Recommendation 9b
Findings and Recommendations
The Grand Jury recommends the Board of Supervisors instruct Child Protective Services to ensure social workers in the Welcome Homes possess experience, skills, and knowledge of specialized training in the care and treatment of sexually exploited children.
Jury report: No Longer Invisible: Foster Youth Still in the Shadows · PDF page 16
Permanent linkOfficial response
Sacramento County Board of Supervisors
Agency declines implementationThe Board says additional action is not warranted, citing social-worker classifications and staff-training updates.
Read official response · PDF page 13Generic classification qualifications do not fully demonstrate the requested specialized experience, skills and knowledge for exploited youth.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.