7:00 PM. During the maintenance window, the CWS-CARES Resource Family Approval (RFA) Application Submission, Review, an...

CWS-CARES Implementation Portal Registration is required to access most implementation files. You may register at the CWDS website using your County or State work email address. If you have trouble with the registration, please email cwdsimplementation@otsi.ca.gov. The CWS-CARES Implementation Team focuses on the inter...

CWS-CARES Implementation Readiness CWS-CARES Implementation Lead (IL) Team The CWS-CARES Implementation Leads are the point of contact for the project’s impacted Organizations to ensure the transition to Go-Live is seamless. The Implementation Leads manage the Go-Live Readiness Checklists, which document the activities...

This page provides a centralized location for all Organizational Change Management (OCM) tools, templates, and guidance supporting the CWS-CARES implementation. Resources are organized by topic area to help you quickly find the materials you need for planning, communication, stakeholder engagement, and readiness activities. How to Navigate ...