California Women, Children and Families (CalWCF) - Technical Assistance Project

Technical Assistance (TA) Services & Topics

CalWCF offers technical assistance services in a variety of areas. If you’re interested in completing a TA Application, please click on the following links.

In 2006, CalWCF concluded a needs assessment through a brief online survey to identify the most critical topics and methods of technical assistance service delivery. Eighty-four respondents representing 39 counties participated in the assessment; two-thirds of the respondents identified themselves as treatment providers. Overall, the  assessment calls for maintaining an array of technical assistance delivery methods and the capacity to deliver technical assistance on a wide variety of topics. If you would like to read the full report, click on the link below.


TA and training services are available through multiple channels including:

  • Conferences and training events
  • Customized on-site consulting services
  • Online resources and listserv
  • Products
  • Telephone consultation

General TA topics include:

  • Gender responsive treatment
  • Building cross-system collaboration
  • Using data to improve policy and practice
  • Improving treatment across the continuum
  • Reducing policy barriers to serving women & families
  • Children’s service issues
  • Management Issues
  • Delivery of appropriate services for specific groups of women and their families