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Understand the Gomez Settlement and Implications for Social Work Practice

Components of a Grievance Hearing Articulate the Civil Rights Issues Review the Implications when Making a

Substantiated or Inconclusive Finding in an Investigation of Child Abuse/Neglect

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Why are we here? Overview of the Gomez Decision Review of Penal Codes on findings of

investigations of Child Abuse- CACI listings Full Disclosure Documentation Grievance Hearing Process

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The Lawsuit CACI Listing Notification to those who will be listed on

CACI (Child Abuse Central Index) due to a substantiated or inconclusive finding

Due Process Rights

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Penal Codes 11169, 11165.1, 11165.12 Additional Penal Codes What are the implications of being listed on

CACI?

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Highlights of Roles in the Grievance Process*

* Highlights reflect general statewide process. Counties may have specific policy and procedures for the grievance process.

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What is your agency process for informing an alleged perpetrator that he/she will be listed in CACI?

What strategies might you use in case practice to inform alleged perpetrator of the listing? and implications for the listing?

Informing alleged perpetrator of their right to a grievance hearing

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Case practices in documentation Is it clear as to why the allegation was

substantiated, inconclusive or unfounded? Ruling out a substantiation Ruling out an unfounded Ruling an inconclusive

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General Process Roles

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Tips

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Questions? Evaluation

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