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The Data Conversion Team has been working to convert data from CWS/CMS to CWS-CARES. To accurately capture the questions and needs of our counties, the Data Conversion Team has a process that they repeat every Data Conversion Cycle with new and existing groups for Practice and Data Validation (depending on service areas). ​​​​​ First, they sc...

Child welfare services technology is being modernized and meeting CCWIS compliance through automation. Automation is the use of technology to perform tasks where human input is minimized. Automation in CWS-CARES will significantly change the way that people do their daily work related to child welfare services. It streamlines administrative t...

Imagine CWS-CARES as a big city, bustling with information flowing everywhere. CWS-CARES content management acts like the city's library, a content repository so to speak, and archive system ensuring that all crucial documents are stored electronically, organized, quickly accessed, and secure. This eliminates files stored in various places, and ...

Picture this: You’re moving from an old house to a new house. What do you pack for the new house? What items do you decide to leave behind? Here, we explain why moving documents from CWS/CMS to CWS-CARES is like moving from an old to a new house. The benefits of moving documents to CWS-CARES include the following:  CWS-CARES is like a spacio...

CWS-CARES is partnering with the California Statewide Automated Welfare System (CalSAWS) to build an interface and exchange data, and this interface is called Foster Care Eligibility Determination (FCED).  When a child has been placed in a foster home, forms have to be completed and sent manually to CalSAWS. Staff might call, fax, or email in...

We are pleased to share that the JNET interface for CWS-CARES is now completed ahead of schedule!​ ​JNET is used to track children, youth, and young adults involved in the juvenile justice system, whether as probation wards or child welfare dependents.​ The JNET interface is currently in use with CWS/CMS. The interface is being kept in pla...

RFA (Resource Family Approval) supports the process of approving foster and adoptive families and is a component that will be integrated into CWS-CARES. Today, RFA features are not currently available in CWS/CMS, and counties are using other systems for this function.​ ​In the future, RFA features will be integrated directly into CWS-CARES, e...

There are three Milestones that focus on reporting:​ ​Federal Reports ​ Federal Reports extends and consolidates metric development completed in previous milestones to generate required Federal Extracts (e.g., National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS), Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS), Indian Chil...

The CWS-CARES Project team partners with organizations to ensure information is shared effectively. Each organization has three key communication roles for CWS-CARES that foster statewide adoption and utilization of CWS-CARES: Single Point of Contact (SPOC), Implementation Coordinator, and OCM Coordinator.   Download the CWS-CARES Communication...

The California Department of Technology (CDT) reported a major incident, Virtual Private Network (VPN) users were unable to authenticate connectivity. CDT investigated the issue and has resolved the services. Users are now able to access VPN. Action Required If users experience any issues with CWS/CMS or with using VPN, please follow your co...