Each training is content-rich, interactive with opportunity for networking.
Preventing Child Abuse & Neglect: The Power of Community Prevention Summit in Sacramento
Strategies provides technical assistance to individuals and organizations on a wide range of topics.

Welcome to Strategies

Strategies is a nationally recognized alliance of experienced trainers, organizational development coaches, facilitators, and support staff providing training, coaching, facilitation, and technical assistance for community-based organizations, county agencies, and networks. Strategies’ focus is child abuse and neglect prevention and early intervention.

Strategies has offices across California in Butte, Ventura, and Orange Counties. Our diverse and committed staff provides individual attention and hands-on, real-world learning to help organizations reach their professional goals. We provide services using methods that are research-based, people-centered, experiential, and adapt to situation and culture.

Strategies can assist family strengthening organizations, agencies, and networks with achieving staff skill development, individualized learning objectives they may not be able to accomplish without assistance, increasing capacity, enhancing sustainability, uniting staff in achieving common goals, and motivating leaders.

CDSS LogoThe California Department of Social Services, Office of Child Abuse Prevention (OCAP), established Strategies in 1997 to provide outreach, education dissemination, training, and technical assistance to enhance the capacity of California organizations in preventing child abuse and neglect.

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California Department of Social Services

Office of Child Abuse Prevention

Testimonials

  • “Our county left with a plan to integrate Protective Factors into our work.”

    Peer Review, June 6, 2012

  • “With this information, I believe we can start real change in our community.”

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    “The best part of the day was the community involvement. Seeing everyone from all over the county and knowing that we are doing this together.”

    Supporting Father Involvement: Agency Staff Training, April 12, 2012

  • “I enjoyed the wonderful speakers and engaging exercises that helped me stay attentive and learn.”

    Cultural Proficiency, September 18, 2012

  • “I will use the information in my daycare. I will implement support for parents, because they need information, and focus on the protective factors that all families need.”

    Strengthening Families for Child Care Workers, Hayward Promise Neighborhood, December 13, 2012

  • “I’ve been to numerous trainings, I’m a continuous learner or explorer, truly the most dynamic trainer I’ve ever seen. He taught me more about myself than I realized was possible. A+.”

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    “As a social worker with high risk youth, I will use many of the ideas, including respecting and inviting difference, discussing, and practicing open-mindedness with the youth. I will also practice and implement mindfulness in every situation possible.”

    Unintentional Intolerance, February 1, 2013

  • “I will share with my organization how beneficial the training was and how it could improve client care.”

    Family Strengthening Case Management, April 24, 2012
Strengthening Families California

Strengthening Families California

Across California, a broad range of communities and organizations are working together to prevent child abuse and neglect through implementation of Strengthening Families™, a Protective Factors Framework.
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Supporting Father Involvement

Supporting Father Involvement

Supporting Father Involvement (SFI) is committed to the enhancement and strengthening of services to children and families through supporting the involvement of appropriate fathers in their lives.
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Prevention Summit

Prevention Summit

Join parent and community partners, along with fellow professionals in the exploration of innovative strategies, research-informed practices, and strategic partnerships that foster safety, permanence, and child and family well-being. Building protective factors for children and families in the context of community will be highlighted throughout the Summit.
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Latest Projects and Publications

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